What are cookies?
A cookie is a file that is downloaded to your computer when you access certain web pages. Cookies allow a web page, among other things, to store and retrieve information about a user’s or their device’s browsing habits and, depending on the information they contain and the way you use your device, they can be used to recognize the user.
Types of cookies
Types of cookies according to the entity that manages them
Depending on who manages the device or domain from which the cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, we can distinguish:
- First-party cookies: These are sent to the user’s terminal from a device or domain managed by the editor itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
- Third-party cookies: These are sent to the user’s terminal from a device or domain that is not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.
Types of cookies according to the length of time they remain activated
Depending on the length of time they remain activated on the terminal device, we can distinguish:
- Session cookies: These are a type of cookies designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a web page.
- Persistent cookies: These are a type of cookies in which the data remains stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie’s controller, which can range from a few minutes to several years.
Types of cookies according to their purpose
- Technical cookies: These allow the user to navigate through a web page, platform, or application and use the different options or services that exist on it, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted access parts, remembering the elements that make up an order, carrying out the purchase process of an order, making a request for registration or participation in an event, using security elements during navigation, storing content for the dissemination of videos or sound, or sharing content through social networks.
- Personalization cookies: These allow the user to access the service with some predefined general characteristics based on a series of criteria in the user’s terminal, such as language, the type of browser through which the service is accessed, the regional configuration from where the service is accessed, etc.
- Analysis cookies: These allow the controller of them to monitor and analyze the behavior of users of the websites to which they are linked. The information collected through this type of cookies is used to measure the activity of websites, applications, or platforms and to create browsing profiles of the users of these sites, applications, and platforms, in order to introduce improvements based on the analysis of the usage data made by the users of the service.
- Advertising cookies: These allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of the advertising spaces that, where appropriate, the editor has included on a web page, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided based on criteria such as the edited content or the frequency in which the ads are shown.
- Behavioral advertising cookies: These allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of the advertising spaces that, where appropriate, the editor has included on a web page, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided. These cookies store information on the behavior of users obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits, which allows the development of a specific profile to display advertising based on it.
What types of cookies does this website use?
The RDT website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service developed by Google, which allows the measurement and analysis of navigation on web pages. In your browser, you can observe cookies from this service. According to the previous typology, these are first-party, session, and analysis cookies. If you wish, you can find more information about the types of cookies used by Google.
| NAME | PROVIDER | TYPE |
|---|---|---|
| _utma | Google Analytics | Persistent |
| _utmb | Google Analytics | Persistent |
| _utmc | Google Analytics | Session |
| _utmz | Google Analytics | Persistent |
| guest_id | Twitter.com | Persistent |
Acceptance of the cookie policy
By browsing the RDT website, it is assumed that you accept the use of cookies. However, information about its Cookie Policy is displayed at the top of any page of the portal with each login to ensure you are aware.
How to modify the cookie settings
You can allow, block, or delete the cookies installed on your device by configuring the options of the browser installed on your computer.
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