Cookie Policy


This website uses cookies and/or similar technologies that store and retrieve information when the user navigates the site. These technologies can serve a variety of purposes, such as enabling the proper functioning of the website, analyzing user navigation, or personalizing the user experience.

Cookies are downloaded to the user’s terminal device and contain information that is transferred to the hard drive of their computer or device. Under no circumstances do these technologies allow access to personal data stored on the user’s device or directly identify them, unless expressly stated and with the user’s consent.

The use of cookies that are not strictly necessary requires the prior and explicit consent of the user, which is obtained through the configuration panel or the cookie banner displayed when accessing the website.

WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DO WE USE?

According to the entity managing them:

  • First-party cookies:
    These are sent to the user’s terminal device from a device or domain managed by the website owner, from which the requested service is provided.

  • Third-party cookies:
    These are sent to the user’s terminal device from a device or domain not managed by the website owner, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.

According to their duration:

  • Session cookies:
    Temporary cookies that remain active only during the browsing session and are deleted when the browser is closed.

  • Persistent cookies:
    Cookies that remain stored on the user’s device for a specific period of time, which may vary depending on the purpose of the cookie.

According to their purpose:

  • Necessary or technical cookies:
    Essential cookies that enable browsing on the website and the use of its different options or services, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing secure areas, or remembering privacy preferences.
    These cookies do not require user consent.

  • Preference or personalization cookies:
    These allow the website to remember information so that the user can access the service with certain personalized features, such as language or regional settings.

  • Analytics or measurement cookies:
    These allow the website to quantify the number of users and perform statistical measurement and analysis of website usage, in order to improve its functionality and content.

  • Behavioral advertising cookies:
    These allow the website to analyze user browsing habits to display personalized advertising based on the user’s profile.

ACCEPTANCE, REJECTION OR DELETION OF COOKIES

Upon first accessing this website, an informational banner is displayed that allows the user to:

  • Accept all cookies.

  • Reject all non-essential cookies.

  • Configure, in a granular way, which categories of cookies they wish to accept.

Non-essential cookies are blocked until the user provides explicit consent. In case of rejection, these cookies will not be installed.

The user can modify or withdraw their consent at any time through the cookie configuration panel available on the website.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the proper functioning of some services or features of the website.

CONSENT

Consent for the use of cookies is obtained freely, specifically, informed, and unequivocally, through a clear affirmative action by the user via the banner or cookie configuration panel.

The selection made by the user will be retained for a maximum period of 24 months, unless the configuration is changed, consent is revoked, or significant changes occur in the cookies used or their purposes, in which case consent will be requested again.

CONFIGURATION

Following the European guidelines of data protection regulations that may be affected by the use of cookies, the different Internet browsers have configuration tools so that the User, if they wish, can deactivate and/or delete these cookies or activate private browsing mode in their browser.

The configuration of the options of the browser installed on your computer can be:

Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en

Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4027947/microsoft-edge-delete-cookies

Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-us/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE AND FOR WHAT PURPOSE?

Below is a more detailed explanation of each type of cookie, its purpose, type, duration, and ownership:

First-party cookies (necessary)

Name Provider Description Duration
Crumb Squarespace Prevents Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). per session
RecentRedirect Squarespace Prevents redirect loops if a site has custom URL redirects. Redirect loops are bad for SEO. 30 minutes
squarespace-popup-overlay Squarespace Prevents the promotional pop-up message from appearing if the site visitor dismisses it. Persistent
squarespace-announcement-bar Squarespace Prevents the announcement bar from appearing if the site visitor dismisses it. Persistent
test Squarespace Used to detect if the visitor has accepted the marketing category in the cookie banner. This cookie is necessary for the website to comply with GDPR. per session
squarespace-likes Squarespace Shows when you have already indicated that you "like" a blog post. Persistent

First-party cookies (analytics and performance)

Name Provider Description Duration
ss_cid Squarespace Identifies unique visitors and tracks site visitor sessions 2 years
ss_cvr Squarespace Identifies unique visitors and tracks site visitor sessions 2 years
ss_cvisit Squarespace Identifies unique visitors and tracks site visitor sessions 30 minutes
ss_cvt Squarespace Identifies unique visitors and tracks site visitor sessions 30 minutes
ss_cpvisit Squarespace Identifies unique visitors and tracks site visitor sessions 2 years
ss_cookieAllowed Squarespace Remembers if the site visitor accepted Analytics cookies to be installed in their browser, in case the site is restricting cookie installation. 30 days

Third-party cookies (marketing and statistics)

Name Provider Description Duration
p.gif typekit.net Keeps a record of special fonts (typefaces) used on the website for internal analysis. This cookie does not record any visitor data. 1 year
IDE doubleclick.net Used by Google DoubleClick to register and report on the user's actions on the website after viewing or clicking on one of the advertiser's ads for the purpose of measuring the effectiveness of an ad and presenting targeted ads to the user. 1 year
test_cookie doubleclick.net Used to check if the user's browser supports cookies. 1 day