WHY DO WE NEED YOUR EXPLICIT CONSENT TO USE COOKIES?
The AEPD Guide of July 2023, with information and criteria from the European Data Protection Board (EDPB), GDPR-EU-2016/679, Articles 5, 6, 7 and 13, and the LOPDGDD-3/2018, Article 6, must be interpreted as requiring that consent is only valid if it is explicit.
DATA SUBJECT’S CONSENT: To process your personal data—handled with privacy and security—we need your consent in accordance with GDPR-EU-2016/679 and Articles 5, 6, 7, and 13, as well as LOPDGDD-3/2018, Title II. By accepting via a “Check or Button” marked accept, the user of this website/App gives their explicit consent to the processing of data and information collected through cookies on their device.
By clicking the “Check or Button” to reject, the user refuses cookies except those exempt from the requirement of consent, such as first-party or session cookies.
A “Check or Button” for more information will direct the user to this Cookie Policy.
Consent of Minors: Article 8 of GDPR-EU-2016/679 specifies conditions applicable to a child’s consent concerning information society services.
- When Article 6(1)(a) applies regarding direct offers of information society services to children, processing of a child’s data is lawful only if they are at least 16 years old. If under 16, processing is only lawful if consent is given or authorized by the holder of parental responsibility, and only to the extent given or authorized.
- The data controller shall make reasonable efforts to verify that such consent was given or authorized by the holder of parental responsibility, considering available technology.
The data subject may exercise the rights of access, portability, restriction, objection, rectification, and erasure of data, and file a complaint with the relevant Supervisory Authority.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small data files received on the terminal device from the visited website and are used to record certain interactions while navigating a website, storing data that can be updated and retrieved. These files are stored on the user’s device and contain anonymous data that is not harmful to the device. They are used to remember user preferences, such as selected language, login data, or site customization.
Cookies or storage devices were traditionally associated with websites. Today, they are also used in various platforms and applications (e.g., smartphone and tablet Apps).
Cookies may also be used to record anonymous information about how a visitor uses a site, such as the referring website/App or whether a banner ad was used to access the site.
Information society services may be provided by the publisher via a platform, software application, or a website/App accessed by the user from their terminal device.
- WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?
We use first-party and third-party cookies to analyze website use and display advertising based on a profile created from the user’s browsing habits.
RAMPE SUCRES BARCELONA, S.L. uses Technical and Analytics cookies on our website to enable secure areas, customized options, etc. In addition, RAMPE SUCRES BARCELONA, S.L. uses cookies that collect data for website usage analysis. These are used to improve service by measuring site usage and performance for optimization and customization purposes.
- Google Cookie, ANALYTICS: Google Analytics is a free service from Google Inc. that collects information about website pages visited, time of visit, browser used, etc. This information is then sent to Google Inc. servers.
- HOW DO WE USE DIFFERENT TYPES OF COOKIES?
According to their purpose:
- Technical Cookies: These allow users to navigate a website, platform, or application and use various options or services, such as session maintenance, response time management, performance, or option validation, use of security elements, and content sharing.
- Preference or Personalization Cookies: These remember information so users can access services with certain features that differentiate their experience, such as language, number of search results, site appearance based on browser or region, etc.
- Analytics or Measurement Cookies: These allow the owner to monitor and analyze user behavior on websites or Apps, including measuring ad impact. This information is used to measure site activity and improve services based on user data analysis.
- Advertising Cookies: Managed by the App administrator or third parties, these analyze browsing habits to show advertising relevant to the user’s profile. They manage ad spaces based on specific criteria.
These cookies store information about user behavior gathered through ongoing observation of browsing habits, enabling the creation of a specific profile to display advertising accordingly.
Types of cookies by duration:
- Session Cookies: Designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website/App. These are typically used for one-time service provision (e.g., a product list) and disappear after the session ends.
- Persistent Cookies: Data remains stored and accessible for a period defined by the cookie’s controller, from minutes to years. It’s important to assess the necessity of persistent cookies as privacy risks may be reduced by using session cookies. If used, their duration should be minimized according to their purpose.
There are two legal obligations: transparency and obtaining the user’s explicit consent.
Depending on the business activity, business model, and responsibility, it is advisable to review the cookies in use, internally or with specialized advice.
This review should identify cookies in use, whether first-party or third-party, session or persistent, and define their purpose to determine if Article 22.2 applies. Given potential changes in cookie management, periodic review is recommended to keep information updated. Implemented solutions should be technologically neutral and recognized by most browsers.
- – LINK FOR COOKIE IDENTIFICATION:
It is advisable to provide accessible and permanent information on how cookies are managed (including revoking consent and deleting cookies) via the website, App, or online service.
This requirement is met if a cookie management system (a configuration panel or CMP allowing website/App owners to obtain, manage, and share user consent) is integrated into the cookie policy or linked directly in the policy.
AEPD Guide, 3.2.10. Denial of Service Access if Cookies Are Rejected:
In certain cases, refusal to accept cookies may prevent access to the website or partial/total use of the service, provided users are adequately informed and offered an alternative, not necessarily free, access without cookie use.
These cookies must comply with GDPR-EU-2016/679, LOPDGDD-3/2018, LSSI-CE-34/2002 (updated 09/05/2023), and the July 2023 AEPD Guide with EDPB criteria.
FIRST-PARTY COOKIES IN USE:
The following cookies have been enabled upon visiting this website:
Necessary
Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| wt_consent | 1 year | Used for remembering users’ consent preferences to be respected on subsequent site visits. It does not collect or store personal information about visitors to the site. |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | session | WordPress sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a WordPress site. It helps determine if the user's browser can display emojis properly. |
Functional
Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.
| No cookies to display. |
Analytics
Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | 3 months | Google Tag Manager sets the cookie to experiment advertisement efficiency of websites using their services. |
| _ga_* | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to store and count page views. |
| _ga | 1 year 1 month 4 days | Google Analytics sets this cookie to calculate visitor, session and campaign data and track site usage for the site's analytics report. The cookie stores information anonymously and assigns a randomly generated number to recognise unique visitors. |
Performance
Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.
| No cookies to display. |
Advertisement
Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| test_cookie | 15 minutes | doubleclick.net sets this cookie to determine if the user's browser supports cookies. |
| IDE | 1 year 24 days | Google DoubleClick IDE cookies store information about how the user uses the website to present them with relevant ads according to the user profile. |
Others
Other cookies are those that are being identified and have not been classified into any category as yet.
| No cookies to display. |
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- WHERE CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION?
You can find more information about cookies at:
www.allaboutcookies.org or www.youronlinechoices.eu
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Updated: 02/05/2025.