The estuary, the backbone of Bizkaia
The estuary was Bilbao’s High Street, the major thoroughfare toward which its most important buildings’ doors open: Arriaga Theatre, the City Hall, the University of Deusto and more.
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Cookies policy
What is a cookie?
A cookie is a file that is downloaded to your device when accessing certain websites. Among other features, cookies allow a website to store and recover information about the browser habits of a user or of its equipment and, depending on the information contained and the way in which you use your equipment, they can be used to recognise the user.
When browsing visitbiscay.eus, you will be consenting to the use of the cookies as per the terms contained herein.
Types of cookies
- Technical cookies: These cookies allow the user to browse a website, platform or application and use the different web options and services, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the sessions, accessing parts with restricted access, recalling aspects of an order, performing the process to purchase an order, processing the application to register or take part in an event, using security features while browsing, storing content for the purpose of broadcasting videos or sound, or sharing content via social networks.
- Analysis cookies: these cookies allow the number of users to be quantified and are used to measure and analyse the browsing in order to improve the services made available. They can be own or third-party cookies.
- Customisation cookies: these cookies allow the user to access the service with some general predefined characteristics according to a series of criteria in the device of the user, such as the language, type of browser used to access the service, the regional configuration from where the service is accessed, etc.
- Advertising and marketing cookies: store information on user conduct obtained through continuous observation of their browser habits, which allows Facebook/Twitter (or wherever we us this) to create a specific profile when making adverts according to said profile.
Duration of the cookies
Session cookies: They collect and store data while the user accesses a website. They are usually used to store information that only needs to be kept to provide the service requested on a single occasion (for example: list of products in a shopping trolley).
Persistent cookies: The data continues to be stored in the device and can be accessed and processed during a period defined by the cookie manager. That period can range from a few minutes to several years.
Types of cookies according to the manager
Depending on who manages the equipment or domain from where the cookies are sent and who processes the data obtained, cookies can be divided into:
- Own cookies: they are managed by the Provincial Council of Biscay
- Third-party cookies: these are managed by another entity, which processes the data obtained through cookies. Google Analytics cookies are used on this web page – a web analytics service developed by Google, which allows web page browsing to be measured and analysed and Facebook cookies to store information to measure and optimise advertising campaigns. You will be able to see cookies from both services on your web browser.
How can I disable or delete the cookies?
You can allow, block or delete the cookies installed on your equipment by configuring the browser options installed on your device. You should check the configuration options of your web browser for further information.
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Cookies on visitbiscay.eus
The type of cookies used on visitbiscay.eus is set out below, according to their purpose:
In each row you can find data relating to Technical cookies
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| JSESSIONID | Session identifier | Session | Bizkaia Provincial Council |
| LFR_SESSION_STATE | Session identifier | Session | Bizkaia Provincial Council |
| COOKIE_SUPPORT | Indicate whether the user has the cookie support activated | 1 year | Bizkaia Provincial Council |
| pc_tecnicas_visitbiscay | Choose your preferences for acceptance of the block of technical cookies | 1 year | Bizkaia Provincial Council |
| pc_analitica_visitbiscay | Choose your preferences for acceptance of the block of technical cookies | 1 year | Bizkaia Provincial Council |
| pc_preferencias_visitbiscay | Choose your preferences for acceptance/rejection of the block of preferential cookies | 1 year | Bizkaia Provincial Council |
| pc_publicidad_visitbiscay | Choose your preferences for acceptance/rejection of the block of advertising and marketing cookies | 1 year | Provincial Council of Biscay |
| pc_terceros_visitbiscay | Choose your preferences for acceptance/rejection of the block of Third-party cookies | 1 year | Bizkaia Provincial Council |
| _GRECAPTCHA | Protects the website from spam and brute-force attacks | 5 months |
In each row you can find data relating to Analysis cookies
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | To distinguish users | 2 years | Google Analytics |
| _gat | To limit the percentage of requests | 1 minute | Google Analytics |
| _gid | To distinguish users | 1 day | Google Analytics |
| MUID | To distinguish user | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity |
| _clck | Assign preferences to the same user | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity |
| _clsk | Connecting multiple page views in one session | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity |
| CLID | Identify a user’s first visit | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity |
| ANONCHK | To distinguish user | 1 day | Microsoft Clarity |
| MR | Indicating when MUID is refreshed | 6 months | Microsoft Clarity |
| SM | Synchronise MUID in the Microsoft environment | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity |
In each row you can find data relating to Customisation cookies
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idioma | Select the language preferred by the user | 1 year | Bizkaia Provincial Council |
In each row you can find data relating to Third-party cookies
| Name | Purpose | Duration | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| APISID | Store user preferences and information during page views with Google maps in them. | 2 years | |
| CLID | Identify a user’s first visit | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity |
| HSID | Store user preferences and information during page views with Google maps in them. | 2 years | |
| MUID | Store user preferences and information during page views with Google maps in them. | 1 year | Microsoft Clarity |
| NID | Remember their preferences and other information | 6 months | |
| SAPISID | Show personalised advertisements on Google sites | 2 years | |
| SID | Provide advertisement delivery or retargeting, provide fraud prevention. | 2 years | |
| SSID | Provide advertisement delivery or retargeting, provide fraud prevention. | 2 years | |
| __Secure-1PAPISID | Create a website visitor interest profile to show relevant and personalised Google advertising. | 2 years | |
| __Secure-1PSID | Create a website visitor interest profile to show relevant and personalised Google advertising. | 2 years | |
| __Secure-3PAPISID | Create a website visitor interest profile to show relevant and personalised Google advertising. | 2 years | |
| __Secure-3PSID | Create a website visitor interest profile to show relevant and personalised Google advertising. | 2 years | |
| __Secure-ENID | Necessary cookies to use website services and options. | 1 year | |
| __Secure-3PSIDCC | Create a website visitor interest profile to show relevant and personalised advertising through retargeting. | 1 year | |
| _fbp | Store and track website visits | 1 year | |
| personalization_id | Personalise your Twitter experience | 1 year | |
| SOCS | Store user cookies preferences | 13 months | |
| ARRAffinitySameSite | Used to balance the load and guarantee that visitor page requests are routed to the same server in any browsing session. | Session | Microsoft |
| WFESessionId | Enable a Power BI session, a Microsoft tool that helps visualise data. | Session | Microsoft |
| ai_session | Detect how many user activity sessions have included certain application functions and pages. | 30 minutes | Microsoft |
| ai_user | Detect how many individuals used the application and its functions. Users are counted using anonymous identifiers. . | 1 year | Microsoft |
Configure cookies
We show you hereinbelow the different categories of cookies that our web page uses. You can personalise your choice by accepting or rejecting these categories through the buttons enabled to that end. For more information, consult our cookies policy (Opens modal window).
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These are needed to allow browsing on our website and for basic tasks related to correct website operation.