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.

• Deactivate Cookies in Chrome
• Deactivate Cookies in Explorer
• Deactivate Cookies in Firefox
• Deactivate Cookies in Safari
• Deactivate Cookies in Edge

If you disable or delete the cookies, some features of visitbiscay.eus may not operate correctly.

Cookies on visitbiscay.eus

The type of cookies used on visitbiscay.eus is set out below, according to their purpose:

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