What are cookies?
"Cookies" are small software tags that are stored on access devices through the browser, retaining only information related to preferences, and therefore do not include personal data.
What are cookies for?
Cookies are used to help determine the usefulness, interest and number of uses of websites, enabling faster and more efficient browsing by eliminating the need to repeatedly enter the same information.
The cookies used may be:
- Permanent Cookies: these are stored in the browser on your access devices (PC, mobile and tablet) and are used whenever the user visits the site again. They are generally used to direct browsing according to the user's interests, allowing us to provide a more personalized service.
- Session Cookies: these are temporary and remain in your browser's cookies until you leave the site. The information obtained allows us to identify problems and provide a better browsing experience.
What are cookies used for on the Portuguese Camino de Santiago website?
Our cookies have different functions:
- Essential Cookies: some cookies are essential to access specific areas of our website. They allow you to browse the site and use its applications, such as accessing secure areas of the site via login. Without these cookies, services that require them cannot be provided.
- Analytical Cookies: We use these cookies to analyze how users use the site and monitor its performance. This allows us to provide a high-quality experience by customizing our offer and quickly identifying and correcting any problems that arise. For example, we use performance cookies to find out which pages are most popular, which method of linking between pages is most effective, or to determine why some pages are receiving error messages. Based on site usage, we may also use these cookies to highlight articles or services on the site that we think may be of interest to users. These cookies are only used for statistical creation and analysis purposes, without ever collecting personal information.
- Functionality Cookies: We use functionality cookies to allow us to remember user preferences. For example, cookies avoid typing the user's name each time they access the site.
In short, functionality cookies save the user's preferences regarding the use of the site, so that you don't have to configure the site again each time you visit it.
The cookies set by Google Analytics send data only to the server where the domain is installed, which makes them the property of that domain. This data cannot be altered or retrieved by any service or by another domain. The information obtained through these means does not make it possible to establish any relationship with users' IP addresses for the purpose of verifying personal data. Further information on data collection by Google Analytics can be found at www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/.
Cookies from social networks, specifically Facebook, are also used for content sharing purposes. Information on data processing and Facebook's cookie policy is available at https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/.
Is it possible to disable the use of cookies?
Most browser programs are set to accept cookies, although it is possible to configure the browser to refuse all cookies (see below), or to indicate when a cookie is being sent.
If you want to block or delete cookies from this website, you can do so by modifying your browser settings. Although the settings for each browser are different, it is common to configure them in the "Preferences" or "Tools" menu. For more details on configuring cookies, consult your browser's "Help" menu.