Cookie Policy

Information about cookies

Due to the entry into force of the relevant amendment to the "Law on Information Society Services" (LSSICE) established by Royal Decree 13/2012, it is mandatory to obtain the express consent of the user of all websites that use non-essential cookies before they navigate through them.

What are cookies?

The cookies and other similar technologies such as local shared objects, flash cookies or pixels, are tools used by Web servers to store and retrieve information about their visitors, as well as to offer a correct functioning of the site.

Through the use of these devices, the Web server is allowed to remember some data concerning the user, such as their preferences for viewing the pages of this server, name and password, products that interest them most, etc.

Cookies affected by the regulations and exempted cookies

According to the EU directive, the cookies that require informed consent by the user are analytical cookies and those for advertising and affiliation, while those of a technical nature and those necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user are exempted.

Types of cookies

According to purpose
  • Technical and functional cookies: these are those that allow the user to navigate through a website, platform or application and use the different options or services that exist there.
  • Analysis cookies: these are those that allow the person responsible for them to monitor and analyze the behavior of the users of the websites to which they are linked. The information collected through this type of cookies is used to measure the activity of the websites, application or platform and to create navigation profiles of the users of these sites, applications and platforms, in order to introduce improvements based on the analysis of the usage data made by the users of the service.
  • Advertising cookies: these are those that allow the management, in the most effective way possible, of the advertising spaces that, where appropriate, the editor has included in a website, application or platform from which the requested service is provided based on criteria such as the edited content or the frequency with which the ads are shown.
  • Behavioral advertising cookies: they collect information on the user's personal preferences and choices (retargeting) to allow the management, in the most effective way possible, of the advertising spaces that, where appropriate, the editor has included in a website, application or platform from which the requested service is provided.
  • Social cookies: these are those that have been installed by social media platforms on the services to allow you to share content with your friends and networks. Social media platforms have the ability to track your online activity outside of the Services. This may affect the content and messages you see on other services you visit.
  • Affiliate cookies: they allow for the tracking of visits from other websites, with which the website establishes an affiliation contract (affiliation companies).
  • Security cookies: they store encrypted information to prevent the data stored in them from being vulnerable to malicious attacks from third parties.
According to ownership
  • First-party cookies: these are those that are sent to the user's terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the editor itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
  • Third-party cookies: these are those that are sent to the user's terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.
According to the conservation period
  • Session cookies: these are a type of cookies designed to obtain and store data while the user accesses a website.
  • Persistent cookies: these are a type of cookies in which the data remains stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed during a period defined by the person responsible for the cookie, which can last from a few minutes to several years.

Processing of personal data

FUNDACIÓ VICTORIA DE LOS ÁNGELES is the Controller of the personal data of the Data Subject and informs you that these data will be processed in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, of April 27, 2016 (GDPR), for which the following processing information is provided:

  • Purposes of the processing: as specified in the section on cookies used on this website.
  • Lawfulness of processing: by consent of the data subject (Art. 6.1 GDPR).
  • Data retention criteria: as specified in the section on cookies used on the website.
  • Communication of data: data will not be communicated to third parties, except in cookies owned by third parties or by legal obligation.
  • Rights of the Data Subject:
    • Right to withdraw consent at any time.
    • Right of access, rectification, portability, and erasure of your data, and the limitation or opposition to its processing.
    • Right to lodge a complaint with the Supervisory Authority (www.aepd.es) if you consider that the processing does not comply with current regulations.
  • Contact details to exercise your rights: FUNDACIÓ VICTORIA DE LOS ÁNGELES. Universitat de Barcelona, Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585 - 08007 Barcelona (Barcelona). E-mail: info@victoriadelosangeles.org

Cookie management

Cookie settings panel

From this panel you can configure the cookies that the website can install in your browser, except for technical or functional cookies that are necessary for navigation and the use of the different options or services offered.

How to manage cookies from the browser
  • Delete cookies from the device Cookies that are already on a device can be removed by clearing the browser history, which deletes cookies from all websites visited. However, some saved information may also be lost (for example, login details or website preferences).
  • Manage site-specific cookies To have more precise control over site-specific cookies, users can adjust their privacy and cookie settings in the browser.
  • Block cookies Although most modern browsers can be configured to prevent cookies from being installed on devices, this may require manually adjusting certain preferences every time a site or page is visited. Additionally, some services and features may not function correctly (for example, profile logins).
How to delete cookies from the most common browsers

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Contact

Victoria de los Ángeles Foundation
University of Barcelona | Historic Building
Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 585
08007 Barcelona

+34 937 422 168​ | info@victoriadelosangeles.org