This portal, like most Internet portals, uses cookies to improve the user's browsing experience. Cookies personalise the services offered by the website, offering each user information that may be of interest to them, according to their use of this portal. Below we provide further information on cookies, on the types of cookies used by this website. It is also explained how you can disable cookies in your browser and specifically how to disable the installation of third-party cookies and how this affects you.
1. Defining cookies and their role
Cookies are small information files that are downloaded onto your computer when you access certain websites. Cookies allow a website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or their computer and, depending on the information they contain and the way you use your computer, they can be used to recognise the user. Cookies play a very important role, as without them using the Web would be a much more frustrating experience.
If you do not wish to store cookies, please configure your Internet browser to erase them from your computer's hard drive, block them or warn you if they are installed.
2. Types of cookies
There are several types of cookies. Depending on the entity that manages the domain from which the cookies are sent and processes the obtained data, two types can be distinguished: first-party cookies and third-party cookies. There is also a second classification dependent on the length of time they remain stored in the client's browser, being either session cookies or persistent cookies. Finally, there is another classification of five types of cookies according to the purpose for which the obtained data is processed: technical cookies, personalisation cookies, analysis cookies, advertising cookies and behavioural advertising cookies.
3. What types of cookies does this website use?
The types of cookies we use in accordance with their purpose are:
Purpose Category | Definition and Examples |
Preference / Personalisation (functional) |
These cookies allow the user to access the service but with predefined general characteristics which are based on a series of criteria at the user's terminal. These cookies make it possible to remember information (such as your username, language, or the region in which you are located) and more personal attributes. For example, they allow us to offer personalised content based on the information and criteria you have voluntarily provided. These cookies also allow you to change the text size, font and to customise other parts of the web pages. They are also used to provide some requested services, such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymised and your activity cannot be tracked on other websites. By visiting our website, you agree to the installation of these cookies on your device. The loss of information stored in a preference cookie may make the website experience less functional but should not affect its operation. |
Process / Technical
(strictly necessary) |
These cookies allow the user to browse through a website, platform or application and use the different options or services that it contains, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted areas, remembering the items that make up an order, completing the purchase process on an order, completing the application for registration or participation in an event, using security elements during browsing, storing content for the broadcast of videos or sound or sharing content through social networks. These cookies are necessary for the correct use of the website, allowing for access to sections that have security filters. Without these cookies, the website cannot function properly. By visiting our website, you accept the installation of these cookies on your device. |
Session / Navigation |
These cookies collect information about the use that visitors make of the website, for example pages viewed, loading errors, etc... It is generic and anonymous information, which does not include personal data, nor does it collect information that identifies visitors; the ultimate goal is to improve the operation of the website. By visiting our website, you accept the installation of these cookies on your device. Websites often collect information about how users interact with a website. This information may include which pages users visit most frequently and whether users receive error messages from certain pages. We use the so-called "session state cookies" to enable us to improve our services by enhancing the user's browsing experience. If these cookies are blocked or deleted, the website will continue to work. |
Behavioural advertising |
These cookies allow us to manage, as efficiently as possible, the advertising spaces that we have included on the website, application, or platform from which we provide the requested service. These cookies store information on user behaviour obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, which allows us to develop a specific profile to display advertising based on the same. We store information about our users' browsing activities on the advertised websites in order to deliver advertisements and/or targeted advertising based on the user's interests. It is also possible that when you visit a website or open an email where an advertisement or promotion about our products or services is published, a cookie may be installed in your browser that helps us to subsequently show you advertising related to the search you have made, to develop a control of our ads in relation to, for example, the number of times they are seen, where they appear, at what time they are seen, etc. |
Analysis |
These cookies allow us to monitor and analyse the behaviour of 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 for the elaboration of browsing profiles of the users of these sites, applications and platforms, in order to introduce improvements in accordance with the analysis of the data on the use made by the users of the service. These cookies, either processed by us or by third parties, allow us to quantify the number of users and thus measure and statistically analyse the use of the service provided to users. To do this, your browsing on our website is analysed with the aim of improving the range of products or services that we offer to you. The applications we use to obtain browsing information, measure and analyse the audience are: These applications have been developed by Google, Nielsen, ShareThis which provide us with the service of measuring and analysing the audience of our websites, downloading videos, facilitating, and monitoring the connection and publication of content between our website and social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Slideshare, Linkedin and Flickr. They may also use this data to improve their own services and to offer services to other companies. You can find out about these other uses by clicking on the links provided. The obtained data relates to the number of pages visited, the language, the social network on which our news is published, the city or region to which the IP address from which you access the site is assigned, the number of new users, the frequency and recurrence of visits, the time of visit, the browser and the operator or type of terminal from which the visit is made. We use this information to improve our pages, detect new needs and assess the improvements to be made in order to provide a better service to users who visit our website, adapting them, for example, to the most commonly used browsers or terminals. |
Analysis: Google Analytics |
Google Analytics is the analytics tool that helps website and app owners understand how their visitors interact with their website. It may use a set of cookies to collect information and report website usage statistics without identifying Google visitors personally. More information about Google Analytics cookies and privacy information (https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage) This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your anonymous IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google's behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You may refuse the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser, however, please note that if you do this you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of data about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above. You can prevent Google from detecting a cookie that is generated by and in connection with your use of this website (including your IP address) and the processing of such data by downloading and installing this browser plugin: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en. |
4. Revocation and deletion of cookies. How to manage cookies on computers. How to reject the installation of cookies.
Most computers automatically accept the use of cookies. However, the user has the option to decide whether to keep cookies enabled on their computer.
Therefore, you can allow, identify, block, or delete the cookies installed on your computer by configuring the options of the browser installed on your computer.
If you do not allow for the installation of cookies on your browser, you may not be able to access some of the sections of our website or some of the features or services may be disabled.
However, even if you have disabled all cookies, your web browser collects certain information that is essential for the basic operation of the Platform. Users who wish to disable cookies can do so in the preferences section of their Internet browser.
For more information on how to block the use of cookies you can do so through the following pages depending on your browser:
- Internet Explorer at http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9
- Firefox at http://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-que-los-sitios-we
- Chrome at http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es&answer=95647
- Safari at http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5042
5. Further information
If you would like to receive more information about how we use cookies, please contact us at info@air-institute.com.