MUSEO DEL JAMON, L.L.C. (hereinafter MUSEO DEL JAMÓN) uses first-party and third-party cookies on its website.
The user has the possibility to configure their browser to be notified on screen of the receipt of cookies and to prevent the installation of cookies on their hard drive.
To use our website, it is not necessary for the user to allow the installation of the sent cookies; however, non-installation will entail the need for the user to register each time they access a service that requires prior registration.
Please note that cookies cannot harm your equipment and that they help us identify and resolve errors.
Without your express consent—by activating cookies in your browser—MUSEO DEL JAMÓN will not link the data stored in the cookies with the personal data you have provided.
What are cookies? A cookie is a small file containing a string of characters that is sent to the user’s computer when visiting a website. When you visit the same site again, the cookie allows the website to recognize the user’s browser. Cookies allow user preferences and other types of information to be stored. Browser settings can be modified to reject all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, some website features or services may not function properly without cookies (source: Google).
In accordance with the “Guide on the use of cookies” published by the Data Protection Agency, cookies can be of different types:
First-party cookies: Those sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
Third-party cookies: Those sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.
Session cookies: A type of cookie designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a web page.
Persistent cookies: A type of cookie in which the data remains stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the party responsible for the cookie, which can range from a few minutes to several years.
Technical cookies: Those that allow the user to navigate through a web page, platform, or application and use the different options or services existing therein, such as, for example, controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted access areas, remembering the elements that make up an order, carrying out the purchase process of an order, requesting registration or participation in an event, using security elements during navigation, storing content for broadcasting videos or sound, or sharing content through social networks.
Personalization cookies: Those that allow the user to access the service with some predefined general characteristics based on a series of criteria in the user’s terminal, such as the language, the type of browser through which the service is accessed, the regional configuration from where the service is accessed, etc.
Analytical cookies: Those that allow the party responsible for them to monitor and analyze the behavior of users of the websites to which they are linked. Although this type of cookie is not exempt from the duty to obtain informed consent for its use, it is unlikely to represent a risk to users’ privacy as long as they are first-party cookies that process aggregated data for strictly statistical purposes, information is provided about their use, and the possibility for users to express their refusal of their use is included.
Advertising cookies: Those that allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of the advertising spaces that, where appropriate, the publisher has included on a web page, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided based on criteria such as the edited content or the frequency at which ads are shown.
Behavioral advertising cookies: Those that allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of the advertising spaces that, where appropriate, the publisher has included on a web page, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided. These cookies store information on user behavior obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, allowing a specific profile to be developed to display advertising based on it.
Likewise, it is possible that when visiting a web page or opening an email where an ad 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 performed, or to develop control over our ads in relation to, for example, the number of times they are viewed, where they appear, at what time they are viewed, etc.
The website www.nyc.museodeljamon.com uses the following cookies:
TOOL AND STATISTICAL COOKIES To obtain and analyze browsing information, we use the application developed by Google, Google Analytics: http://www.google.com/analytics/.
Google Analytics is the analytics tool that helps website and app owners understand how visitors interact with their properties. This tool may use a set of cookies to collect information and report website usage statistics without personally identifying individual visitors to Google. The main cookie used by Google Analytics is “__ga” (source: Google).
At the following link, Google explains the information it collects, why it does so, how it uses the information, and how to review and update it: http://www.google.com/intl/en/policies/.
CONTENT MANAGEMENT COOKIES Likewise, the website https://nyc.museodeljamon.com uses the following security and session cookies native to the WordPress template on which it was developed, which are the following:
AUTH_KEY
SECURE_AUTH_KEY
LOGGED_IN_KEY
NONCE_KEY
The default duration of these keys is 48 hours or upon closing the browser, and 14 days when checking the “remember me” box upon login.
You can allow, block, or delete the cookies installed on your equipment by configuring the browser options installed on your computer. If you do not allow the installation of cookies in your browser, you may not be able to access some sections of our website.
You can restrict, block, or delete cookies using your browser. The operation is different in each browser; the ‘Help’ function of each will show you how to do it.
Internet Explorer: microsoft.com/en-us/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=“ie-10”
Mozilla Firefox: mozilla.org/en-US/kb/clear-cookies-and-site-data-firefox
Google Chrome: support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=“en”
In addition, you can also manage the cookie storage in your browser through tools such as the following:
Ghostery: ghostery.com/
Your Online Choices: youronlinechoices.com/en/