Cookies, depending on their permanence, can be divided into session or permanent cookies. The first ones expire when the user closes the browser. The second ones expire when the objective for which they serve is met (for example, so that the user remains identified in the website) or when they are manually deleted.
Additionally, depending on its purpose, Cookies can be classified as follows:
Strictly necessary (techniques): They are essential for the proper functioning of the page. Normally they are generated when the user accesses the website or initiates a session in it and they are used to identify him on the website with the following objectives:
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Keep the user identified so that, if he leaves the website, the browser or the device and at another time re-accesses said website, he will remain identified, facilitating his navigation without having to re-identify himself.
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Check if the user is authorized to access certain services or areas of the website.
Performance: Used to improve the browsing experience and optimize the operation of the website, such as storing service settings, or store the purchase made in a shopping cart.
Advertising: Are those that collect information about the ads shown to the users of the website. They can be of two types:
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Anonymous: They only collect information about the advertising spaces displayed on the website, regardless of the user who accesses the website, that is, without expressly identifying him.
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Personalized: They collect personal information of the user of the website by a third party, for the personalization of said advertising spaces.
Geo-location: These Cookies are used to find out in which country or region the user is when they access a website service in order to offer content or services appropriate to their location.
Analytics: They collect information about the user’s browsing experience on the website, usually anonymously, although sometimes they also allow the user to be uniquely and unequivocally identified in order to obtain reports on the interests of users in the services offered by the website.