Cookies policy

1. Identification.

1.1. GESTIÓN DE ARQUITECTURA Y URBANISMO APROA ÁREA, S.L. (hereinafter, “ÁREA”), with registered office at Avenida Eduardo Dato, 22a, Local H, 41018 (Seville), and Tax ID No. B-91353490, registered in Seville’s Company Register, volume 3,893, page 110 and sheet SE- 56,573, is the owner of the website and social media accounts found at the Internet address (hereinafter, “this Website”).

1.2. ÁREA is the owner of the following social media accounts:

Página de Facebook.
Perfil de Twitter.
Página de LinkedIn.

1.3. Any person who accesses this Website (hereinafter, the “User”) declares that he or she has the legal capacity to do so.

1.4. By accessing this Website, the User expressly agrees to be bound by the terms of the Legal Notice, Privacy Policy, Cookies Policy, as well as any other terms specifically applicable for the use of certain services. If the User does not agree with any of the terms laid down herein, the User may not access this Website.

2. Cookies.

2.1. ÁREA informs the User that this Website uses first-party and third-party cookies for its functioning and to analyse browsing habits.

2.2. Cookies are text files that are automatically placed on the User’s equipment (computer, mobile phone, tablet, etc.) when accessing certain applications and websites. Its intended purpose is to provide certain services or store and retrieve information about the User’s browsing habits when visiting a website.

2.3. Article 22.2 of Law 34/2002 of 11 July, on information society and electronic commerce services (hereinafter, LSSI), provides that “Service providers may place data storage and retrieval devices on the terminal equipment of recipients, provided the recipients have been clearly and adequately informed about their use before giving their consent, in particular, regarding the purposes of data processing, in accordance with Organic Law 15/1999 of 13 December on Personal Data Protection. Where technically possible and practical, the recipient may consent to the processing of the data through the settings of the browser or other devices, provided the recipient sets the parameters during their installation or through an explicit action during an update. The foregoing shall not prevent the possible technical storage or access of a cookie for the sole purpose of transmitting a communication over an electronic communications network or, to the extent strictly necessary, for the provision of an information society service expressly requested by the recipient”.

2.4. By accessing this Website, the User expressly agrees to the use of the cookies described herein. If the User does not agree with any of the terms laid down herein, the User may not access this Website.

2.5. ÁREA reserves the right to use new cookies or stop using existing ones. Therefore, it is for Users to read the Cookies Policy before accessing this Website.

3. Types.

3.1. There are different types of cookies for different purposes. Technical cookies allow Users to navigate a website, and use different options or services, such as identify the session, access restricted areas, request registration or participation in an event, use security features while browsing, store content for disseminating videos or sound, or share content through social media; personalisation cookies allow Users to access a website with some general features defined by default according to a series of criteria on the User’s device, such as language, browser used to access the service, or regional settings from which the service is accessed; analytical cookies allow website managers to monitor and analyse the behaviour of the Users on the websites (the information collected by this type of cookies is used to measure the website activity and create User’s usage profiles to make improvements to the website and services; advertising cookies help with the management of advertising spaces on a website, based on criteria such as the type of content or the frequency with which the advertisement is shown; and behavioural advertising cookies that store data on user behaviour based on continual observation of user browsing habits, to prepare a specific profile to display customised advertising.

3.2. Depending on who sends, manages and processes the data obtained, cookies can be first-party (managed by the owner of the website) or third-party (managed by another entity).

3.3. Depending on the time the cookies remain active on the Users’ device, they are classified as session cookies, which collect and store data only while the Users is visiting the website; and persistent cookies, which remain stored in a computer and may be accessed and managed by the entity responsible for the cookie for a few minutes and up to iseveral years.

3.4. User-input, authentication and identification cookies, user-security cookies, media-play cookies, load-balance session cookies, user interface personalisation cookies or plugins for exchanging social-media content are exempt from Article 22.2 of the LSSI.

4. Cookies used on this Website.

4.1. Types of cookies used on this website:

Name	Service	Purpose	Type	Domain	Duration	Further information
__utma	Google Analytics	This cookie is used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when JavaScript library executes and there are no _utma cookies. The cookie updates each time data is sent to Google Analytics.	Analysis	First- and third-party cookies (Google Inc.)	Two (2) years from set or update	Press here
__utmb	Google Analytics	This cookie is used to distinguish new sessions and visits. The cookie is created when JavaScript library executes and there are no _utmb cookies. The cookie updates each time data is sent to Google Analytics.	Analysis	First- and third-party cookies (Google Inc.)	30 minutes from set or update	Press here
__utmc	Google Analytics	The cookie is not used by ga.js. It is configured to interact with urchin.js. This cookie previously interacted with the _utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session or visit.	Analysis	First- and third-party cookies (Google Inc.)	When the browser session ends	Pulse aquí
__utmz	Google Analytics	Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached the site. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics	Analysis	First- and third-party cookies (Google Inc.)	Six (6) months from set or update	Pulse aquí
__utmv	Google Analytics	Used to store visitor-level custom variable data. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor-level variable. This cookie was also used for the deprecated _setVar method. The cookie updates each time data is sent to Google Analytics.	Analysis	First- and third-party cookies (Google Inc.)	Two (2) years from set or update	Pulse aquí
viewed_cookie_policy	EU Cookie Law Info	Remember that the User has accepted the Cookie Policy	Functional	First-party	One (1) year	Pulse aquí

4.2. Given the nature of the Internet, ÁREA does not always have information about the cookies placed by third parties.

4.3. Where the User detects cookies not described herein on this Website, the User shall notify ÁREA through the contact page.

5. Social Media.

5.1. By accessing ÁREA’s social media accounts, the User agrees to accept the use of cookies according to ÁREA’s cookies policy.

6. Modify cookies settings

6.1. The User may allow, block or delete the cookies installed on the device through the browser settings.

6.2. For further information on how to disable Google Analytics add-ons on browsers, press here.

7. Guide on the use of cookies.

7.1. To read the Spanish Data Protection Agency’s guide on the use of cookies, press here.