5.1: What are cookies?
Cookies are small files that some platforms, such as websites, can install on your computer, smartphone, tablet or connected television when you access them. Their functions can be very varied: storing your browsing preferences, collecting statistical information, enabling certain technical functions, storing and retrieving information about the browsing habits or preferences of a user or their equipment to the point, sometimes, depending on the information they contain and the way in which you use your equipment, of being able to recognise you. A cookie is stored on a computer to personalise and make the user's browsing experience as easy as possible. Cookies are only associated with a user and their computer and do not provide references that allow the user's personal data to be deduced.
5.2: Use of cookies on our sites
The cookies we use allow us to personalize your experience on our website and during our B2B events. You can configure your browser to notify you or reject the installation of cookies sent by the website. However, if you choose to reject all cookies, you may not be able to access some features of our sites and they may not work properly. Finally, you can also delete cookies that have already been sent.
5.3: Types of cookies
There are two types of cookies:
Own cookies: These are cookies created by the owner of the website and can only be read by the website itself. For example: technical cookies for loading images, cookies for customising website parameters, traffic analysis cookies, etc.
Third-party cookies: These are cookies created by third parties and used by the owner of a website for different services (e.g. website analysis or advertising).
5.4: Cookies used by Micropole
On the Micropole Group website we use the following types of cookies, which in turn contain other varieties of cookies, which are absolutely necessary for the correct functioning of our site:
Audience measurement cookies: these allow us to count the number of visitors to our site. The cookies record your visit, the individual pages you view and the links you follow, all for optimization purposes. Valid for 13 months, they only produce anonymous statistics and attendance volumes, excluding any type of individual information.
Functional cookies for registered visitors: These are used to recognise the visitor when they use and return to our site, remembering the different choices they made during their previous visit, and allowing us to offer them to them again to simplify and facilitate their navigation.
Targeting Cookies: We use targeting cookies exclusively for our internal analysis purposes. We use them to measure the effectiveness of our campaigns. Our website does not contain third-party advertisements, therefore when you visit any of our sites, user information will not be shared with any third parties.
Cookies for sharing on social networks: Our site offers you features that allow you to share some of the content published on the sites via social networks with other people, in particular via the “share” and “like” buttons, resulting from the social networks “Facebook”, “Youtube”, “LinkedIn” and “Twitter”. This functionality is based on Cookies and similar technologies issued and managed by the publisher of the social network in question. They are deposited on your terminal, if you accept it, when you browse the site.
We invite you to consult the privacy protection policies of these social networks in order to learn about the purposes of use, in particular advertising, of the browsing information that they may collect through these application buttons.
Facebook:https://es-es.facebook.com/policies/cookies/
Twitter: https://help.twitter.com/es/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies
Youtube: https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/32050?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=es
LinkedIn: https://es.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy
5.5: Other tracking technologies
Micropole also uses technologies similar to cookies, such as web beacons or any other technology that may appear in our emails or newsletters to determine whether links contained in them have been viewed or clicked on. Web beacons do not deposit any data on your device, but they may be used in conjunction with cookies to analyze site browsing activity.
5.6: Deleting cookies
At any time you can configure your browser, depending on its version, to reject the reception of cookies and to be notified when you receive them. The following links show the instructions to deactivate the configuration of cookies in each browser:
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Firefox: http://goo.gl/QXWYmv
Safari: https://goo.gl/PCjEm3 / https://goo.gl/dQywEo
Google Chrome: http://goo.gl/fQnkSB
Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/windows/microsoft-edge-datos-de-exploraci%C3%B3n-y-privacidad-bb8174ba-9d73-dcf2-9b4a-c582b4e640dd
6 – SECURITY AND PROTECTION OF INFORMATION
It is essential for us to respect the privacy of our users and to treat their personal data with the strictest confidentiality and in accordance with current legislation. The data is processed only by our employees and contractors, who we have ensured comply with the General Data Protection Regulation and are reliable. They only have access to it to the extent of achieving the objectives pursued (see point 2). Each of them is subject to a strict obligation of confidentiality.
We adopt a strict confidentiality policy and take all appropriate measures to ensure that our servers prevent as far as possible any leakage, destruction, loss, disclosure, use, access or unauthorized modification of your data. However, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure. Although we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
By law, we may be required to disclose your personal data in response to court decisions, court orders or any other regulations in all countries where we operate (France, Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland and China).
7 – YOUR RIGHTS AND HOW TO EXERCISE THEM
The data subject has the right to request access to, rectification or deletion of data, as well as the limitation of processing, to oppose processing and the portability of his or her data, in the cases provided for in the General Data Protection Regulation. In the event of any event that he or she considers a violation of his or her rights, he or she may file a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (www.aepd.es). He or she also has the right to access, rectify and delete data concerning him or her by contacting privacy@micropole.com. We will do our best to respond to requests as quickly as possible.
8 – DATA ABROAD
Micropole is an international group operating in Europe and China. The practices described in this policy are subject to the laws in force in the places where we operate. Therefore, your personal data may be collected by European countries.
Although it is rare, it is possible that your data is taken outside the European Union. If this is the case, we first ensure that there is a level of protection equivalent to the GDPR and we undertake to keep you informed.
9 – MODIFICATIONS TO THE PRIVACY POLICY
We may change or update the data privacy policy to adapt it to new legislation, case law, practices or decisions adopted by the AEPD or the European Data Protection Authority pursuant to Article 29. If the data changes are significant, we will inform you by publishing such changes on the Micropole Group website. We recommend that you check the privacy policy regularly and look for updates.
10 – CONTACT
If you have any questions about our use of your personal information, a change or a specific request, please email us at privacy@micropole.com.
Your request will be processed as soon as possible, but within 30 days at the latest.