COOKIES POLICY
SPANISH WITH PAULA is the owner of this website and the Data Controller of the personal data we obtain through your browsing. You can contact us through hola@spanishwithpaula.com.
In order to make it clear and transparent that you know the information we collect about you, as well as so that you can have control over your privacy preferences, SPANISH WITH PAULA makes this Cookies Policy available to you.
We also inform you that the provisions of this website apply to both this website and the other present and future domains and subdomains, so the cookie settings will be maintained for all websites and applications owned by SPANISH WITH PAULA.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are downloaded to your browser when you access a website. These files collect information for a variety of purposes, such as allowing you to browse, develop certain features or remember your user data, among others.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) describes cookies as a type of “online identifier” so that, on certain occasions, they will collect and process personal data such as user authentication cookies, which allow you to log in to a website.
Cookies are classified taking into account several factors, mainly:
For their purpose and the type of information they collect;
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- Because of their persistence – that is, how long they remain installed in your browser. Cookies may be installed only for the duration of the session, or for a longer and more pre-established period of time;
- By their origin, since cookies may belong to the website, or to third parties that develop advertisements or other elements or add-ons on it.
In addition to cookies, there are other similar user storage technologies, such as scripts, tracking pixels or other add-ons, that serve the same purpose as cookies.
Therefore, with the term “cookies” we will refer to both these similar technologies and cookies in the strict sense.
2. How long do cookies remain installed?
As a general rule, the duration of cookies depends on their purpose, but in any case, they will be kept for a certain period, proportionate and limited in relation to their purpose.
Depending on how long cookies remain installed in your browser, they are classified into persistent cookies or session cookies.
- Session cookies: These are cookies that expire when you leave the website, at which point cookies are deleted from your browser. These cookies are used to link your actions on the website during navigation.
- Persistent cookies: These cookies remain stored once you leave the website, for a more or less extended period of time, and according to the purpose of each cookie. For example, persistent cookies allow the user to remember their preferences to keep them the next time they access the website.
3. What types of Cookies does SPANISH WITH PAULA use and for what purposes?
We use cookies to improve your browsing experience, to offer you a personalized configuration of the website and to develop certain functionalities of the website, in particular through the following cookies:
- Technical or necessary cookies
Technical or necessary cookies are essential to allow you to browse through our website and use the different options or services offered correctly. In addition, they can offer specific functions, such as user authentication or ensuring the security of the website.
Since these cookies are necessary for the very functioning of the website, disabling them could cause one of the services to stop working. You can still block or delete them through your browser settings at any time. - Analytical or statistical cookies
Analysis or statistics cookies allow us to know your browsing habits and behavior regarding the website. In this way, we will be able to optimize the service efficiently, detecting the points at which we must improve the performance of the website. An example of the information collected may be, among others, the number of users browsing the website, how long they remain on it or which parts of it visit the most, and/or which ones less.
In this sense, SPANISH WITH PAULA uses Google Analytics on the website, a user behavior analysis service provided by Google, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “Google”) with address at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View (California), CA 94043, United States.
Google Analytics cookies collect user information, such as your IP address, in order to:- Track your interaction and use of the website;
- Prepare reports on audience measurement, behavioral monitoring;
- Other services related to the website.
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- The information collected by Google constitutes an international transfer of data to its servers located in the United States. However, Google is subject to the EU-US Privacy Shield, offering a high level of protection of personal data and well-defined safeguards.
- Google will not communicate the information collected except in the event of a legal obligation, or in the case of third parties processing the information on Google’s behalf.
- Functional or personalization cookies
Personalization cookies allow us to store information about your preferences within the website, for example, your IP address, the language you select, the location from which you browse or the type of browser, among others. In this way we create a profile based on your preferences and browsing habits to show you personalized content and improve your browsing experience. - Advertising cookies
Advertising cookies allow to know the preferences and browsing habits of the user, creating a commercial profile of the same. In this way, the user is directed to advertising according to and adapted to their preferences and interests. They also allow you to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
SPANISH WITH PAULA uses its own and third-party advertising cookies for the management of the advertising spaces of the website. These cookies, when they are third parties, allow these third parties to know the user’s browsing habits and offer them advertising adapted to their preferences.
4. How can I change my cookie settings or disable them?
You can change your cookie settings at any time here . In this way, you can change your privacy preferences by activating or disabling each type of cookie.
If you prefer, you can also disable cookies and/or delete them through your browser settings. However, we warn you that disabling some cookies may cause a slowdown in the connection between SPANISH WITH PAULA and the user, or the inability to offer you certain functionalities of the website.
Below, we provide you with the cookie deactivation links of the main browsers:
5. Push notifications
Push notifications are a type of notification that is sent directly to the user’s mobile device or desktop, and not to a platform or support, such as email, in order to inform you about our news or any event or activity that may be of interest to you.
The push notification service runs on Google Cloud Platform securely, through SMART2ME, S.L. (indigital). We will only send you such notifications when you have requested it and provided that you do not block or delete this cookie from your browser.
We also inform you that, in the event that you access the website in incognito mode, it will not be possible to send you push notifications.
6. List of cookies used by spanishwithpaula.com
Performance cookies
| Name | Description | Session/permanent | Own or 3rd |
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| _gat | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, according to the documentation used to limit the request rate, which limits the collection of data on high-traffic sites. Expires after 10 minutes. | Permanent | Own |
| _ga | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics, which is a significant update to the analytics service most commonly used by Google. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request on a site and is used to calculate visitor, session, and campaign data for site analytics reports. By default, it will expire after 2 years, although website owners can customize it. | Permanent | Own |
| _gat_UA-50408368-1 | This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element in the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website to which it relates. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie that is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high-traffic websites. | Permanent | Own |
| _gid | This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics. This appears to be a new cookie and, as of spring 2017, Google has no information available. It appears to store and update a unique value for each page visited. | Permanent | Own |
| _gat_UA-99694269-14 | This is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element in the name contains the unique identity number of the account or website to which it relates. It appears to be a variation of the _gat cookie that is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high-traffic websites. | Permanent | Own |
| _hjIncludedInSample | This cookie is associated with the functionality and web analytics services of Hot Jar, a Malta-based company. Uniquely identifies a visitor during a browser session and indicates that they are included in an audience sample. | Permanent | Own |
| _hjid | Hotjar cookie. This cookie is set when the client first arrives on a page with the Hotjar script. It is used to preserve the random user ID, unique to that site in the browser. This ensures that behavior on subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. | Permanent | Own |
Advertising cookies
| Name | Description | Session/permanent | Own or 3rd |
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| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense to experiment with advertising efficiency on websites that use its services | Permanent | 3rd |
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to offer a number of advertising products, such as real-time offers from third-party advertisers | Permanent | 3rd |
| youtube.com SID, HSID, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE, PREF, APISID, LOGIN_INFO, GPS, SSID, YSC, SAPISID |
YouTube is a Platform owned by Google to host and share videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which are aggregated with profile data from other Google services to display targeted advertising to web visitors on a wide range of own and other websites. | Permanent | 3rd |
| google.com APISID, SSID, NID, SID, SAPISID, HSID |
This domain is the property of Google Inc. Although Google is primarily known as a search engine, the company offers a wide range of products and services. However, its main source of income is advertising. Google tracks users widely through its own products and sites, and the many technologies built into many millions of websites worldwide. It uses the data collected from most of these services to profile the interests of web users and sell advertising spaces to organizations based on those profiles of interest, as well as to align the ads with the content of the pages where their customers’ ads appear. | Permanent | 3rd |
| facebook.com datr, fr, lu |
This domain is owned by Facebook, which is the largest social media service in the world. As a third-party hosting provider, it primarily collects data about users’ interests through widgets such as the “Like” button found on many websites. This is used to provide targeted advertising to your users when they log in to their services. In 2014, it also began offering behavioral targeted advertising on other websites, similar to most dedicated online marketing companies. | Permanent | 3rd |
| twitter.com Inactivotwitter.com auth_token, twll, secure_session, guest_id, __utma, remember_checked, remember_checked_on |
This domain is the property of Twitter. The main business activity is: Social media services. When Twitter acts as a third-party host, it collects data through a variety of plugins and integrations, which are primarily used for tracking and targeting. | Permanent | 3rd |
| linkedin.com: Inactivolinkedin.com lidc, bcookie, __utma, lang, __utmv, bscookie, UserMatchHistory, visit |
This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the enterprise networking platform. It usually acts as an external host where website owners have placed one of their buttons to share content on their pages, although their content and services can be integrated in other ways. Although these buttons add functionality to the website on which they are located, cookies are set regardless of whether or not the visitor has an active Linkedin profile, or if they agree to their terms and conditions. For this reason, it is primarily classified as a tracking/guidance domain. | Permanent | 3rd |
| track.adform.net cid |
This domain is owned by Adform. The main business activity is: real-time offers to display advertising to specific audiences. | Permanent | 3rd |
| doubleclick.net IDE, id |
This domain is the property of Doubleclick (Google). The main activity of the business is: Doubleclick is the exchange of advertising of real-time offers from Google. | Permanent | 3rd |
| adform.net uid |
This domain is owned by Adform. The main business activity is: real-time offers to display advertising to specific audiences. | Permanent | 3rd |
| cdn.syndication.twimg.com lang |
This domain is the property of Twitter. The main business activity is: Social media services. When Twitter acts as a third-party host, it collects data through a variety of plugins and integrations, which are primarily used for tracking and targeting. Twitter does not currently provide information about the use of specific cookies. | Permanent | 3rd |
| m.youtube.com LOGIN_INFO |
YouTube is a Platform owned by Google to host and share videos. YouTube collects user data through videos embedded in websites, which are aggregated with profile data from other Google services to display targeted advertising to web visitors on a wide range of own and other websites. | Permanent | 3rd |
| ads.linkedin.com lang |
This domain is owned by LinkedIn, the enterprise networking platform. This subdomain is connected to LinkedIn marketing services that allow website owners to obtain information about the types of users on their site based on LinkedIn profile data, to improve targeting. | Permanent | 3rd |
