Introduction
Cookies are files that can be downloaded to your computer through websites. They are tools that play an essential role in the provision of numerous information society services. Among other things, they allow a website to store and retrieve information about a user's browsing habits or their device and, depending on the information obtained, can be used to recognize the user and improve the service offered.
Types of cookies
Depending on the entity that manages the domain from which the cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, two types can be distinguished: first-party cookies and third-party cookies.
There is also a second classification based on the length of time they remain stored in the client's browser; these may be session cookies or persistent cookies.
Finally, there is another classification with five types of cookies depending on the purpose for which the data obtained is processed: technical cookies, personalization cookies, analytical cookies, advertising cookies, and behavioral advertising cookies.
For more information on this matter, you can consult the Guide on the use of cookies from the Spanish Data Protection Agency.
Cookies used on the website
The Data and Services Portal of the Framework of Priority Actions to Recover the Mar Menor uses Google Analytics, an analytics tool that helps websites and application owners understand how their visitors interact with their properties. A set of cookies is used to collect information and report website usage statistics without personally identifying visitors to Google. Learn more about Google Analytics cookies and privacy information . These cookies, which can be rejected or accepted since they do not interfere with the operation of the Portal, are very helpful by providing information that enables a better and more appropriate service from this Portal.
Finally, a technical cookie called a compliance cookie is downloaded. This cookie is a technical and session cookie. It manages user consent for the use of cookies on the website, in order to remember those users who have accepted them and those who have not, so that the former are not shown information about them at the top of the page. This cookie is required for the website to function properly.
How to modify cookie settings
You can restrict, block, or delete cookies from the Ministry for Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge or any other website using your browser. The procedure varies depending on each browser; the Help function will show you how.