Cookies policy

This Cookies Policy (hereinafter, the “Policy”) forms an integrated part of the Legal Notice and the Privacy Policy at https://amaranzero.es/ (hereinafter, the “Website”).

With a view to facilitating your experience using the website, you are hereby informed that AMARA, S.A. (hereinafter, “Amara”) holder of ID No. A-28073815 and registered at Calle Trespaderne, 29, Planta 1, 28042, Madrid, uses data storage and recovery devices, such as cookies, tracking pixels or technologies with similar functionalities (hereinafter referred to jointly as “Cookies”).

With a view to guaranteeing that the visitor to the website (hereinafter, the “User”) has all the necessary information to correctly browse the website, Amara has prepared this Policy about what the Cookies entail, which and what type of cookies are used on the website and how they can be configured.

1. What are cookies?

Data storage and recovery devices that allow the website owned by Amara to store and recover information about the User with a view to offering a better experience when using and browsing the website.

2. What types of cookies are there?

Cookies can be classified depending on the (i) technology used and the (ii) purpose they pursue:

Technology used

• Standard cookie: Small text file or general use device downloaded onto the user’s equipment when browsing the website with a view to storing data that can be updated and recovered by AMARA, as the party responsible for their installation, to improve the user's browsing experience.
• Cookie employing tracking pixels or similar technology: This is a small fragment of source code that allows the website to transfer and/or gather information by sending a request to the server associated with the tracking pixel. The main purpose is to obtain information about the effectiveness of advertising campaigns, traffic generated on the website, customise advertising and their content.

Duration of Cookies

• Session: This type of Cookies are designed to gather and store data while the User accesses a website. They are usually used to store information that is only necessary to provide the service requested by the User one time (for example, a list of products acquired) and disappear once the session ends.
• Persistent: This type of Cookies leave the data stored on the terminal. They can be accessed and processed for a defined period by the party responsible for the cookie, which may range from just a few minutes to several years.

Purpose sought

• Technical: These are Cookies that are strictly necessary to browse the website, as they allow the User to use its features or tools, such as, identifying the session, accessing restricted parts, remembering elements that make up an order, performing the purchase process, amongst others.  Without these, the functions mentioned would be disabled, making it very difficult or impossible to browse the website.
• Customisation: These are Cookies that make it possible for the website to remember the decisions that a User takes, for example, storing the User's geographical location, the User’s name, language, browser type used to access the website or other similar aspects.  The purpose of these Cookies to provide a more customised service.
• Security: These are Cookies that prevent or make it difficult to attack the website or its Users.
• Analysis: These are Cookies that allow the party responsible for them to monitor and analyse the behaviour of website Users. The information gathered is used to measure website activity and to draw up User browser profiles.  Their purpose is to make improvements based on the analysis of data in relation to how the Users use the service.
• Advertising and behavioural: These Cookies make it possible to manage, as effectively as possible, the advertising spaces that the editor has included on the website based on criteria including edited content or the frequency with which advertising is shown. Their purpose is to store information on User behaviour obtained by continuously monitoring their browsing habits, which makes it possible to draw up a specific profile to display advertising. 
• Social media: These are Cookies used to allow the User to interact with the content of different social media platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.).

3.     What cookies do we use?

The website may contain own Cookies inserted directly by Amara or Cookies inserted and managed by external third parties.

With a view to offering the user all the necessary information to guarantee their privacy, below is a list of the own and third-party Cookies used on the website:

4. How can you manage cookies that you have authorised Amara to use?

Cookies installed on web browsers used on computers: 

Most computers and mobile devices automatically accept the use of Cookies.

By accessing the website, the User expressly accepts the use of this type of Cookies on their devices.

The User has the option of deciding whether to keep the Cookies enabled on their devices or not. If they choose not to, this may adversely affect the correct functioning of the website, disabling certain features or services provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the user is hereby informed that even having disabled all Cookies, the browser and/or mobile operating system (Windows Phone, iOS, Symbian OS and/or Android), these gather specific information considered essential for the basic functioning of the website.

Any User wanting to disable the Cookies may do so from the preferences section on their Internet browser or mobile operating system. Depending on the operating system or browser, certain steps must be followed to change the Cookies configuration on your device. 

The instructions to disable Cookies, depending on the type of browser being used by the User to access the website, are as follows:

INTERNET EXPLORER: 

• From the tools menu, select “Internet Options”.
• Click on the privacy tab.
• You can configure your privacy using the six-position slide bar that allows you to control the amount of cookies installed.

MOZILLA FIREFOX: 

• At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu.
• Select Options.
• Select the Privacy panel.
• In the Firefox option, you can choose to use a customised history setting to configure the corresponding options.

GOOGLE CHROME:

• Click on the menu located in the toolbar.
• Select Settings.
• Click on Show advanced options.
• In the “Privacy” section, click on the Content settings button.
• The options can be configured in the “Cookies” section.

SAFARI:

• From the settings menu, select “preferences”.
• Open the privacy tab.
• Select the desired option from the “block Cookies” section.
• Remember that certain functions might not be fully available once you disable the Cookies and the website might not function fully.

If you do not want to be traced using cookies, Google has developed an add-on to install on your browser, that you can access at the following link: Google add-on.

5.     Updates and changes to the cookies policy

Amara reserves the right to change this Policy as a result of new legal or regulatory requirements or to adapt the Policy to the instructions handed down by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD).

If any change is made to this Policy, the user shall be informed in a notice published on the website.

Last updated: [***] June 2022.