What are cookies?
A cookie is a very small text file that a Web server can save on a computer’s hard drive to store some information about the user. The cookie uniquely identifies your computer, and can only be read by the Web site that sent it to your computer.
A cookie is not an executable file or a program and therefore cannot propagate or contain a virus or other malicious software, nor can it be longer than 4,000 characters.
What are cookies used for?
The sole purpose of using cookies is to remember the user’s preferences (language, country, login, browser characteristics, information on the use of our Web site, etc.). By remembering your preferences, we will not have to, for example, ask you for your country every time you visit our Web site. Al recordar sus preferencias, no tendremos que, por ejemplo, preguntarle por su país cada vez que visite nuestro sitio web. Cookies can help our Web site distinguish the user’s browser as a previous visitor and thus save and remember preferences that may have been set while the user was browsing the site, customize home pages, identify which areas of a site have been visited, or keep track of selections in a “shopping cart.”
NEXT MATTERS SL may use cookies in order to recognize users who have registered and to offer a better and more personalized service. They can also be used to obtain information about the date and time of the user’s last visit, measure some traffic parameters within the site itself and estimate the number of visits, so that NEXT MATTERS SL can focus and adjust services and promotions more effectively.
Web sites typically use cookies to obtain statistical information about their Web pages. Please note that we collect data about your movements and use of our website as statistical data, not personal data. Types and purposes of cookies.
Below is a list of the cookies you may encounter on our website and a brief description of their purpose. We assure you that none of them retains personally identifiable information about you. Some cookies personalize your visit, some remember your preferences, while others only provide us with visitor statistics.
| Cookies | Name | Type | Purpose | More information |
| WordPress | wp-‐settings-1 wp-‐settings-‐time-‐1 | Own | Customize the User Interface | https://codex.wordpress.org/WordPress_Cookies |
| WPML | _icl_current_language | Own | Indentifies the user’s language | https://wpml.org/documentation/support/browser-cookies-stored-wpml/ |
| Google Analytics | _ga _gid ut ma utmb utmc utmz | Third parties | It is used to distinguish users. It is used to distinguish users and determines unique visitors. Determines the establishment and continuity of a user session. Determines whether to establish a new user session. Stores the reference used by the user to visit the website. | https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage?hl=es-419 |
Protective safeguards
The user can configure his/her browser to accept, or not, the cookies he/she receives or for the browser to warn him/her when a server wants to save a cookie or delete them from his/her computer. Instructions can be found in the security settings in your Web browser.
Examples:
- If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer, under the menu option Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings.
- If you use Firefox, under the Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies menu option.
- If you use Google Chrome, under the menu option Settings > Privacy
- If you are using Safari, under the menu item Preferences > Security
You can use the “Help” section found on the toolbar of most browsers to change the settings on your computer, however, some features of our online services may not work or may be more difficult to access if you reject all cookies.
Many browsers allow you to activate a private mode whereby cookies are always deleted after your visit. Depending on each browser, this private mode may have different names, below you can find a list of the most common browsers and the different names of this “private mode”:
- Internet Explorer 8 and higher: InPrivate
- FireFox 3.5 and above: Private Browsing
- Google Chrome 10 and higher: Incognito
- Google Chrome 10 y superior: Incógnito
- Opera 10.5 and higher: Private Browsing
Please read carefully the help section of your browser to learn more about how to activate the “private mode”. You can still visit our website even if your browser is in “private mode”, however, the user experience may not be optimal and some utilities may not work.
NEXT MATTERS SL thanks you for activating the acceptance of cookies, this helps us to obtain more accurate data that allow us to improve the content and design of our website to suit your preferences.
