Scope of the policy, responsible and cookies settings
This cookies policy will be applicable to the web pages, to certain accesses optimized for mobile devices (Accelerated Mobile Pages, hereinafter AMP) and/or to mobile applications (hereinafter, jointly, the Services) managed by the Responsible indicated below.
The responsible is SCImago Research Group, S.L., a Spanish company with registered office at Calle Mistral, 36. Albolote 18220. SPAIN. With Tax ID No.B-18868885
E-mail address of SCImago Research Group Data Protection Officer: contact@scimago.es
Likewise, we inform you that the user may reject or configure the use of Cookies at any time, through the following types of configuration depending on the way the user navigates:
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Browsing through the website using a computer or mobile device: users may access the configuration by clicking on the following link:
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Browsing through the AMP web page: users may set up the use of Cookies by accessing the Cookie Policy through the link at the bottom of the website.
- Use of Responsible's mobile applications: users may configure the use of Cookies by accessing to the section of the application's Settings/Configuration of Cookies.
This website uses Cookies to improve and optimize the user experience.
Below you will find detailed information on what "Cookies" are, what type this website uses, how you can disable them in your browser and how to specifically block the installation of third-party Cookies.
1. What are Cookies and how do we use them?
Cookies are small files installed in your browser or on your device (smartphone, tablet or connected TV) during your tour through the pages or application you use.
And serve to store information about your visit. We use Cookies to:
- Ensure the web pages are working properly.
- Store your preferences, such as the language you have selected or the font size.
- Understand your browsing experience.
- Collect anonymous statistical information, such as which pages you have viewed or how long you have been on our site.
The use of Cookies allows us to optimize your navigation, adapting the information and services offered to your interests, to provide you with a better experience whenever you visit us.
Cookies are only associated to an anonymous user and his/her computer/device and do not provide references that allow us to know personal data.
At any time you can access your browser settings to modify and/or block the installation of Cookies sent by SCImago websites, without this preventing access to the contents. However, the services quality may be affected.
Users who complete the registration process or have logged in with their access data will be able to access personalized services tailored to their preferences according to the personal information provided at the time of registration and stored in the Cookie of their browser.
2. Why are they important?
- From a technical point of view, they allow websites to function more agile and adapted to user preferences, such as storing the language or detecting the access device.
- They establish levels of protection and security that prevent or hinder cyber-attacks against the website or its users.
- They allow us to know statistical data collected in the Cookies to improve the quality and experience of use.
- They are used to optimize the advertising we show to users, offering the advertising that best suits their interests.
3. What are the different types of cookies we use?
- Session cookies expire when the user leaves the page or closes the browser, i.e. they are active for the duration of the visit to the website and are therefore deleted from our computer when the user leaves it.
- Persistent Cookies expire when the purpose for which they are used is fulfilled or when they are manually deleted, they have a deletion date and are normally used in the online purchase process, customization or registration, so as not to have to enter our password constantly.
On the other hand, depending on who is the entity that manages the computer or domain from which cookies are sent and treat the data obtained, we can distinguish between first and third party cookies.
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First-party Cookies: are those Cookies that are sent to your computer and managed exclusively by us for the better functioning of the Website. The information we collect is used to improve the quality of our service and your user experience.
- If you interact with the content of our Web Site, the following may also be established
Third-party Cookies: These are sent by entities from outside the responsible and are activated when accessing advertisements.
Browsing this website means that the following types of Cookies may be installed:
PERFORMANCE
These Cookies are used to improve your browsing experience and optimize the functioning of our websites. They store service settings so that you do not have to reconfigure them each time you visit us.
Examples of use:
- Quantifies the number of visits and traffic sources in order to evaluate the performance of our website and improve it.
- Content adapted to your navigation.
- Stores the purchase made in a "shopping cart" in the E-commerce Services.
Expiration: Persistent
GEOLOCATION
These Cookies are completely anonymous and are used to store geolocation data of the computer or device to offer you more appropriate content and services.
Examples of use:
- Contents adjusted to the country, city, language, etc...
Expiration: Session
REGISTRATION
These cookies are generated once the user has registered or subsequently opened their session and are used to identify the user of the Services.
They keep the user identified, even if he or she closes our site or the browser, so that when he or she returns to the same site, he or she will still be identified. If the user closes the session, however, this Cookie will be deleted and the next time he/she enters the Service he will have to log in to be identified.
Expiration: Persistent
ANALITICAL
These Cookies collect information about your browsing experience on our website in a completely anonymous way.
They are used to count the number of visitors to the page, the most viewed contents or to elaborate audience or navigation studies of the website.
Examples of use:
- We can know if the user is new or a returning user
- This information can help us to improve your navigation and give you a better experience.
Expiration: Persistent
Third-party services:
You can learn more about Google’s Privacy & Terms site
MARKETING
These Cookies collect information about the advertisements shown to each anonymous user on the web portals.
They also allow advertising to be adapted to the type of device from which the user is connecting.
use cases:
- To provide advertisements managed through third parties ("Ad-servers")
which are displayed on the site in real time.
- To know information about the results of the campaigns such as number of clicks,
duration, display frequency, etc.
- To offer you advertising of interest based on your browsing habits.
Expiration: Persistent
Third-party services:
You can learn more about Google’s Privacy & Terms site
First-party Advertising
This type of Cookie allows for improvements in the advertising information displayed to each anonymous user of the Services.
Among other things, they store the duration or the frequency with which display ads are viewed, interactions with ads, navigator patterns and/or user behaviour, on the basis that these helps to build up a profile of advertising interests. This makes it possible to offer advertising that is tailored to the user's interests contest.
Expiration:Persistent
Third-party Advertising
In addition to the advertising managed by its own Services, the Responsible offers advertisers the option of serving adverts through third parties. (“Ad-Servers”).
In this way, advertisers, advertising operators and other intermediaries can store Cookies through the Services in users’ browsers or applications, as well as access any data stored on them. Companies that generate these Cookies have their own privacy policies.
Expiration:Persistent
Behavioral advertising
Advertising model based on consumer behavior and sees a Cookie collect anonymous information on browsing habits...
The purpose is to offer the user advertising tailored to their interests.
Expiration:Persistent
4. How can I configure my Cookies?
By browsing and continuing on our Website you are consenting to the use of Cookies under the conditions contained in this Cookies Policy.
SCImago provides access to this Cookies Policy at the time of accessing the website so that the user is informed, and without prejudice to the user's right to block, delete and reject the use of Cookies at any time.
In any case you can block or disable them by activating the settings on your browser, which allows you to refuse the installation of all cookies or some of them.
Most browsers allow you to be warned of the presence of Cookies or to reject them automatically. If you reject them, you will still be able to use our Web Site, although the use of some of its services may be limited and, therefore, your experience on our Web Site will be less satisfactory.
Below are the links to the main browsers and devices so that you have all the information you need to find out how to manage cookies in your browser.
5. What happens if cookies are disabled?
If Cookies are disabled, we will not be able to maintain your preferences and some functionalities and features of the Responsible’s Services may be inoperative. Furthermore, we will not be able to offer you personalized services.
6. Who are the recipients of the information and how does the use of cookies affect the protection of my personal data?
Information obtained through the use of Cookies on the Services will be available to the collaborating partner companies, as well as advertisers and other operators, such as intermediaries and advertising agents, for the purposes described in this policy.
Information on all collaborating companies using Cookies on our Services and what each company does, what data they collect and how they use it, is available in the cookie notice, under each type of cookie.
Although most Cookies are anonymous and do not allow third-parties to infer or obtain the identity of the user, some of the codes that they include serve to customize or individualize the browser or application of your device. Therefore, in these cases, personal data protection regulations may be applicable.
We thereby inform users that any information obtained through Cookies will be incorporated into the files of those companies responsible for the Services, with the purposes and expiration periods indicated in this Policy.
Likewise, this information will also be incorporated into the files of those companies supplying any Third-Party Cookies indicated in this document, being treated for the purposes as indicated in their respective privacy policies.
7. Updates and changes to the cookies policy:
We may update our Cookie Policy so we recommend you to review this policy each time you access our Website in order to be properly informed about how and what we use cookies for.
This Cookie Policy was last updated on 01 March 2023.
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