Welcome to the COOKIE POLICY of the website of SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, S.L.U., holder of tax identification number NIF / CIF B67009720, where we will explain to you, in clear and simple language, everything you need to know in order to be able to control cookies in accordance with your personal decisions.
What are cookies and what do we use them for?
A cookie is a small information file that is stored on your computer, “smartphone” or tablet each time you visit our website.
In principle, a cookie is harmless: it does not contain viruses, Trojans, worms, etc. that could damage your device, but it does have a certain impact on your right to the protection of your personal data, since it collects certain information relating to you (browsing habits, identity, preferences, etc.).
For this reason, and on the basis of the applicable legislation (the LSSI (Spanish Information Society Services Act) and the personal data protection legislation in force), the activation of certain types of cookies will require your prior authorisation.
By means of a step as simple and quick as ticking a box in our COOKIE SETTINGS section, you may give your authorisation for the activation of the cookies you wish: take control and enjoy personalised browsing on our website.
Before doing so, we will give you some additional information that will help you to make better decisions in this regard:
1. Cookies may be of various types depending on their purpose:
- Technical cookies are necessary for our website to function, do not require your authorisation and are the only ones that we have enabled by default.
- The remaining cookies may serve to improve our website, to personalise it on the basis of your preferences. We have all of them disabled by default, and your prior authorisation is required for their activation, which you may give by means of a step as simple and quick as ticking a box in our COOKIE SETTINGS section.
2. Some cookies are ours (we will refer to them as first-party cookies) and others belong to external companies that provide services for our website (we will refer to them as third-party cookies: one example could be cookies from external providers such as Google). In this respect, it is important for you to know that some of these external providers may be located outside Spain.
Worldwide, not all countries have the same level of data protection, with some countries being safer than others (for example, the European Union is a safe environment for your data). Our policy is to use trustworthy providers which, whether or not they are located in the European Union, have adopted appropriate safeguards for the protection of your personal information. Nevertheless, in the section entitled WHAT TYPE OF COOKIES ARE CURRENTLY USED ON OUR WEBSITE?, you may consult the various Privacy and Data Protection Policies of each of the aforementioned external providers, in order to make an informed decision as to whether or not to activate the third-party cookies used by our website.
3. Finally, we would point out that, depending on the length of time for which they remain active, cookies may be of two types:
- Session cookies: they expire automatically when the session on your computer, “smartphone” or tablet ends. They are generally used to retain the information required while a service is being provided to you on a single occasion.
- Persistent cookies: they remain stored on your computer, “smartphone” or tablet for a specified period, which may range from a few minutes to several years.
What types of cookies may we use on our website?
The types described below are those this website could potentially use. Today only technical ones are in use, as detailed in the next section.
- Technical Cookies:
Technical cookies are strictly necessary for our website to function and for you to be able to browse it. This type of cookie is what, for example, allows us to identify you, give you access to certain restricted parts of the website if necessary, or remember different options or services already selected by you, such as your privacy preferences. For this reason, they are enabled by default and your authorisation is not required in this regard.
Through your browser settings, you can block or be alerted to the presence of this type of cookie, although such blocking will affect the correct operation of the various functionalities of our website.
- Analytics Cookies:
Analytics cookies allow us to study the browsing behaviour of the users of our website in general (for example, which sections of the website are the most visited, which services are used most and whether they work correctly, etc.).
On the basis of the statistical information about browsing on our website, we can improve both the operation of the website itself and the various services it offers. Therefore, these cookies do not have an advertising purpose; they serve solely to make our website work better, adapting it to our users in general. By activating them, you will contribute to this continuous improvement.
You can enable or disable these cookies by ticking the corresponding box, as they are disabled by default.
- Functionality and Personalisation Cookies:
Functionality cookies allow us to remember your preferences, in order to tailor certain features and general options of our website to you each time you access it (for example, the language in which the information is presented to you, the sections marked as favourites, your browser type, etc.).
Therefore, this type of cookie does not have an advertising purpose; rather, by activating them you will improve the functionality of the website (for example, by adapting it to your browser type) and its personalisation on the basis of your preferences (for example, by presenting the information in the language you have chosen on previous occasions), which will contribute to the ease of use, usability and convenience of our website while you browse.
You can enable or disable these cookies by ticking the corresponding box, as they are disabled by default.
What types of cookies are currently used on our website?
Below, we will inform you about all the cookies currently used on our website and the purpose of each of them:
| Name | Entity | Purpose | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| signature_cookie_consent | Own | Stores your decision about cookies so that the notice is not displayed to you again on each visit. | Until you clear your browsing data |
| signature_lang | Own | Remembers the language in which you have chosen to view the website (Spanish or English). | Until you clear your browsing data |
| auth_token | Own | Keeps the session open in the administration panel. It is not generated during public browsing of the website. | Until log-out or until browsing data is cleared |
All three are stored by means of the browser's local storage (localStorage) and not as cookies in the strict sense, although the applicable legislation treats them in the same way, which is why information about them is provided here. All three are strictly technical.
This website does not use third-party cookies or analytics, measurement or advertising tools. Should any be incorporated in the future, prior notice will be given in this policy and your consent will be requested.
What can you do with cookies?
When you access our website for the first time, a window is displayed informing you that cookies may be of various types:
- Technical cookies are necessary for our website to function, do not require your authorisation and are the only ones that we have enabled by default. They are therefore the only cookies that will be active if you simply click the ACCEPT button.
- The remaining cookies serve to improve our website, to personalise it on the basis of your preferences. We have all of them disabled by default, but you can activate them in our COOKIE SETTINGS: take control and enjoy personalised browsing on our website, with a step as simple and quick as ticking whichever boxes you wish section.
We would also inform you that, once you have activated any type of cookie, you have the option of deactivating them whenever you wish, simply by unticking the corresponding box in the COOKIE SETTINGS section of our website. It will always be just as easy for you to activate our first-party cookies as it is to deactivate them.
We would likewise remind you that, through your browser settings, you can block or be alerted to the presence of cookies, although such blocking may affect the correct operation of the various functionalities of our website in the case of necessary technical cookies.
Finally, we would point out that, if you activate third-party cookies (external companies that provide services for our website) and subsequently wish to deactivate them, you may do so in two ways: by using your browser's cookie deactivation tools or through the systems made available by those external providers themselves.
To make it much easier for you, we set out below a series of links to the cookie deactivation guidelines of commonly used browsers:
- Safari.
- Safari for iOS (iPhone and iPad).
- Google Chrome for iPhone and iPad.
Data protection
The controller of the personal data collected through this website is SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS, S.L.U., with tax identification number NIF B67009720, registered office at Calle Velázquez 100, 3.º D, 28006 Madrid, and email address contact@signature.com.es.
In our Privacy Policy you will find information on the processing of your data and on how to exercise your rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection and portability, as well as how to lodge a complaint with the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD).