The purpose of this Cookies Policy is to help you understand how we use cookies on this web platform, the types of cookies we use, their purpose and duration, and to inform you of the options available to configure, manage, or reject them.

PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO READ OUR COOKIES POLICY — IT WON’T TAKE LONG. WITH IT, WE WANT TO EXPLAIN IN A SIMPLE, CLEAR, AND TRANSPARENT WAY HOW WE PROCESS AND PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION AND YOUR RIGHTS. YOUR SECURITY AND THE PROTECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO US, AND WE TAKE THEIR PROPER SAFEGUARDING VERY SERIOUSLY.

WE ALSO RECOMMEND THAT YOU CAREFULLY READ OUR PRIVACY POLICY.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small files or devices that are downloaded to and stored on your terminal (i.e., the device from which you access the Platform: computer, mobile phone, tablet, or any other connected device) and allow the Platform or website to remember information about your visit.

In general, and as set out in the Cookies Guide published by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD), which you can consult here, cookies can be of several types:

According to the entity that manages the equipment or domain from which the cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, we can distinguish:

• First-party cookies: Those sent to the user’s terminal from a device or domain managed by the platform publisher, in this case, from which the service requested by the user is provided.
• Third-party cookies: Those sent to the user’s terminal from a device or domain not managed by the Platform publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies. If cookies are installed from a device or domain managed by PCI but the information collected through them is managed by a third party, they cannot be considered PCI’s own cookies. In this regard, PCI may engage analytics and measurement companies that measure and/or analyze user browsing behavior on the Platform and act on its behalf through analysis of data obtained using these third-party cookies, solely to improve the service PCI provides.

According to the purpose for which the data obtained through cookies are processed, we can distinguish:

• Technical cookies: Enable the user to browse the platform and use the different options or services that exist on it, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted areas, remembering the items that make up a request, registering for or participating in an event, using security elements while browsing, storing content for the dissemination of videos or audio, or sharing content via social networks.
• Functional or customization cookies: Allow the user to access the service with some predefined general characteristics based on a series of criteria on the user’s terminal such as language, browser type used to access the service, or regional settings from which the service is accessed, among others.
• Analytics cookies: Allow the party responsible for them to track and analyze the behavior of users of the websites to which they are linked. The information collected by this type of cookie is used to measure activity on the platform and to build browsing profiles of users of such sites, applications, and platforms, in order to introduce improvements based on the analysis of usage data made by users of the service.
• Advertising cookies: Enable the most efficient management possible of the advertising spaces that, where appropriate, the publisher has included on a website, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided, based on criteria such as the edited content or the frequency with which the ads are displayed.
• Behavioral advertising cookies: Enable the most efficient management possible of the advertising spaces that, where appropriate, the publisher has included on a website, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided. These cookies store information on users’ behavior obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits, which allows a specific profile to be developed to display advertising based on that profile.

According to the length of time they remain activated on the terminal (duration), we can distinguish:

• Session cookies: Cookies designed to collect and store data while the user accesses the platform. Session cookies allow a website to recognize the user.
• Persistent cookies: Cookies in which the data remain stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie controller, which can range from a few minutes to several years.

WHAT COOKIES DOES THIS PLATFORM USE?

This Platform uses cookies to optimize and facilitate user browsing and to analyze website traffic.

Some of the cookies used are necessary to allow browsing on the Platform and do not require the user’s consent; others do not affect the functionality of the website and the user may accept, configure, or reject them as indicated in section “3. Management and configuration of Cookies.” Below are the cookies currently used on this Platform and their characteristics:

Cookie	Cookie Type	Purpose	Management	Duration
ga*	Analytics	Store and count page views (Google Analytics).	First-party	1 year 1 month 4 days
_ga	Analytics	Calculate visitor, session, and campaign data; site usage tracking (Google Analytics).	First-party	1 year 1 month 4 days
rc::a	Necessary	Identify bots to protect against spam attacks (Google reCAPTCHA).	Third party (Google)	Permanent (never)
wpEmojiSettingsSupports	Necessary	Verify whether the browser can display emojis correctly (WordPress).	First-party	Session
rc::c	Necessary	Identify bots to protect against spam attacks (Google reCAPTCHA).	Third party (Google)	Session

• You can prevent Google Analytics from collecting and using data (cookies and IP address) by downloading and installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/181881?hl=es

If you would like more information about the purpose and scope of the collection and processing of personal data by the social networks linked to this Platform, you can consult their Privacy Policies:

Facebook: https://de-de.facebook.com/about/privacy/

X: https://x.com/privacy

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy

Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388

Google+: https://developers.google.com/+/web/buttons-policy

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/t/privacy

MANAGEMENT AND CONFIGURATION OF COOKIES

You can obtain more information on how to manage and disable the cookies used on the platform through the different options offered by the most common browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Safari

In addition, you can also manage the cookie store in your browser using tools such as the following:

• Ghostery: www.ghostery.com/
• Your online choices: www.youronlinechoices.com/es/

UPDATES AND CHANGES TO THE COOKIES POLICY

This Cookies Policy may be modified due to legislative or regulatory requirements or in order to adapt this policy to the instructions issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency (AEPD). For this reason, users are advised to visit it periodically.