Cookie policies
Introduction and concept of cookies.
In compliance with the provisions of Article 22, Section 2 of Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce, Whitesand Surf, hereinafter THE COMPANY, aims to inform you about what cookies are, their function, usefulness, and necessity, so that you can freely decide whether to accept them or not. However, you are explicitly informed that there may be cookies necessary for communications between your device and the network, as well as to provide the services you expressly request, both of which are exempt from the obligations established in said article.
A cookie is simply a file with an anonymous code that is downloaded to your computer when you access certain web pages. These small files allow a website, among other things, to store, record, and retrieve information passively about a user's browsing habits or their device on the website. This information can allow us to know the location from which you access, the connection time, the type of device from which you access (fixed or mobile), the operating system, the browser, the most visited pages, and the number of clicks made among other user behavior data on the Internet.
You can disable cookies in your browser and delete them at any time. However, you should know that while the website is accessible without the need for cookies to be activated, their deactivation may prevent it from functioning correctly. To learn more about cookies, you can visit the following URL: http://www.aboutcookies.org/.
Types of cookies.
Cookies are classified into the following categories according to their functions:
Strictly necessary or technical cookies: These are the ones that allow the user to navigate through a website, platform, or application and use the different options or services that exist on it.
Personalization cookies: These are the ones that allow the user to configure some general characteristics to access the service (language, browser type, etc.).
Analysis cookies: These are the ones that allow the responsible party to track and analyze the behavior of users of the websites to which they are linked. These are used to analyze the activity of the websites or applications accessed by the user, as well as to create browsing profiles that can be used to study improvements for users on those websites or applications.
Advertising cookies: These are used to manage the advertising spaces that the website or application owner has included on them.
Behavioral advertising cookies: These are the ones that allow the management of the advertising spaces that the website or application owner has included on them in the most efficient way possible. For this, it uses user behavior data stored in these cookies.
Use of cookies on the website.
We expressly, precisely, and unequivocally inform you that the information obtained through the cookies installed on your computer, except for those used for navigation personalization and technical purposes, will not be used by us, as we do not use analysis or advertising cookies of any kind. The recipients of the information obtained through the cookies installed on your computer will be the following entities:
Whitesand Surf
The intended purposes are indicated in the following table:
| Name | Own or third party | Duration | Purpose |
| cookie_alert | Own | duration of the current session | Show cookie notice once per session |
| popup_banner | Own | duration of the current session | Show offer popup once per session (only when there is an offer popup) |
| _utma | Google Analytics | 2 years | Used to distinguish between users and sessions. |
| _utmb | Google Analytics | 10 minutes from creation or modification | Used to determine if there is a new session or visit. |
| _utmc | Google Analytics | At the end of the session | Used to facilitate functionality with the urchin.js library. Previously, this cookie worked with the _utmb cookie to determine if the user was in a new session or visit. |
| _utmz | Google Analytics | 6 months | Saves the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user arrived at the website. |
| _utmt | Google Analytics | At the end of the session | Used to define the type of user request. Used to establish page usage statistics. |
| DoubleClick | Adwords | At the end of the session | Segment content to make it relevant to users. |
| Name | Information processed | Purpose |
| Strictly necessary | User session, registration details, reservations. | Manage user registration and session maintenance, navigation personalization, load balancing |
| Google Analytics | Websites visited, frequency, number and repetition of visits, browsing time, searches made, links accessed, browser used, service provider operator, location linked to the IP address | Measure and analyze user navigation, track and analyze user behavior, create anonymous browsing profiles, introduce improvements based on user usage data analysis |
| Google Adwords | IP address, searches made, links accessed, and ads clicked. | Show the most relevant products to the user, segment target audience, measure results, flexible budgets, and detect new markets. |
Revocation of authorization
for the use of cookies and browser settings. As we have already informed you, once cookies are installed, you can revoke your consent and delete them at any time. To do this, you can use the content and privacy settings available in the browser you are using during web browsing.
Below we provide the links to the main browsers and devices so that you have all the information to see how to manage cookies in your browser.
Internet Explorer™: Version 7 and 8
Updating the Cookies Policy and contact.
This Cookies Policy may vary depending on the cookies used. We recommend that you review this policy each time you access our website to be properly informed about how and why we use cookies and to be aware of any changes in the type of data collected. If you have any questions about our Cookies Policy or wish to revoke the consent given previously, you can contact Whitesand Surf at the following email address hola@whitesandsurf.es, indicating "Cookies Policy" in the subject line.
+34 614 36 42 21
hola@whitesandsurf.esOpening hours
De 9:00 a 20:00 (Every day)
