In https://sms-europa.com/ we use cookies in order to make more functional and useful navigation of users on our website. In this sense and in order to guarantee the user all the necessary information for proper navigation, we provide the user with the following information on what cookies are, what types of cookies exist on our website and how the user can configure or disable them.

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a file that is downloaded to a computing device (computer/smartphone/tablet) when accessing web pages to store and retrieve information about the navigation performed from that device. Practically all Web pages, regardless of the service they provide, use cookies, i.e., they store a minimum amount of information about the use made by the user on the Web page.

https://sms-europa.com/ will only install cookies on your device if you give your consent. In case you do not accept its use, it is possible that several functionalities of the website will not be available. This website uses its own and third party cookies.

Duty to disclose and obtain consent regarding the use of cookies

In accordance with the provisions of current legislation, any website that uses cookies must provide clear and complete information about their purpose, being mandatory to obtain the express consent of users before downloading them, except in relation to the so-called “cookies”.excepted cookies“for which it is NOT necessary to obtain consent. Excepted cookies include:

1. Technical CookiesThese are those that allow the user to navigate through a website, platform or application and the use of the different options or services that exist in it such as, for example, control traffic and data communication, identify the session, access restricted parts, remember the elements that make up an order, make the buying process of an order, make the application for registration or participation in an event, use security features while browsing, store content for broadcast video or sound or share content through social networks.

Also included in this category are cookies that allow information to be obtained for effective management of the advertising design from a strictly technical point of view.

1. Personalization cookiesThese are those that allow the user to access the service with some general characteristics predefined according to a series of criteria in the user’s terminal, such as the language, the type of browser through which the user accesses the service, the regional configuration from where the user accesses the service, etc.

Examples of excepted cookies are session and user login cookies, authentication cookies, security cookies, media player session cookies, load balancing session cookies, user interface customization cookies, and plug-in cookies for sharing content on social networks.

The use of the rest of the cookies -that is, those not exempted- implies the duty to inform and obtain the user’s express consent prior to downloading them.

Cookies not excepted

Cookies can be classified according to different criteria. From a legal point of view, and as explained in the previous section, there are excepted and non-excepted cookies. Other classification criteria are based on the type of cookie management (own or third party), activation time (session cookies and persistent cookies) or type of purpose.

The classification of non-excepted cookies according to purpose is particularly relevant. From this point of view, the non-excepted cookies, used on this website, are:

1. Analytical Cookies: These are those that, either treated by the owner of the site, or by third parties, allow the responsible to measure user activity on the website for statistical purposes.
2. Advertising Cookies: These are those that allow the most effective possible management of advertising spaces that, where appropriate, have been included on a website, application or platform from which the requested service is provided. These cookies store information on user behavior obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits, which allows the development of a specific profile to display advertising based on the same.

How to block, delete or allow installed cookies

You can allow, block or delete cookies installed on your computer by configuring the options of the browser you are using:

• If you use Microsoft Internet Explorer, in the menu option Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Settings. To learn more visit: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
• If you use Firefox, in the menu option Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies. To learn more visit http://support.mozilla.org/es/products/firefox/privacy-and-security
• If you use Chrome, in the Options section > Advanced Options > Privacy. To learn more visit: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es&answer=95647
• If you use Opera, in the Security and Privacy option, you can configure the browser. To learn more visit: http://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/cookies/