{"id":1025,"date":"2026-01-08T12:44:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T11:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/?page_id=1025"},"modified":"2026-02-12T08:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T07:31:37","slug":"cookies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uned.es\/openeu\/cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Cookies Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1025\" class=\"elementor elementor-1025\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-495fead1 e-con-full menu-pagina e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"495fead1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7689235a elementor-nav-menu__align-center elementor-nav-menu--dropdown-tablet elementor-nav-menu__text-align-aside elementor-nav-menu--toggle 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tabindex=\"-1\">Subscribe<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0666343 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0666343\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7531548 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7531548\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51178f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51178f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bccfc7 elementor-widget 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What are cookies?<\/h2><p>Cookies are text files which are downloaded onto the user&#8217;s terminal (computer, tablet, mobile telephone, etc.) and which are stored in the browser&#8217;s memory. These files can be used for many different purposes, such as recognizing you as a user, obtaining information about your browsing habits, or personalizing the way in which content is presented.<\/p><p>The term &#8220;cookie&#8221; also includes other similar technologies that may be installed on the user&#8217;s terminal and that collect information about the user or the user&#8217;s terminal (such as flash cookies, web beacons or bugs, pixels or HTML5 local storage, etc.). These technologies can be used with cookies to collect and store information, to provide and store user information, to offer the user certain web functionalities or services, or to display personalized advertising based on the user&#8217;s browsing on third-party websites. The UOC&#8217;s specific uses of these technologies are set out below. By default, all cookies are disabled, except for technical or strictly necessary cookies, as these are essential for the website to function correctly.<\/p><h2>2. What types of cookies does the UOC use for this website?<\/h2><p><strong>The cookies used by the UOC can fall into the following categories:<\/strong><\/p><p>The cookies used by the UOC can fall into the following categories:<br \/><strong>\u2022 Third-party.<\/strong>\u00a0These are cookies that are sent to the user&#8217;s terminal from a computer or domain that is not managed or controlled by the UOC. They are sent by a third-party domain, which processes the data obtained through the cookies.<\/p><p><strong>Depending on the period of time they remain activated:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p><strong>Session.<\/strong>\u00a0These cookies collect data while the user browses the UOC website in order to provide the requested service. They expire or are deleted after a short period of time, or when the browser is closed.<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Persistent.<\/strong>\u00a0These cookies are saved on the user&#8217;s terminal. They expire or are deleted after a medium or long period of time.<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h2>3. What are the purposes of the cookies used by the UOC in this website?<\/h2><p><strong>Technical or strictly necessary cookies<\/strong><br \/>These cookies are necessary for the optimal functioning of this website and cannot be disabled from our systems. They are generally configured to respond to actions you have taken to receive services, such as adjusting your privacy preferences, logging into the website or filling in forms. You can configure your browser to alert you to the presence of these cookies or to block them. However, you will not be able to access certain sections and some functionalities will not be available. These cookies do not store any personal information.<\/p><p><strong>Analytic or measurement cookies<\/strong><br \/>These cookies allow the UOC to count visits and traffic sources to measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us to know which pages are popular and to see how many people have visited our website. We use Google Analytics.<\/p><p>Google Analytics: a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. a Delaware company whose principal office is at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View (California), CA 94043, United States (&#8220;Google&#8221;). Google Analytics uses &#8220;cookies&#8221;, which are text files placed on your computer, to help UOC to analyze how users use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/openeu.eu\/link?external_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aboutcookies.org%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-remote=\"true\">openeu.eu<span class=\"inline-block mx-0.5\" data-external-link=\"true\"><span class=\"sr-only\">(External link)<\/span><\/span><\/a>\u00a0(including your IP address) will be directly transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.<\/p><p>Cookies implemented by Google:<\/p><ul><li><p>_ga: Used to distinguish users. (Default duration: 2 years)<\/p><\/li><li><p>gid: 24 hours Used to distinguish users. (Default duration: 24 hours)<\/p><\/li><li><p><em>gat: Used to limit the percentage of requests. If Google Analytics has been implemented using Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named\u00a0<\/em>dc_gtm_. (Default duration: 1 minute)<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>utma: Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library is executed and there is no cookie (Default duration: Two years from configuration or update.\u00a0<\/strong>utma: The cookie is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics.<\/p><\/li><li><p>__utmt: Used to limit the percentage of requests. (Default duration: 10 minutes)<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>utmb: Used to determine new sessions or visits. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library is executed and there is no\u00a0<\/strong>utmb cookie. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics (Default duration: 30 minutes after configuration or update).<\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>utmc: Not used in ga.js. It is set to interact with urchin.js. Previously, this cookie acted in conjunction with the\u00a0<\/strong>utmb cookie to determine if the user was in a new session or visit. (Default duration: End of browser session).<\/p><\/li><li><p>__utmz: Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user arrived at the site. The cookie is created when the JavaScript library is executed and is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics (Default duration: Six months from the configuration or update).<\/p><\/li><li><p>__utmv: Used to store visitor custom variable data. This cookie is created when a programmer uses the\u00a0<em>setCustomVar method with a visitor custom variable. It was also used for the retired\u00a0<\/em>setVar method. The cookie is updated each time data is sent to Google Analytics. (Default duration: Two years from the time it is set or updated).<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h2>4. How can I manage the cookies used by the UOC?<\/h2><p>On the cookies configuration panel, which is accessible from the UOC website at all times, you can find all the information about the cookies used by this website, as well as other relevant information about the purpose, duration and management (first-party or third-party) of each one of them. You can also enable and disable the use of all cookies that are not strictly necessary for the website to function correctly.<\/p><p>Alternatively, you can enable and disable the use of cookies from your browser. Here is information on how to do so in the following browsers:<\/p><ul><li><p>Google Chrome<\/p><\/li><li><p>Internet Explorer<\/p><\/li><li><p>Mozilla Firefox<\/p><\/li><li><p>Safari<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p>For more information on the use, management and settings of cookies in browsers, we recommend visiting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/openeu.eu\/link?external_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aboutcookies.org%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-remote=\"true\">http:\/\/www.aboutcookies.org<span class=\"inline-block mx-0.5\" data-external-link=\"true\"><span class=\"sr-only\">(External link)<\/span><\/span><\/a>.<\/p><p>The cookie use settings can be modified at any time. Please note that both the cookies settings panel selection and the browser settings are specific to the browser you are using. This means that if you configure cookies in a specific way and you want the settings to apply in a similar way on another browser or device, you will need to select the same options on the other browser or device. Regardless of the cookie settings you select, the UOC obtains functional information about the use of the website, which is not linked to any specific user, through the Google Consent Mode.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. What are cookies? Cookies are text files which are downloaded onto the user&#8217;s terminal (computer, tablet, mobile telephone, etc.) and which are stored in the browser&#8217;s memory. These files can be used for many different purposes, such as recognizing you as a user, obtaining information about your browsing habits, or personalizing the way in which content is presented. The term &#8220;cookie&#8221; also includes other similar technologies that may be installed on the user&#8217;s terminal and that collect information about the user or the user&#8217;s terminal (such as flash cookies, web beacons or bugs, pixels or HTML5 local storage, etc.). These technologies can be used with cookies to collect and store information, to provide and store user information, to offer the user certain web functionalities or services, or to display personalized advertising based on the user&#8217;s browsing on third-party websites. 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