What are cookies?

A cookie is a file that is downloaded onto your computer when you access certain websites. Among other things, cookies allow a website to store and recover information on the browsing habits of a user or their computer. Depending on the information they contain and the way the user makes use of their computer, they can be used to recognize an anonymous user.

Cookies are only associated with an anonymous user and their computer, and do not provide any references that allow the user’s personal data to be deduced.

Users who are registered or have logged in can benefit from more personalized services based on their profile, thanks to the combination of data stored in cookies and the personal data provided at the time of their registration. Such users expressly authorize the use of this information for the purposes stated, without prejudice to their right to refuse or disable the use of cookies.

Type, purpose and functioning of cookies in general

1. Types of cookies according to the time in which they remain active

According to the time in which they remain active on the user’s device, we can distinguish between the following cookies: Session cookies: These cookies are designed to collect and store data when the user accesses a website. They are often used to store information that is only necessary in order to provide the service requested by the user on a single occasion (e.g., a list of products purchased). Persistent cookies: These cookies store data on the device, which can be accessed and processed over a period of time that is determined by the entity responsible for the cookie, ranging from a few minutes to several years.

2. Types of cookies according to the entity managing them

According to the identity of the entity managing the computer or domain from which the cookies are sent and responsible for processing the data obtained, we can distinguish between the following cookies: First-party cookies: These are cookies that are sent to the user’s device from a computer or domain managed by the website publisher and from which the service requested by the user is provided. Third-party cookies: These are cookies that are sent to the user’s device from a computer or domain that is not managed by the website publisher, but rather by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.

3. Types of cookies according to their purpose

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

• Necessary:

• Technical cookies: These are cookies that allow the user to navigate through a website, platform or application and enable the use of the different options or services that exist on it, such as, for example, controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing areas with restricted access, remembering the items that make up an order, carrying out the purchase process of an order, applying for registration or participation in an event, using security elements during navigation, storing content for the dissemination of videos or sound files, or sharing content through social networks.

• Personalization cookies: These are cookies that allow the user to access the service with some general predefined characteristics according to a series of criteria in the user’s device such as, for example, the language, the type of browser through which the service is accessed, the regional configuration from which the service is accessed, etc.

• Unnecessary:

• Analytical cookies: These are cookies that allow the person responsible for them to track and analyze the behavior of the users of the websites to which they are linked. The information collected through this type of cookie is used to measure the activity of websites, applications or platforms and to create navigation profiles for the users of these websites, applications and platforms, with the aim of introducing improvements based on the analysis of the use data collected from users of the service.

• Advertising cookies: These are cookies that allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of advertising spaces that, where applicable, the publisher has included in the website, application or platform from which it provides the service requested, based on criteria such as edited content or the frequency with which ads are displayed.

• Behavioral advertising cookies: These are cookies that allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of advertising spaces that, where applicable, the publisher has included in the website, application or platform from which it provides the service requested. These cookies store information on the behavior of users obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, which allows a specific profile to be developed, and tailored advertising to be displayed accordingly.

Consent and authorization for the use of cookies

When accessing this website for the first time, you will see a space or banner informing you of the use of cookies, from which you can configure your cookie settings. If you consent to the use of cookies, click on «accept», otherwise click on «reject» to disable unnecessary cookies. To customize your settings manually, click on the cookie settings link.

What types of cookies does this particular website use?

Definition, identification and purpose of the cookies used on this website that are not excluded by the Spanish Law on Information Society Services (LSSI).

The following are used:

• Analytical cookies: These cookies are processed by us and by third parties. They allow us to quantify the number of users and thus perform the measurement and statistical analysis of the use made by users of the service offered. To this end, they analyze how you browse our website in order to improve the products or services we offer.

• Advertising cookies: These cookies are processed by us and by third parties. They allow us to manage, in the most efficient way possible, the range of advertising spaces on the website, adapting the content of the ad to the services requested and to the use made of our website. To this end, we may analyze the user’s browsing habits, and we may show them ads tailored to their browsing profile.

Note: First-party cookies are only used by the owner of this website, whereas third-party cookies are also used by the service provider stated in the table above.

Browser settings for revoking and withdrawing consent to the use of cookies

FUNDACIÓN FAIRWAYS AND GREENS reminds the users of its website that the use of cookies may be subject to their acceptance during the installation or update of the browser used. This acceptance may be revoked through the browser’s content and privacy settings. FUNDACIÓN FAIRWAYS AND GREENS advises its users to refer to their browser’s help page or to access the help pages of the main browsers:

Firefox:

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences?redirect=no

Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en&sjid=11623849743933337975-EU

Explorer:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/manage-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-view-allow-block-delete-and-use-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d

Safari:

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac

Opera:

 https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/

Other browsers: Please refer to the documentation of the browser installed.

If the user wants more information on how to revoke any consent given, or on the procedure for disabling cookies, or if the user has any questions about the website’s Cookie Policy, they can contact FUNDACIÓN FAIRWAYS AND GREENS at the following email address: foundation@fygfoundation.org, stating «Cookie Policy» in the subject line of the email.

Changes to the Privacy/Cookie Policy

The website may modify this Cookie Policy according to legislative or regulatory requirements or in order to adapt this policy to instructions issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency. Users are therefore advised to visit the Cookie Policy on a regular basis.

Users will be informed when significant changes are made to this Cookie Policy through the website www.fygfoundation.org