Cookies are files that can be downloaded to your computer through the web pages. They are tools that play an essential role in the provision of numerous services of the information society. Among others, they allow a website to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or their equipment and, depending on the information obtained, they can be used to recognize the user and improve the service offered.
Depending on the entity that manages the domain from which the cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, two types can be distinguished: first-party cookies and third-party cookies.
There is also a second classification according to the length of time they remain stored in the client’s browser, which may be session cookies or persistent cookies.
Finally, there is another classification with five types of cookies according to the purpose for which the data obtained are processed: technical cookies, personalization cookies, analysis cookies, advertising cookies and behavioral advertising cookies.
The website transparencia.gob.es uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service developed by Google that allows the measurement and analysis of navigation on web pages. In your browser you can see two cookies of this service. According to the above typology, these are our own cookies, session cookies and analysis cookies. You can find more information about this and disable the use of these cookies www.google.es/intl/es/analytics/privacyoverview.html .
Through web analytics, information is obtained regarding the number of users accessing the website, the number of pages viewed, the frequency and repetition of visits, their duration, the browser used, the operator providing the service, the language, the terminal you use, or the city to which your IP address is assigned. Information that allows a better and more appropriate service by this portal.
The Google Analytics cookies used are:
Cookie '_ga':It is used to distinguish users from Google Analytics.
Cookie '_ga_*':It is used to maintain the session status of Google Analytics
In addition to Google Analytics cookies, the following general purpose cookies are used:
Cookie 'JSESSIONID': this session cookie stores information relating to the visitor during the time they remain on the page in order to be able to offer the communication services of the same correctly.
NEW_VISITOR cookie: indicates when the user is new in the Transparency Portal.
Finally, other cookies related to the Dynatrace service are also used.Dynatrace technologies are used to monitor, analyze, and optimize the performance of applications and websites. The cookies used in this regard are:
Cookie 'dtCookie':This cookie stores a session ID that will be used to capture performance metrics.
Cookie 'dtPC':This cookie is in charge of collecting information about how visitors use a website, for example, which pages they visit most often and whether they receive error messages. They are only used to improve the functioning of a website
Cookie 'dtSa':It serves as temporary storage for actions that affect more than one page.
Cookie 'rxvisitor':Contains the visitor identifier to correlate sessions
Cookie 'Rxvt':Specifies the waiting time for a session
The page transparencia.gob.es assumes that you accept the use of cookies. However, you can access the information on the Cookies Policy in this legal notice, accessible from the bottom of all our pages.
How to change the cookie settings
You can restrict, block or delete cookies from this Portal or any other website using your browser. In each browser the operation is different, the 'Help' function will show you how to do it.
