Website Cookie Policy
At Girbau S.A., we have developed this policy in order to inform you about the use of cookies on our website (the “Web”), its functioning and how you can configure it according to your preferences. This action is carried out in compliance with article 22.1 of Spanish Law 34/2002, of 11 July, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (“LSSI”).
On accessing our Web for the first time, we will notify you about the presence of own cookies and those of third parties via an information notice. For more details on how to adjust the cookies you wish to install in the various categories we use, you can consult this policy.
You have the option to accept, select or reject the cookies according to your configuration. On performing this action, you consent to the installation of all cookies, or just those you select.
It is important to point out that some cookies do not require your consent, as they are essential for the functioning of the Web. These include technical cookies that permit browsing, the use of available services and the management of traffic and data communication, among other things.
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a website in the user’s browser. These cookies make it easier to browse and use the website, and they are essential for the functioning of the Internet and for providing multiple advantages in the interactive services.
The cookies are used, for example, to manage user sessions, which reduces the need to repeatedly enter the password. In addition, they allow the content of the web page to be personalised according to the user’s preferences, which significantly improves the browsing experience.
Cookies are classified into different categories:
1. By duration:
- Session cookies: Deleted whenever the user leaves the website.
- Persistent cookies: Remain on the user’s device for a certain time.
2. By entity:
- Own cookies: Sent to the user’s device from a domain, managed by Girbau S.A., that provides the requested service.
- Third-party cookies: Sent from a domain that is not managed by Girbau S.A. Sometimes, these cookies can be sent from a domain managed by Girbau S.A. But processed by another entity for other purposes, as occurs with some Web analytics provides, like Google.
For more information about cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Other similar technologies
In addition to cookies, technologies such as monitoring pixels or web beacons may be used.
Pixels are small graphics that collect information about the use of the website, including the browser, the IP address and the frequency of visits. They are used for analytical and advertising purposes, tracking actions such as purchases and openings of newsletters.
We can also use "fingerprinting", which checks the technical parameters of the user’s device, such as the browser, operating system and screen resolution. This information is used to track user activity and create a profile.
What cookies do we use?
On our Web, we use technical cookies, for preferences, analyses and advertising. We will keep you informed about any type of cookie and whether the information collected can be processed by third parties as co-controllers.
Technical cookies
Technical cookies are essential for browsing through Girbau S.A.’s website and accessing its functions and services. These cookies provide data traffic control, the identification of sessions, access to restricted areas, management of orders and payments, prevention of fraud and participation in events.
These cookies are exempt from the obligation of Article 22.2 of the LSSI provided that they are used only for providing the requested service. However, if they are used for purposes such as behavioural advertising, they must comply with these obligations.
Given that they are essential for the functioning of the site, they cannot be disabled. If you decide to block these cookies in your browser (you can refer to the section “How to manage cookies” later), the site will not function properly.
For more details about the technical cookies we use, we invite you to check out the full content in our cookies configurator, accessible at the footer of our website.
Preference cookies
Preference cookies enable recording of information that improves the user experience, such as language, the number of search results, the design of the service according to the browser or region from which you are accessing.
Generally, they are installed when the user performs actions on the website, such as selecting a language, and they are exempt from the consent demanded by the LSSL, given that they are considered a service requested by the user, provided that they are used for other purposes.
For more details about the preference cookies we use, we invite you to check out the full content in our cookies configurator, accessible at the footer of our website.
Analytical cookies
Analytical cookies enable monitoring and analysis of user behaviour on our websites. They collect data such as the number of pages visited, the language, frequency of visits, the time spent in each section and the effectiveness of advertisements.
The information collected, whether for ourselves or for third parties, helps us to quantify the number of users and to carry out statistical analysis on how they use our Web. This allows us to improve our offer of products and services and to analyse the source of visits, content viewed and browsing time.
For more details about the analytical cookies used, we invite you to check out the full content in our cookies configurator, accessible at the footer of our website.
Advertising cookies
Advertising cookies store information about user behaviour through observation of their browsing habits, which enables the creation of a profile for displaying personalised advertising.
Normally, they are managed by third parties that administer the advertising spaces on our Web and on other sites. These cookies help to measure the effectiveness of our campaigns, providing relevant advertisements and restricting the amount of advertising that each user receives.
Some advertising managers can use anonymous cookies to display advertisements of interest in other pages, overlaying browsing information.
For more details about the advertising cookies used, we invite you to check out the full content in our cookies configurator, accessible at the footer of our website.
Who uses the data from the cookies?
You can find more information about the use of cookies data in the cookies configurator, accessible at the footer of our website.
Where is your information processed?
As a rule, we always try to process personal data in Europe or the European Economic Area, ensuring that compliance with the GDPR, on our part and on the part of our service providers, who process the data in our name and under our instructions.
However, we provide our services globally, therefore it is possible that we must also process data from other countries, who may or may not offer the same guarantees as the GDPR. In the event that it becomes necessary to make international transfers from the EU to countries outside of the EU that do not comply with these guarantees, we commit ourselves to always carry them out under the assurance that they are protected with the appropriate safeguards that may be included in (i) Standard clauses approved by the EU, (ii) Third-party certifications, (iii) Binding corporate rules or (iv) any other valid compliance mechanism with the regulations or approved by the competent authorities.
For how much time do we retain the information?
The retention deadlines of the information obtained through cookies is specified in the cookies configurator, accessible at the footer of our website.
How do you manage cookies?
When visiting our Web for the first time, we offer you the chance to configure which cookies you wish to install or reject. You can reject the installation of any category of cookie except for the technical ones, which are required for the correct functioning of the Web.
If, using the cookies manager you accept the installation of certain cookies that you previously wished to reject and the same cookie manage allows it, you can modify your initial selection or reconfigure them.
If, on the other hand, your cookies manager does not allow you to reconfigure them, the user at any time will have the chance to accept or reject the installation of cookies or even reject the installation of a certain cookie type, by changing the preferences in your web browser.
Through the web browser the user may:
- enable private browsing, whereby your browser will stop saving the browsing history, website passwords, cookies and other information from the web pages you visit; or
- enable the do not track function, whereby the browser asks the websites that you visit not to track your browsing habits in order to, for example, serve you advertising of interest to you on the websites you visit
Bear in mind that blocking cookies may affect all or some of our Web’s functions. For your convenience, we have set out below some useful links for configuring cookies of the main browsers:
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Microsoft Internet Explorer |
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Apple Safari |
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
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Google Chrome |
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
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Mozilla Firefox |
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop
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The links can be changed by the developers of the browsers. Girbau S.A. will attempt to keep the list updated, but if any link ceases to function, you can consult the “Help” menu in your browser for more information.
If you delete the cookies from your browser, you may lose your rejection preferences and and you will need to go back and disable them.
Additionally, you can install programs or add-ons in your browser, known as Do Not Track” or “DNT”, to control which cookies you wish to enable.
Additional information
For more information on the way you can exercise your rights of access, rectification, deletion, limitation of processing and portability or any other question relating to the processing of data we carry out through the use of cookies, you can consult the privacy policy on our Web.
Updating of cookies policy
This cookies policy may be modified or updated at any time. To do so, we recommend that you review it each time you access our Web.