Information About Cookies
In compliance with Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI), in relation to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and Organic Law 3/2018, of December 5, on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights (LOPDGDD), it is mandatory to obtain the express consent of the user for all websites that use non-essential cookies before they browse them.
What Are Cookies?
Cookies and similar technologies such as local shared objects, flash cookies, or pixels are tools used by web servers to store and retrieve information about their visitors, as well as to ensure the proper functioning of the site.
Through the use of these devices, the web server can remember certain data about the user, such as their preferences for viewing the pages of this server, username and password, products of greatest interest, etc.
Cookies Affected by Regulations and Exempt Cookies
According to the EU directive, cookies that require informed consent from the user are analytical cookies, as well as advertising and affiliation cookies. Technical cookies and those necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user are exempt.
Types of Cookies
By Purpose
- Technical and Functional Cookies: Allow the user to navigate through a website, platform, or application and use the different options or services available.
- Analytical Cookies: Allow the controller to monitor and analyze the behavior of 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 user navigation profiles, in order to introduce improvements based on the analysis of usage data.
- Advertising Cookies: Allow the management, in the most effective way possible, of the advertising spaces that, if applicable, the publisher has included on a website, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided, based on criteria such as the content edited or the frequency at which the ads are displayed.
- Behavioral Advertising Cookies: Collect information about the user’s personal preferences and choices (retargeting) to enable the management, in the most effective way possible, of the advertising spaces that, if applicable, the publisher has included on a website, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided.
- Social Cookies: Installed by social media platforms on services to allow you to share content with your friends and networks. Social media platforms have the ability to track your online activity outside of the Services. This may affect the content and messages you see on other services you visit.
- Affiliate Cookies: Allow tracking of visits from other websites, with which the website establishes an affiliation contract (affiliate companies).
- Security Cookies: Store encrypted information to prevent the data stored in them from being vulnerable to malicious attacks by third parties.
By Ownership
- First-Party Cookies: Sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
- Third-Party Cookies: Sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.
By Duration
- Session Cookies: Designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a web page.
- Persistent Cookies: The data remains stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie controller, which can range from a few minutes to several years.
Processing of Personal Data
The INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING (CIMNE) is the Data Controller of the personal data of the Data Subject and informs them that this data will be processed in accordance with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016 (GDPR), for which the following information on the processing is provided:
- Purpose of the processing: As specified in the section on cookies used on this website.
- Legitimacy of the processing: Except in cases where it is necessary for website navigation, by consent of the data subject (Art. 6.1.a GDPR).
- Data retention criteria: As specified in the section on cookies used on the website.
- Communication of the data: The data will not be communicated to third parties, except for cookies owned by third parties or by legal obligation.
Rights of the Data Subject
- Right to withdraw consent at any time.
- Right of access, rectification, portability, and erasure of their data, and to restrict or object to its processing.
- Right to file a complaint with the supervisory authority (www.aepd.es) if they consider that the processing does not comply with current regulations.
Contact Details to Exercise Your Rights
INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR NUMERICAL METHODS IN ENGINEERING (CIMNE).
C/ Gran Capitán, s/n Edificio C1 -Campus Norte – UPC, 08034 BARCELONA.
Email: rgpd@cimne.upc.edu
Data Protection Officer contact details: dpo@cimne.upc.edu
Cookies Used on This Website
Cookies Controlled by the Publisher
Technical and Functional
| Domain | Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| books.cimne.com | sbjs_current | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | Session |
| books.cimne.com | sbjs_current_add | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | Session |
| books.cimne.com | sbjs_first | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | Session |
| books.cimne.com | sbjs_first_add | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | Session |
| books.cimne.com | sbjs_migrations | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | Session |
| books.cimne.com | sbjs_session | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | Session |
| books.cimne.com | sbjs_udata | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | Session |
| cimne.com | _ga_04QLKB6K5K | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | 1 year |
| cimne.com | _ga_5JL1BT935Y | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | 1 year |
| google.com | Secure-1PAPISID | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | 1 year |
| google.com | Secure-1PSID | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | 1 year |
| google.com | Secure-1PSIDCC | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | 1 year |
| google.com | Secure-1PSIDTS | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | 1 year |
| google.com | Secure-3PSIDCC | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | 1 year |
| google.com | Secure-3PSIDTS | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | 1 year |
| google.com | AEC | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | 2 months |
| SEARCH_SAMESITE | SameSite prevents the browser from sending this cookie along with cross-site requests. The main goal is to mitigate the risk of cross-origin information leakage. It also provides some protection against cross-site request forgery attacks. | 6 months | |
| google.com | SOCS | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | 3 months |
| region1.google-analytics.com | ar_debug | Cookie necessary for the use of the options and services of the website | 3 months |
| Google Analytics | _ga | ID used to identify users | 1 year |
| Secure-3PAPISID | These cookies are used to deliver ads that are more relevant to you and your interests. | 1 year | |
| Secure-3PSID | These cookies are used to deliver ads that are more relevant to you and your interests. | 1 year |
Advertising
| Domain | Cookie | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| APISID | Download certain Google tools and save certain preferences, for example, the number of search results per page or the activation of the SafeSearch filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google search. | 1 year | |
| HSID | Download certain Google tools and save certain preferences, for example, the number of search results per page or the activation of the SafeSearch filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google search. | 1 year | |
| NID | These cookies are used to collect website statistics and track conversion rates and Google ad personalization. | 7 months | |
| SAPISID | Download certain Google tools and save certain preferences, for example, the number of search results per page or the activation of the SafeSearch filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google search. | 1 year | |
| SID | Download certain Google tools and save certain preferences, for example, the number of search results per page or the activation of the SafeSearch filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google search. | 1 year | |
| SIDCC | Download certain Google tools and save certain preferences, for example, the number of search results per page or the activation of the SafeSearch filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google search. | 1 year | |
| SSID | Download certain Google tools and save certain preferences, for example, the number of search results per page or the activation of the SafeSearch filter. Adjusts the ads that appear in Google search. | 1 year |
Third-Party Cookies
Third-party services are beyond the control of the publisher. Providers may change their terms of service, purpose, and use of cookies at any time.
External Providers of This Website
| Publisher | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|
| Google Analytics | https://privacy.google.com/take-control.html |
| https://privacy.google.com/take-control.html | |
| https://safety.google/privacy/privacy-controls/ |
Cookie Configuration Panel
From this panel, you can configure the cookies that the website can install in your browser, except for technical or functional cookies, which are necessary for navigation and the use of the various options or services offered.
How to Manage Cookies from the Browser
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Delete cookies from the device | Cookies already on a device can be deleted by clearing the browser history, which removes cookies from all visited websites. However, some saved information (e.g., login data or website preferences) may also be lost. |
| Manage site-specific cookies | For more precise control over site-specific cookies, users can adjust their privacy and cookie settings in the browser. |
| Block cookies | Although most modern browsers can be configured to prevent cookies from being installed on devices, this may require manually adjusting certain preferences each time a site or page is visited. Additionally, some services and features may not work properly (e.g., profile logins). |