Cookies policy

In accordance with article 22.2 of Law 34/2002 on Information Society Services (LSSI), we inform you that this Citizen’s Notarial Portal website of the GENERAL COUNCIL OF NOTARIES uses data storage and retrieval devices called cookies.

What are cookies

Cookies are computer files that websites can place on the computer of visitors to obtain browsing patterns and data that may later be retrieved and processed, either by the website owner or by third parties, in order to provide specific services, study user behavior for advertising purposes, develop improvements or new products and services, etc.

Purpose of using cookies

Currently our use of cookies is limited. We use analytical cookies to monitor and analyze the visits we receive to our website, when they enter, which sections or articles are most visited and from which geographic area they come. We also use technical cookies: we have a plugin that installs cookies to know who has accepted or closed our banner, and therefore on their next visit it will remember —as long as they have not deleted their browsing data and cookies—.

Legal basis for the use of cookies

The legal basis is the user’s consent for analytical cookies through the cookie configuration banner, and the fulfillment of a service relationship and legitimate interest in the case of technical cookies.

Data protection

We use cookies solely for the purpose of knowing the statistics of the website (most visited posts, reading time, etc.). In the privacy policy of the Citizen’s Notarial Portal we provide information about the processing of data collected by the cookies installed on this website.

General information about cookies

What are cookies used for?

Cookies collect user information, their devices, geographic areas, IP, preferences, etc. It all depends on the type of cookies used by the website visited.

What types of cookies exist?

Cookies can be categorized according to three criteria:

  1. Entity managing them: own or third-party

  2. Duration: session cookies or persistent cookies

  3. According to their purpose:

    • Technical cookies
    • Customization cookies
    • Analytical cookies
    • Advertising cookies
    • Behavioral advertising cookies

How do i manage cookies on my devices?

The user chooses whether or not to accept the installation of cookies on their devices. They may choose to directly block the installation of cookies from their browser, as well as configure the acceptance of some and the rejection of others.

How to configure cookies according to your browser?

Depending on the browser used, you can configure it to accept or reject cookies from the websites you visit. You can even completely block them (not recommended, as it will prevent the use of many features of websites, such as private account areas, etc.).

This is the route for the most popular browsers:

  • Internet Explorer: tools > internet options > privacy > settings. For more information, you can consult Microsoft support or the browser Help.

  • Firefox: tools > Opciones > privacy > history > custom settings For more information, you can consult Mozilla support or the browser Help.

  • Chrome: settings > show advanced options > privacy -> content settings For more information, you can consult Google support or the browser Help.

  • Safari: preferences > security. For more information, you can consult Apple support or the browser Help.

  • Opera: settings > options > advanced > For more information, you can consult Opera support or the browser Help.

Cookies used on this website

On this website we use our own cookies and third-party cookies, meaning that the information is collected by the third party that owns the cookie, and ANCERT has access to it through an information panel.

COOKIE OWNER DURATION INFORMATION PROVIDED
viewed_cookie_policy Own plugin 1 year Used to show or not show the first layer notice about the use of cookies by the website
_ga Google analytics 2 years from creation or update Used to distinguish between users and sessions
_gat Google Analytics 10 minutes from creation or update Used to distinguish between the different tracking objects created in the session
_gid   1 day from creation Used to distinguish between the different tracking objects created in the session

Other third-party cookies

In addition, due to the technology used to create our website, you may find various technical and session cookies from third parties such as wordpress, google, etc.: wordpress_test_cookie, viewed_cookie_policy, wordpress_logged_in_, wp-settings-time, as well as google’s own cookies or those of the browser you use to visit us. In many cases these cookies are not installed by the website owner, nor does the website owner have any control or receive/know information about them.

Updates

The GENERAL COUNCIL OF NOTARIES reserves the right to modify our cookies policy at any time, as well as the cookies used on the website. The purpose of the modifications will always be to improve in relation to regulatory changes or technological developments.