1. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on the user’s browser. Cookies facilitate the use and navigation of a web page and are essential for the functioning of the internet, providing countless advantages in the delivery of interactive services.
At Shearpack, we use cookies and other similar technologies to improve your experience on our website, understand how you use it, and for analytical purposes.
2. Types of cookies we use
Below, we detail the types of cookies used on our website:
a) According to the entity that manages them:
First-party cookies: These are sent to your device from our own equipment or domains and from which we provide the service you request.
Third-party cookies: These are sent to your device from equipment or a domain that is not managed by us, but by another collaborating entity. For example, those used by social networks, or by external content like Google Analytics.
b) According to the length of time they remain active:
Session cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain in your browser’s cookie file until you leave the web page, so none are recorded on your computer’s hard drive. The information obtained through these cookies is used to analyze web traffic patterns.
Persistent cookies: These are stored on the hard drive and our website reads them every time you make a new visit. A persistent cookie has a specific expiration date. The cookie will stop working after that date.
c) According to their purpose:
Technical or necessary cookies: These are essential for the proper functioning of our website. They allow, for example, to control traffic and data communication, access restricted-access parts, or use security elements during navigation. These cookies do not require your consent.
Analysis or measurement cookies: These are cookies that, whether processed by us or by third parties, allow us to quantify the number of users and thus carry out the measurement and statistical analysis of the use users make of the service offered. For this, your navigation on our website is analyzed in order to improve the range of products or services we offer you.
Personalization cookies: These are cookies that allow you to access the service with some predefined general characteristics based on a series of criteria on your terminal, such as the language, the type of browser through which you access the service, or the regional configuration from where you access the service.
3. Specific cookies used on this website
The cookies that may be used on this website are detailed below.
Technical cookies: We use our own cookies that are essential for the functioning of the website. For example, the cookie_notice_accepted cookie is used to remember your acceptance of the cookie policy for one year. We also use session cookies, such as PHPSESSID, to identify your browsing session while you remain on the site.
Analysis cookies: This website uses Google Analytics to collect anonymous information about user traffic and behavior. The cookies used for this purpose are:
_ga: This cookie, provided by Google Analytics, is used to distinguish users and has a duration of 2 years.
_gid: Also from Google Analytics, it is used to distinguish users and lasts for 24 hours.
_gat: Provided by Google Analytics, it is used to limit the request rate and has a duration of 1 minute.
Note: It is recommended to perform a cookie audit on the Shearpack website to obtain a precise and complete list of all cookies in use.
4. How can you manage or disable cookies?
You have the option to allow, block, or delete the cookies installed on your computer by configuring the options of the browser installed on your computer. By deactivating cookies, some of the available services may no longer be operational. The way to disable cookies is different for each browser, but it can usually be done from the Tools or Options menu.
5. Consent
By browsing and continuing on our website, you will be consenting to the use of the aforementioned cookies, for the periods indicated and under the conditions contained in this Cookie Policy. On your first visit to our website, an information banner on the use of cookies will be displayed, where you can accept, reject, or configure their use.
6. International Data Transfers
We inform you that the data obtained through third-party cookies (such as Google Analytics) may be transferred to the United States, a country whose legislation does not offer a level of data protection comparable to the European one. However, Google adheres to frameworks that guarantee an adequate level of protection.
7. Updates to the Cookie Policy
Shearpack may modify this Cookie Policy based on legislative or regulatory requirements, or in order to adapt said policy to the instructions issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency, for which reason users are advised to visit it periodically.
8. Contact
If you have any questions, comments, or suggestions about the Cookie Policy, do not hesitate to write to us through our contact form on the Shearpack website.
