Cookie Policy

The State Agency Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) provides information about the use of cookies on its websites.

Cookies are files that can be downloaded to your device through websites. They are tools that play an essential role in the provision of numerous services in the information society. Among other functions, they allow a website to store and retrieve information about a user’s or device’s browsing habits and, depending on the information obtained, can be used to recognize the user and improve the service offered.

Types of Cookies

Depending on who 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 based on the length of time they remain stored in the user’s browser: session cookies and persistent cookies.

Finally, there is another classification with five types of cookies depending on the purpose for which the obtained data is processed: technical cookies, personalization cookies, analytics cookies, advertising cookies, and behavioral advertising cookies.

Guide on the Use of Cookies by the Spanish Data Protection Agency.

Cookies Used on the Website

For the promotion of social networks, cookies from Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube are used so that our visitors can follow us on these networks, and Twitter and YouTube content is embedded on the homepage.

The following CSIC first-party cookies are used: _pk_ses111.6fed, _pk_id.111.6fed, has_js, and cookie-agreed. Additionally, cookies are used to preserve a user’s session state, which is set to 30 minutes from when the user stops interacting with the application: JSESSIONID, GUEST_LANGUAGE_ID, and COOKIE_SUPPORT.

Acceptance of the Cookie Policy

The State Agency Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) assumes that you accept the use of cookies. However, at the top of any page on the portal, information about its Cookie Policy will be displayed so that you are aware.

Upon receiving this information, you can take the following actions:

Accept cookies: If the user clicks the accept button, this notice will not be displayed again when accessing any page of the portal.
Review the cookie policy: The user can access this page, which details the use of cookies, as well as links to modify the browser’s configuration.

How to Modify Cookie Settings

You can restrict, block, or delete cookies from the State Agency Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) or any other website using your browser. Each browser operates differently; the “Help” function will show you how to do it.