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The LSSI-CE, obliges all those who have a website to warn the user of the existence of cookies, inform about them and require permission to download them.

Likewise, as provided in article 22.2 of Law 34/2002. "Service providers may use data storage and retrieval devices in terminal equipment of the recipients, provided that the recipients have given their consent after having been provided with clear and complete information on their use, in particular, on the purposes of data processing, in accordance with the provisions of Organic Law 15/1999, of December 13, on Personal Data Protection".

As the party responsible for this website, and in compliance with the aforementioned article regarding cookies and taking into account the way the Internet and websites work, it is not always possible to have updated information on the cookies that third parties may use through this website.

This applies especially to cases where this website contains embedded elements: i.e. texts, documents, images or short movies that are stored elsewhere, but are displayed on our website.

Therefore, should you encounter such cookies on this website and they are not listed below, please let us know. You may also contact the third party directly to request information about the cookies it places, the purpose and duration of the cookie, and how it has ensured your privacy.

Previous: What are Cookies?

Cookies are a tool used by Web servers to store and retrieve information about their visitors. It is nothing more than a text file that some servers ask our browser to write to our hard drive, with information about what we have been doing on their pages. They have an expiration date, which can range from the duration of the session to a specified future date, after which they are no longer operational.

1. Cookies used by this website

This website uses its own and third party cookies to provide you with a better browsing experience, to share content on social networks, to show you advertisements based on your interests and to obtain user statistics.

The cookies used in www.northerndesign.net are only associated with an anonymous user and your computer, do not provide references to deduce the name and surname of the user and can not read data from your hard drive or include viruses in their texts. Likewise, www.northerndesign.net cannot read the cookies implanted in the user's hard disk from other servers.

You are free to decide whether or not to install the cookies used on www.northerndesign.net on your hard drive. In this sense, the user can configure your browser to accept or reject by default all cookies or to receive an on-screen notice of the receipt of each cookie and decide at that time its implementation or not on your hard drive. To do this we suggest you consult the help section of your browser to learn how to change the settings currently used.

Even if you configure your browser to reject all cookies or expressly reject cookies from www.northerndesign.net you can still browse the website with the only drawback of not being able to enjoy the features of the site that require the installation of any of them. In any case, you can delete the cookies implanted in your hard drive at any time, following the procedure established in the help section of your browser and that we will detail later.

As a user, you can refuse the processing of data or information by blocking these cookies using the appropriate settings on your browser. However, you should be aware that, if you do so, this site may not function properly.

The cookies on this website help to:

  1. To make this website work properly.
  2. Save you having to log in every time you visit this site.
  3. Remind you of your settings during and between visits.
  4. Allow you to view videos.
  5. Improve the speed / security of the site.
  6. Can share pages with social networks.
  7. Continually improve this website.
  8. Show you ads based on your browsing habits.

Cookies will never be used for:

  1. Collect personally identifiable information (without your express permission).
  2. Collect sensitive information (without your express permission).
  3. Sharing personally identifiable information to third parties.

2. Third-party cookies that we use on this website and that you should be aware of

This website, like most websites, includes functionality provided by third parties. New designs or third party services are also regularly tested for recommendations and reports.

This may occasionally change the cookie settings and cookies not detailed in this policy may appear. It is important to know that these are temporary cookies that are not always possible to inform and that only have purposes of study and evaluation. In no case will cookies that compromise your privacy be used.

Among the most stable third-party cookies are:

  • Those generated by analysis servicesSpecifically, Google Analytics to help the website analyze the use made by users of the website and improve the usability of the same, but in no case are associated with data that could come to identify the user.

    Google Analytics, is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc. a Delaware company whose principal office is at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View (California), CA 94043, United States ("Google").

    The user can consult here the type of cookies used by Google. Cookie of Google+ and Google Maps, as provided on their page on what type of cookies they use.

  • WordPress: www.northerndesign.net is a user of the open source CMS platform WordPress, owned by the U.S. company Automattic, Inc.

    You can check here the cookies policy used in WordPress

  • Social media cookies: Social media cookies may be stored in your browser while browsing www.northerndesign.net, for example, when you use the share content button on www.northerndesign.net on a social network.

    The companies that generate these cookies corresponding to the social networks used by this website have their own cookie policies:

    1. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/help/323540651073243/
    2. Twitter: https://twitter.com/privacy
    3. Pinterest: https://policy.pinterest.com/es/privacy-policy
    4. Instagram: https://help.instagram.com/155833707900388

    The privacy implications will depend on each social network and will depend on the privacy settings you have chosen in these networks. In no case, neither the responsible for this website nor the advertisers can obtain personally identifiable information from these cookies.

  • Advertising and remarketing cookies: we use pixels and cookies on the website for advertising and remarketing purposes.

    Among them we use:

    1. Facebook Pixel, allows our users to display ads within the Facebook platform. A tracking pixel is installed to facilitate the placement of advertising campaigns. If you want to know more information https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/.
    2. Google Pixel, allows our users to place advertising campaigns on the Google Display Network through a tracking pixel. If you want to know more information https://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin.
    3. Mailchimp pixel, serves to promote new or best-selling items to your subscribers. When a subscriber clicks on a link or views a particular page, the user's site drops a MailChimp cookie that allows MailChimp to track attribution rates and browser activity and provide reports to the user on the success of their product retargeting emails.

Below, and as required by Article 22.2 of the LSSI, the cookies that may be installed during the navigation of this website are detailed:

CookieDurationDescription
_ga2 yearsThis cookie is set by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to calculate visitor data, sessions, campaigns and track site usage for site analytics reporting. Cookies store information anonymously and assign a randomly generated number to identify unique visitors.
_ga_xxxxxxxx2 yearsCookie used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.
_gat1 minuteGoogle Universal Analytics sets these cookies to speed up the request rate and limit data collection on high-traffic sites.
_gat_UA-XXXXXXXXXXXX-X1 minuteThis is a pattern type cookie set by Google Analytics, where the pattern element in the name (XXXXXXX-X) contains the unique identity number of the account or website it relates to. It is a variation of the _gat cookie that is used to limit the amount of data recorded by Google on high traffic volume websites.
_gid1 dayThis cookie is set by Google Analytics. The cookie is used to store information about how visitors use the website and helps create an analytics report on how the site is performing. The data collected, including the number of visitors, the source from which they came and the pages, is displayed anonymously.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-advertisement11 monthsThis cookie is set by the GDPR cookie consent add-on. Cookies are used to store user consent for cookies in the category "Marketing and Advertising".
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics11 monthsThis cookie is set by the GDPR cookie consent add-on. Cookies are used to store user consent for cookies in the "Analytics" category.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional11 monthsThis cookie is set by the GDPR cookie consent add-on. Cookies are used to store user consent for cookies in the "Functional" category.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary11 monthsThis cookie is set by the GDPR cookie consent add-on. Cookies are used to store user consent for cookies in the "Necessary" category.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others11 monthsThis cookie is set by the GDPR cookie consent add-on. Cookies are used to store user consent for cookies in the "Other" category.
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance11 monthsThis cookie is set by the GDPR cookie consent add-on. Cookies are used to store user consent for cookies in the "Performance" category.
JSESSIONIDSessionGeneral purpose platform session cookie used to maintain user status on page requests.
PHPSESSIDSessionThe cookie is used to store and identify a user's unique session ID in order to manage the user's session on the website. The cookie is a session cookie and is deleted when all browser windows are closed.
test_cookie11 monthsThis cookie is set by the GDPR cookie consent add-on. The purpose of the cookie is to determine whether the users' browser supports cookies.
viewed_cookie_policy11 monthsThis cookie is set by the GDPR cookie consent add-on and is used to store whether or not the user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data.
XSRF-TOKENSessionThis cookie is used for website security purposes.

3. How can I manage and disable these cookies?

If you do not want the website to install any cookies on your computer, you can set your browser to notify you before any cookies are downloaded.

It is also possible to modify your browser settings so that it rejects all cookies or only third-party cookies. You can also delete any cookies that are already on your computer.

Please note that you will have to adapt the settings separately for each browser and computer you use.

www.northerndesign.net makes available to users who wish to prevent the installation of the aforementioned cookies, links provided for this purpose by browsers whose use is considered more widespread:

  1. Google Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es-419&answer=95647
  2. Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/es-xl/internet-explorer/delete-manage-cookies#ie=ie-10
  3. Mozilla Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-que-los-sitios-we
  4. Apple Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677?viewlocale=es_ES%20%97%20http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5042

Policy revised in December 2023.