1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies and similar technologies are small data storage and retrieval devices installed on the hard drive or browser of a computer, tablet, smartphone, or similar devices.

In general, cookies serve various purposes, including allowing, among others, internet browsing, recognising the user, obtaining information about browsing habits, or customising the way content is displayed.

The specific uses that LABORATORIOS BABÉ, S.L. makes of these technologies (“cookies“) are described below.

 

2. DEFINITIONS USED IN THIS COOKIE POLICY

Data: information obtained from the user’s device through data storage and retrieval technologies (cookies or other). Data is considered personal when it pertains to information about identified or identifiable individuals, as defined in Article 4 of the GDPR

Aggregate information: non-nominal information, typically numerical and used for statistical purposes

Device: the device from which the user accesses the service, such as a personal computer, mobile phone, tablet, etc., and from which the information is obtained

Publisher: entity that controls or owns the website

Third party: external entity, collaborator, service provider, or entity related to the publisher that participates in the management of certain cookies

Cookie controller: the publisher, controller, website owner, or, in some cases, a third party

Browsing habits: trends shown by the user when browsing a website, such as time spent on a page, sections visited, most frequent sections, source of the visit, and destination of the visit, among others.

 

3. WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES EXIST?

According to the entity that manages them:

• First-party cookies: these are sent to the user’s device from a system or domain managed by LABORATORIOS BABÉ, S.L., which provides the requested service

• Third-party cookies: these are sent to the user’s device from a system or domain not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.

According to the time they are activated on the device:

• Session cookies: these are designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website. They are usually used to store information that is only relevant for the service requested by the user at that moment and disappear when the session ends.

• Persistent cookies: these are the ones that store data on the device and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie controller, which ranges from a few minutes to several years.

According to the purpose for which data obtained through the cookies are processed:

• Technical cookies: these allow users to navigate the website and use its different options or services, including cookies required for website management and operation, and its functions and services, such as traffic control, data communication, session identification, counting, and enabling dynamic content, among others.

• Preference or customisation cookies: these collect information that allows users to access the service with specific characteristics that may make their experience different from other users. These can include language selection, number of results shown in a search, and the appearance or content of the service depending on the browser type or the region from which the service is accessed, etc.

• Analysis or measurement cookies: these enable tracking and analysis of user behaviour for activity measurement, in order to introduce improvements based on user activity on the website.

• Behavioural advertising cookies: these enable the collection of information about user behaviour through continuous observation of browsing habits (e.g. pages visited) to develop a specific profile and display personalised advertising based on this profile

 

4. WHAT KIND OF COOKIES DO WE USE?

Provider	Cookie name	Cookie type	Purpose	Duration	Data Transfer
Google	_ga	Analytics	Distinguishes users	2 years	Yes. For more details, please refer to Google’s privacy policy.
[*]	[Complete with other cookies]	[*]	[*]	[*]	[*]
[*]	[*]	[*]	[*]	[*]	[*]

 

5. HOW TO DISABLE OR DELETE COOKIES?

Blocking or disabling all cookies helps protect your privacy, but it may also limit the experience on our website, restrict functionality, or even prevent you from using some of our services.

You can enable or disable the cookies listed above (except for technical cookies, which are necessary for proper website operation) via the settings panel that appears in the cookie consent notice when you access our website. Please note that if you accept third-party cookies, you will need to delete them through your browser settings or via the system provided by the third party.

If you want to learn how to disable cookies in the most commonly used web browsers, check the following guides:

• Apple Safari
• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge
• Mozilla Firefox

If you have any questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy, feel free to contact us using the details provided on our website.

 

6. ADDITIONAL DATA PROTECTION INFORMATION

This section provides information on how personal data is processed in relation to the use of cookies. For comprehensive information on personal data protection, please refer to our privacy policy.

 

7. LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

User consent is the legal basis for the use of cookies. As a user of our website, you can withdraw your consent at any time, as indicated in the section HOW TO DISABLE OR DELETE COOKIES.

 

8. RECIPIENTS OF THE DATA

LABORATORIOS BABÉ, S.L. shares the data collected through third-party cookies, as indicated in the section WHAT KIND OF COOKIES DO WE USE?, with authorities and public organisations to comply with legal obligations, as well as with IT service providers acting on behalf of LABORATORIOS BABÉ, S.L. as data processors for the management of cookies.

We encourage you to check the privacy policies of the third parties listed in the section WHAT KIND OF COOKIES DO WE USE? for further details.

 

9. PROFILING

If you accept the use of behavioural advertising cookies as a user, we will create a profile based on your browsing data, to show you personalised ads. The third parties listed in the section WHAT KIND OF COOKIES DO WE USE? may also create a profile for this purpose. Further details can be found in the respective third parties’ privacy policies.

 

10. DATA TRANSFER TO THIRD COUNTRIES

Some of the third-party providers listed in the section WHAT KIND OF COOKIES DO WE USE? are located outside the European Economic Area. Data transfers are carried out in accordance with the provisions of our privacy policy. You may also review the privacy policies of the identified third parties and obtain information on any data transfers they may carry out.