A cookie is a file that is downloaded in your computer when you access certain websites. The cookies allow a website, among other things, to store information about the browsing habits of a user or its team, and, depending on the information that they have and the way your device is being used, they may be used to recognize they user.
In compliance with the Law 34/2002, July 11th, of services of the society of the information and of electronic commerce (LSSICE), the responsible must obtain the consent of the User of all the websites that use analytics, advertisement and affiliation cookies. There is an exception on the compliance of this law for the cookies used with the only purpose of allowing the communication between the device of the user and the net (technical cookies) or of providing a service specifically required by the user.
Depending on the entity that manages them:
Depending on the time they remain activated:
Depending on their purpose:
You have the possibility of setting your browser to be warned onscreen every time you receive a cookie, so that you can stop it from being installed in your device. If you want to know more about this, please read the instructions and manuals of your browser:
Google Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es&answer=95647
Microsoft Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Microsoft Edge: https://privacy.microsoft.com/es-es/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy
Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-sitios-web-rastrear-preferencias