COOKIE POLICY

Due to the entry into force of the amendment of Law 34/2002 of 11 July 2002 on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (“LSSICE“) by Royal Decree 13/2012 of 30 March 2012, transposing directives on the internal electricity and gas markets and on electronic communications, and adopting measures for the correction of deviations due to mismatches between costs and revenues in the electricity and gas sectors, it is mandatory to obtain the express consent of the user of all websites that use dispensable Cookies, before the user browses them.

1.- Definition and function of cookies.

A cookie is a text file containing small amounts of information that is downloaded to the user’s device when accessing a website. Its main purpose is, on the one hand, to recognise the user each time he or she accesses the website in question and, on the other hand, to learn the browsing habits of said device in order, among other things, to improve the usability of the website. 

2.- Duty to inform and obtain consent in relation to the use of cookies

In accordance with the provisions of current legislation, any website that uses cookies must provide clear and complete information on their purpose, and it is compulsory to obtain the express consent of users before downloading them, except in relation to the so-called “excepted cookies” for which it is NOT necessary to obtain consent.

2.1    Types of cookies:

Cookies can be classified according to different criteria. From a legal point of view, and as explained in the previous section, there are excepted and non-excepted cookies. Other classification criteria are based on the type of cookie management (own or third-party), activation time (session cookies and permanent cookies) or type of purpose.

  • Analytical cookies: these collect information on the use of the website.

  • Social Cookies: these are those necessary for external social networks.

  • Affiliate cookies: these enable tracking of visits from other websites with which the website has an affiliation contract (affiliation companies).

  • Advertising and behavioural cookies: these collect information about the user’s preferences and personal choices (retargeting).

  • Technical and functional cookies: these are strictly necessary for the use of the website and for the provision of the contracted service.

2.    2Exempted cookies

Excepted cookies include:

  • Technical cookies: these allow the user to browse a website, platform or application and use the different options or services that exist on it, such as, for example, controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted access areas, remembering the elements that make up an order, carrying out the purchase process of an order, making an application for registration or participation in an event, using security elements during browsing, storing content for the broadcasting of videos or sound or sharing content via social networks.

Also included in this category are cookies that allow information to be obtained for the effective management of the advertising design from a strictly technical point of view.

  • Personalisation cookies: these allow the user to access the service with certain predefined general characteristics depending on a series of criteria in the user’s terminal, such as the language, the type of browser used to access the service, the regional configuration from which the service is accessed, etc.

Examples of excepted cookies are session and user login cookies, authentication cookies, security cookies, media player session cookies, load balancing session cookies, user interface customisation cookies and plug-in cookies for sharing content on social networks.

The use of the rest of the cookies, i.e. those that are not exempted, implies the duty to inform and obtain the user’s express consent prior to downloading them.

2.3    What types of cookies does https://www.destinyspirits.com/ use?

  • Own cookies: These are those that are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the editor itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.

  • Third-party cookies: These are those that are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.

  • Session cookies: These are a type of cookie designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a web page.

  • Persistent cookies: These are a type of cookie in which the data remains stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the party responsible for the cookie, which can range from a few minutes to several years.

  • Analysis cookies: These are cookies that are either processed by us or by third parties and allow us to quantify the number of users and thus carry out the measurement and statistical analysis of the use made by users of the service offered. To do this, your browsing on our website is analysed in order to improve the range of products or services that we offer.

3.- Deactivation, revocation or deletion of cookies

Users may, at any time, allow, block or delete the cookies installed on their equipment by configuring their browser options. If they do not allow cookies to be installed on their browser, they may not be able to access any of the sections of our website.

  • Browser settings, e.g:

  • Chrome, from http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es&answer=95647

  • Explorer, from http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9

  • Firefox, from http://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-que-los-sitios-we

  • Safari, from https://support.apple.com/es-es/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac

  • Opera, from https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/

  • Opt-out systems specific to the cookie in question (these systems may require a “reject” cookie to be installed on your computer in order for your choice to opt-out to work);

  • Other third-party tools, available online, allow users to detect cookies on each website they visit and manage their deactivation (e.g. Ghostery: http://www.ghostery.com/).

4.- Cookies used

At the moment, DESTINY SPIRITS, S.L. uses the following cookies on this website, which are detailed below:

– _ga

– cookieyes-consent

– pll_language

– pum-10410

They are, in order of list, those related to:

– Google Analytics

– Cookie Consent Banner

– Website translation

– Age of majority verification popups