Cookie Policy
I. Identification of the Data Controller
Data Controller: MALASA GRUPO, S.L.
Tax ID: B70303482
Address: P.I. O Acevedo, Nave 28, 15185, Cerceda, A Coruña.
Email address for exercising rights: protecciondedatos@grupomalasa.com
II. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small file that is automatically downloaded and installed on users’ devices through their browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari, among others) when they visit a website.
In general, these technologies can be used for a wide variety of purposes, such as recognizing you as a user of the website, gathering information about your browsing habits, or customizing how content is displayed, etc.
This website uses cookies and/or similar technologies that store and retrieve information when you browse the site. The specific ways we use these technologies are described below.
III. Classification and Types of Cookies Used
Cookies are classified based on the entity that manages them, their purpose, and how long they remain active.
Cookies Based on the Entity That Manages Them
- First-party cookies: These are cookies for which the publisher itself is responsible and which are generally sent to users’ devices from a server or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
- Third-party cookies: These are cookies for which an entity other than the publisher is responsible and which are generally sent to the user’s device from a computer or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but rather by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.
Cookies by Purpose
- Technical cookies: These are cookies that allow users to navigate a website, platform, or application and use the various options or services available on it, including those that the publisher uses to manage and operate the website and enable its features and services, such as monitoring traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted-access areas, remember the items included in an order, complete the purchase process for an order, process payment, monitor fraud related to service security, submit a request to register or participate in an event, count visits for the purpose of billing for software licenses used to operate the service (website, platform, or application), use security features while browsing, store content for the streaming of videos or audio, enable dynamic content (for example, loading animations for text or images), or share content via social media.
- Preference or personalization cookies: These are cookies that store information so that the user can access the service with specific settings that may differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as, for example, the language, the number of results displayed when the user performs a search, the appearance or content of the service based on the type of browser the user uses to access the service or the region from which the user accesses the service, etc.
- Analytics or measurement cookies: These are cookies that allow the party responsible for them to track and analyze the behavior of users of the websites to which they are linked, including measuring the impact of advertisements. The information collected through this type of cookie is used to measure the activity on websites, applications, or platforms, with the aim of making improvements based on the analysis of how users interact with the service. These cookies generally pose a low privacy risk if the data is aggregated.
- Behavioral advertising cookies: These are cookies that store information about users’ behavior obtained through the continuous monitoring of their browsing habits, which allows for the creation of a specific profile to display advertising based on that behavior.
Cookies Based on How Long They Remain Active
- Session cookies: These are cookies designed to collect and store data while the user is accessing a website. They are typically used to store information that is only needed to provide the service requested by the user on a one-time basis (for example, a list of purchased products) and are deleted when the session ends.
- Persistent cookies: These are cookies in which the data remains stored on the device 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.
Cookies Used on This Website
| COOKIE NAME | CONTROLLER | PURPOSE | TYPE | LIFETIME |
| _ga | Google LLC | Track visits Analyze user navigation Compile website usage statistics | Analytics | 2 years |
| _ga_M5FS0YW9PG | Google LLC | Maintain session state Identify, in an aggregated and anonymous manner, the events associated with a single Google Analytics property Enable the analysis of user behavior on the website | Analytics | 2 years |
| cookieyes-consent | MALASA GROUP | Store the user’s consent preferences regarding the use of cookies on the website. | Technical/ necessary | 1 year |
| wp-wpml_current_language | MALASA GROUP | Remember the language selected by the user Ensure the proper functioning of the multilingual system | Technical | Session |
IV. Additional Information
Google Analytics Cookie. Analytics cookies allow us to count the number of users and thus measure and statistically analyze how users use the service we offer. To do this, we analyze your browsing activity on our website in order to improve the products and services we offer you.
V. Legal Basis and Retention Period
The legal basis for processing certain personal data (e.g., device identifiers or IP addresses) for the purposes indicated in the table above is the user’s consent, which is provided as set forth in the information banner and in this policy, except for those cookies that are strictly necessary for browsing our website
The retention period for your personal data is the one specified for each cookie in the table of cookies used.
VI. Consent
In order to place cookies on the devices of users of our website, we request their express consent by having them click the “Accept” button on the banner. We do not request consent in cases where cookies are necessary for browsing our website.
VII. International Data Transfers and Profiling
No profiles will be created.
Certain processing of personal data carried out through Google Analytics, such as that associated with _ga cookies, may involve international data transfers to Google LLC, located in the United States.
Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, as well as its extension for the United Kingdom and the Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, all of which have been recognized as adequacy mechanisms by the European Commission. Consequently, such transfers are carried out in accordance with Article 45 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR).
The processing of data through these cookies is based on the user’s consent, which can be withdrawn at any time through the cookie settings panel available on the website.
VIII. Disabling Cookies
To revoke your consent, simply click the buttons we have provided or configure your browser to block cookies. You will also need to clear your browsing history to delete any cookies that have already been installed.
In addition to the cookie settings buttons in this policy, below are links to the information you need to disable cookies in the most commonly used browsers:
Google Chrome: Learn More
Google Chrome for Mobile: Learn More
Microsoft Edge: Learn More
Mozilla Firefox: More Information
Opera: More Information
Safari: More Information
IX. User Rights
Users may exercise their rights of access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction of processing, and data portability, as applicable, as well as revoke their consent at protecciondedatos@grupomalasa.com.
You can contact our Data Protection Officer at protecciondedatos@grupomalasa.com.
You also have the right to file a complaint with a competent supervisory authority. In Spain, that authority is the Spanish Data Protection Agency (www.aepd.es).
X. More Information
For more information about who we are, how to contact us, how we process personal data, and how you can exercise your rights, please see our privacy policy.