COOKIE POLICY

HQROOMS LEGAL

A cookie is a small text file that is stored in your browser when you visit almost any website. Its purpose is to enable the website to remember your visit when you return to that page. Cookies usually store technical information, personal preferences, content customization, usage statistics, links to social networks, access to user accounts, etc. The purpose of the cookie is to adapt the content of the website to your profile and needs. Without cookies, the services offered by any page would be significantly reduced.

More information about cookies

What is a cookie?

A cookie is a harmless text file that is stored in your browser when you visit almost any website. The purpose of the cookie is to enable the website to remember your visit when you return to that page. Although many people do not know this, cookies have been used for 20 years, when the first browsers for the World Wide Web appeared.

What is not a cookie?

It is not a virus, nor a Trojan, nor a worm, nor spam, nor spyware, nor does it open pop-up windows.

What information does a cookie store?

Cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit cards or bank details, photographs, your ID or personal information, etc. The data they store is of a technical nature, personal preferences, personalization of content, etc.

The web server does not associate you with you as a person but with your web browser. In fact, if you normally browse with Internet Explorer and try to browse the same website with Firefox or Chrome, you will see that the website does not realize that you are the same person because it is actually associating the browser, not the person.

What types of cookies exist?

  • Technical cookies: These are the most basic and allow, among other things, to know when a human or an automated application is browsing, when an anonymous user and a registered user are browsing, basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic website.
  • Analytical cookies: These collect information about the type of browsing you are doing, the sections you use most, products viewed, time slot of use, language, etc.
  • Advertising cookies: These show advertising based on your browsing, your country of origin, language, etc.

What are first-party and third-party cookies?

First-party cookies are those generated by the page you are visiting and third-party cookies are those generated by external services or providers such as Facebook, Twitter, Google, etc.

What happens if I disable cookies?

To help you understand the scope that disabling cookies can have, we show you some examples:

  • You will not be able to share content from that website on Facebook, Twitter or any other social network.
  • The website will not be able to adapt the content to your personal preferences, as is often the case in online stores.
  • You will not be able to access the personal area of ​​that website, such as My Account, or My Profile or My Orders.
  • Online stores: You will be unable to make online purchases, they will have to be by telephone or by visiting the physical store if it has one.
  • It will not be possible to customize your geographic preferences such as time zone, currency or language.
  • The website will not be able to perform web analytics on visitors and web traffic, which will make it difficult for the website to be competitive.
  • You will not be able to write on the blog, upload photos, post comments, rate or score content. The website will also not be able to know if you are a human or an automated application that publishes spam.
  • Targeted advertising will not be able to be displayed, which will reduce the website’s advertising revenue.
  • All social networks use cookies, if you disable them you will not be able to use any social network.

Can cookies be deleted and/or blocked?

Yes, cookies can be deleted and blocked. Below we provide links to the settings of the most commonly used browsers so that you can proceed according to your preferences:

Google Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en-US

Mozilla Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-in-firefox-for-esc

Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265

Microsoft Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09

Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/delete-and-manage-cookies-168dab11-0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d

Cookies used on this website

Following the guidelines of the Spanish Data Protection Agency, we proceed to detail the use of cookies that this website makes in order to inform you as accurately as possible.

This website uses the following third-party cookies:

  • Google Analytics: Stores cookies to compile statistics on the traffic and volume of visits to this website, as well as the language used. By using this website you are consenting to the processing of information about you by Google. Therefore, the exercise of any right in this regard must be done by communicating directly with Google. (E.g.: -APISID, CONSENT, HSID, NID, SID, _ga, _gat)
  • Social network cookies: The “Social plugins” are not integrated into our portal, but only through an HTML link (called a “shariff plugin”). This ensures that a connection to the social network provider’s service will not be created just by using our website. By clicking on a social network button on our website, a new window will open and access will be provided to the service provider’s page. For the rights and configuration options related to protecting your privacy, please consult the providers’ data privacy policies.

Disabling or deleting cookies

This website provides users with an easily accessible form to enable or disable the cookies used by us according to the user’s personal preferences at any time.

Furthermore, with regard to the add-ons from external entities (such as Google Inc. services) used on our website, we recommend that all users access the privacy policies of each service provider to obtain further information:

http://www.google.es/intl/es/policies/privacy/

Additional notes

  • Neither this website nor its legal representatives are responsible for the content or the veracity of the privacy policies that the third parties mentioned in this cookie policy may have.
  • Web browsers are the tools in charge of storing cookies and from this place you must exercise your right to delete or deactivate them. Neither this website nor its legal representatives can guarantee the correct or incorrect handling of cookies by the aforementioned browsers.
  • In some cases it is necessary to install cookies so that the browser does not forget your decision not to accept them.
  • In the case of Google Analytics cookies, this company stores cookies on servers located in the United States and undertakes not to share them with third parties, except in cases where it is necessary for the operation of the system or when the law requires it. According to Google, it does not store your IP address. Google Inc. is a company adhering to the Safe Harbor Agreement that guarantees that all transferred data will be treated with a level of protection in accordance with European regulations.
  • For any questions or queries about this cookie policy, do not hesitate to contact us through the contact section.