The Superior Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) State Agency reports on the use of cookies on their websites.
Cookies are files that can be downloaded to your computer through the web pages. They are tools that are essential for the provision of many services of the information society role. Among others, allow a website to store and retrieve information about browsing habits of a user or your computer, depending on the information obtained can be used to recognize the user and improve the service offered.

Types of cookies

Depending on who is the entity that manages the domain from which cookies are sent and treat data obtained can distinguish two types: own cookies and third party cookies.
There is also a second classification according to the length of time they remain stored in the client browser and can be session cookies or persistent cookies.
Finally, there is another classification with five types of cookies depending on the purpose for which the data are processed: Technical cookies, cookies customization, cookies analysis, advertising cookies and cookies for behavioral advertising.
For more information on this subject can consult the guide on the use of cookies from the Spanish Data Protection Agency.

Cookies used on the web

The website uses Google Analytics CSIC, is the analytics tool that helps website and app owners to understand how visitors interact with their properties. a set of cookies to collect information and report usage statistics of websites without personally identify visitors from Google are used. More information on cookies from Google Analytics and information on privacy
To promote social networks are using cookies Twiter, Facebook and Youtube so that our visitors can follow in such networks and on the home page contents Twitter and Youtube are embedded.
On the other hand, cookies are used to preserve the state of a user session. This is established in 30 minutes counting from the user stops interacting with the application. JSESSIONID, GUEST_LANGUAGE_ID and COOKIE_SUPPORT.
Finally, a cookie technical called cookies_policy, itself, of a technical nature and session is discharged. Manages the user's consent to the use of cookies on the website, in order to remind users that have accepted and those not, so the first will not be shown information at the top of the page about.

Acceptance of Cookie Policy

The Superior Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) State Agency assumes that you accept the use of cookies. However, at the top of any portal page information about your Policy cookies will be displayed in order for you to be aware.
Given this information it is possible to carry out the following actions:

Accept cookies: if the user presses the acceptance button will not be displayed again this notice to access any portal page.
Review the policy of cookies: The user can access this page that the use of cookies is detailed, as well as links to modify browser settings.


How to modify the settings cookies

You can restrict, block or delete cookies from the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) State Agency or any other web page using your browser. In each browser the operating is different, the role of 'Help' will show you how: