In compliance with Spanish law governing the use of cookies in relation to providing electronic communications services, set out in Royal Decree-law 13/2012 of 30 March, we hereby inform you about the cookies used on Telefónica’s website, telefonica.com (hereinafter, the website) and the reason for their use. Similarly, Telefónica informs you that by browsing the website, you agree to our use of cookies.
WHAT ARE COOKIES AND WHAT ARE THEY USED FOR?
A cookie is a file that is downloaded to the computer, tablet, smartphone or any other device on accessing certain websites. Cookies allow a website to store and retrieve information about a user or device’s browsing habits and depending on the information it contains and how the device is used, they can be used to recognize a user. Under no circumstance can cookies damage your device. In fact, enabling cookies helps us to identify and resolve possible errors.
IDENTIFYING COOKIES
Below is a list of cookies arranged into a series of categories. However, bear in mind that a cookie could be included in more than one category.
COOKIES ACCORDING TO THE ENTITY THAT MANAGES THEM
Depending on the entity that manages the server or domain from which the cookies are sent and which processes the data they contain, cookies can be classified into:
- First-party cookies: These cookies are sent to the users device from a server or domain managed by the publisher and which provides the service requested by the user.
- Third-party cookies: These cookies are sent to the users device from a server or domain that is not managed by the publisher but by another entity that processes the data collected through cookies.
If cookies are installed from a server or domain managed by the publisher but the information collected though them is managed by a third-party, they are not classed as first-party cookies.
TYPES OF COOKIES ACCORDING TO HOW LONG THEY REMAIN ACTIVATED
Depending on how long they remain activated on the device, cookies can be divided into:
- Session cookies: These cookies are designed to gather and store data when the user accesses a website. They are usually used to store data that is only needed to provide the service requested by the user on one occasion (e.g. a list of products purchased).
- Persistent cookies: These cookies are stored on the device and can be accessed and managed over the period of time defined by the entity in charge of the cookie, which can range from minutes to several years.
COOKIES ACCORDING TO THEIR PURPOSE
Depending on the purpose of the data collected through the cookie, cookies can be divided into:
- Technical cookies: These cookies allow the user to browse a website, platform or application and use the options or services available, such as control traffic and data communications, identify the session, access areas with restricted access, remember the items included in an order, carry out the purchase process for an order, complete an event registration or participation form, use security components while browsing, store content to play videos or sounds or share content on social networks.
- Personalisation cookies: These cookies allow users to access the service with some general features defined by default according to a series of criteria on the users device, such as language, browser used to access the service, regional settings from which the service is accessed, etc.
- Analytics cookies: These cookies allow the entity in charge of them to track and analyse the behaviour of users of the websites to which they are linked. The information collected by these cookies is used to measure the activity of the websites, applications or platforms and to compile browsing profiles of the users of these websites, applications and platforms in order to make improvements based on analysing the data on how users use the service.
- Advertising cookies: These cookies allow the advertising space that the publisher has included on the website, application or platform used to provide the service to be used as efficiently as possible based on criteria such as edited content or how frequently advertisements are shown.
- Behavioural advertising cookies: These cookies allow the advertising space that the publisher has included on the website, application or platform used to provide the service to be used as efficiently as possible. These cookies store information about user behaviour collected by constantly monitoring their browsing habits, which allows a specific profile to be developed to display advertising accordingly.
The cookies used on our website are first-party and third-party. They allow us to store and access information related to the language, the browser used and other general features defined by the user and to track and analyse their activity in order to improve our services in a more efficient and personalised way. Telefónica does not use advertising or behavioural advertising cookies.
Cookies offer many benefits when providing information society services, as they: (i) help users to browse the website and access the services available; (ii) save users from having to configure the general features defined by default whenever they access the website; (iii) aid improved functioning and services provided by the website, after the corresponding analysis of the information collected via the cookies installed.
Telefónica does not collect or store your personal data (for example, name and address) and therefore, this data cannot be used to identify you.
However, you can configure your browser, allow or block cookies, or select those that can be installed and those that cannot by following the procedure for the browser used:
ON ITS WEBSITE, TELEFONICA USES
SESSION COOKIES
Session cookies are memorized and only temporary validity, that is, until the user finishes browsing the website. These cookies do not permanently record any information on the hard drive of your computer.
This is a table of Cookie’s information:
Cookie
Owner
Duration
Purpose
Level
Cookiecc_cookie_accept
Ownertelefonica.com
Duration1 year
PurposeThis technical cookie tells us whether the cookie policy of our website has already been displayed so as not to display it again.
LevelLevel 1
CookieCOOKIE_SUPPORT
Ownertelefonica.com
DurationPersistent
PurposeFacilitate navigation through the website as well as store the preferences selected by the user while browsing the web portal.
LevelLevel 1
CookieGUEST_LANGUAGE_ID
Ownertelefonica.com
DurationPersistent
PurposeFacilitate navigation through the web page as well as store the selected preferences (eg, the navigation language) by the user while browsing the web portal.
LevelLevel 1
ANALYSIS COOKIES
ANALYSIS COOKIES
Google Analytics.
Cookie
Owner
Duration
Purpose
Level
Cookie_ga
OwnerGoogle
Duration2 years or update
PurposeCookie set by analytics.js; JavaScript library belonging to Google. The analytics.js library is part of Google Universal Analytics and uses this source cookie that contains an anonymous identifier to distinguish users.
LevelLevel 2
Cookie_gid
OwnerGoogle
Duration24 hours
PurposeUsed to distinguish users.
LevelLevel 2
Cookie_ga
OwnerGoogle
Duration1 minute
PurposeUsed to throttle request rate. If Google Analytics is deployed via Google Tag Manager, this cookie will be named _dc_gtm_
.
LevelLevel 2
COOKIES USED BY EXTERNAL CONTENT PROVIDERS PLUG-INS
The cookies used by external content providers plug-ins are necessary for users to access content or services provided by third-parties, such as videos hosted on YouTube, or geographic locations in Google Maps. They are governed by the terms of their respective cookie policies.
GOOGLE PLUG-IN COOKIES
Telefónica uses Google external plug-ins. Using them involves sending cookies.
For more information, see:
How Google uses cookiesThe information collected by the Google external plug-ins on our website, including the users IP address, can be sent to Google and stored on its servers. This information is managed entirely by Google. These cookies do not identify users in-person unless they are logged in to Google, in which case they are linked to said Google account.
Telefónica uses the Google Maps to display geographic locations (our offices and other locations).
Some parts of Telefónicas website contain incrusted YouTube videos. The cookies implemented by Google on any page that includes a YouTube video are used to measure the number and behaviour of YouTube users, including information that links the visit to our website to their Google account, if the user is logged in.
For more information, see:
Googles Privacy Policy
Cookie
Owner
Duration
Purpose
Level
CookiePREF
OwnerGoogle
Duration2 years
PurposeWhen creating a Google account or logging in, PREF, NID, HSID, APISID, SID, SSID, SAPISID, GAPS, LSID, BEAT and ULS cookies are stored on the computer in order to remain connected to your Google account when you visit its service again. While you are logged in and use plug-ins from other websites, such as ours, Google uses these cookies to improve your user experience.
We use Google Maps on our website to display geographic locations. Using it implies sending PREF, NID, SNID and khcookie cookies, in addition to the cookies that Google requires if you are logged in to your account, managed entirely by Google.
Some pages of our website contain incrusted YouTube videos, a Google service. Using it implies sending PREF, NID, LOGIN_INFO, ACTIVITY, dkv, USE_HITBOX, demographics, VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE and YSC cookies, in addition to the cookies that Google requires if you are logged in to your account, in order to show the incrusted videos, estimate the bandwidth and display how many times it has been played.
LevelLevel 2
CookieNID
OwnerGoogle
Duration6 months
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
CookieSNID
OwnerGoogle
Duration6 months
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
CookieGAPS
OwnerGoogle
Durationexpires with the session
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
CookieLSID
OwnerGoogle
Duration2 years
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
CookieBEAT
OwnerGoogle
Duration24 hours
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
CookieYSC
OwnerGoogle
Durationexpires with the session
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
CookieKhcookie
OwnerGoogle
Durationexpires with the session
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
Cookiedemographics
OwnerGoogle
Duration18 months
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
Cookiedkv
OwnerGoogle
Duration60 days
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
CookieAPISID
OwnerGoogle
Duration2 years
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
CookieHSID
OwnerGoogle
Duration2 years
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
CookieSID
OwnerGoogle
Duration2 years
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
CookieSAPISID
OwnerGoogle
Duration2 years
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
CookieSSID
OwnerGoogle
Duration2 years
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
CookieLOGIN_INFO
OwnerGoogle
Duration2 years
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
CookieACTIVITY
OwnerGoogle
Durationexpires with the session
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
CookieUSE_HITBOX
OwnerGoogle
Durationexpires with the session
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
CookieVISITOR_INFO1_LIVE
OwnerGoogle
Duration8 months
Purpose
LevelLevel 2
VIMEO PLUG-IN COOKIES
Some pages of our website include encrusted Vimeo videos. This service uses Google Analystics to track its use and in order to do so it uses the cookies described in the Analystics Cookies section: __utma, __utmb, __utmc and __utmz.
For more information, see:
Vimeo Cookie Policy
EUROLAND PLUG-IN COOKIES
Some pages of our website include encrusted Euroland content. This service uses Google Analystics to track its use and in order to do so it uses the cookies described in the Analystics Cookies section: __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmt and __utmz.
For more information, see:
Euroland Cookie Policy
TWITTER PLUG-IN COOKIES
Some pages of our website include encrusted Genially content. This service uses Google Analystics to track its use and in order to do so it uses the cookies described in the Analystics Cookies section: __ga, __gid.
For more information, see:
Genially Cookie Policy
TWITTER PLUG-IN COOKIES
Some pages of our website include encrusted Twitter content.
For more information, see:
Twitter Cookie Policy
LINKEDIN PLUG-IN COOKIES
Some pages of our website include encrusted Linkedin content.
For more information, see:
Linkedin Cookie Policy
PINTEREST PLUG-IN COOKIES
Some pages of our website include encrusted Pinterest content.
For more information, see:
Pinterest Cookie Policy
SYGRIS PLUG-IN COOKIES
Some pages of our website include encrusted SYGRIS content.
For more information, see:
SYGRIS Cookie Policy
INTRUSION LEVELS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COOKIES WE USE
The aforementioned cookies incorporate an intrusion level criteria based on a scale of 1 to 3, in which:
- Level 1: Corresponds to internal use cookies that are essential for providing the service requested by the user.
- Level 2: Corresponds to anonymous internal use cookies needed to maintain content and browsing, in addition to cookies managed by third-parties in the framework of the services expressly requested by the user on their websites (e.g. social plug-ins for Facebook, Twitter or Linkedin, incrusted videos and maps).
- Level 3: Corresponds to cookies managed by third-parties in the framework of services not expressly requested by the user, allowing them to be tracked through websites not belonging to Telefónica (e.g. graphic advertising management platforms). This level is specified along with the name of the owner. Using level 3 cookies is subject to the prior consent of the user who must expressly accept them.
REVIEW
These lists will be updated as quickly as possible as the services offered on the website change and evolve. However, during the update the list might not include a cookie, but these cookies will always have the same purposes as those included in these lists.