We use both our own cookies and third-party cookies to improve our services, personalize our website, facilitate user navigation, provide a better experience in using the website, identify issues for improvement, make measurements and usage statistics, and show advertising related to user preferences through the analysis of website usage.
Please be informed that we may use cookies on your device provided that the user has given their consent, except in cases where cookies are necessary for navigating our website and app. If you give your consent, we can use cookies that allow us to have more information about your preferences and customize our website according to your individual interests.
What are cookies?
Cookies and other similar technologies such as local shared objects, flash cookies, or pixels are tools used by web servers to store and retrieve information about their visitors, as well as to ensure the proper functioning of the site.Types of cookies
Types of cookies based on the entity that manages them:- Own cookies: These are sent to the user's terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the owner of the website.
- Third-party cookies: These are sent to the user's terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the owner of the website providing the service requested by the user but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies. Likewise, if cookies are installed from a computer or domain managed by the owner of the website, but the information collected through them is managed by a third party, they will also be considered third-party cookies.
- Technical Cookies: These allow users to navigate a website, platform, or application and use different options or services available, including those the editor uses for managing and operating the website, enabling its functions and services. Examples include controlling traffic and data communication, accessing restricted access areas, controlling fraud related to service security, handling registration or participation requests in an event, counting visits for software licensing billing purposes, using security elements during navigation, storing content for video or audio broadcasting, enabling dynamic content (e.g., loading animation of text or image), or sharing content via social networks. Also included in this category, due to their technical nature, are cookies that allow the most efficient management of advertising spaces, as part of the design or "layout" of the service offered to the user, based on criteria such as edited content, without collecting information from users for different purposes, such as customizing advertising content or other content.
- Preference or Customization Cookies: These allow the storage of information so that users can access the service with specific features that differentiate their experience from other users. Examples include language preferences, the number of results to display when a user performs a search, the appearance or content of the service based on the type of browser the user is using or the region from which the user accesses the service, etc.
- Analysis or Measurement Cookies: These enable the entity responsible for them to track and analyze the behavior of users on the linked websites, including quantifying the impacts of advertisements. The information collected with these cookies is used to measure the activity of websites, applications, or platforms, aiming to make improvements based on the analysis of user service usage data.
- Behavioral Advertising Cookies: These allow the most effective management of advertising spaces on the website. These cookies store information about user behavior obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, enabling the development of a specific profile to display advertising accordingly.
- Geolocation Cookies: Used to determine a user's location when requesting a service. This cookie is anonymous and is used, for example, to provide the appropriate information based on the country in which the user is located.
- Session Cookies: These are designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website. They are usually used to store information that is only relevant to maintain for the provision of the service requested by the user on a single occasion (e.g., a list of purchased products) and disappear at the end of the session.
- Persistent Cookies: These are cookies in which data is still stored on the user's device and can be accessed and processed during a period defined by the cookie's provider, which can range from a few minutes to several years.
Cookies Used on Our Website
Cookies used by Google Maps
| Name | Explanation | Duration | First part |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics cookie to track user behavior on Google Maps. | 2 years | First part |
| _gid | Google Analytics cookie to track user behavior on Google Maps. | 24 hours | First part |
| _gaexp | Google Analytics cookie to conduct experiments with user behavior on Google Maps. | 90 days | First part |
| _NID | Google cookie to store information about user preferences such as language and location. | 6 months | First part |
| _SID | Google cookie to identify Google Maps users. | 2 years | First part |
| _HSID | Google cookie to identify Google Maps users. | 2 years | First part |
| _SSID | Google cookie to identify Google Maps users. | 2 years | First part |
| _AMP_TOKEN | Google cookie to store information about the AMP session status. | 30 minutes | First part |
| _gcl_au | Google cookie to track user behavior on Google Maps and other Google products. | 2 years | First part |
| _gcm_au | Google cookie to track user behavior on Google Maps and other Google products. | 2 years | First part |
| _gmob_au | Google cookie to track user behavior on Google Maps and other Google products. | 2 years | First part |
| _gstatic.com | Google cookie to provide services like map display and search. | 2 years | First part |
| _maps.googleapis.com | Google cookie to provide services like map display and search. | 2 years | First part |
| _fbp | Facebook cookie to track user behavior on Google Maps. | 3 months | Third part |
| _fbsr | Facebook cookie to track user behavior on Google Maps. | 3 months | Third part |
| _fr | Facebook cookie to track user behavior on Google Maps. | 3 months | Third part |
| _spin:a | Google cookie to conduct experiments with user behavior on Google Maps. | 24 hours | First part |
| _spin:b | Google cookie to conduct experiments with user behavior on Google Maps. | 24 hours | Yes |
| _spin:c | Google cookie to conduct experiments with user behavior on Google Maps. | 24 hours | Yes |
| _spin:d | Google cookie to conduct experiments with user behavior on Google Maps. | 24 hours | Yes |
| _spin:e | Google cookie to conduct experiments with user behavior on Google Maps. | 24 hours | Yes |
| _spin:f | Google cookie to conduct experiments with user behavior on Google Maps. | 24 hours | Yes |
How to Disable Cookies in Browsers?
The user can, at any time, allow, block or delete the cookies installed on their computer by modifying the configuration parameters of the browser installed on their computer:- Chrome: Settings -> Show advanced options -> Privacy -> Content settings
For more information, you can consult Google's support or the browser's Help. - Explorer: Tools -> Internet options -> Privacy -> Settings
For more information, you can consult Microsoft's support or the browser's Help. - Firefox: Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> History -> Custom Settings
For more information, you can consult Mozilla's support or the browser's Help. - Safari: Preferences -> Security
For more information, you can consult Apple's support or the browser's Help.