Cookies policy

By means of this Cookies Policy (the “Cookies Policy”), CHOCOLATES SOLE, S.L informs any user (the “User”) who accesses the website http://www.chocolatessole.com about the cookies used on it.

Definition and general information

Access to the Website implies the use of cookies. A cookie is a text file that is downloaded onto the User's terminal device in order to store, during their browsing on it, certain data for one or more purposes.

Cookies allow the Website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about the number of visits, the User's browsing habits and, depending on the information they contain and the way in which the User uses the device, they may be used to recognise the User.

The User should bear in mind that, in order to use the Website, it is necessary to have cookies enabled, especially those of a technical nature that are necessary for the Website to be able to identify them as a registered User each time it is accessed.

Types of cookies used on the Website

In particular, CHOCOLATES SOLE, S.L informs the User that the Website uses the following types of cookies, distinguished into the following classes.

• First-party cookies: These are cookies that are sent to the User's terminal device from a device or domain managed by the publisher itself and from which the service requested by the User is provided.

• Third-party cookies: These are cookies that are sent to the User's terminal device from a device or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.

In the event that cookies are installed from a device or domain managed by the publisher itself, but the information collected through them is processed by a third party, they cannot be considered first-party cookies.

Types of cookies according to the period of time they remain active: According to the period of time they remain active on the terminal device, we distinguish:

• Session cookies: These are a type of cookie designed to collect and store data while the User accesses a web page. They are usually used to store information that is only of interest to keep for the provision of the service requested by the User on a single occasion (e.g. a list of purchased products).

• Persistent cookies: These are a type of cookie in which the data remains stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed during a period defined by the party responsible for the cookie, which may range from a few minutes to several years.

Types of cookies according to their purpose:

According to the purpose for which the data obtained through cookies is processed, we can distinguish between:

• Technical cookies: These are cookies used by the Website that allow the User to browse and use the different options or services offered, such as, for example, controlling traffic and data communication, accessing restricted-access areas, carrying out the purchase process of an order, using security features, storing content in order to broadcast videos or share content through social networks.

• Personalisation cookies: These are cookies used by the Website that allow the User to access the Website with certain general characteristics predefined according to a series of criteria on their terminal, such as, for example, the language, the type of browser, the regional configuration from which they access, etc. Personalisation cookies can provide data on which languages the User prefers and what their communication preferences are. They can also help the User to fill in the forms on the Website more easily.

• Performance, analysis and browsing cookies: These are cookies used by the Website and by GOOGLE ANALYTICS that allow the number of Users to be quantified, and thus enable the measurement and statistical analysis of the use and activity carried out by Users, as well as the creation of browsing profiles of these Users in order to be able to introduce improvements to the Website.

• Advertising and behavioural advertising cookies: These are cookies used by the Website and by its collaborators that manage the spaces serving advertising on this Website, which allow appropriate and relevant advertising to be displayed, the effectiveness of CHOCOLATES SOLE, S.L's online campaigns to be measured, the offer of advertising spaces on the Website to be managed, as well as the content of the advertisements to be adapted to the internet browsing profile of each User.

• Likewise, the Website may also use a cookie to find out whether Users who saw an advertisement on the Website later visited the advertiser's website. The User should bear in mind that, although the Website does not use cookies to create a profile of their browsing behaviour on third-party websites, it does use aggregated third-party data, the data from their profile and their activity on the Website to show them relevant advertising based on their interests.

Specific cookies used by this Website:

The Website uses web analytics technology from third parties such as CLICY and GOOGLE ANALYTICS, which are responsible for collecting information from the Users who visit the website. The purposes of the information collected are mainly marketing and website optimisation purposes. CHOCOLATES SOLE, S.L may use the cookies of its partners to save the information, which will be kept completely anonymous. This information helps it to find out which websites are the most attractive to its customers, the products of interest and the offers that the User wants to see. Although it is the partners who use the information on behalf of CHOCOLATES SOLE, S.L, the latter controls the way it is used.

How to deactivate or delete the described cookies:

In the event of not wishing to help the CHOCOLATES SOLE, S.L Website, the User can always disable or change the cookie settings in their browser. It should be borne in mind that, in the event of changing the cookie settings, the User's experience may be worse, since it will no longer be personalised.

Informed consent

The mere use of this Website implies that the User gives their express and unequivocal consent to the use of cookies, under the terms and conditions provided for in the Policy, without prejudice to the cookie deactivation and deletion measures that the User may adopt, discussed in the previous section. However, CHOCOLATES SOLE, S.L will require express consent by means of a clearly affirmative action by the User in order to make use of the cookies set out herein.