Cookie Policy

Guissona Town Council informs about the use of cookies on its website: turismegissona.cat.

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files generated by the web pages that the user visits, which contain session data that may be useful later on the web page. The data allows the web page to maintain its information between pages, and also to analyze the way in which you interact with the site.

Cookies are secure since they can only store the information that was placed on its site by the browser, the information that the user had entered in the browser or that is included in the page request. They cannot execute code and cannot be used to access the User’s computer.

Cookies are essential for the functioning of the Internet, providing countless advantages in the provision of interactive services, facilitating the navigation and usability of web pages. Cookies cannot damage equipment and being activated helps to identify and resolve errors.

2. Types of cookies

Here is more information to help you better understand the different types of cookies that can be used:

Session or first-party cookies

These are temporary cookies that remain in the browser’s cookie file until you leave the website, so none are recorded on the user’s hard drive. The information obtained through these cookies is used to analyze traffic patterns on the website. In the long run, this allows us to provide a better experience to improve the content and make it easier to use.

Permanent or third-party cookies

They are stored on the hard drive and the website reads them each time a new visit is made. Despite its name, a permanent website has a specific expiration date. The cookie will stop working after this date. They are generally used to facilitate the different services offered by websites.

Below, we publish a list of the main cookies used on our websites, distinguishing:

1> Strictly necessary cookies such as, for example, those used for correct navigation or cookies that serve to ensure that the content of the website is loaded effectively.

2> Third-party cookies such as, for example, those used by social networks, or by external content add-ons.

3> Analytical cookies for purposes of periodic maintenance and, in order to guarantee the best possible service to the user, with which the websites collect statistical data on the activity.

3. List and description of ‘cookies’

The table that we publish below summarizes the cookies previously described and used on our website:

_ga

Duration: 2 years. Analytical cookie (third-party). It is used to differentiate between users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library is loaded and there is no previous version of the _ga cookie. The cookie is updated each time it sends data to Google Analytics.

_gid

Duration: 24 hours. It is a Google Analytics cookie that is used to distinguish users.

PHPSESSID

Duration: Session. This cookie is used by the PHP encryption language to allow session variables to be saved on the web server. This cookie is essential for the operation of the website.

cookieconsent2

Duration: 6 months. This cookie is used to know if the user has accepted cookies and removes the cookie strip from the footer of the page

4. Consent

By browsing and continuing on our website, the user will be consenting to the use of cookies for the purposes stated, for the periods indicated above and under the conditions contained in this Cookie Policy.

5. Withdrawal of consent

The user may withdraw their consent related to this Cookie Policy at any time, for which they must delete the cookies stored on their computer using the settings and configurations of their Internet browser.

6. Cookie management: Additional guarantees.

All Internet browsers allow you to limit the behavior of a cookie or disable cookies within the browser settings or options. The steps to do this are different for each browser, and instructions can be found in the help menu of each browser.

Many browsers allow you to activate a private mode through which cookies are always deleted after the visit. Depending on each browser, this private mode may have different names.

Below is a list of the most common browsers and the place where cookies can be modified:

• Internet Explorer: Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy -> Settings.
• Firefox: Tools -> Options -> Privacy -> History -> Settings.
• Chrome: Settings -> Advanced -> Privacy -> Settings.
• Safari: Preferences -> Security.

7.Cookie Policy Update

This website may modify this Cookie Policy, so we recommend that you review this policy each time you access our website in order to be adequately informed about our use of cookies.