1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) when you visit websites. They are widely used to ensure websites function efficiently, preserve user preferences, facilitate secure navigation, and provide aggregated analytical telemetry to the website owner.
Under the EU ePrivacy Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC as amended), Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), and Spanish Law 34/2002 (LSSI-CE, Art. 22.2), non-essential cookies require prior, freely given, specific, and unambiguous consent before being stored on your browser.
2. Categories of Cookies Used on This Website
This website employs strictly minimal cookies, organized into the following categories:
- Strictly Necessary (Technical) Cookies: Essential for the core operation of the platform. They enable basic functionalities such as user session integrity, spam filtering via reCAPTCHA v2, security measures, and recording your cookie preference status. These cookies do not store personally identifiable data and do not require prior consent under Art. 22.2 LSSI-CE.
- Preference (Functional) Cookies: Remember your choices and configuration preferences (such as selected interface language or display mode) to provide a tailored, seamless browsing experience.
- Analytical / Performance Cookies: Gather aggregated, de-identified statistical metrics regarding website usage, such as most frequented URLs, referral channels, bounce rates, and average dwell time. We utilize Google Analytics 4 (GA4) operating strictly under Google Consent Mode V2 with activated IP anonymization (truncation of octets).
- Third-Party Elements: Embedded third-party widgets or security modules (e.g., Google reCAPTCHA v2 spam mitigation, encrypted web fonts via Cloudflare/CDN) may set functional cookies governed by the privacy terms of their respective providers.
3. Comprehensive Cookie Inventory
| Cookie Name | Provider / Domain | Category | Duration | Detailed Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|
_ga, _ga_* |
Google Ireland Ltd. / GA4 | Analytics | 14 months | Stores aggregated, pseudonymous metrics regarding page interaction and user journey sessions without exposing individual IP identifiers. |
_grecaptcha |
Google reCAPTCHA v2 | Technical / Security | Session | Differentiates legitimate human form submissions from automated bots/spam attacks on contact endpoints. |
cookiePrefs / cookieConsent |
alejandrobriz.es (First-party) | Technical | 1 year | Stores user affirmative consent or refusal preferences regarding analytics cookies in accordance with GDPR accountability standards. |
This cookie inventory is regularly audited and updated in accordance with technological releases and European Data Protection Board (EDPB) regulatory guidelines.
4. Google Consent Mode V2 & Technical Compliance
This website implements Google Consent Mode V2 natively prior to loading any analytical script tags. Consent states (ad_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization, analytics_storage) default to denied on the very first HTTP request until the user grants explicit, opt-in consent via the cookie management banner.
If consent is rejected or not given, no analytical tracking cookies are written to the browser, and GA4 executes exclusively via cookieless, non-identifying telemetry pings.
5. International Data Transfers
Certain third-party service providers (such as Google Ireland Ltd. / Google LLC) may process telemetry data through server facilities located outside the European Economic Area (EEA), specifically in the United States. Such cross-border transfers are executed under statutory compliance frameworks recognized by the European Commission, including the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (DPF) adequacy decision of July 10, 2023, supplemented by European Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs).
6. How to Manage, Block, or Delete Cookies
You maintain complete control over cookie storage. You can withdraw your consent, customize allowances, or block and erase cookies stored in your browser at any given time.
Consult the official configuration documentation for your preferred web browser:
Please note that disabling strictly necessary technical cookies may degrade navigation functionality or prevent contact forms from successfully submitting security verification tokens.
7. Consent Management & Legal Basis
Legal Basis: Data processing associated with analytical cookies is founded on the user's explicit, freely given consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and Article 22.2 of Spanish Law 34/2002 (LSSI-CE).
You can revoke your consent at any time by resetting your browser cookies or adjusting the consent settings via our footer preferences panel.
8. Updates & Amendments
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to accommodate modifications in our technical infrastructure, vendor agreements, or European and national legal requirements. We recommend reviewing this document on a regular basis.
9. Contact Information
If you have any questions, inquiries, or comments regarding our Cookie Policy, please contact us at hola@alejandrobriz.es.