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Cookies policy

This Cookies Policy is applicable to the website https://sitgesfilmfestival.com owned by FUNDACIÓ SITGES FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA DE CATALUNYA (hereinafter referred to as the “Website”).

The variation of cookies that appears on this Website may not be related to its management and maintenance, so periodic reviews are carried out to adjust the cookie policy to current regulations.

You can choose the settings by clicking this link.

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer (or internet-enabled device) by websites you visit. Cookies are useful because they allow websites to work more quickly and flexibly and be more adaptable to your preferences, while helping website managers to improve the services they offer, thanks to the information that cookies gather.

Cookies are automatic procedures that gather information about an internet user as they visit a particular website, with the purpose of recognizing them as a recurrent user and then personalize their use. Among others, it can be obtained data such as the user's browsing language, country, login, browser characteristics, or even information about the date and time of the last visit, traffic parameters within the website and the number of visits.

Almost all web pages use cookies since many of them are essential for the proper functioning of different services and utilities.

TYPES OF COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE

1.- According to the entity that manages de cookies:

OWN COOKIES: Are those that are sent to the user’s computer or mobile device from our computers or domain, and moreover are managed by our company, as the owners and editors of the Websites.

THIRD PARTY COOKIES: Are those that are sent to the user’s computer or mobile device from computers or domains that we do not manage ourselves, but rather are managed by a third party that will process the information collected through those cookies.

2.- According to their purpose:

TECHNICAL OR NECESSARY COOKIES: Are those that are essential and strictly necessary for the Websites to function correctly, and so you may use the different options or services that we offer. For example, those that serve to maintain the session open, for the management of response times, to use security elements, etc.

COOKIES OF PREFERENCES: Are those that collect information about the user’s choices and preferences and allow us to remember the language or other locale (e.g., the type of browser, etc.) and then customize the Websites accordingly, subject to what the user has previously chosen (e.g., by selecting the language of our Websites clicking at the icon of the corresponding language).

ANALYSIS COOKIES: Are those that allow us to track and analyse the behaviour of the users on our Websites so that we can elaborate browsing profiles and ascertain users’ preferences therein. They are usually used to measure the user’s activity with the purpose of improving the service that we offer based on the results we obtain.

3.- According to their storage period:

SESSION COOKIES: Are those that collect and store data when the user accesses to the Website and which are eliminated once the user leaves the Website. The “session” begins when a page of the Website is opened and ends when it is closed.

PERSISTENT COOKIES: Are those that have a duration in time that is determined by the controller. They are used to store and recover certain settings each time the user visits any of the Websites.

The FUNDACIÓ SITGES FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA DE CATALUNYA, through the Website, uses the cookies detailed in the tables below. You can also view and modify the consent you have given.

COOKIES TYPE PURPOSES OWNER DURATION
cookie_agreed
cookie-agreed-categories
cookie-agreed-version
Technical Track user acceptance of the cookies. Own 3 months
_ga Analytic Used to differentiate users. google.com 2 years
_gat_* Analytic Used to limit the percentage of requests. google.com 1 minute
_gid Analytic Used to differentiate users. google.com 1 day
mf_* Analytic Used to identify current session. mouseflow.com Session
mf_user Analytic Used to determine whether the user is new or reccurring. mouseflow.com 90 days

CONSENT

When you access to the Website for the first time, or not being the first time, you access through a device or browser other than the one previously used, or if you have eliminated cookies from your computer, you can accept, reject or configure the installation of cookies according to your preferences, by clicking on the buttons established for this purpose.

By accepting our cookies through the button established for his purpose, you are accepting the use of our cookies, which are described in this Cookie Policy. Cookies will be stored on your hard drive temporarily or until you delete them.

For your information, according to Law 34/2002, of July 11, 2002, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI), it is mandatory to obtain the express consent of the user of any website that uses cookies that are dispensable, before the user starts browsing the website.

In this sense, the cookies that require the informed consent of the user are analytical cookies and advertising and affiliation cookies, except for those of a technical nature and those necessary for the operation of the Website or the provision of services that have been expressly requested by the user.

HOW CAN I CONFIGURE OR DELETE COOKIES?

At any time, you can configure, disable or delete the cookies set through this link.

Please remember that technical necessary cookies are essential to enable user navigation on the Website, so that their deactivation or disabling will prevent such navigation.

Moreover, you can check the current settings of your Internet browser. From there you can allow, block or delete the cookies installed on your computer for the Website you have entered. The "Help" button on your browser will provide you with additional information on how to configure your browser.

Below, we provide you with information about how to enable and disable cookies in the main web browsers:

  • For Microsoft Internet Explorer, choose the menu Tools > Internet Options > Privacy > Setting
  • For Firefox, choose the menu Tools > Options > Privacy
  • For Google Chrome, choose the menu Settings > Privacy and security> Cookies
  • For Safari, choose the menu Preferences > Privacy (click on “remove all website data”)

In the event that your browser does not appear in the above list, in the "Help" section of the same you will find the necessary instructions to modify the settings.

An alternative to blocking cookies would be to activate the "private mode" of your browser. This mode allows you to browse through the pages, but they will not be recorded in the browser history, nor in the cookie store or in the search history once the user has closed all the incognito tabs. You can continue visiting our Website even if your browser is in "private mode"; however, the user experience may not be optimal and some utilities may not work. Please consult the “help” section of your browser for more information on how to activate the "private mode."

DATA PRIVACY

It may happen that a cookie collects personal data from users. We are informing you that the Data Controller for your personal data is FUNDACIÓ SITGES FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA DE CATALUNYA, with VAT nº G64070592 and with registered office at c/Sant Honorat, 32, 08870 Sitges, Barcelona, Spain.

The processing of your personal data is necessary for the purposes indicated in the tables above and its legal basis is the user’s consent, which he/she gives when he/she clicks on the “Allow all cookies” or “Allow selection” button found on the information banner.

We will only retain your personal data for as long as they are necessary or relevant for the purposes for which they were collected. As for the cookies that require your prior consent, the data will be kept as long as you do not revoke the consent granted.

Any personal data collected through the cookies of this Website will not be transferred to third parties.

 

Last revision: May 2023