This UPF Ventures Cookie Policy (Cookie Policy) describes the various types of cookies used in relation to the website owned and controlled by UPF Ventures, which has its registered office in Plaça de la Mercè, 10-12, 08002, Barcelona (Spain), from which this Cookie Policy is accessed. UPF Ventures defines the means and purposes of personal data processing described in this Cookies Policy and is therefore the data controller (as defined in EU Regulation 2016/679).
The objective of our Cookie Policy is to provide you with clear and complete information about how the cookies used on our website function and what they are used for.
What is a Cookie?
Cookies are small data items sent to and stored on the user’s computer or device hard drive through their browser when this is connected to a website. Cookies can be used to receive and store user data in order to provide the services requested while they are online. These cookies are known as Session Cookies and are generally not saved. Cookies that can be saved indefinitely and store user data for other services in future are known as Persistent Cookies.
Among other things, Cookies allow these websites to store information about the user’s browsing habits (visits to our website, the frequency and length of those visits, which pages they viewed and how long they spent on our website), and, depending on the information they contain and the way in which their computer or device is used, they can be used to recognise the user.
Our website uses cookies to obtain information about how users use our website and about how it functions. In this respect, please note that we may use cookies for the following purposes:
- To identify problems in order to improve our website
- To make it easier for you to browse our website
- To provide you with a better user experience on our website
- To distinguish you from other users
- To obtain more information about your preferences and to personalise our website so that it is tailored to your interests.
Types of Cookie
There are several types of cookie:
- Technical cookies make it easier for users to browse and use the different options or services provided by the website: they identify the session, allow users to access specific areas, facilitate orders, purchases, form filling, sign-ins, security and functions (such as videos and social networks, etc).
- Personalisation cookies allow users to access the services according to their preferences (language, browser, settings, etc).
- Analytical cookies allow the anonymous analysis of website user behaviour, allow user activity measurement and the creation of browsing profiles in order to objectively improve our website.
- Advertising cookies enable the management of website advertising spaces.
- Personalised advertising cookies allow website advertising spaces to be managed according to user behaviour and browsing habits, which are used to generate their profile and to personalise the advertising that the user sees in their browser.
- Proprietary cookies are sent to your computer and managed exclusively by us in order to improve how the website functions. These cookies remain on your browser and allow us to identify you as a recurrent website user and to personalise content so that the content you see is tailored to your preferences.
- Third-party cookies are created by another domain, one that is not our website. We are unable to access the data stored by third-party cookies when you browse, as when you access social networks or videos that are housed on third party websites.
Use of cookies on the Website
UPF Ventures uses technical, personalisation, analytical, proprietary and third-party cookies. In no circumstances do these cookies process personal data, although they do store browsing habits for advertising purposes in order to improve the services provided.
We would like to inform you that you can activate and disable these cookies by following the instructions provided by your web browser. You can read more about the characteristics of the cookies we use by using these links to access their source pages:
- Google: https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=en-GB
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
- Safari: Preferences > Privacy
- Firefox: About > Preferences > Privacy
- Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/cookies
- Twitter: https://help.twitter.com/en/rules-and-policies/twitter-cookies
- Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/cookie_policy
- Google Analytics: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage Google Analytics is an analysis tool provided by Google Inc., which has its head office in the United States. It notifies website owners of the ways in which users interact with the website; and stores anonymised data to do so.
- Double click: https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/2839090?hl=es
Online tools like www.allaboutcookies.org delete all of the cookies installed by the websites you visit.
If you visit this website from various computers, you will need to change your settings on each device.
Consent
Browsing and remaining on our website implies your consent to the use of the above-mentioned cookies under the terms of this Cookies Policy.
For the purposes of this policy, ‘Browsing’ is defined as clicking on any button, confirmation tick box or link on this website, scrolling or downloading any content.
If you wish to withdraw your informed consent to our Cookies Policy, you will need to remove these cookies from your device using your browser settings. As cookies are not required to be able to use our website, you can block or disable them using your browser settings. The following links to the various browsers inform you about cookies:
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox/protect-your-privacy/cookies
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
- Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
- Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/ – cookies
- Google Analytics: if users do not want Google Analytics to collect their data, they can install an add-in to block them in their browsers.
We recommend reviewing this policy every time you access our website in order to remain up to date about any changes that may have been implemented.