1. What is a cookie?

A “Cookie” is a small text file that a website stores in the user’s browser, facilitating navigation through a web page and are essential for the operation of the Internet. Cookies are used, for example, to validate web registrations (remember username and password); remember options such as size, language, browser used; analyze user habits and behaviors to improve the services offered, or to adapt the contents of a web page to the visitor’s preferences. Cookies can be “session”, so they will be deleted once the user leaves the web page that generated them or “persistent”, which remain on your computer until a certain date. Cookies can also be “own”, managed by the domain to which the user accesses and requests a particular service (in this case the domains owned by MADERAS Y CHAPAS BLANQUER S.A., as owner of the domain WWW.BLANQUER.COM or “third party cookies”, sent to the user’s computer from a domain other than the one being accessed.

2. Type of cookies used in MADERAS Y CHAPAS BLANQUER S.A.

Our website may use up to four types of cookies depending on the updates made:

• Own cookies: these are strictly necessary cookies. They allow the user to interact with the website using all its functions.
• Analytical Cookies: these are cookies used for analysis, research or statistics in order to know the most visited sections, connection points, etc. and thus be able to improve the web portal.
• Plug-in cookies: these are cookies used by external plug-ins installed on the website for its proper functioning, such as playing explanatory videos.
• Social network cookies: these are cookies used to identify you as a user in the social network and to be able to interact through your profile.

It is important to note that these technologies are not intrusive, since all information obtained through cookies is completely anonymous, and in no case can be associated with a specific and identified user. This information allows MADERAS Y CHAPAS BLANQUER S.A. to adapt and improve its services to the interests of users. However, the user has the option to prevent the generation of cookies by selecting the appropriate option in your browser. MADERAS Y CHAPAS BLANQUER S.A. informs that in case you disable the use of cookies navigation may be slower than usual. Specifically, all browsers allow you to make changes that allow you to disable the configuration of cookies. These settings are located in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser. The following links show you how to disable cookies following the instructions of the most commonly used browsers:

• Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-que-los-sitios-web
• Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es&answer=95647
• Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9

Can I refuse or opt out of receiving cookies?

If you wish to refuse or opt-out of receiving cookies you can do the following:

• Delete cookies from your browser. Most browsers allow you to prevent all or some cookies from being stored on your computer in the future. For more information on how to delete or disable cookies from your browser, use your browser’s “help” menu.
• If you just want to reject all or some of the third party cookies, you should visit the relevant third party’s website directly to manage the cookies it stores on your computer. Please refer to our “Third Party Cookies” section. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the performance of this website.

3. Technical description of the cookies used

Below are the cookies used by this website along with the purpose and duration of each one of them:

We recommend all users to access the privacy policies of each service provider for more information:- http://www.google.es/intl/es/policies/privacy/

4. More information.

Any user who has any questions about these technologies can send us the query through our email: blanquer@blanquer.com.