When significant changes in this Cookies policy, informs users well via the web or via email to registered users.
(a) use of Cookies and Web Bugs
(b) type, purpose, and operation of Cookies
(c) how to disable Cookies in the main browsers
(d) what happens if the Cookies are disabled
(a) use of Cookies:
bottpower.com uses ¨Cookies¨, and other similar mechanisms (hereinafter, Cookies). Cookies are files sent to a browser by a web server to record user activities on a given website (hereinafter services). The first purpose of Cookies is the facilitate the user faster access to selected services. In addition, the Cookies personalized services, facilitating and providing each user information that is of interest or that may be of interest, in view of the use of the services.
Cookies are used to personalize and facilitate user navigation. The Cookies are only associated with an anonymous user and your computer and do not provide references that permit the user’s personal data. User can configure their browser to notify and reject the installation of Cookies sent, without affecting the ability of the user to access the content. However, we note that, in any case, the quality of operation of the website may decrease.
Registered users that are registered or that are logged, may benefit from services more personalized and oriented to their profile, thanks to the combination of the data stored in cookies with personal data used at the time of your registration. These users expressly authorize the use of this information for the indicated purpose, without prejudice to its right to refuse or disable the use of cookies.
(b) type, purpose, and operation of Cookies:
Cookies, in function of their tenure, can be divided into session Cookies or permanent. The first will expire when the user closes the browser. The latter expire depending on when the purpose for which serve either when they are manually deleted.
In addition, depending on its purpose, Cookies can classified as follows:
COOKIES yield: This type of Cookie remembers your preferences for tools that are in services, so it does not have to reconfigure the service whenever you visit. By way of example, in this type include:
- Players of video or sound volume settings.
- Transmission speeds of video that are compatible with your browser.
- The objects stored in the “shopping cart” in the E-commerce services such as shops.
GEO-location COOKIES: These Cookies are used to find out which country is when a service is requested. This Cookie is totally anonymous and is only used to help orient the content to your location.
TRACKING COOKIES: The Tracking Cookies are generated once the user has been registered or has subsequently opened its session, and are used to identify you in the services with the following objectives:
- Keep the user identified in such a way that, if you close a service, the browser or the computer and at another time or another day back into the service, it will continue to identified, thus facilitating their navigation without having to identify themselves. This functionality can be deleted if the user presses the functionality “log out”, so that this Cookie is deleted and the next time that enters the service user will have to log in to be identified.
- Check if the user is authorized for access to certain services, for example, to participate in a contest.
In addition, some services may use connectors with social networks such as Facebook or Twitter. When the user registers a service with a social network credentials, authorizes the social network to save a persistent Cookie that remembers your identity and guarantees you access to services until it expires. The user can delete this Cookie and revoke access to services through social networks by updating your preferences on the social network to specific.
Analytics COOKIES: whenever a user visits a service, a tool of an external provider (Omniture, Netscope, Comscore and the like that they may be added to this list should vary in relation to the current) generates an analytic Cookie on the user’s computer. This Cookie only generated on the visit, will serve in future visits to services to identify anonymous visitors. The main objectives pursued are:
- Allow anonymous sailors users via the “Cookie” ID (identifies the browsers and devices, not people) and thus accounting for approximate number of visitors and their tendency in the time.
- Anonymously identify the contents most visited and therefore more attractive to users
- If the user who is accessing is new or repeat visit.
Important: unless the user decides to register for a service, the “Cookie” never will be associated with any personal information that can identify you. These Cookies will only be used for statistical purposes that help to optimize the user experience on the site.
(c) how to disable Cookies and Web Bugs in major browsers:
It is often possible to stop accepting browser Cookies or stop accepting Cookies from a service in particular.
All modern browsers allow you to change the settings for Cookies. These settings normally found in the ‘options’ or ‘Preferences’ the menu of your browser. Also, you can configure your browser or your email Manager, as well as free add-ons to be installed to avoid that Web Bugs are downloaded when you open an email.
Configuration of the cookies and, where appropriate, private browsing in each of the major browsers:
- Internet Explorer: Tools -> Internet Options -> privacy -> configuration.
For more information, please consult the Microsoft support or the browser help.
- Firefox: Tools -> options -> privacy -> history -> custom settings.
For more information, please consult the Mozilla support or the browser help..
- Chrome: Configuration -> show advanced options -> privacy -> content settings.
For more information, please consult the Google support or the browser help.
- Safari: Preferences -> security.
For more information, please consult the Apple support or the browser help..
(d) what happens if the Cookies are disabled:
Some features of the services will be disabled as, for example, remain identified, keep shopping in the “shopping cart” on an e-commerce service, information directed at their location or the display of some videos.
UPDATES AND CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY / COOKIES:
The website Bottpower.com can modify this cookie policy depending on legislative, regulatory requirements, or in order to adapt the policy to the instructions issued by the AgencyData protection Spanish, therefore are advised to users that visit it regularly.