Information on cookies
Cookies are files that are stored on your computer when you access a website and are necessary for the site to work properly. Cookies help to improve your browsing experience through the site and allow tracking the activity of users visiting the site or allow a user to interact with the social networks, among other functions.
There are different types of cookies:
- session cookies or transient cookies (stored on your computer while you navigate the website),
- persistent cookies (stored on your computer during a defined period of time, based on each cookie),
- cookies that are necessary for the site to work properly,
- analytical cookies (stored to analyse your activity), and
- third-party cookies (cookies belonging to other services used in the website to provide functionalities such as Twitter, Facebook or Google, etc.),
Below is our Cookies Policy and a list of the cookies used in xarxanet.org.
Cookies policy
A cookie is a small file that is stored on the user’s computer and that allows us to recognise the computer. The set of cookies help us to improve the quality of our website, and allows us to track which pages are useful for the visitors and which aren’t.
Cookies are essential for the Internet to work; they bring advantages to the provision of interactive services, facilitate navigation and the operability of the website. Cookies will not damage your device; on the contrary, they help us to identify and fix errors.
The information provided next will help you better understand the different types of cookies:
- Session cookies: these are transient cookies that only remain on your browser cookie file until you leave the website and therefore none of these cookies are registered on your device’s hard drive. The information obtained is useful to track the user’s browsing patterns. In the long-term, this will allow us to give a better experience to optimise the contents and facilitate content use.
- Persistent cookies: these are stored on the hard drive and our website reads them every time you visit it. These cookies have a determined expiry date after which they stop working. Here you will find a list of the main cookies used by our site, in three categories:
- Strictly necessary cookies, for instance, the ones used for a correct navigation or ones allowing us to provide the services requested by the user; or cookies used to make sure that the contents on the site are loaded effectively.
- Third-party cookies, for instance, the ones used by social networks or by external content complements.
- Tracking cookies, to compile statistical information on the user activity.
List and description of cookies used by our website:
The table provided below provides a summary of the cookies used in our website:
| Domain | Name | Purpose / More information | Expiry |
|---|---|---|---|
| .addthis.com | di2 | 365 days | |
| dt | Used to manage expiration of other AddThis cookies | 30 days | |
| loc | Stores the visitors geolocation to record location of sharer | 62 days | |
| ssc | Record user sharing and social activity | 730 days | |
| ssh | For optimising sharing settings for users | 730 days | |
| sshs | For optimising sharing settings for users | 730 days | |
| uid | Stores a unique user id | 726 days | |
| um | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 365 days | |
| uvc | Tracks how often a user interacts with AddThis | 726 days | |
| vc | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 365 days | |
| xtc | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 365 days | |
| .adnxs.com | sess | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | End of session |
| uuid2 | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 88 days | |
| .adsrvr.org | TDCPM | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 365 days |
| TDID | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 365 days | |
| .adsymptotic.com | U | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 90 days |
| .bluekai.com | bkdc | There is no specific information about how this cookie is used on this site. | 183 days |
| bku | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 183 days | |
| .crwdcntrl.net | _cc_aud | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 274 days |
| _cc_cc | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | End of session | |
| _cc_dc | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 274 days | |
| _cc_id | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 274 days | |
| .doubleclick.net | id | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 730 days |
| IDE | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 730 days | |
| test_cookie | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | End of session | |
| .facebook.com | _js_datr | There is no specific information about how this cookie is used on this site. | 730 days |
| _js_reg_ext_ref | There is no specific information about how this cookie is used on this site. | End of session | |
| _js_reg_fb_gate | There is no specific information about how this cookie is used on this site. | End of session | |
| _js_reg_fb_ref | There is no specific information about how this cookie is used on this site. | End of session | |
| act | There is no specific information about how this cookie is used on this site. | End of session | |
| c_user | User Login cookie. Can be session or persistent for 30 days | 60 days | |
| csm | There is no specific information about how this cookie is used on this site. | 60 days | |
| datr | This cookie identifies the browser connecting to Facebook. It is not directly tied to individual Facebook user. Facebook reports that it is used to help with security and suspicious login activity, especially around detection of bots trying to access the service. Facebook also say the behavioural profile associated with each datr cookie is deleted after 10 days. This cookie is also read via Like and other Facebook buttons and tags placed on many different websites. | 729 days | |
| fr | Contains browser and user unique ID combination, used for targeted advertising. | 90 days | |
| lu | Used to manage the login process, remembers user on return visit if they choose to stay logged in. | 729 days | |
| pl | There is no specific information about how this cookie is used on this site. | 90 days | |
| reg_ext_ref | There is no specific information about how this cookie is used on this site. | End of session | |
| reg_fb_gate | Records the first Facebook page visited. Set when a visitor is not a Facebook user or not logged in to Facebook. Tracks registration effectiveness. | End of session | |
| reg_fb_ref | Records the last Facebook page visited. Set when a visitor is not a Facebook user or not logged in to Facebook. Tracks registration effectiveness. | End of session | |
| s | There is no specific information about how this cookie is used on this site. | 90 days | |
| sb | There is no specific information about how this cookie is used on this site. | 729 days | |
| wd | There is no specific information about how this cookie is used on this site. | End of session | |
| xs | Used to maintain a session | 90 days | |
| .facetz.net | uuid | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 3653 days |
| .linkedin.com | lidc | There is no specific information about how this cookie is used on this site. | 1 day |
| .mathtag.com | uuid | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 365 days |
| uuidc | There is not yet any general information about this cookie based on its name only. | 365 days | |
| .mollom.com | __utma | This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie lasts for 730 days by default and distinguishes between users and sessions. It it used to calculate new and returning visitor statistics. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. The lifespan of the cookie can be customised by website owners. | 730 days |
| __utmb | This is one of the four main cookies set by the Google Analytics service which enables website owners to track visitor behaviour and measure site performance. This cookie determines new sessions and visits and expires after 30 minutes. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. Any activity by a user within the 30 minute life span will count as a single visit, even if the user leaves and then returns to the site. A return after 30 minutes will count as a new visit, but a returning visitor. | 730 days |
Additional guarantees - Cookie management
As an additional guarantee to the ones mentioned above, the cookies register is subject to your acceptance during the installation or update of your browser. This acceptance may be revoked at any time following the content and privacy configuration options available on your browser.
Many browsers will allow you to turn on a private mode whereby cookies will be deleted once you end your session. This private mode is given different names depending on the browser you use. Below is a list of the most common browsers and the names given to this “private mode”:
- Internet Explorer 8 and above; InPrivate
- Safari 2 and above; Private Browsing
- Opera 10.5 and above; Private Browsing
- FireFox 3.5 and above; Private Browsing
- Google Chrome 10 and above; Incognito
Important: Please read the help section on your browser carefully to learn more on how to turn on the «private mode». You may continue visiting our website even with the «private mode» on, although browsing the site may not be optimum and some functionalities may not work correctly.