The Instituto de Salud Carlos III informs about the use of cookies on its websites.
Cookies are files that can be downloaded to your computer through the websites. They are tools that play an essential role in the provision of numerous information society services. Among others, they allow a website to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or their computer and, depending on the information obtained, they can be used to recognize the user and improve the service offered.
Depending on who manages the domain from which the cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, two types can be distinguished: first-party cookies and third-party cookies.
There is also a second classification according to the period of time they remain stored in the customer’s browser, which can be session cookies or persistent cookies.
Finally, there is another classification with five types of cookies according to the purpose for which the data obtained is processed: technical cookies, personalisation cookies, analysis cookies, advertising cookies and behavioural advertising cookies.
For more information in this regard, you can consult the Guide on the use of cookies of the Spanish Data Protection Agency.
The cookies that are being used on this portal are identified below, as well as their type and function:
This ISCIII website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service developed by Google, which allows the measurement and analysis of browsing on web pages. You will be able to see 3 cookies from this service in your browser. According to the above typology, these are first-party, session and analysis cookies. You can find more information about this and disable the use of these cookies on this page.
Through web analytics, information is obtained regarding the number of users who access the website, the number of pages viewed, the frequency and repetition of visits, their duration, the browser used, the operator that provides the service, the language, the terminal used. Information that enables a better and more appropriate service by this portal. Google Analytics is not used to locate or collect personally identifiable information from site visitors.
The ISCIII assumes that you accept the use of cookies. However, it displays information about its Cookie Policy at the top of any page of the portal with each login in order to make you aware. This notice will not be displayed again when accessing any page of the portal during the following 6 months after acceptance.
How to change your cookie settings
You can restrict, block or delete cookies from ISCIII or any other website, using your browser. In each browser the operation is different, the “Help” function will show you how to do it.
In addition, you can also manage the storage of cookies in your browser through special tools.