Cookies policy

Definition of cookie

A cookie is a file which is downloaded onto your computer when you access certain websites. Cookies allow a website, among other things, to store and recover information of a user or a device’s browsing habits and, depending on the information contained and the way in which you use your device, may be used to recognise the user.

1.- Types of cookies according to the entity which manages them:

  • First-party Cookies: Those which are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from an equipment or domain managed by the editor himself which provides the service requested by the user.
  • Third-party cookies: Those which are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from an equipment or domain not managed by the editor but rather by another entity who processes the data obtained through cookies.

2.- Types of cookies according to their purpose:

  • Technical cookies: Those which allow the user to browse the website, platform or application and the use of the different options or services which exist therein.
  • Analytical cookies: Those which allow their owner to monitor and analyse user behaviour on the websites to which they are linked to.

3.- Types of cookies according to the period of time they remain activated:

  • Session cookies: Those designed to gather and store data when the user accesses a website. They are usually used to provide the service requested by the user on a single occasion.
  • Persistent cookies: Those designed so that the data can continue to be stored in the terminal and can be accessed and processed by the cookie’s owner for a specific period of time, which can range from a few minutes to many years.

Which cookies do we use and what is their purpose?

The website of GRUPO HOTELES PLAYA, S.A. uses first-party and third-party cookies, all within the www.playasenator.com domain. 

Cookies by Google Analytics:

Cookie Purpose Duration
_utma This cookie is usually installed in the browser on the first visit to our website. If the cookie has been deleted through the browser and you visit our website once again, a new _utma cookie is stored with a different unique ID. This cookie is used to determine unique visitors to our website and is updated with each page view. Additionally, this cookie provides a unique identification number that Google Analytics uses to ensure the cookie’s validity and accessibility as an extra security measure. Two years from their installation or update.
_utmb_utmc     These cookies work together to store information on the activity of the visit to our website and, mainly, its duration.  30 minutes  Session
_utmz This cookie stores how the user reached our website, whether it is directly by introducing the domain address, via a link, a web search or an advert. The cookie is updated every time that you visit our website. Six months from their installation or update.

Our cookies do not identify you personally, but rather just the anonymous statistical information of the browsing on our website. Nevertheless, you can disable them directly in your web browser’s settings.

Furthermore, Google has developed a disabling complement for Google Analytics cookies for the most popular browsers: Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari and Opera, which enables the exclusion of the installation of these cookies. Find out more information by clicking this external link: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=es

YouTube cookies

Cookie Purpose Duration
VISITOR_INFPREFYSCSSIDSIDAPISIDAIDO1_LIVE Enable the function of sharing the YouTube videos included on our website.  Manage the user preferences and facilitate the presentation of YouTube-related content.Contain a unique identifier to enable control of YouTube-video views. Two years

Third-party cookies stored by Google:

Cookie Purpose Duration
khcookie, NID, PREF, testcookie These Google cookies are usually written in the explorer when Google Maps, Street View and YouTube videos are loaded. Expiry: 2 years, end of session range.

Visit the following link to learn how to reject or delete Google cookies:

https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050?hl=es

Visit the following link to read about Google’s Privacy Policy:

http://www.google.es/intl/es/policies/privacy/

First-party cookies

Cookie Purpose Duration
Qtrans Front Language  This cookie stores the information of the user’s language, so that it shows the chosen language on the website.   Persistent
Mi_cookies OK   Cookie that stores the information about the acceptance of the cookies policy by the website’s user.   Persistent
_atuvc  __atuvs This cookie has a functionality that enables visitors to share a website through Facebook, Twitter, e-mail and other media. This function is provided by an external company called AddThis, which uses a cookie to gather anonymous information when you visit these websites. Session
_cfduid   The '__cfduid' cookie is established by the CloudFlare service to identify trusted website traffic. It does not correspond to any user ID on the web application nor does it store identifying personal data.   Persistent

Third-party cookies stored by HOTJAR.

Cookie Purpose Duration
_hjIncludedInSample Cookie that analyses and measures traffic on our website.   Session

Third-party cookies stored by Miraiglobal.com

Cookie Purpose Duration
_cfduid  The '__cfduid' cookie is established by the CloudFlare service to identify trusted website traffic. It does not correspond to any user ID on the web application nor does it store identifying personal data.   Persistent

Cookies de terceros almacenados por Addthis.com

Cookie Purpose Duration
Bt2Di2DtLocUidUmUvcvc Used to share information of the website on social media. You can obtain more information on the cookies that it uses and how to disable them  Persistent

Third-party cookies stored by Twitter:

Cookie Purpose Duration
guest_idcdn.syndication.twimg.com The cookies are used by Twitter in the handling of Twitter content visualisation on this site, such as the Tweet, Follow and Mention buttons.   Expiry: 1 year  Session

Find out more about Twitter’s directive on privacy here:

https://twitter.com/privacy

Third-party cookies stored by Cloudfare.com

Cookie Purpose Duration
_cfduid   The '__cfduid' cookie is established by the CloudFlare service to identify trusted website traffic. It does not correspond to any user ID on the web application nor does it store identifying personal data.  Persistent

Third-party cookies stored by Doubleclick.net

Cookie Purpose Duration
ID Personalised advertising cookie DoubleClick uses cookies to improve advertising. They are usually used to orientate advertising towards the content that is relevant to a user, improve the campaign’s performance reports and avoid showing adverts that the user has already seen. Persistent.

Cookie block/removal

You can allow, block or remove the cookies installed on your device by accessing the settings of the browser installed on your computer.

  • Google Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es&answer=95647
  • Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9
  • Mozilla Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-que-los-sitios-we
  • Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5042

Data access

Our website’s cookies are only used by:

  • The website owner, GRUPO HOTELES PLAYA, S.A., with Tax Identification Number: A04108973 and registered office at: Ctra. Faro Sabinal nº 341, Edificio Playa Hoteles - 04740 Roquetas de Mar (Almería).
  • Twitter.com
  • Addthis.com
  • Bluekai.com
  • Mathtag.com
  • Everestttech.net
  • Match.Rundsp.com
  • Veinteractive.com

Cookies Policy

We use our own and third-party cookies to optimize your visit and improve our services by personalizing our content and advertising based on the analysis of your browsing. If you press the "accept cookies" button you authorize the installation of analysis, advertising and tracking cookies for all these purposes. You can refuse cookies in settings or you can get more information about what cookies we use in our Cookies policy

What type of cookies does this website use?

  • Technical cookies: They are those that allow the user to browse through a webpage, platform or application and the use of the different options or services that exist within.
  • Personalization cookies: They are those that allow the user to access the service with some general predefined characteristics according to a series of criteria in the user’s terminal.
  • Analysis cookies: They are those that allow user behavior monitoring and analysis of the websites that they are linked to. The information gathered through this type of cookies is used to measure the activity on websites, applications or platforms and for the elaboration of browsing profiles of the users of aforementioned websites, applications and platforms, in order to make improvements based on the analysis of usage data from users of the service.

Who uses and has access to the information of installed cookies?

Only the site owner and MIRAI ESPAÑA, S.L., the company who leases the site owner the maintenance and analysis service of their website, use and have access to the cookies of this website. Third parties who have stored cookies on your computer will also have access to them.