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Cookies policy

On this website I collect and use the information as indicated in my privacy policy.

One of the ways I do this is through the use of technology called “cookies.”

At www.spanishinstitute.ie, cookies are used for various things.

What is a cookie?

A “cookie” is a small amount of text that is stored in your browser (such as Google Chrome or Apple Safari) when you browse most websites.

What is NOT a cookie?

It is not a virus, nor a Trojan, nor a worm, nor spam, nor spyware, nor does it open pop-up windows.

What information does a cookie store?

Cookies do not usually store sensitive information about you, such as credit cards or bank details, photographs or personal information, etc. The data they keep are technical, statistical, personal preferences, content personalization, etc.

The web server does not associate you as a person but your web browser. In fact, if you regularly browse with the Chrome browser and try browsing the same website with the Firefox browser, you will see that the website does not realize that you are the same person because you are actually associating the information with the browser, not with person.

What kind of cookies are there?

  • Technical cookies: They are the most basic and allow, among other things, to know when a human or an automated application is browsing, when an anonymous and registered user is browsing, basic tasks for the operation of any dynamic website.
  • Analysis cookies: They collect information about the type of navigation you are doing, the sections you use the most, products consulted, time slot of use, language, etc.
  • Advertising cookies: They show advertising based on your browsing, your country of origin, language, etc.

What are owned and third-party cookies?

Own cookies are those generated by the page you are visiting and those of third parties are those generated by external services or providers such as Mailchimp, Mailrelay, Facebook, Twitter, Google adsense, etc.

What cookies does this website use?

This website uses its owned and third-party cookies. The following cookies are used on this website, which are detailed below:

Owned cookies are as follows.

  • Login: Login cookies allow you to log in and out of your account at www.spanishinstitute.ie.
  • Personalization: Cookies help me remember which people or websites you have interacted with so that I can show you related content.
  • Preferences: Cookies allow me to remember your settings and preferences, such as the preferred language and your privacy settings.
  • Security: I use cookies to avoid security risks. Mainly to detect when someone is trying to hack into your www.spanishinstitute.ie account.

Third party cookies.

This website uses analysis services, specifically, Google Analytics to help the website analyze the use made by users of the website and improve its usability, but in no case are they associated with data that could identify the user. Google Analytics is an analytical web service provided by Google, Inc., The user can consult here the type of cookies used by Google.

The Spanish Institute is a user of the WordPress blog hosting and supply platform, owned by the North American company Automattic, Inc. For this purpose, the uses of such cookies by the systems are never under the control or management of the person responsible for the web, they may change its function at any time, and enter new cookies. These cookies also do not provide the person responsible for this website with any benefit. Automattic, Inc., also uses other cookies in order to help identify and track visitors to WordPress sites, learn about their use of the Automattic website, as well as their preferences for accessing it, such as It is included in the “Cookies” section of its privacy policy.

Social network cookies can be stored in your browser while browsing www.spanishinstitute.ie, for example, when you use the share content button of www.spanishinstitute.ie on any social network.

Below you have information about the social network cookies that this website uses in its own cookie policies:

I carry out remarketing actions using Google AdWords, which uses cookies to help me deliver targeted online ads based on past visits to my website. Google uses this information to display advertisements on various third-party websites over the Internet. These cookies are about to expire and do not contain information that can personally identify you. Please go to Google Advertising Privacy Notice for more information.

I carry out remarketing actions through Facebook ads, which uses cookies to help me offer specific online advertisements based on previous visits to my website.

I use affiliate service platforms that use browser cookies to track sales that originated on this website from the affiliate programs with which this website collaborates.

Can cookies be removed?

Yes, and not only delete, but also block, in a general or particular way for a specific domain.

To delete cookies from a website, you must go to your browser settings and there you can search for those associated with the domain in question and proceed to delete them.

More information about cookies

You can consult the regulation on cookies published by the Spanish Agency for Data Protection in its “Guide on the use of cookies” and obtain more information about cookies on the Internet, http://www.aboutcookies.org/

If you want to have more control over the installation of cookies, you can install programs or add-ons to your browser, known as “Do Not Track” tools, which will allow you to choose the cookies you want to allow.

This cookie policy was last updated on 01/09/2020.

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