COOKIE POLICY
On the WIKIMEDIA SPAIN website, we use cookies or other similar functionality files (hereinafter, “cookies”) to provide you with better service and an improved browsing experience by analyzing the most viewed pages or sections of our website. WIKIMEDIA SPAIN is responsible for the cookies and for the processing of data obtained through them, whether they are our own or third-party cookies, and determines the purpose, content, and use of the information collected.
The purpose of this policy is to clearly and thoroughly inform you about what a cookie is, its purpose, the types of cookies we use, and how to configure or, if applicable, disable them.
Acceptance of this Cookie Policy implies that the user has been clearly and fully informed about the use of data storage and retrieval devices (cookies), and that WIKIMEDIA SPAIN has obtained the user’s consent for their use under the terms of Article 22 of Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSICE).
As the publisher and controller of this website, WIKIMEDIA SPAIN informs you that this website uses both first-party and third-party analytical cookies to create profiles based on users’ browsing habits. Please note that we share information about your use of our website with Google, which may combine it with other information you have provided or that it has collected from your use of its services.
- What is a cookie and what is it used for?
A cookie is a file that is downloaded to your computer, smartphone, tablet, etc., when accessing certain web pages. Cookies allow a website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about a user’s browsing habits or those of their device and, depending on the information they contain and how the device is used, they may be used to recognize the user.
The set of cookies from all our users helps us improve the quality of our website, allowing us to monitor which pages are useful, which are not, and which could be improved. Cookies can never damage your device. On the contrary, having them enabled helps us identify and fix errors.
2. Classification of cookies
Cookies can be classified as follows:
A. According to the entity that manages them:
a. First-party cookies: These are sent to your device from our own systems or domains and are used to provide the service you request.
b. Third-party cookies: These are sent to your device from a system or domain not managed by us, but by a collaborating entity. For example, those used by social media platforms.
B. According to the duration they remain active:
a. Session cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain in your browser’s cookie file until you leave the website, so none are stored on your computer’s hard drive. The information obtained through these cookies is used to analyze web traffic patterns.
b. Persistent cookies: These are stored on your hard drive and are read by our website each time you make a return visit. A persistent cookie has a specific expiration date. The cookie will stop working after that date.
C. According to their purpose:
a. Technical cookies: These are necessary for browsing and the proper functioning of our website. They allow, for example, traffic control, data communication, or content sharing via social networks.
b. Personalization cookies: These allow you to access the service with predefined characteristics based on a series of criteria, such as language, browser type, regional settings from which the service is accessed, etc.
c. Analytics cookies: These, whether managed by us or by third parties, allow us to quantify the number of users and thus perform statistical measurement and analysis of how users use the offered service. This helps us improve the products or services we offer.
d. Advertising cookies: These allow the most efficient management of advertising spaces that may be included on our website.
e. Behavioral advertising cookies: These cookies store information about users’ behavior obtained through continuous observation. Thanks to them, we can understand browsing habits and show you advertising related to your browsing profile.
f. Social cookies: These are set by social media platforms in the services to allow you to share content with your friends and networks. Social media platforms may track your online activity outside of the Services. This may affect the content and messages you see on other services you visit.
g. Affiliate cookies: These allow tracking of visits from other websites with which the website has an affiliation agreement (affiliate companies).
h. Security cookies: These store encrypted information to prevent the data stored in them from being vulnerable to malicious attacks by third parties.
- Cookies used on www.wikimedia.es
In compliance with Article 22.2 of the Law on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI) and in accordance with European Directive 2009/136/EC, WIKIMEDIA SPAIN informs you about the cookies and other storage devices we use so that you can freely choose whether to accept them.
For analytics and statistical cookies, we require your informed consent, which we can obtain if you click the “Accept all” button in the information message displayed when accessing our website. To reject them, simply select “Reject all,” and if you wish to configure which cookies you want to allow, you can do so by clicking on “Manage.”
If you disable cookies, you will still be able to access the website, but your browsing experience may not be optimal, and some of the services offered may not function properly.
If in the future we use types of cookies different from those covered in this Cookie Policy to provide new services or if it becomes necessary to adapt the policy to new legal requirements, we will notify you through our website.
For your information, we use the following categories of cookies:
A. Cookies used by Social Media Platforms
We use plug-in cookies to share content on social media platforms such as Facebook®, X® (formerly Twitter), YouTube®, LinkedIn®, or Instagram®. If you click on the content we publish on these platforms, you will be able to access our profile and, if you have an account on the social network, share our information on your own profile. These plug-ins store and access cookies on the user’s device, allowing the social network to identify its members while they interact with the plug-ins. Therefore, please note that if you browse our website while logged into the corresponding social network, and you share content from this site with friends or post content on our profile page, you will receive cookies from that social network’s website. We cannot control the settings of third-party cookies, so we recommend checking the websites of those third parties for more information about their cookies and how to manage them.
B. Technical cookies
This website uses technical cookies designed to identify whether the user has accepted the download of cookies and to select the language. They are also used to enhance website security, protecting us from hacks and malware. Disabling these cookies by blocking them may prevent certain website functionalities from working properly.
- How can I configure or disable cookies?
To allow, view, block, or delete cookies installed on your device, you can do so by configuring the settings of the browser installed on your computer. You can allow or block cookies, as well as delete your browsing data (including cookies) from the browser you use. Please refer to your browser’s options and instructions for guidance. Note that if you accept third-party cookies, you must delete them from your browser settings.
You can find information on how to do this depending on your browser:
If you need more information about how cookies work and how to delete them, you can visit the following links:
List of cookies used on the domain https://wikimedia.es/
THIRD-PARTY COOKIES
| Server | Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiration | Exempt/Not Exempt (from information and consent requirement) |
| .wikimedia.es | _sbjs_current_add | — | Statistical cookie | Session | NO |
| .wikimedia.es | _sbjs_current | — | Statistical cookie | Session | NO |
| .wikimedia.es | _sbjs_first_add | — | Statistical cookie | Session | NO |
| .wikimedia.es | _sbjs_first | — | Statistical cookie | Session | NO |
| .wikimedia.es | _sbjs_udata | — | Statistical cookie | Session | NO |
| .wikimedia.es | _sbjs_session | — | Statistical cookie | Session | NO |
| .wikimedia.es | _sbjs_migrations | — | Statistical cookie | Session | NO |
FIRST-PARTY COOKIES
| Server | Name | Provider | Purpose | Expiration | Exempt/Not Exempt (from information and consent requirement) |
| www.wikimedia.es | cookieeyes-consent | — | Used to detect whether the visitor has accepted the cookie consent checkbox | Persistent (1 year) | NO |
| www.wikimedia.es | pll_language | — | Used to detect the browser language | Persistent (1 year) | NO |
NOTE: WIKIMEDIA SPAIN aims to keep this list updated at all times. However, in the event of a cookie update by a third party not managed by WIKIMEDIA SPAIN, it is possible that during the update process a cookie may not be included in the list. Nevertheless, it will always refer to cookies with purposes identical to those listed here.
Last updated: May 12, 2025
