Cookies Policy

COOKIE USAGE POLICY OF GRUPO MASA

At MASA CAPITAL, S.L. (“Grupo MASA”), with tax identification number B-03118767, located at Calle Princesa, 2, 1st – 5, 28008, Madrid, and contact email address info@masa.eu, we aim to enhance your browsing experience by using cookies that allow us to learn more about your behavior on our websites.

This cookie policy (the “Cookie Policy”) is intended to inform you about the use of cookies by Grupo MASA on its website www.masa.eu (the “Website”) so that you can decide whether to authorize the use of cookies on the devices through which you browse the Website.

What is a cookie?

Cookies and/or data storage and retrieval devices on terminal equipment (the “Cookies”) are text files that a web server downloads and stores on a user’s computer/smartphone/tablet or any other browsing device (the “Device”) when accessing certain web pages to store and retrieve information about the user’s browsing from that Device. Therefore, Cookies can store information about the user’s Device or their browsing sessions on the websites they have visited.

What types of Cookies are there?

According to the entity that owns the Cookies:

First-party Cookies: these are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from Grupo MASA’s server or domain and from which the requested service is provided.

Third-party Cookies: these are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a third-party’s server or domain.

According to the duration they remain active:

Session Cookies: these are temporary Cookies that remain in your browser’s cookie file until you leave the website, and none are recorded on your computer’s hard drive. The information obtained through these Cookies is used to analyze traffic patterns on the website, allowing for a better user experience by improving content and usability.

Persistent Cookies: these are Cookies that are stored on the hard drive for a specified period and will stop working after that date. The website reads these Cookies every time you make a new visit. These Cookies are generally used to facilitate registration services.

According to their purpose:

Technical Cookies: these allow navigation through the website and the use of different services. They allow, for example, the control of traffic and data communication, access to restricted access areas, use of security elements, storing content for video playback, or sharing content through social networks.

Preference or customization Cookies: these allow remembering information so that the user accesses the service with certain characteristics that can differentiate their experience from that of other users based on previously customized parameters, such as language, the number of results to display when the user performs a search, the appearance or content of the service based on the type of browser through which the user accesses the service or the region from which they access the service, etc.

Analytical or statistical Cookies: these allow tracking, monitoring, and analysis of user navigation and behavior. The information collected through this type of Cookies is used to measure the activity of websites in order to make improvements based on the analysis of usage data by users of the service.

Behavioral advertising Cookies: these store information about user behavior obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, allowing the development of a specific profile for displaying personalized advertising.

The Cookies used by Grupo MASA on the Website may be [first-party (technical, customization, and analytical) or third-party (social and advertising)].

COOKIES:

The Website may also use social media functionalities that are entirely managed by those third-party entities to share content on their social networks, such as the “Share” or “Like” buttons of LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube. These functionalities may collect the user’s IP or visited pages. By clicking on these buttons, the user accepts the use of Cookies by these social networks, which will be exclusively governed by the policies implemented by the respective entities.

The website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., whose main office is located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, CA 94043, United States (‘Google’). Google Analytics uses Cookies to assist the website in analyzing the usage by users.

The stored information will not be subject to international data transfers, except in the cases mentioned above. Specifically, these cases are as follows:

• Google Analytics

Do I have to accept the use of Cookies?

It is not necessary to accept unnecessary Cookies.

Users can manage and, if necessary, accept the cookies mentioned in this Cookie Policy prior to installation. Grupo MASA can only use Cookies with the prior and express consent of the user, granted on their first visit, which will be renewed periodically (every two years maximum) or whenever the user deletes their search history in their browser.

In accordance with applicable regulations, explicit consent is not required for the use of the following types of Cookies: (i) Technical Cookies; (ii) User interface customization Cookies marked or chosen by the user; or (iii) Grupo MASA’s own analytical Cookies that only process aggregated data for strictly statistical purposes, provided that the user is given the option to reject them.

How can I manage Cookies?

Users can configure the installation of Cookies during the Website setup process and are aware that disabling Cookies may affect the normal use of the Website and the services provided by Grupo MASA through the Website.

However, to disable the Cookies installed by the Website, users can (i) configure them in the Configuration Panel enabled by Grupo MASA, or (ii) follow the instructions provided by their browser’s settings. For example:

• With Internet Explorer: Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy (also available at the following hyperlink: <a href=”https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies”>

• With Firefox: Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy (also available at the following hyperlink: <a href=“https://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-sitios-web-rastrear-preferencias”>

• With Google Chrome: Setup -> Preferences -> Security -> View (also available at the following hyperlink: <a href=“https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&sjid=5784101160867612634-EU”>

Neither this Website nor its legal representatives are responsible for the content or accuracy of the privacy policies of the third parties mentioned in this Cookie Policy. Web browsers are the tools responsible for storing Cookies, and users must exercise their right to delete or disable them from this location. Neither this Website nor its legal representatives can guarantee the proper or improper handling of Cookies by these browsers. In some cases, it may be necessary to install Cookies so that the browser does not forget the user’s decision not to accept them.

Privacy Policy

To access the rest of the information about the processing of your personal data, as well as your rights and how to exercise them, users can refer to Grupo MASA’s privacy policy available at the following hyperlink: https://masa.eu/en/privacy-policy/

Changes to the Cookie Policy

Grupo MASA may modify this Cookie Policy to include new Cookies or to comply with new legislative or regulatory requirements or to adapt the policy to the instructions of data protection authorities.

When significant changes are made to this Cookie Policy, users will be notified through an informative notice on the Website and, if necessary, asked for their consent again.

Contact

For any questions or inquiries about this Cookie Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us through the contact section of the Website or the following email address LOPD@masa.eu.