Cookie policy
What are cookies?
This cookie policy (hereinafter the “Cookie Policy“) explains what cookies are, the different types of cookies that exist, and the types of cookies used by Asociación de Empresas de Energía Eléctrica (aelēc) on the website www.aelec.es, and it also helps you understand how to configure your browser to block them.
A cookie is a file or device that is downloaded to your computer or device in order to store and retrieve information about your browsing activity. These files or devices can serve a wide variety of purposes, such as recognising you as a user or identifying your preferences based on a profile created from your browsing habits.
Below is a classification of the cookies used on www.aelec.es based on a series of categories. However, please note that the same cookie may be in more than one category.
What types of cookies does this website use?
We use first-party and third-party cookies:
- FIRST-PARTY COOKIES: these are cookies sent to your computer or device by aelēc, which is also the entity providing the service you have requested.
- THIRD-PARTY COOKIES: these are cookies sent to your computer or device by an entity other than aelēc, which will process the information obtained from you via the cookies.
Below is a list of the first-party and third-party cookies used on our website, along with a brief description, their duration on your device, and an indication of the party responsible for the cookie where it originates from a third party other than aelēc.
If you would like to find out more about the privacy policies of these third parties, you can access them via the links provided in the table below and configure or delete their cookies from your browser.
- TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COOKIES
Technical or functional cookies are necessary to enable basic functions such as browsing the website or accessing secure areas of the website. The purpose of collecting this information is to introduce improvements to the website based on the analysis of data on its use.
| Cookie name | Description | Source | Duration |
| OptanonConsent | Cookie used by OneTrust to collect and maintain traceability of the consent given by the user. | First-party | One year |
| OptanonAlertBoxClosed | Cookie used by OneTrust to keep a record when the user closes the cookie notice. | First-party | One year |
| JSESSIONID | Used to maintain an anonymous user session on the server. | First-party | Session |
| NSC_wt_mc_* | The purpose of these cookies is to speed up the user’s browsing experience. | First-party | Session |
| _cats | Log management and web service performance tool. | First-party | One year |
| _catstemp | Log management and web service performance tool. | First-party | A few seconds |
| OnetrustActiveGroups | Cookie used by OneTrust to collect and maintain traceability of the consent given by the user. It contains the IDs of the categories in which the site’s cookies have been catalogued in OneTrust. | First-party | One year |
| conversion_path_fecha_visita | Used for the attribution model. | First-party | 2 months |
| conversion_path_url_visita | Used for the attribution model. | First-party | 2 months |
- STATISTICAL/ANALYTICAL COOKIES
Statistical cookies allow us to see how you interact with the website by gathering anonymous information while you browse. The purpose of collecting this information is to improve the website based on analysis of usage data.
| Cookie name | Description | Source | Duration |
| _ga | Used to distinguish users. | 2 years | |
| _gid | Used to distinguish users. | One day | |
| _gat_{site_id} | Used to differentiate between the various tracking objects created in the session. | One minute | |
| _ga_{container_id} | Used to maintain the session state. | 2 years | |
| SM | Used to synchronise the MUID across Microsoft domains. | Microsoft Clarity | Session |
| _clck | Persists user identification and Clarity preferences, unique to that site, in the browser. This ensures that behaviour on subsequent visits to the same site will be attributed to the same user ID. | First-party | One year |
| _clsk | Connects multiple page views by a user into a single Clarity session recording. | First-party | One day |
| _womtp_id.* | Identifies the visitor to measure the traceability of all their visits: total volume, first visit, previous visit, current visit. | First-party | 2 years |
| _womtp_ses.* | Measures the traceability of the current visit:
• Landing information: referrer and current URL. • Capture of URL parameters (UTMs and other values). • Device information. |
First-party | One day |
- MARKETING/ADVERTISING COOKIES
Marketing or advertising cookies enable the most effective possible management of advertising space. These cookies store information about your behaviour while you visit the website, enabling us to offer you personalised and relevant advertising based on your profile.
| Cookie name | Description | Source | Duration |
| _fbp | Used by Facebook to deliver a range of advertising products, such as real-time bidding from third-party advertisers. | First-party | 3 months |
| test_cookie | The Google DoubleClick add-on may place this cookie on our website to check whether your browser accepts cookies. The Google DoubleClick add-on is designed to improve the advertising shown to you. | One month | |
| IDE | One of the main cookies used by Google for advertising purposes; it is stored in browsers under the doubleclick.net domain. | One year | |
| TDID | This cookie carries information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising the end user may have seen before visiting the website. | One year | |
| CONSENT | This cookie carries information about how the end user uses the website and any advertising the end user may have seen before visiting the website. | 18 months | |
| MUID | Widely used by Microsoft as a unique user identifier. The cookie enables user tracking by synchronising the identifier across many Microsoft domains. | Bing | One year |
| muc_ads | Collects information to personalise advertising content on Twitter. | twitter.com | 2 years |
| personalization_id | This domain is owned by Twitter. Its main business activity is social networking services. When Twitter acts as a third-party host, it collects data through a variety of add-ons and integrations, which are used primarily for tracking and targeting. | twitter.com | 2 years |
| _kuid_ | Registers a unique device identifier for a returning user. This identifier is used for targeted advertising. | krxd.net | 179 days |
| SRM_B | This cookie is installed by Microsoft Bing. | bing | One year and 24 days |
| _uetvid | Used by Microsoft Bing Ads as a tracking cookie. It enables us to identify a user who has previously visited our website. | First-party | 15 days |
| _uetsid | Used by Microsoft Bing Ads as a tracking cookie. It enables us to identify a user who has previously visited our website. | First-party | Session |
| _gcl_au | Used by Google AdSense to experiment with advertising efficiency across websites using its services. | First-party | 3 months |
| _ttp | Cookie used for advertising purposes. | First-party | One year |
| _tt_enable_cookie | Cookie used for advertising purposes. | First-party | One year |
| _ttp | Cookie used for advertising purposes. | TikTok | One year |
| _pin_unauth | Cookie used for advertising purposes. | First-party | One year |
Blocking and deleting cookies
If you wish, you can enable or block cookies at any time via our Settings Panel.
If you wish to delete your browsing data (including cookies), you can do so from your browser, including third-party cookies.
Depending on the browser you use, the procedure for revoking and deleting cookies may differ. For reference, we have provided details for the main browsers below, but if in doubt, please consult your browser’s help menu:
- Microsoft Edge:
Tools > Internet Options > Privacy.
Or via the following link: https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/help/4468242/microsoft-edge-browsing-data-and-privacy-microsoft-privacy
- Mozilla Firefox:
Tools > Options > Privacy > Use custom settings for history
Or via the following link: https://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-sitios-web-rastrear-preferencias
- Google Chrome:
Instructions at the following link: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es
- Safari:
Instructions at the following link: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac
Processing of personal data
- Data controller: The data controller is aelēc, with registered office at Paseo de la Castellana, 141, 12th floor, 28020, Madrid, Spain.
- Data Protection Officer contact details: You can contact us through the following email address: dpo@aelec.es.
- Purposes of processing and legal basis: The purposes of the processing are set out in the section “What types of cookies does this website use?”. The use of technical cookies is necessary to enable you to browse the website. The legal basis for the use of all other cookies is your consent, which you may manage and withdraw via the Cookie Settings Panel.
- Exercise of rights and complaints to the Supervisory Authority for data protection: the data subject may exercise their rights by sending a signed written request to aelēc, at Paseo de la Castellana, 141, 12th floor, 28020 Madrid, or by email to dpo@aelec.es, attaching a copy of their ID document. You may also lodge a complaint at any time with the Supervisory Authority (Spanish Data Protection Agency), particularly if you have not received a satisfactory response regarding the exercise of your rights, by submitting a written request via the websitehttps://www.aepd.es
- Further information: You can find more information on how we process your personal data in our Privacy Policy.
Updates and changes to this Cookie Policy
We may amend this Cookie Policy if we begin using new cookies, as a result of legislative or regulatory requirements, or in order to bring this policy into line with the instructions and recommendations issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency. We therefore advise you to review the Cookie Policy periodically.
