Last Updated: October 25, 2024

To enhance your online experience, we use “cookies”, “web beacons” among other tracking technologies. Cookies are text files placed in your computer’s browser to store your preferences. We use cookies or other tracking technologies to understand Service and Internet usage and to improve or customize the products, content, offerings, or services on the CFEi websites.

1. What is a cookie and what do we use them for?

A cookie is a small piece of data that a website asks your browser to store on your computer or mobile device. The cookie allows the website to remember your actions or preferences over time. Most Internet browsers support cookies. However, Users can set their browsers to decline certain types of cookies or specific cookies.

We use cookies to learn how you interact with our content and to improve your experience when visiting our website. We will only be able to store those cookies on your device that are strictly necessary for our websites to work correctly (denominated as technical cookies). For all other types of cookies, we need your consent which you can change or withdraw at any time via the settings on the Cookies Settings.

2. First-Party and Third-Party Cookies.

We use both first- and third-party cookies on our websites to personalize your user experience by storing your preferences to be able to offer you better services.

First-Party cookies are cookies issued from our website you visit that are sent to the User’s terminal equipment. These cookies allow website owners to collect analytics data, remember language settings, and perform other useful functions that provide a good user experience.

Third-Party cookies belong to and are managed by other parties, that are sent to the User’s terminal equipment from a different domain to the one that is being accessed and which is managed by another collaborating entity.

Depending on the purpose for which the data obtained through the cookies is processed, we can distinguish between:

• Technical Cookies: activate basic functions such as browsing the website and the use of the different options or services that exist on it, for example, accessing the private area, carrying out the purchase process for an order, submitting an application to participate in an event, using security elements while browsing or sharing content through social networks. The website cannot function properly without these cookies.
• Personalization / preference cookies allow the website to remember information that changes the way the page behaves or what it looks like, sus as a User’s preferred language or the region in which they are located.
• Analytical cookies correctly processed by us or by third parties, provide us with statistical information on the use that users make of the website, such as which pages they visited or if they had technical problems accessing certain pages on the website. These cookies do not allow the User to be identified, since the information they collect is anonymous and will be used only to improve the design of the pages and browsing on the website, to obtain usage statistics, speed of searches, measurement of website activity, etc.
• Behavioral advertising cookies are used to track visitors on web pages and create a personalized profile for displaying relevant ads based on their browsing behavior. This helps optimize advertising spaces and ensures that the ads displayed are appealing and engaging for each user.

Depending on the period they remain activated in the terminal equipment, we can distinguish between:

• Session cookies are temporary cookies that are used to remember information about a User’s activity on the website during a browsing session.
• Persistent cookies are used to remember your preferences within the website and remain on your desktop or mobile device even after you close your browser or restart your computer. We use these cookies to analyze user behavior to establish visit patterns so that we can improve our website functionality for you and others who visit our website(s). These cookies also allow us to serve you with targeted advertising and measure our site’s functionality and advertising effectiveness.

3. List of cookies used by CFEi.

We use the following types of cookies on our website:

• Essential Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the basic functionality of our website. They enable you to navigate our site, use its features, and access secure areas.
• Performance Cookies: These cookies help us analyze how visitors use our website. They collect information about page views, referral sources, and other anonymous data to improve the website’s performance.
• Functionality Cookies: These cookies enhance your user experience by remembering your preferences, such as language or location settings.
• Targeting and Advertising Cookies: These cookies are used to deliver personalized content and advertisements to you based on your interests and online behavior.

4. How cookies are managed on the browser?

Most of the popular browsers have configuration options and security features that allow you to avoid the installation of cookies and/or other browsing data collection systems on your device.

You can disable cookies using your browser tools:

• Internet Explorer
• Chrome
• Firefox
• Safari

You can choose to reject or block all or specific types of cookies set by virtue of your visit to the CFEi’s website by clicking on the cookie preferences on our website(s). You can change your preferences for CFEi website and/or the websites of any third-party suppliers by changing your browser settings. Please note that most browsers automatically accept cookies. Therefore, if you do not wish cookies to be used, you may need to actively delete or block the cookies. If you reject the use of cookies, you will still be able to visit our websites but some of the functions may not work correctly. You may also visit www.allaboutcookies.org for details on how to delete or reject cookies and for further information on cookies generally. By using our website without deleting or rejecting some or all cookies, you agree that we can place those cookies that you have not deleted or rejected on your device.

You may also submit an opt-out request to the Digital Advertising Alliance’s (DAA) Self-Regulatory Program for Online Behavioral Advertising program (click here) and/or the National Advertising Initiative (NAI) (click here). These are tools that provide individuals with the ability to opt out of having their online behavior recorded and used for advertising purposes by participating companies.

Our Do Not Track Policy: Some browsers have “do not track” features that allow you to tell a website not to track you. These features are not all uniform. We do not currently respond to those signals. If you block cookies, certain features on our sites may not work. If you block or reject cookies, not all of the tracking described here will stop.

5. Updating the Cookie Policy.

CFEi reserves the right to update this Policy at any time and will be in effect from the moment it is published on our website. We advise Users to come back to check it from time to time.

Notwithstanding the above, the inclusion of new cookies or the use of cookies already accepted for purposes other than those indicated will require prior consent by the User. If you have any queries about our Cookie Policy, you can contact us through our Contact Form.

For additional information on safeguarding your personal data and how to assert your rights, please refer to our Data Protection Policy.