Cookie Policy
1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Squad Placements, S.L.U. is responsible for the website http://www.squadplacements.com and uses cookies and/or other files with similar functionality (hereinafter, “Cookies”).
A cookie is a text file that a website, application, or other platform stores on your device, such as your computer, tablet, or smartphone. It contains information about your browsing or usage, such as a tag that identifies your device. Cookies are necessary to facilitate navigation and to understand how users interact with websites, which allows improvements to be made. They are also useful for personalising advertising according to your preferences and for other purposes described below. Cookies do not damage your device.
2. TYPES OF COOKIES
Please review this section, which provides an overview of the different types of cookies that may be used in an online environment.
Depending on the owner of the cookies, they may be classified as:
a) First-party cookies:
These cookies are sent to the user’s computer or device from a computer or domain managed by the publisher itself, which provides the website or service requested by the user.
b) Third-party cookies:
These cookies are sent to the user’s computer or device from a computer or domain that is not managed by the publisher but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.
Depending on the purpose of the cookie, they may be classified as follows:
Strictly necessary (technical) cookies
These cookies allow the user to navigate through a website, platform, or application and use the different options or services offered therein. These cookies perform essential functions such as controlling traffic, identifying data or sessions, accessing restricted areas, remembering items in an order, managing payments, ensuring service security, enabling participation in events, storing multimedia content, and sharing content on social networks. These technical cookies are automatically downloaded when the website is displayed or when the service requested by the user is provided.
Functionality or personalisation cookies
These cookies allow information to be remembered in order to provide the user with a service or platform with certain characteristics that differentiate their experience from that of other users. These characteristics may include language preferences, the number of results displayed in a search, the appearance or content of the service depending on the browser used, or the region from which the service is accessed, among others. Failure to accept these cookies may result in slower website performance or poorly adapted recommendations.
Analytics cookies
These cookies are used to collect information about the number of users, the sections visited on the website, and how users interact with it. This information is used to perform statistical analysis of the use made by users of the service in order to identify areas for improvement based on usage patterns.
Behavioural advertising cookies
These cookies record and store information about users’ browsing habits, allowing the creation of specific profiles in order to display personalised advertisements. These cookies enable the efficient management of advertising spaces included by the publisher, either directly or in collaboration with third parties.
3. PURPOSE OF COOKIES ON OUR WEBSITE
Cookies play a fundamental role in the operation of our website. Their main purpose is to enable more convenient and efficient browsing. For example, they are used to remember your preferences during navigation and in future visits.
They also help us personalise advertising based on your browsing habits. The information collected through cookies allows us to carry out statistical estimates and usage analyses, such as the number of visits and the most frequently viewed sections. This enables us to improve our services and adapt the platform to your individual interests.
In some cases, we use cookies to collect information that enables us to display advertising based on your browsing habits on our platform and on third-party platforms.
Below are the third parties that may configure and access cookies on your device, as well as the purposes for which the information they store is used:
Analytics: Analytical cookies are used to create browsing profiles and to identify user preferences in order to improve the offering of products and services. These cookies are provided by Google. More information: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Social Media: Social networks with which we interact on our website use cookies in their sharing buttons. We have no intervention, control, or reporting on their results; they are the responsibility of each social network. When the User registers for a Service using social media credentials, the social network is authorised to store a persistent cookie that remembers the User’s identity and grants access to the Services until it expires. The User may delete this cookie and revoke access to the Services through social networks by updating their preferences in the relevant social network. These cookies are provided by Facebook Connect. More information: https://www.facebook.com/privacy/policy
Technical / necessary: These cookies are necessary for the proper functioning of the website, including session management, login and user preferences. These cookies are provided by Squad Placements (own cookies).
Performance & infrastructure: These cookies are used to ensure the performance, load balancing and proper functioning of the website infrastructure. These cookies are provided by Cloudflare. More information: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
Security: These cookies help detect malicious activity and protect the website from spam and abuse. These cookies are provided by Google (reCAPTCHA). More information: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Advertising / third-party: These cookies may be used by third parties to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other websites. These cookies are provided by Google. More information: https://policies.google.com/privacy
4. COOKIE MANAGEMENT ON OUR WEBSITE
In the cookie configuration panel, which you can access at any time on our platform, you will find detailed information about the cookies we use. It specifies their purpose, duration, and who manages them (us or third parties). This panel allows you to manage the activation and deactivation of cookies that are not strictly necessary for the functioning of the platform, as well as to modify your consent at any time.
You may access the configuration panel by clicking here to change your preferences or withdraw your consent.
Additionally, you also have the option to disable the use of cookies through your browser while browsing the Internet. Below we indicate how to configure this in the most common browsers:
You may exercise this option to prevent the use of cookies at any time. Please note that the management of the cookie configuration panel and the option to reject cookies are specific to each browser you use.
Therefore, if you configure cookies in a particular way on one device and wish the same option to apply on another device, you must activate the same option on that other device.
The user should be aware that certain features of the content on our website are only available if the installation of cookies in the browser is permitted. If you decide not to accept or to block certain cookies (depending on their purpose), this may affect, in whole or in part, the normal functioning of the website or prevent access to certain services provided through it.
5. USE OF INFORMATION STORED IN COOKIES
The information stored in the cookies on our website is used solely by us. However, some third-party cookies, managed by external entities, may be used to provide us with additional services. For further information, please consult our cookie configuration panel, which is accessible at all times on our website.
We recommend that you review our Privacy Policy on our website to obtain detailed information on how your personal data is processed in our collaboration with third parties, as well as in international data transfers. We also recommend that you consult the privacy policies and privacy settings of these external partners through their own platforms.
6. UPDATES AND CHANGES TO THE COOKIE POLICY
Squad Placements, S.L.U. may modify this Cookie Policy in accordance with new legislative or regulatory requirements or in order to adapt the policy to the instructions issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency.
If you would like more information about how we use cookies, you may send an email to: hello@squadplacements.com