INFORMATION ABOUT COOKIES
In accordance with Law 34/2002 of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI), in relation to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and Organic Law 3/2018 of December 5, on Data Protection and the Guarantee of Digital Rights (LOPDGDD), it is mandatory to obtain express user consent for all websites that use non-essential cookies, before they navigate through them.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies and similar technologies such as local shared objects, flash cookies, or pixels are tools used by web servers to store and retrieve information about their visitors, as well as to ensure proper operation of the website.
Through the use of these devices, the web server can remember certain data concerning the user, such as their preferences for viewing pages on that server, username and password, products of most interest to them, etc.
COOKIES AFFECTED BY REGULATIONS AND EXEMPT COOKIES
According to the EU directive, cookies that require informed user consent are analytics cookies and advertising and affiliation cookies, with technical cookies and those necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of services expressly requested by the user being exempt.
TYPES OF COOKIES
BY PURPOSE
- Technical and functional cookies: are those that allow the user to navigate through a web page, platform, or application and use the different options or services that exist in it.
- Analytics cookies: are those that allow their manager to monitor and analyze the behavior of users on the websites to which they are linked. The information collected through this type of cookies is used in measuring the activity of websites, applications, or platforms and for developing navigation profiles of users of said sites, applications, and platforms, in order to introduce improvements based on analysis of how users use the service.
- Advertising cookies: are those that allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of advertising spaces that, where applicable, the editor has included on a web page, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided, based on criteria such as edited content or the frequency with which ads are displayed.
- Behavioral advertising cookies: collect information about the user’s personal preferences and choices (retargeting) to allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of advertising spaces that, where applicable, the editor has included on a web page, application, or platform from which the requested service is provided.
- Social cookies: are set by social media platforms in services to allow you to share content with your friends and networks. Social media platforms have the ability to track your online activity outside of the Services. This can affect the content and messages you see in other services you visit.
- Affiliate cookies: allow tracking of visits from other websites with which the website has an affiliation contract (affiliation companies).
- Security cookies: store encrypted information to prevent stored data from being vulnerable to malicious third-party attacks.
BY OWNERSHIP
- First-party cookies: are those sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the editor himself and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
- Third-party cookies: are those sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.
BY RETENTION PERIOD
- Session cookies: are a type of cookies designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a web page.
- Persistent cookies: are a type of cookies in which data continues to be stored on the terminal and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie manager, which can range from a few minutes to several years.
PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING
The Cybersecurity Industries Association of the Basque Country (Cybasque) is the Data Controller of the Data Subject’s personal data and informs you that this data will be processed in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of April 27, 2016 (GDPR), so the following information on the processing is provided:
Processing purposes: as specified in the section on cookies used on this website.
Legal basis for processing: except in cases where it is necessary for navigation on the web, by consent of the interested party (art. 6.1.a GDPR).
Data retention criteria: as specified in the section on cookies used on the website.
Data communication: data will not be communicated to third parties, except in cookies owned by third parties or by legal obligation.
Rights of the Data Subject:
- Right to withdraw consent at any time.
- Right of access, rectification, portability, and deletion of your data and to limit or object to its processing.
- Right to lodge a complaint with the control authority (www.aepd.es) if you believe the processing does not comply with applicable regulations.
Contact data to exercise your rights:
Cybersecurity Industries Association of the Basque Country (Cybasque). Paseo Uribitarte, 3, 3rd floor, Bilbao, 48001. Email: info@cybasque.eus
COOKIES USED ON THIS WEBSITE
TECHNICAL AND FUNCTIONAL COOKIES
Do not require user consent
| NAME | TYPE | OWNERSHIP | PURPOSE | DURATION | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x-smartmobile-access-token | Technical / security | First-party | Maintain user authentication status through an access token to the SmartMobile service | 1 hour | Custom cookie, HttpOnly and Secure |
| wordpress_logged_in_[hash] | Technical | First-party | Identify authenticated users after logging into WordPress | Session | Essential for private area |
| wordpress_[hash] | Technical | First-party | Store user authentication credentials | Session | WordPress internal use |
| wordpress_test_cookie | Technical | First-party | Check if the browser accepts cookies | Session | Necessary for login functionality |
| wp-settings-[UID] | Technical | First-party | Save user preferences in the administration panel | 1 year | Registered users |
| wp-settings-time-[UID] | Technical | First-party | Record the time user preferences were saved | 1 year | Complementary to wp-settings |
| wp-saving-post | Technical | First-party | Prevent content loss during editing | 1 day | Post editing |
| pll_language | Technical / functional | First-party | Save the language selected by the user | 1 year | Polylang Plugin |
| wpforo_read_topics | Technical | First-party | Save forum topics marked as read | 90 days | wpForo Plugin |
| wpforo_read_forums | Technical | First-party | Record forums visited by the user | 90 days | wpForo Plugin |
| wpforo_all_read | Technical | First-party | Mark all forums as read | 90 days | wpForo Plugin |
| wpforo_browser_timezone | Technical | First-party | Save the browser timezone | 1 day | wpForo Plugin |
| comment_author_[hash] | Technical | First-party | Remember the name of the comment author | ~347 days | Comments form |
| comment_author_email_[hash] | Technical | First-party | Remember the email of the comment author | ~347 days | Comments form |
| cc_cookie | Technical / functional | First-party | Store the user’s cookie consent preferences | 182 days (6 months) | Managed by vanilla-cookieconsent v3 banner. Does not contain browsing data. |
ANALYTICS COOKIES
This website does not currently use analytics cookies.
BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING COOKIES
This website does not use behavioral advertising cookies.
SOCIAL COOKIES
This website does not use social cookies.
AFFILIATE COOKIES
This website does not use affiliate cookies.
THIRD-PARTY COOKIES CONTROLLED BY THE EDITOR
This website does not use third-party cookies directly controlled by the editor.
THIRD-PARTY COOKIES NOT CONTROLLED BY THE EDITOR
(Google, YouTube, Cloudflare)
Third-party services are beyond the editor’s control. Providers may modify their service conditions, purposes, and use of cookies at any time, etc.
Some pages of our website display content from external providers. Associate pages include embedded Google Maps, and users may publish embedded YouTube videos in the forum.
To access third-party content, users must first accept the conditions they apply (which include their cookie policies, beyond our control).
If users choose not to access that content, these third-party cookies will not be installed on their devices.
External service providers on this website:
- YouTube
- Cloudflare — Security service (Turnstile) used on the contact form to verify the user is human. Does not install persistent cookies on the device.
HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES FROM YOUR BROWSER
| Delete cookies from your device | Cookies already on a device can be deleted by clearing the browser history, which removes cookies from all websites visited. However, you may also lose some saved information (for example, login data or website preferences). |
| Manage site-specific cookies | For more precise control of specific cookies for each site, users can adjust their privacy and cookie settings in the browser. |
| Block cookies | Although most modern browsers can be configured to prevent cookies from being installed on devices, this may require manual adjustment of certain preferences each time you visit a site or page. Additionally, some services and features may not work correctly (for example, profile logins). |