Cookie Policy
1. Data Controller
Banco Santander S.A., a company registered at the Bank of Spain under number 0049, with registered offices in Santander at Paseo de Pereda, 9-12 and the Tax ID Number: A39000013, owner of this website (the “Bank” or the “Publisher”, with distinction), hereby informs visitors to this website and its sub-domains (the “Website”) about its cookies policy, in order for them to be aware of the cookies that will be used while they browse the Website and in order to allow them to consent to said cookies.
This cookies policy (the “Cookies Policy”) is supplemented by the privacy policy for this Website.
2. What are cookies?
Cookies are files that are downloaded and stored on an Internet user's computer (computer/smartphone/tablet) when they visit certain websites and applications, and they are used for storing and retrieving information about navigation using that computer.
Cookies can be installed either directly by the websites visited by the user or by third parties with which the website is related, and they allow the website to keep track of the user's activity on the site or on other, related sites, including: the location from which the user is connected, the connection time, the device (wired or mobile) used to access the website, the operating system and browser used, the most frequently visited websites and the number of clicks. They also provide data on the user's browsing habits.
For more information on how websites and apps use cookies, go to https://www.allaboutcookies.org/es/
3. Types of cookies used
This Website uses the following types of cookies:
3.1. Strictly necessary cookies placed by the publisher and technical cookies
Both of these types of cookies have been added to the Website by the publisher, who also accesses the information found in them, "Strictly necessary" cookies are used to provide a given service requested by the user, while "technical" cookies allow the Website to work properly from a technical perspective.
Technical cookies include any that the publisher uses for controlling traffic and transmitting data, identifying sessions and accessing restricted areas. This type of cookies also includes user interface personalisation cookies. As established in Art. 22.2 of the Spanish Law on Information Society Services (LSSI), consent is not required for their use.
3.2. Personalisation or preference cookies
Cookies that allow information to be recorded so that the user can access the service with certain characteristics, which may differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as their preferred language or the number of results to show in their searches.
The following table provides more detailed information on the technical cookies, strictly necessary cookies and personalisation cookies used by the publisher on the Website:
| NAME | PURPOSE | DURATION/EXPIRY |
|---|---|---|
| ci_session | These cookies are essential and provide user information, these identify the user via identification number. | 2 hours |
| csrf_eventogy_cookie | Prevents cross site scripting. | 2 hours |
| cookieconsent_status | Saves user cookie preferences. | 1 year |
4. What are the legal grounds for the use of cookies?
In the case of strictly necessary and technical cookies, they do not require the visitor's informed consent.
5. Can you revoke your consent?
Once the cookies have been installed, users may revoke their consent and delete them at any time. To do so, they may:
- Use the content and privacy settings available in their browser while navigating. The following are some examples of procedures for revoking consent and deleting cookies, depending on the browser used:
- Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/en/home
- Internet/Explorer: http://support.microsoft.com/ph/807/es-es
- Safari: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1677?viewlocale=en_gb
- Opera: http://help.opera.com/Windows/8.54/en/index.html
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/?hl=en
6. Update to the Cookies Policy and contact details
This Cookies Policy may change depending on the cookies used. If new types of cookies are included whose use requires informed consent, the publisher will inform the visitor and record their due consent.
Without prejudice to the above, the publisher recommends that you review this policy each time you access this Website, so that you are properly informed about how and why we use cookies and are aware of any changes in the type of data collected.
If users have any queries concerning the portal's Cookies Policy, they can contact the publisher at the following address: scibprivacy@gruposantander.com with “Cookies Policy” in the subject line.
