A cookie is a small text file that is stored in your browser when you visit almost any website. Its purpose is to allow the website to remember your visOn this website of AD HORIZONTAL ESPAÑA S.L. (hereinafter, “AD HORIZONTAL” or “the Company”), we use cookies and similar technologies to ensure the site works properly, to measure its use and—only if you give us your consent—to improve the experience through analytics. This policy explains what cookies are, what we use them for and how you can manage them.
Important: The website does not offer online payments and no payment gateway/TPV cookies are loaded.
1. What is a cookie?
A cookie is a small file that is downloaded to your browser when you visit certain web pages. Cookies enable, among other things, a website to function, remember your preferences or collect anonymous usage statistics.
We also use similar technologies (for example, the browser’s local storage). In this policy, we refer to all of them as “cookies.”
2. Types of cookies by purpose
- Technical or strictly necessary: essential for the website to work (page loading, load balancing, remembering your cookie selection, maintaining security, etc.). These cannot be disabled in our systems.
- Preferences or customisation: remember user options (language, region, etc.).
- Analytics or measurement: help us understand how the site is used (pages visited, time, clicks) for statistical and improvement purposes. They are activated only if you consent.
- Behavioural advertising: not used on this site.
3. Who sets the cookies?
- First‑party: managed by AD HORIZONTAL’s domain.
- Third‑party: managed by an external service (e.g., analytics provider). They load only if you accept them.
4. Cookies we use
The following list is kept up to date. Exact names may vary by browser.
4.1. Technical/essential cookies
| Cookie | Owner | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
cookie_consent | First‑party | Stores your cookie choices | 12 months |
wp_* / wordpress_* | First‑party (WordPress) | Core CMS operation (session, security, editor preferences) | Session / up to 1 year |
__cf_bm / similar (if applicable) | Third‑party (Cloudflare or other CDN) | Security and bot mitigation | ~30 minutes |
4.2. Preference cookies
| Cookie | Owner | Purpose | Duration |
pll_language / similar | First‑party or plugin | Remembers selected language | 1 year |
4.3. Analytics cookies
We currently do not set advertising cookies. If we use analytics, it will be solely for statistical purposes.
| Cookie | Owner | Purpose | Duration |
_ga, _ga_* | Google (Google Analytics) | Anonymous measurement of visits and site usage | 2 years / variable |
_gid | Google (Google Analytics) | Distinguish users over 24h | 24 hours |
_gat / gtag_* | Google (Google Analytics) | Throttling/limiting requests | 1 minute |
Note: Google may carry out international data transfers. See section 8 and Google’s policy for more information. If you do not consent to these cookies, they will not be set.
5. How can you manage cookies?
5.1. Site settings panel
At any time you can accept, reject or configure non‑essential categories via our Cookie Panel (fixed link in the footer: “Cookie settings”). Your choice is stored for 12 months and you can change it whenever you wish.
5.2. Browser controls
You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings. These links explain how to do it in the most common browsers:
- Google Chrome — Help: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Mozilla Firefox — Help: https://support.mozilla.org/kb/delete-cookies-remove-info-websites-stored
- Microsoft Edge — Help: https://support.microsoft.com/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies
- Safari (macOS) — Help: https://support.apple.com/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data
- Safari (iOS) — Help: https://support.apple.com/HT201265
- Android — Chrome Help: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/114662
If you block certain technical cookies, the website may not function properly.
6. Legal basis for using cookies
- Technical/essential: used based on AD HORIZONTAL’s legitimate interests in providing the service (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) and do not require consent.
- Preferences and analytics: used only with your consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you may withdraw at any time using the Cookie Panel.
7. Retention
Cookies are stored for the periods indicated in section 4. Consent preferences are stored for 12 months (or such other period as required by applicable law), after which you may be asked to choose again.
8. International transfers and third parties
Using third‑party providers (for example, Google Analytics) may involve international data transfers. In such cases, we will implement appropriate safeguards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses) and any supplementary measures where necessary. Please refer to the provider’s privacy policy for details and to exercise your rights with that third party.
- Google Analytics: https://policies.google.com/privacy
If you do not accept analytics cookies, no information will be sent to these third parties.
9. Controller and users’ rights
- Controller: AD HORIZONTAL ESPAÑA S.L., C/ Oviedo Nº 3, Blq. 7 – 1º M, 29680 Estepona (Málaga). Email: info@adhorizontal.com
- You can obtain further information about how we process personal data, how to exercise your rights (access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction and portability), and how to contact the supervisory authority in our Privacy Policy.
10. Updates to this policy
We may modify this Cookie Policy to reflect technical, legal or operational changes to the site. We will always publish the current version with its last‑updated date.