What are cookies?
Cookies are small amounts of information that are stored on the computer, phone, tablet, or any other device used by the user so that the server can remember certain information to be used later. This information allows you to be identified as a specific user and enables the storage of your personal preferences as well as technical information, such as visits and browsing time on the Website/App. The use of this information allows the server hosting the Website/App to recognize the browser used by the user, allowing, for example, registered users to access restricted areas without having to log in on every visit and to remember their language, country, etc., preferences for future visits. Likewise, this information can be used to measure audience and traffic parameters on the Website/App.
Who uses the cookie information?
The stored information is processed by the entity FLUID HANDLING TECHNOLOGY, S.A. with Tax ID A95637138 and registered office at C/Karmelo Etxegarai, 41 – 48100 Mungia (Bizkaia), and contact email address info@fhtvalves.com.
The information stored in cookies managed by third parties is used by the external entities detailed in this Cookie Policy.
What types of cookies exist?
Below is a classification of cookies according to a series of categories.
Types of cookies according to the entity that manages them:
- First-party cookies: These are sent to the user’s terminal device from a device or domain managed by the website editor from which the requested service is provided.
- Third-party cookies: These are sent to the user’s terminal device from a device or domain that is not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.
Types of cookies according to the duration of their activation:
- Session cookies: These are designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a Website/App.
- Persistent cookies: These are cookies in which the data remain stored on the device and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie controller, which can range from a few minutes to several years.
Types of cookies according to their purpose:
- Technical cookies: These allow users to navigate through a website, platform, or application and use different options or services available on it, such as controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted areas, remembering items in an order, processing a purchase, registering for an event, using security features while browsing, storing content for video or sound broadcasting, or sharing content on social networks.
- Personalization cookies: These allow users to access the service with predefined general characteristics based on a set of criteria on the user’s device, such as language, browser type used to access the service, or regional configuration.
- Analytics cookies: These allow the party responsible for them to monitor and analyze user behavior on the linked websites/apps. The information collected through this type of cookie is used to measure website, app, or platform activity and to create browsing profiles of users, with the goal of improving services based on the analysis of usage data.
- Advertising cookies: These allow the management, as efficiently as possible, of advertising spaces that the editor may have included on a website, application, or platform providing the requested service, based on criteria such as the content edited or the frequency with which ads are shown.
- Behavioral advertising cookies: These allow the management, as efficiently as possible, of advertising spaces that the editor may have included on a website, application, or platform providing the requested service. These cookies store information on user behavior obtained through continuous observation of browsing habits, allowing the development of a specific profile to display advertising based on that behavior.
What types of cookies does FLUID HANDLING TECHNOLOGY, S.A. use and for what purposes?
FLUID HANDLING TECHNOLOGY, S.A. uses the following types of cookies for the indicated purposes:
- Functional cookies: These are necessary to correctly display the fhtvalves.com page and ensure the proper functioning of the site. They help users have a better browsing experience. An example of this type of cookie is one used to store browsing language data.
- Analytics cookies: These cookies are used to analyze user behavior in an aggregated and anonymous manner, including the number of visitors to the website and various product pages, the source of visits, date and time, platform, number of clicks on a banner, and search terms used by a user to find desired content. In this way, FLUID HANDLING TECHNOLOGY, S.A. gains valuable insights to make improvements to the website and determine which content or design is most relevant to users.
- Advertising cookies: These allow the display of offers relevant to the visitor’s interests. They show personalized ads anonymously.
The following table summarizes the cookies used by FLUID HANDLING TECHNOLOGY, S.A. so you can identify them in your browser:
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