Cookie Policy
What is a Cookie?
Cookies are files containing small amounts of information that are downloaded to the user’s device when visiting our website.
Their main purpose is to recognise the user (through identifiers that do not allow identification of any individual) each time they access the website, and also allow us to improve the quality and usability of our websites.
Cookies are essential for the functioning of the Internet; they cannot damage the user’s equipment/device and, if enabled in your browser settings, help us identify and resolve potential operational errors on our website.
Types of Cookies
Session Cookies
Persistent or Permanent Cookies
Functionality Cookies
Third-party Cookies
Analytical Cookies
Use of Cookies by Surfer Tarifa
| Name | Own or third-party | Duration | Purpose |
| cookie_alerta | Own | duration of the current session | Show cookie notice only once per session |
| popup_faldon | Own | duration of the current session | Show offer popup only once per session (only when an offer popup is active) |
| _utma | Google Analytics | 2 years | Used to differentiate between users and sessions. |
| _utmb | Google Analytics | 10 minutes from creation or modification | Used to determine whether there is a new session or visit. |
| _utmc | Google Analytics | At end of session | Used to facilitate functionality with the urchin.js library. Previously, this cookie worked together with the _utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session or visit. |
| _utmz | Google Analytics | 6 months | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached the website. |
| _utmt | Google Analytics | At end of session | Used to define the type of user request. It is used to establish usage statistics for pages. |
| DoubleClick | Adwords | At end of session | Segment content to make it relevant to users. |
| Name | Information processed | Purpose |
| Strictly necessary | User session, registration details, bookings. | Management of user registration and session maintenance, navigation personalisation, load balancing |
| Google Analytics analytical | Websites visited, frequency, number and repetition of visits, browsing time, searches carried out, links accessed, browser used, service provider, location linked to IP address | Measure and analyse user browsing, tracking and analysis of user behaviour, creation of anonymous user browsing profiles, introducing improvements based on analysis of user usage data |
| Google Adwords | IP address, searches carried out, links accessed and ads accessed. | Show the most relevant products to the user, segment the target audience, measure results, flexible budgets and detection of new markets. |
User settings to block Cookies
By browsing and continuing to use our website you will be consenting to the use of cookies under the conditions set out in this “Cookie Policy”. Surfer Tarifa provides access to this “Cookie Policy” upon first access, so that the user is informed, without prejudice to their right to block, delete and reject the use of cookies at any time.
In any case, we inform you that cookies that are not necessary for the use of our website may be blocked or disabled by activating your browser settings, which allows you to refuse the installation of all or some cookies. Most browsers allow you to be warned about the presence of cookies or to reject them automatically. If you reject them you can continue using our Website, although the use of some of its services may be limited and therefore your experience on our website less satisfactory.
Information on how to configure your Internet browser or browsers to maintain your privacy and security in relation to cookies can be found on the official support sites of the main browsers. With these tools, the user can block cookies through the browser’s configuration tools or configure it to notify them when a server wants to store a cookie.