7CARS.ES ("7CARS"), on its own account or that of a third party contracted to provide measurement services, may use cookies and other similar data storage and retrieval mechanisms in terminal equipment (hereinafter, "Cookies") when the User browses the website of 7CARS or of its third-party collaborators in order to allow and facilitate the User's interaction with the website. The statistical services - own or external - utilized by the website may use Cookies in order to establish metrics and patterns of use of the site.

The use of Cookies makes it possible for the server where the website is hosted to recognize the web browser that the User utilizes, with the aim of making browsing easier, e.g., by granting access to users who have registered previously to areas, services, promotions or competitions reserved exclusively for them without having to register on each visit. Cookies are also used to measure audience and traffic parameters, as well as to monitor progress and number of entries.

What are cookies?

A Cookie is a file that is downloaded to the User's computer or device when accessing certain web pages. Cookies allow a website to store and retrieve information about a user’s or their computer’s browsing habits, among other things and, depending on the information they contain and the way you use your computer, they can be employed to recognize the User.

Although cookies do not directly store personal information, they are based on a unique identifier of the user's browser and device. Likewise, these unique identifiers may be related to the user's personal data if the user registers on the website.

Why are cookies important?

Cookies are useful for several reasons. From a technical point of view, they allow web pages to function in a more agile way that is adapted to the User's preferences, e.g., by storing their language or the currency of their country. In addition, they help website managers to improve the services that they offer, thanks to the statistical information that Cookies gather for their use. Finally, they serve to make the advertising we display more efficient.

What types of cookies are there?

According to the entity managing the domain, there are:

• Own cookies
• Third party cookies: Those that are sent to the user's terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the editor, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.

According to the time period that they remain in the device:

• Session Cookies (which are deleted once the User closes the website).
• Persistent cookies (which are stored permanently until the User deletes them).

According to their purpose, there are:

• Technical Cookies
• Preference or customization Cookies
• Analysis or measurement cookies
• Behavioral advertising Cookies