Introduction and Concept of Cookies.
In compliance with the provisions of the second section of Article 22 of Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce, this document from Hostal Mar Blau, hereinafter THE COMPANY, aims to inform you about what cookies are, their function, utility, and necessity so that you can freely decide whether to accept them or not. Nevertheless, you are explicitly informed that there may be cookies necessary for communication between your device and the network, as well as for providing services explicitly requested by you, which in both cases are exempt from compliance with the obligations set forth in said article.
A cookie is simply a file with an anonymous code that is downloaded to your computer when accessing certain web pages. These small files allow a website, among other things, to passively store, record, and retrieve information about a user's or device's browsing habits on the website. This information may include the location from which you access, connection time, type of device used (fixed or mobile), operating system, browser, most visited pages, and the number of clicks made, among other Internet user behavior data.
You can disable cookies in your browser and delete them at any time. However, you should know that although the website is accessible without the need for cookies to be enabled, their deactivation may prevent the proper functioning of the site. To learn more about cookies, you can visit the following URL: http://www.aboutcookies.org/.
Types of Cookies.
Cookies are classified into the following categories according to their functions:
Strictly necessary or technical cookies: These allow the user to navigate through a website, platform, or application and use the different options or services available on it.
Personalization cookies: These allow the user to configure some general characteristics of the service they access (language, type of browser, etc.).
Analytics cookies: These allow the entity responsible for them to track and analyze user behavior on the websites to which they are linked. They are used for analyzing website or application activity and for creating navigation profiles that may be used to improve the user experience on such sites or applications.
Advertising cookies: They are used for managing the advertising spaces included on the website or application by the owner.
Behavioral advertising cookies: These allow for the most efficient management of the advertising spaces included on the website or application. They use user behavior data stored in these cookies.
Use of Cookies on the Website.
We explicitly, precisely, and unequivocally inform you that the information obtained through the cookies installed on your computer, except for those used for navigation personalization and technical purposes, will not be used by us, as we do not use any analytics or advertising cookies. The recipients of the information obtained through the cookies installed on your computer will be the following entities:
Hostal Mar Blau
The intended purposes are indicated in the following table:
| Name | First-party or third-party | Duration | Purpose |
| cookie_alerta | First-party | Current session duration | Display cookie notice only once per session |
| popup_faldon | First-party | Current session duration | Display promotional popup only once per session (only when offer popup is available) |
| _utma | Google Analytics | 2 years | Used to distinguish between users and sessions. |
| _utmb | Google Analytics | 10 minutes from creation or modification | Used to determine if a new session or visit exists. |
| _utmc | Google Analytics | Session end | Used to facilitate functionality with the urchin.js library. Previously, this cookie worked with the _utmb cookie to determine if 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 arrived at the website. |
| _utmt | Google Analytics | Session end | Used to define the type of user request. It is employed to establish statistics on website usage. |
| DoubleClick | Adwords | Session end | Segment content to make it relevant to users. |
| Name | Processed Information | Purpose |
| Strictly Necessary | User session, registration details, reservations. | Manage user session creation and maintenance, navigation personalization, load balancing |
| Google Analytics | Visited websites, frequency, number and repetition of visits, browsing time, searches performed, accessed links, browser used, service provider, IP-linked location | Measure and analyze user navigation, track and analyze user behavior, create anonymous browsing profiles, introduce improvements based on user data analysis |
| Google Adwords | IP address, performed searches, accessed links, and ads clicked. | Display the most suitable products for the user, target specific audiences, measure results, flexible budgeting, and detect new markets. |
Revocation of Authorization
for the use of cookies and browser settings. As previously informed, once cookies are installed, you can revoke your consent and delete them at any time. To do so, you can use the content and privacy settings available in the browser you use for web browsing.
Below, we provide links to major browsers and devices so you have all the information needed to manage cookies in your browser.
Internet Explorer™: Version 7 and 8
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
Version 9
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows7/How-to-manage-cookies-in-Internet-Explorer-9
Microsoft Edge
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge
Safari™:
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042?viewlocale=en_US
Update of the Cookie Policy and Contact
This Cookie Policy may vary depending on the cookies used. We recommend reviewing this policy each time you access our website to stay properly informed about how and why we use cookies and to be aware of any changes in the type of data collected. If you have any questions regarding our Cookie Policy or wish to revoke previously granted consent, you can contact THE COMPANY via the following email: info@marblauibiza.com, with the subject "Cookie Policy".