Universal Beach Hotels

Cookies policy


 

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

 

This website uses cookies and/or similar technologies that store and retrieve information when you browse. In general, these technologies can be used for a variety of purposes, such as, for example, recognising you as a user, obtaining information about your browsing habits or personalising the way in which content is displayed.

Some cookies are controlled and managed by the website owner (known as ‘own cookies’), whilst others are handled by third parties (known as ‘third party cookies’) as for instance, they offer a tool or function integrated into the website.  

The specific uses we make of these technologies are detailed below. 

 

WHAT TYPE OF COOKIES DO WE USE AND FOR WHAT PURPOSES?  

 

We use the following types of cookies on this website:  

1. Technical cookies or cookies that are essential for the provision of services: These cookies enable users to browse websites, platforms or applications and use the various options or services they offer, including those that are used to manage and operate the website, activate its functions and services such as traffic management and data transfer, identify sessions, access restricted zones, issue reminders of items included in an order, place orders, manage payment, prevent fraud related to service security, request registration or participation in an event, count visits for billing software licences relating to service operations (website, platform or application), use security elements whilst browsing, store content for the dissemination of videos or sound, activate dynamic content (e.g. text or image preloaders) and share content on social media. This category also includes cookies used to manage our advertising space in accordance with technical criteria such as edited content, frequency caps or origin checks on potential customers when they have activated an advertising link from a website associated to affiliate marketing programs.

These cookies are exempt from compliance with the obligations stipulated in article 22.2 of the Spanish Law of Information Society Service and Electronic Commerce (LSSI in its Spanish initials).  

Users are informed that when accessing third party or social media content that may be displayed on our website, the entities responsible for said content may install their own cookies for purposes other than merely technical ones. We have no control over these cookies, nor do we process any of the data they may collect. You may disable the installation of these cookies by modifying your browser settings as described in the section entitled “HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES”. Further information regarding the cookies policies of these third parties is available at the following links:   

YOUTUBE (Controller: Google, Inc., 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway. Mountain View, CA 94043. USA): https://policies.google.com/technologies/cookies?hl=es

FACEBOOK (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. with registered business address at 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.): https://www.facebook.com/policies/cookies/)

INSTAGRAM (Meta Platforms Ireland Ltd. with registered business address at 4 Grand Canal Square, Grand Canal Harbour, Dublin 2 Ireland.): https://help.instagram.com/1896641480634370)

LINKEDIN (LinkedIn Ireland Unlimited Company, with registered business address at Wilton Plaza Wilton Place, Dublin 2, Ireland.): https://es.linkedin.com/legal/cookie-policy

 

2. Preference or personalisation cookies: We use own cookies capable of retaining data so that users can access the service under specific conditions that will differentiate their experience from that of other users. Examples in this sense include the language used, the number of search results shown, and the appearance or content of a service based on the type of browser used to access the service, or the region from which it is accessed, etc.  

 

3. Analytics or measurement cookies: We use third party cookies that enable us to compile user numbers and thereby conduct the statistical measurement and analysis of their use of the services offered. In order to do so, an analysis is conducted of your browsing habits on our website in order to improve the products or services we provide.

You may use the settings panel or your browser settings to accept or opt out of the use of this type of cookies.   

4. Behavioural advertising cookies: We also use own and third party cookies that enable us to analyse users’ browsing habits in order to create specific profiles and show advertisements that have been personalised in accordance with these profiles.  

In order to ensure our online advertising is pertinent and relevant, we use selective online advertising programs. Companies participating in selective advertising programs can show you advertising tailored to your tastes and interests, in line with the information generated by your browsing habits on our website or those of third party participants in the program. For this purpose, these companies may install cookies in your browser in order to identify you as part of the corresponding audience. Likewise, they can detect your previous visits to our website by installing a tracking cookie.

More information about online behavioural advertising and how to manage your browser privacy to opt out of this type of processing is available at www.youronlinechoices.eu

You may use the settings panel or your browser settings to accept or opt out of the use of this type of cookies. 

 

 

TRANSFER OF DATA TO THIRD COUNTRIES

 

You can learn more about transfers to third countries that may be made by third parties identified in this cookies policy by consulting their corresponding policies (see the links provided under the section ‘Third party cookies’).

 

DATA CONSERVATION PERIOD

 

Certain cookies are cancelled once users have finished browsing that particular website (session cookies), whilst others may be stored in users’ hardware and accessed for longer periods (persistent cookies). 

Expiration of third party cookies: Details of the conservation period for third party cookies identified in this cookies policy are provided in their corresponding policies (see the links given under the ‘Third party cookies’ section).

 

PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA AND RIGHTS OF INTERESTED PARTIES 

 

The installation of third party cookies may involve the compilation of personal browsing data such as IP addresses or online identifiers by companies for marketing or other actions under their responsibility. You may obtain information about any possible processing of personal data by third parties identified in this cookies policy, as well as how to exercise your rights in relation to the corresponding policies (see the links given under the ‘Third party cookies’ section).     

As far as we are concerned, data obtained from cookies may only be associated to a specific user in the event that said user has been identified on the website. In this case, the aforementioned data shall be processed in accordance with the terms and conditions of our website privacy policy. 

At any time, affected users may exercise their right to request access to, rectification or erasure, restricted processing and portability of their data, as well as to oppose their processing and to lodge a complaint before a control body. More information about data protection is available in our privacy policy. 

 

HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES

 

You may manage cookies via the settings panel or your browser settings.  

 

Browser parameters

You may allow or block cookies, erase your browsing data (including cookies) from the browser you use. In order to do so, consult the options and instructions provided by your browser. Remember that if you accept third party cookies, they must be erased from the browser options.

To disable the use of third party advertising cookies, users may also visit the opt-out page of the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) at http://www.networkadvertising.org/managing/opt_out.asp). 

If you disable cookies, you may not be able to use all the website functions.