What are cookies?

Cookies are files that can be downloaded to your computer through websites. They are tools that play an essential role in providing many information society services. Among other things, they allow a website to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or their device and, depending on the information obtained, they can be used to recognise the user and improve the service offered.

Types of cookies

Based on the entity that manages the domain from where cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, there are two types of cookies: first-party cookies and third-party cookies.

There is also a second classification according to the length of time they remain stored in the user’s browser. They can either be session cookies or persistent cookies.

Finally, there is another classification with five types of cookies based on the purpose for which the data obtained is processed: technical cookies, personalisation cookies, analysis cookies, advertising cookies and behavioural advertising cookies.

Which cookies does Universidad Complutense de Madrid use?

Universidad Complutense de Madrid uses the necessary cookies to ensure that the user has a satisfactory experience when browsing our website, so that they can move freely, access areas safely, etc.

We use third-party cookies from Google Analytics in order to compile statistics on the traffic and volume of visits we receive to this website. The table below shows information about these cookies, such as their purpose and duration.

We also use cookies from Symposium that allow us to....

Cookie name	Managed by	Duration	Purpose
__utma	Google	2 years from set/update	It generates a unique user id, which is used to count how many times a user visits the site. It also records the first and last time you visited the site.
__utmb	Google	1 hour after configuration or update	It is used to track how long the user spends on our site and the number of pages visited.
__utmc	Google	End of the browsing session	It is used in conjunction with __utmb to know if a new session is established for the user. This cookie expires when the browser is closed.
__utmt	Google	1 hour	Used to throttle request rate.
__utmv	Google	1 year	It is used to limit the speed of service request and limit data collection on high traffic sites.
__utmz	Google	182 days, 12 hours	It is used to know the origin of the user, as well as the keywords used to reach the site in a search engine. You can consult the privacy policy of the Google provider https://www.google.com/intl/es/policies/privacy/.
_dc_gtm_UA-68252245-1	Symposium Tag Manager	1 hour	It is used to allow Google Tag Manager to load other scripts and code on a page. Other scripts may not work properly without it.
_ga	Google	Two years	Used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a customer identifier. It is included in every page request for a site and is used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for site analytics reporting.
_gid	Google	1 day	Stores and updates a unique value for each page visited.
cc_necessary	Symposium	1 year from set/update	Used to store the sample cookie notice of the platform (obsolete).
cconsent	Symposium	1 year from set/update	Used to store the display of the cooking warning notice on the platform
symposium_ci	Symposium	End of the browsing session	Used to store the data necessary for Symposium to run properly, such as the ticket shopping cart or the user’s login session.
DokuWiki	Symposium	End of the browsing session	Stores a unique identifier for PHP and is required to provide the integrated help service in Wiki format. Prevents CSRF attacks.
FCK_NmSp	Symposium	End of the browsing session	Needed for the help content editor in Wiki format.

With whom do we share the data obtained through cookies?

We never share the data on our users from the comments or emails that we receive with anyone and nor are they used for marketing purposes.

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