COOKIES POLICY
1. INTRODUCTION
This Cookies Policy regulates the cookies or similar devices that are or may be installed in your devices due to accessing and using this website (hereinafter, the "Site") operated by Grifols Worldwide Operations Spain, S.A. (hereinafter, "Grifols").
A cookie is a file that is downloaded in your device when accessing certain websites. Cookies allow a website to store and retrieve, among other things, information on the number of visits, the browsing behaviour of users or of their devices and, depending on the information contained and the manner in which you use your device, these may be used to identify and recognise users.
2. TIPOLOGY OF COOKIES
In particular, the following cookies will be installed if you use the Site:
- Session cookies: these cookies are stored in your device during one session. They disappear from the device when closing down the browser software used or when you turn off the device.
- Persistent cookies: these cookies are stored in your device once you close down the browser or turn off the device. Persistent cookies are activated every time a user visits the Site that created the specific persistent cookie.
Both types of cookies may be used in relation to unique device identifiers in case users interact with Grifols.
Similarly, some of the cookies will be installed by third parties. The reason behind this is that said third parties provide services to Grifols.
In this Site, Grifols uses the following type of cookies which are treated directly by Grifols or by third party collaborators:
- Technical cookies: these cookies allow users to explore the Site and use different features offered therein, such as control data traffic and communication, identify the session, access to restricted sections of the Site, use security elements during navigation or store, disclose and/or share contents.
- Analytical cookies: these cookies permit quantifying the number of users to measure and carry out statistical analysis on the usage activity of the Site, as well as creating user navigation profiles with the purpose of introducing improvements in the Site.
Below there is a detailed description of cookies used by Grifols and their purposes:
| ENTITY | NAME OF THE COOKIE | TYPE OF COOKIE AND DURATION | PURPOSE | LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grifols Worldwide Operations Spain, S.A. | COOKIE_SUPPORT | Technical | Stores users' acceptance to the website's cookies policy. | NA |
| Grifols Worldwide Operations Spain, S.A. | JSESSIONID | Technical | Site session management | NA |
| Grifols Worldwide Operations Spain, S.A. | ACCEPTS_COOKIES | Technical | Stores users' acceptance to the website's cookies policy. | NA |
| Grifols Worldwide Operations Spain, S.A. | GUEST_LANGUAGE_ID | Technical | Stores users' language preferences | NA |
| Liferay | LFR_SESSION_STATE | Technical | Site session management | NA |
| Liferay | SAML_SP_SESSION_KEY | Technical | Authentication cookie, facilitates single sign-on (SSO) | NA |
| Brightcove | BC_ | Analytical | Tracks users' interaction with video content | NA |
| Google, Inc. | _ga | Analytical | Used to distinguish users | https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/ |
| Google, Inc. | _gat | Analytical | Used to throttle request rate | https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/ |
| Google, Inc. | _gid | Analytical | Used to distinguish users | https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/ |
| Google, Inc. | _utma | Analytical | Used to distinguish users and sessions. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utma cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/ |
| Google, Inc. | __utmt | Analytical | Used to throttle request rate. | https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/ |
| Google, Inc. | __utmb | Analytical | Used to determine new sessions/visits. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and no existing __utmb cookies exists. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/ |
| Google, Inc. | __utmc | Analytical | Not used in ga.js. Set for interoperability with urchin.js. Historically, this cookie operated in conjunction with the __utmb cookie to determine whether the user was in a new session/visit. | https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/ |
| Google, Inc. | __utmz | Analytical | Stores the traffic source or campaign that explains how the user reached your site. The cookie is created when the javascript library executes and is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/ |
| Google, Inc. | __utmv | Analytical | Used to store visitor-level custom variable data. This cookie is created when a developer uses the _setCustomVar method with a visitor level custom variable. This cookie was also used for the deprecated _setVar method. The cookie is updated every time data is sent to Google Analytics. | https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/
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| Microsoft (ADFS) | SamlSession | Technical | Authentication cookie, facilitates single sign-on (SSO) | https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ |
| Microsoft (ADFS) | MSISAuth | Technical | Authentication cookie, facilitates single sign-on (SSO) | https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ |
| Microsoft (ADFS) | MSISAuth1 | Technical | Authentication cookie, facilitates single sign-on (SSO) | https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ |
| Microsoft (ADFS) | MSISAuth2 | Technical | Authentication cookie, facilitates single sign-on (SSO) | https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ |
| Microsoft (ADFS) | MSISIPSelectionPersistent | Technical | Authentication cookie, facilitates single sign-on (SSO) | https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ |
| Microsoft (ADFS) | MSISAuthenticated | Technical | Authentication cookie, facilitates single sign-on (SSO) | https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ |
| Microsoft (ADFS) | MSISLoopDetectionCookie | Technical | Authentication cookie, facilitates single sign-on (SSO) | https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/
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3. ACCESSING AND BLOCKING COOKIES
The user may allow, block or eliminate these cookies whenever it wants through the configuration options of the browser:
- For Internet Explorer, click here
- For Mozilla Firefox, click here
- For Google Chrome, click here
- For Safari, click here
Remember always to access the last updated support information of said browsers in order to know how you can eliminate cookies, since such elimination may vary among different versions and operative systems.
In case you use any other Internet browser, we recommend that you check the different available options to manage cookies.
Access and use of the Site implies the acceptance to the installation and use of the cookies mentioned in the precedent section. You may withdraw your consent at any time by deactivating the cookies of the Site, as it is indicated in this section. However, we inform you that the deactivation of technical cookies may entail the limitation of the functions of the Site.
4. MODIFICATION OF THE COOKIES POLICY
Grifols may totally or partially modify the Cookies Policy if required by applicable legislation or in order to adapt the policy to the cookies used in the Site.
Creation date: August 2018