Cookies Policy

BioMed Targets, through this document, outlines its Cookie Collection and Processing Policy, in compliance with the provisions of Article 22.2 of Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSICE).

Cookies are stored on the user’s terminal equipment (computer or mobile device) and collect information when visiting the website, with the purpose of improving their usability, understanding user browsing habits or needs in order to adapt to them, as well as obtaining statistical information. For users who are already customers of BioMed Targets, the information collected with cookies will also serve for their identification when accessing the different tools that BioMed Targets provides for service management.

This Cookie Policy applies to users who voluntarily visit the BioMed Targets website, fill out data collection forms, access tools provided by BioMed Targets to manage their services, or use any other service present on the website that involves the communication of data to BioMed Targets or access to data by BioMed Targets for the provision of their services.

BioMed Targets informs users of its website about the existence of cookies and provides them with this Policy in order to inform them about their use and purpose. By continuing to browse through its pages, users acknowledge and accept this Policy.

BioMed Targets uses the following types of cookies:

Classified by ownership:

First-party cookies: sent and managed directly by BioMed Targets
Third-party cookies: sent and managed by a third party unrelated to BioMed Targets, anonymously, for the purpose of conducting statistical studies on browsing the BioMed Targets website pages

Classified by purpose:

Technical and/or customization cookies: facilitate navigation by identifying the session, allowing access to restricted access tools, and customizing the available options. They enable the provision of the service previously requested by the user.
Analysis and/or advertising cookies: allow knowing the number of visits received in different sections of the website, the habits and trends of its users, and consequently, improving navigation and the service offered by BioMed Targets (mainly, Google Analytics). They also manage the advertising spaces included on the user’s visited website page. Data is collected anonymously to obtain user browsing profiles.

Classified by duration:

Session cookies: collect and store data while the user accesses the website.
Persistent cookies: collect and store data on the user’s device for a variable period of time depending on their purpose.

The retention time of cookies will depend on the type in question and will always be the minimum necessary to fulfill their purpose. In any case, users can configure their browser to disable or block the receipt of all or some of the cookies. Not wishing to receive these cookies does not constitute an impediment to accessing the information on the BioMed Targets websites, although the use of some services may be limited. If, after granting consent to the receipt of cookies, the user wishes to withdraw it, they must delete those stored on their device through the options of the different browsers. Instructions on how to configure different browsers to exercise the actions mentioned in the previous paragraphs can be found at:

Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9

Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en

Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cookies-information-websites-store-on-your-computer