BASQUE CENTER FOR MACROMOLECULAR DESIGN AND ENGINEERING Polymat Foundation explains how it uses cookies on its website: www.polymat.eu

1. DEFINITION AND GENERAL FUNCTION OF COOKIES

What are cookies?

This website uses cookies and/or similar technologies that store and retrieve information about visitors. A cookie is a small text file that is stored in your browser and whose main purpose is to remember who has visited the site, facilitate navigation, store information about preferences, analyze user interaction, and measure the use of web services to improve them. Occasionally, they are also used to display advertisements based on your browsing habits and profile.

In general, cookies can be used for a wide variety of purposes, such as recognizing the user, collecting information about their browsing habits, or personalizing the way content is displayed.

What are the cookies on this website NOT used for?

We do not store sensitive information that allows you to be personally identified directly, such as your address, password, credit or debit card details, etc., in the cookies we use.

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

2. INFORMATION ON THE TYPE OF COOKIES USED AND THEIR PURPOSE

In accordance with the provisions of the Law on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce and in accordance with the guidelines set by the Spanish Data Protection Agency, in the following section we inform you about the cookies existing on our website.

3. IDENTIFICATION OF WHO USES COOKIES.

These may be first-party or third-party cookies depending on who uses them.

First-party cookies: Cookies that are sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the website that the user is using and from which the service requested by the user is provided.

Third parties: Cookies sent to the user’s terminal equipment from a computer or domain that is not managed by the website you are using, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.

4.TYPES OF COOKIES

In order to provide fully informed consent, we describe below what each type of cookie is and its purpose.

Technical cookies allow the user to navigate through a website, platform or application and use the different options or services that exist on it, including the management and operation of the website and the enabling of its features and services, such as identifying the session, accessing restricted areas, remembering the details of an order, carrying out the payment process, managing the payment. The website cannot function properly without these cookies and therefore they are considered necessary and do not require your consent.

Preference or personalization cookies allow the website to remember information that modifies the behavior or appearance of the page so that the user can access the service with certain characteristics that may differentiate their preferences when using the website from those of other users, for example, language, the number of results displayed when performing a search, or the region they are in. If the user chooses these characteristics, for example, by selecting the flag corresponding to their language, it is considered an expressly requested service, provided that the cookies are used exclusively for the selected personalized purpose. As in the previous case, these cookies do not require your consent.

Analytics or measurement cookies allow us to understand how visitors interact with websites and, therefore, to perform statistical analysis of how users use the services provided. The data collected is used to measure activity on websites or applications in order to improve the products and services offered by the owner.

Behavioral marketing or advertising cookies store information about user behavior, obtained by continuously monitoring their browsing history. This allows for the development of a specific profile to display relevant and engaging ads to each user, and therefore, more valuable ads for third-party advertisers.

We use our own and third-party technical, personalization, analytical and advertising cookies for the purposes explained below in the cookie declaration:

5. List of cookies

A cookie is a small text file that a website requests your browser to store on your device when you visit it. This allows you to remember information about yourself, such as your language preference or login details. We install these cookies, which are called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies (from a domain other than the website you are visiting) for our advertising and marketing campaigns. Specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are generally only set in response to actions you take that amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in, or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the website will not work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Strictly necessary cookies

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Performance cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us know which pages are the most and least popular and see how many people visit the site. All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our website and will not be able to monitor its performance.

Performance cookies

Cookie subgroup	Cookies	Cookies used
polymat.eu	_ga , _gat , _gid	Primera Parte

For analytics and advertising cookies, we need your consent. We can obtain this if you click the “Accept” button in the information message that appears when you access our website.

If you disable cookies, you will still be able to access the website, but the browsing experience may not be as good and some of the services provided may not work properly.

You can enable, block, or delete cookies installed on your device through your internet browser settings. You can configure it to block cookies or to notify you when a server wants to save them. The following links provide information on how to configure or disable cookies in each of the major browsers on the market so you can decide whether or not to accept their use.

• Microsoft Internet Explorer: Menú Herramientas > Opciones de Internet > Privacidad > Configuración.
• Firefox: Menú Herramientas > Opciones > Privacidad > Cookies.
• Chrome: Menú Opciones > Opciones avanzadas > Privacidad.
• Safari:Menú de Preferencias / Privacidad.
• Safari para IOS(iPhone y iPad): Opción Ajustes > Safari