hostal san lorenzo in madrid city centre

Cookies policy

HOTEL SAN LORENZO informs about the use of cookies on its website www.hotel-sanlorenzo.com

What are cookies?

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

Types of cookies

According to the entity that manages the domain from which cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, two types can be distinguished:

Own cookies: Those that are sent to the user's terminal equipment from a computer or domain managed by the editor themselves and from which the service requested by the user is provided.
Third-party cookies: Those sent to the user's terminal equipment from a device or domain that is not managed by the publisher, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through the cookies.

In the event that cookies are installed from a device or domain managed by the publisher themselves, but the information collected through them is managed by a third party, they cannot be considered as first-party cookies.

There is also a second classification according to the length of time they remain stored in the client’s browser, which may be:

Session cookies: Designed to collect and store data while the user accesses a website. They are usually used to store information that is only of interest to keep for the provision of the service requested by the user on a single occasion (e.g. a list of purchased products).
Persistent cookies: The data remains stored on the device and can be accessed and processed for a period defined by the cookie's controller, which can range from a few minutes to several years.

Lastly, there is another classification with six types of cookies according to the purpose for which the obtained data is processed:

Technical cookies: Those that allow the user to navigate through a web page, platform or application and use the different options or services available on it, such as, for example, controlling traffic and data communication, identifying the session, accessing restricted access parts, remembering the elements that make up an order, carrying out the purchase process of an order, carrying out the registration request or participation in an event, using security elements during navigation, storing content for the dissemination of videos or sound, or sharing content through social networks.
Personalization cookies: Allow the user to access the service with some predefined general characteristics based on a series of criteria on the user's terminal such as language, the type of browser through which they access the service, regional settings from where they access the service, etc.
Analysis cookies: Allow the person in charge of them to track and analyze the behavior of users of the websites to which they are linked. The information collected through this type of cookies is used in measuring the activity of websites, applications or platforms and in creating browsing profiles of the users of said websites, applications, and platforms, in order to introduce improvements based on the analysis of the usage data by the users of the service.
Advertising cookies: Allow the most effective management of advertising spaces.
Behavioral advertising cookies: They store information about users' behavior obtained through the continuous monitoring of their browsing habits, which allows for the development of a specific profile to display advertising based on it.
External social media cookies: These are used so that visitors can interact with content from different social platforms (Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) and are generated only for users of these social networks. The terms of use of these cookies and the information collected are regulated by the privacy policy of the corresponding social platform.

Deactivation and removal of cookies

You have the option to allow, block or delete the cookies installed on your computer by configuring the settings of the browser installed on your computer. By deactivating cookies, some of the available services may cease to be operational. The way to disable cookies is different for each browser, but it can usually be done from the Tools or Options menu. You can also check the browser’s Help menu where you can find instructions. The user can choose at any time which cookies they want to work on this website.

You can allow, block or delete the cookies installed on your computer by configuring the options of the browser installed on your computer.

In addition, you can also manage the cookie storage in your browser through tools such as the following:

Next, the cookies being used on this portal are identified, as well as their type and function:

The website www.hotel-sanlorenzo.com does not use cookies to collect information from people or users. It only uses its own session cookies for technical purposes (those that allow the person or user to navigate through the website and use the different options and services available).

www.hotel-sanlorenzo.com shows information about its Cookie Policy at the bottom or top of any page of the portal with each login.

In the face of this information, it is possible to take the following actions: