The confidence of the user is important to us, and therefore, in GEA ASSOCIATION OF GEOBIOLOGICAL STUDIES we are concerned about protecting your privacy. An important aspect of this is to provide you with all possible information about how we use your personal data, including how we use local data storage and similar technology.
Local data storage involves storing different types of data locally on your device through your web browser. Locally stored data can, for example, contain user settings, information about how you browse our website, what web browser you use, what ads have been shown, and similar behavior on websites with which we collaborate. The data stored locally can be used to personalize the content and functions in our services so that your visits are more comfortable and make more sense.
A method of local storage of data are cookies. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (PC, mobile phone or tablet) that allow us to recognize your web browser. Cookies contain information mainly about your web browser and about any activity that has occurred in it. They help us ensure the safety and optimal functioning of our website, once you leave our website these are eliminated (security cookies and session cookies) and collect information about the products that interest us on our internet visits and on how browse through our website so that our online offers are more attractive to users (tracking cookies).
Additional information of the cookies
We use local data storage for a number of purposes, such as: allowing us to perform our services; provide relevant, personalized content when you visit our websites; measure and analyze the traffic on our website; improve our services; and direct specific advertising. Here are more details on these topics:
- For our advertising. We use local data storage in relation to advertising activities. This lets us know if and often the user has seen an ad or a certain type of ad, and how long it has been since he saw it. We also use local data storage to build segments and target groups for marketing purposes and to target specific ads.
- To analyze and improve our services. We use various measurement tools that provide statistics and analyzes related to our services. These tools allow us to recognize the web browser over time and find out if the user has visited the website before and if so how often. These tools offer us the possibility of achieving an overview of how many unique users we have and how they use our services. We also use the information we have collected and analyzed to develop and improve our services; for example, finding out which services generate a lot of traffic or seeing if a service is working optimally.
- To deliver and adapt the services to your use. Local data storage is required and necessary in order to allow you to use our services, such as information about your configuration, which tells us how services should be presented in your web browser. We also use local data storage to adapt our services to their best use.
You can disable cookies or configure your browser to notify you when they send you a cookie.
The configuration in your web browser usually shows a list of all the cookies that have been stored to give you an overview and, if you wish, to eliminate unwanted cookies. Normally, you can indicate that you accept the storage of cookies from the websites you visit or from third-party affiliates to those websites. You can also choose to be notified each time a new cookie is stored. Below is guidance on how to do this in different web browsers. Your web browser normally stores cookies in a specific folder on your hard drive, so you can also browse the content in more detail.
However, the cookies that are present on the website change frequently, and not all cookies are equally important. Therefore, if ASSOCIATION OF GEOBIOLOGICAL STUDIES GEA changes the use of tracking cookies, you will be notified with a message.
Also, there are services available that have been specially developed to provide users with an updated list of cookies and other tracking mechanisms.
Please note that if you disable them, you may not be able to enjoy all the features of our website
Next, you are presented with a summary of how locally stored data can be managed in different web browsers. Keep in mind that this process may change and that the descriptions given here may not be updated.
Management of cookies in Google Chrome
• How to delete cookies:
- Go to Settings in the menu of your browser.
- Click Show advanced settings.
- Click Delete browsing data.
- Select the period of time for which you wish to delete the information in the menu at the top. If you wish to delete all cookies in the browser, click on From the origin of time.
- Brand Cookies and other data of sites and supplements.
- Click Clear browsing data.
- Close the window.
- Go to Settings in the menu of your browser.
- Click on Show advanced settings and then click on Content settings.
- In Cookies, select your preferred option. If you want to prevent all cookies from being stored, click Do not allow data to be saved from the sites.
- Click Done.
- Close the window.
• How to delete cookies:
- Go to Preferences in your browser's menu.
- Click on the Privacy tab.
- Click Remove all data from the websites and then click Delete to delete all cookies.
- Close the window.
- Go to Preferences in your browser's menu
- Click on the Privacy tab.
- In Cookies and website data select your preferred option. If you want to prevent all cookies from being stored, click Always Block.
- Close the window.
• How to delete cookies:
- Go to Options in the menu of your browser.
- Click on the Privacy tab.
- Click on Show cookies.
- Select the cookies you want to delete and click Remove selected. Click Delete all if you wish to delete all cookies in your web browser.
- Close the window. Any changes you have made will be automatically saved.
- Go to Settings in the menu of your browser.
- Select the Privacy tab.
- Under History, click Use custom settings for history.
- Select your preferred options in Allow cookies from websites. If you want to prevent all cookies from being stored, clear the Accept cookies from websites check box.
- Close the window. Any changes you have made will be automatically saved.
• How to delete cookies:
- Go to Tools (gear icon) in the menu of your browser.
- Click on Internet Properties.
- On the General tab - Browsing history, click Delete.
- Make sure to check the Cookies and website data option.
- Click on Remove.
- Click on OK.
- Go to Tools (gear icon) in the menu of your browser.
- Click on Internet Options and then click on the Privacy tab.
- Move the slide bar to the desired level. If you want to prevent all cookies from being stored, select the Block all cookies level.
- Click on OK.
• How to delete cookies:
- Go to Settings in the menu of your browser.
- Select the Privacy and Security tab.
- Click on Cookies and then click on All cookies and website data.
- Select the cookies you want to delete and click Remove. Click Delete all if you wish to delete all cookies in your web browser.
- Click Done.
- Close the window.
- Go to Settings in the menu of your browser.
- Select the Privacy and Security tab.
- In Cookies, select your preferred option. If you want to prevent all cookies from being stored, click Do not allow data to be saved from the sites.
- Close the window.
For greater transparency, if you have any questions regarding the use of local storage of our website, please contact us at SECRETARIAGEA@GEOBIOLOGIA.ORG, indicating in the subject "Cookies Policy"