Cookie Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small files downloaded to the user’s device when they visit certain websites. They allow information about browsing activity to be stored and retrieved and, depending on their purpose, may be used to recognise the user, remember their preferences or analyse how they use the website.

Cookies do not harm the device and, as a general rule, do not directly identify the user, although some may process personal data or be associated with identifying information.

2. Who is responsible for cookies?

The entity responsible for the website and, where applicable, for the first-party cookies used on it is:

Board of Holy Week Brotherhoods and Guilds of Alicante
Calle Bailén, 20, 2nd floor, Casa de la Festa «Manuel Ricarte», 03001 Alicante, Spain.
Email: info@semanasantaalicante.com
Website: www.semanasantaalicante.com/en/

Where third-party cookies are used, those third parties may act as controllers of their own cookies and processing activities, in accordance with their respective policies.

3. Types of cookies

Technical or necessary cookies

These are cookies that are essential for browsing the website and for the operation of its basic services and functionalities.

They may, among other things, allow session management, remember certain technical settings or ensure website security.

These cookies do not require consent when they fall within the legally established exemptions.

Preference or personalisation cookies

These cookies allow certain user settings or preferences, such as language or selected configuration, to be remembered in order to provide a more personalised experience.

Where they are not strictly necessary, they require the user’s consent.

Analytics or measurement cookies

These cookies allow user behaviour on the website to be analysed, the most visited pages to be identified, traffic to be measured and statistics to be collected to help improve the content and operation of the website.

Their use is subject to obtaining consent where required by applicable law.

Advertising or social media cookies

These cookies allow advertising spaces to be managed, campaigns to be measured or user activity to be tracked across different websites and platforms.

They may also be installed through third-party embedded content, such as videos, posts or social media plugins.

These cookies require the user’s prior consent unless they are legally exempt.

4. Cookies used on this website

The specific list of cookies used must be kept up to date in accordance with the services and tools active at any given time.

Detailed information should be provided for each cookie, including:

• Cookie name.
• Provider or owner.
• Purpose.
• Type or category.
• Duration or retention period.
• Whether it is first-party or third-party.

List of cookies:

Non-essential cookies will not be installed before the user has given consent, unless they are legally exempt.

5. Consent management

When accessing the website for the first time, users may accept, reject or configure cookies through the settings panel provided for this purpose.

Users may:

• Accept all cookies.
• Reject non-essential cookies.
• Configure their preferences by category.
• View additional information about the cookies used.

The option to reject non-essential cookies must be available under conditions equivalent to those for accepting them.

Consent may be withdrawn or changed at any time by accessing the cookie settings panel available on the website.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before its withdrawal.

6. How to disable or delete cookies through your browser

Users can also allow, block or delete cookies installed on their device through their browser settings.

For guidance, users can consult the instructions for the main browsers:

• Google Chrome: privacy and security settings.
• Mozilla Firefox: privacy and tracking protection settings.
• Microsoft Edge: cookie settings and site permissions.
• Safari: privacy settings.

Disabling certain technical cookies may affect the proper functioning of some parts of the website.

7. Third-party cookies and embedded content

This website may include links or content from third-party services, such as social media, video platforms, maps or other external services.

Viewing or interacting with such content may involve the installation of cookies or the processing of data by those providers.

Where necessary, such content will remain blocked until the user gives the required consent.

Users are advised to consult the cookie and privacy policies of the respective providers to learn about their data processing practices.

8. Updates to the Cookie Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated when changes occur in the cookies used, the services integrated into the website or the applicable legislation.

Users are advised to consult this page periodically to stay informed.

9. Contact

For any questions about the use of cookies on this website, please contact:

Board of Holy Week Brotherhoods and Guilds of Alicante
Email: info@semanasantaalicante.com
Address: Calle Bailén, 20, 2nd floor, Casa de la Festa «Manuel Ricarte», 03001 Alicante, Spain.