COOKIE POLICY

1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

McLundie Architects, S.L.P is responsible for the website https://www.mclundie.com, and uses cookies and/or other similar functionality files (hereinafter referred to as “Cookies”).

A cookie is a text file that a website, application, or other platform saves on your device, such as your computer, tablet, or smartphone. It contains information about your browsing or usage, like a tag identifying your device. Cookies are necessary to facilitate navigation and understand how users interact with websites, enabling improvements. They are also useful for personalizing advertising based on your preferences and for other purposes detailed below. Cookies do not harm your device.

2. TYPES OF COOKIES

Please review this section, which provides an overview of the different types of cookies that may be used in an online environment.

Based on the cookie owner, cookies can be classified into:

• First-party cookies: These are sent to the user’s computer or device from equipment or a domain managed by the website owner, providing the service requested by the user.
• Third-party cookies: These are sent to the user’s computer or device from equipment or a domain not managed by the website owner, but by another entity processing data obtained through the cookies.

Based on the purpose of the cookies, they can be classified into:

• Strictly necessary cookies (technical cookies): These cookies allow the user to navigate a website, platform, or application and utilize different options or services offered on them. These cookies perform essential functions, such as controlling traffic, identifying data or sessions, accessing restricted sections, remembering items in an order, managing payments, ensuring service security, enabling event participation, storing multimedia content, and sharing content on social networks. These technical cookies are automatically downloaded when the website is displayed or the requested service is provided.
• Functionality or personalization cookies: These cookies store information to provide the user with a service or platform with specific features that differentiate their experience from others. These features may include language preferences, the number of results shown in a search, the appearance or content of the service based on the browser used, or the region from which the service is accessed. Disabling these cookies may result in slower website performance or inadequate recommendations.
• Analytical cookies: These cookies are used to collect information about the number of users, the sections visited on the website, and their interactions with it. This data is used to perform statistical analysis on user behavior to identify areas of improvement based on usage patterns.
• Behavioral advertising cookies: These cookies record and store information about users’ browsing habits, enabling the creation of specific profiles to display personalized ads. They allow efficient management of advertising spaces, either directly by the website owner or in collaboration with third parties.

3. PURPOSE OF COOKIES ON OUR WEBSITE

Cookies play a fundamental role in the functioning of our website. Their primary purpose is to make navigation more convenient and efficient. For example, they are used to remember your preferences during navigation and for future visits.

They also help us personalize advertising based on your browsing habits. The information collected through cookies allows us to perform statistical estimates and usage analyses, such as the number of visits and the most viewed sections. This helps us improve our services and adapt the platform to your individual interests.

Sometimes, we use cookies to collect information that allows us to display advertising based on your browsing habits on our platform and third-party platforms.

Below are details about the third parties that may set and access cookies on your device and the purposes for which the information is used:

4. COOKIE MANAGEMENT ON OUR WEBSITE

In the cookie configuration panel, accessible at any time on our platform, you will find detailed information about the cookies we use. It specifies their purpose, duration, and who manages them (us or third parties). This panel allows you to manage the activation and deactivation of non-essential cookies for the platform’s operation, as well as change your consent at any time.

You can access the settings by clicking here (enable link) to change your preferences or withdraw your consent.

Additionally, you can choose to disable cookies in your browser while browsing the internet. Below, we show you how to configure this in the most common browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Internet Explorer
• Microsoft Edge
• Safari
• Opera

Please note that managing the Cookie Settings Panel and rejecting cookies are browser-specific.

Therefore, if you configure the cookies in a certain way on one device and wish to apply the same configuration to another device, you must activate the same option on the other device.

The user should be aware that some features of our website’s content are only available if cookies are enabled in their browser. If you decide not to accept or block certain cookies (depending on their purpose), this may partially or entirely affect the normal functioning of the website or prevent access to certain services.

5. USE OF INFORMATION STORED IN COOKIES

The information stored in cookies on our website is only used by us. However, some third-party cookies, managed by external entities, may be used to provide us with additional services. For more details, consult our Cookie Settings Panel, accessible at all times on our website.

We suggest that you review our Privacy Policy for detailed information on how your personal data is processed in collaboration with third parties, as well as on international data transfers. You may also find it useful to review our Legal Notice for additional details on the use of our website. Additionally, we recommend consulting the privacy policies and privacy settings of these external collaborators through their own platforms.

6. UPDATES AND CHANGES TO THE COOKIE POLICY

McLundie Architects, S.L.P may modify this Cookie Policy based on new legislative or regulatory requirements or to adapt it to instructions issued by the Spanish Data Protection Agency.

If you would like more information on how we use cookies, you can email us at: info@mclundie.com