Information on the Use of Cookies

At Malagarentabike.com, we want to inform you that our website uses cookies to analyze user navigation and provide a better browsing experience.

This is a common practice on almost all websites (sometimes unknowingly, as with many personal blog users), but we want to be clear and transparent about how we use them in our case.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files installed on the device you use to access our website for various navigation-related purposes, such as recognizing you when you return to our site or remembering your preferences.

Cookies are an essential tool for proper navigation on most websites (including ours), improving usability and ease of navigation.

Cookies also help us detect navigation-related errors that would otherwise be difficult to identify, allowing us to correct them more efficiently.

A cookie can never harm your device. The reason you now see many cookie usage notices is not because they are new (cookies have been around for decades), but because websites are now required to inform users about the data they process through them (even if it’s the same data as before).

Types of Cookies

Depending on how long they remain active, cookies can be:

• Session Cookies: These have a short lifespan, usually lasting until the browser is closed or shortly after. They disappear without leaving a trace on the device. Their purpose is generally to store variables or data for short-term use, facilitating navigation and increasing usability. These are the ones we use the most, allowing functions such as adding items to a shopping cart or preventing you from having to re-enter information if you navigate back.
• Persistent Cookies: These have a longer duration, although always with a defined expiration date. They are used to store data that needs to be retained for a longer period. For example, they remember your login credentials so you don’t have to enter them every time you visit the website.

Depending on who manages them, cookies can be:

• First-Party Cookies: These are managed exclusively by us to facilitate navigation, ensure the correct operation of the website, and support the purchasing process.
• Third-Party Cookies: These are sent by a different entity responsible for processing the data. For example, Google provides analytics data to help us understand general user behavior (never individual). Many of these cookies are only installed if you arrive from an external source (such as clicking on an ad, an email, or a social media link).

Depending on their nature and purpose, cookies can be:

• Technical Cookies: Essential for the proper functioning of the website or a specific functionality. These are mostly first-party cookies that we use to enhance our service. Basic functions like remembering the products added to your cart, recognizing your user credentials upon login, remembering form data if you navigate back, calculating shipping costs correctly, etc., rely on these cookies.
• Analytical Cookies: These allow us to count users and analyze their browsing behavior in an aggregated and anonymous manner. They are typically third-party cookies that provide data on the most visited pages, peak usage hours, device types, etc. This helps us improve the website layout and identify areas of interest or navigation issues.
• Advertising Cookies: These help measure and optimize the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. They are usually third-party cookies that inform us about the impact of an advertising campaign in search engines, social media, email, and other websites. Like analytical cookies, the data they provide is aggregated and anonymous.

Cookies Used on This Website

• PHPSESSID: A strictly necessary first-party technical cookie containing the session identifier. Deleted upon closing the browser.
• Cookies: A strictly necessary first-party technical cookie storing the user’s acceptance of cookie installation. Expires in 30 days.

Remember: A strictly necessary first-party technical cookie that remembers registered users (if they opt to be remembered). Expires in 30 days or upon logout.

_ga: A third-party analytical cookie (Google Analytics) that enables unique visitor tracking. If a user enters the site through the same browser, this cookie identifies them as the same visitor. If they switch browsers, they are considered a new user. Expires two years after the last update.

_gid: A third-party analytical cookie (Google Analytics) used to distinguish users. Expires after 24 hours.

_gat: A third-party analytical cookie (Google Analytics) used to limit request rates and control high-traffic sites. Expires after one minute.

_gac: A third-party advertising cookie (Google Adwords) storing campaign information. Installed only if coming from a Google ad. Expires in 90 days.

_gcl_aw: A third-party advertising cookie (Google Adwords) used for conversion tracking, helping measure campaign performance. Installed only if coming from a Google ad. Expires in 90 days.

df_search: A third-party analytical cookie (Doofinder) that logs searches and clicked products to improve search results. Installed after performing a search, expires in one hour.

This list is updated periodically to keep you informed about the cookies we use.

How to Configure or Disable Cookies

To allow, view, block, or delete cookies installed on your device, you can adjust your browser settings. Below are links to instructions for various browsers:

• Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enhanced-tracking-protection-firefox-desktop
• Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en
• Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
• Safari (Mac): https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
• Safari (iPhone/iPad): https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT201265
• Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/#cookies

Data Controller

• Eduardo García Martínez
• DNI: 74884187M
• Address: Urb. Las Colinas, Module 4
• Postal Code: 29793
• Province: Málaga
• Country: Spain
• Email: info@malagarentabike.com

Purpose of Data Processing

Ensure the correct and seamless functioning of the website.

Maintain a commercial relationship with users.

Conduct aggregated statistical studies.

Legal Basis for Processing

Consent of the user.

Data Retention

Some cookies will store data only while your session is open. Data collected by third parties may be retained for up to two years.

Data Sharing

Data will not be shared with third parties unless legally required.

User Rights

Right to withdraw consent at any time.

Right of access, rectification, portability, and deletion of personal data, as well as the right to restrict or object to its processing.

Right to file a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority (www.aepd.es) if data processing does not comply with current regulations.