Cookie Policy

Cookie Policy

What are cookies?

Cookies are small files that are automatically downloaded to your computer when you visit websites. Cookies allow a webpage, among other things, to save and read information regarding the web surfing habits of visitors and/or his/her computer. Depending on the information they contain and the way in which the computer is used, cookies may be employed to recognise a visitor.

The browser used by the visitor saves cookies on the hard drive only when visiting the webpage. Cookies are very small, use only a tiny amount of drive space and do not decrease the computer’s performance. Cookies do not contain any personalised dat. Most cookies are automatically deleted when the browser is closed (these are called session cookies).

Most standard web browsers will accept cookies as a default setting. Browsers may be adjusted to either accept or reject cookies – both session cookies and permanent cookies) through their security settings.

Without your express consent – granted by using a browser that accepts cookies - Costas & Casas International Real Estate Ltd will not link its cookies to any personal data you may provide.
Which types of cookies do we use?

Technical cookies: These are cookies that allow a visitor to navigate our web pages, platform or application and use the different options or services offered such as the control of data traffic, session identification, access to restricted areas, memorising items that are part of a request, the finalising of a buying order, the realisation of a request for registration or participation in an event, using safety features during a browsing sessions, saving content for the broadcasting of video or audio or to share content over social media networks.

Personalised cookies: These are cookies that allow a visitor to use a general service of predefined options that will be memorised on the visitor’s computer such as language settings, the type of browser used to access the website, its regional options, etc.

Cookies for Analysis: The are cookies that are used by us or by third parties and allow to gain insight into traffic patterns, the number of visitors and statistical analysis of the services used by visitors. These cookies analyse browsing patterns on our web pages with a view of improving the quality of the services offered.

Third party cookies

The website of Costas & Casas International Real Estate Ltd may use services provided by third parties, responsible for their own actions, in order to gather data for statistical purposes about the use of the website by visitors and to offer additional services related to web activities and other Internet services.

More specifically, the web page uses Google Analytics, a services that analyses traffic and helps owners of websites understand how user interact, anonymously, with the website. This is a service offered by Google, Inc., a company registered in Delaware at 1600, Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View (California), CA 94043, United States of America. Google Analytics employs cookies which are small text files stored on your computer that allow the site to analyse the way visitors interact with it.

The information generated by the cookie that analyses your use of the website will be transmitted directly to Google servers in the United States of America where it will be stored. Google may use this information so that we may analyse behaviour patterns and the use of our website, gathering data on the activities taking place and offering other services related to website activities that allow us to improve user experience on the website and improve its efficiency. Google may transmit this data to third parties if it is required to do so by law or when those third parties process the data at Google’s request. Google will not link your IP address to any other data it possesses.

You are free to reject the use of your data and/or information contained in cookies by selecting the respective options and settings available in your browser. However, you must be aware that by doing so you may not be able to make full use of the website’s functionality. By using this website, you give your consent to Google for using your data and/or information in the ways outlined above (http://www.google.com/analytics/terms/en.html)

Costas & Casas International Real Estate Ltd wishes to inform its visitors that (i) the gathering of information on the use of this website by our visitors for Google Analytics is done by Google in and under its own name (Google does not act on behalf of Costas & Casas International Real Estate Ltd). Costas & Casas International Real Estate Ltd has no access to this information (and only has access to the aggregated information complied by Google that is not associated to any particular IP address); (ii) Google (not Costas & Casas International Real Estate Ltd) is solely and at all times charged with determining the uses of the gathered data as well as the way in which their cookies operate; (iii) according to the information supplied by Google, the visitor may avoid his/her information be gathered by adjusting the settings of his/her browser (at
http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en you will find additional information on how to reject cookies from Google Analytics); (IV) you must be aware that only member states of the European Union share – as a general rule – similar standards for the use of cookies and the protection of personal data.

Accepting the use of cookies

By using this website, the visitor expressly accepts and permits the use of data and information as outlined above. Also, the visitor recognises that he/she has the possibility to reject the use of this data and information by adjusting the browser settings accordingly. Adjusting these setting may impede the full use of all options offered by the website.

How to reject cookies and how to delete cookies

To reject a consent granted earlier, you have the possibility to block cookies by changing the configuration of your browser. The links provided below will explain this in greater detail. They will show you how to find already installed cookies and how to keep them, block them or delete them from your computer. Depending on the browser you use please use one of the following links:

• Chrome - http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=es&answer=95647
• Explorer - http://windows.microsoft.com/es-es/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9
• Firefox - http://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-que-los-sitios-we
• Safari - http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5042