Cookie Policy

Understanding cookies and tracking on EguibarIT.com

Last Updated: October 20, 2025

1. What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They help websites remember information about your visit, making your next visit easier and the site more useful to you.

2. How We Use Cookies

EguibarIT.com uses cookies primarily for analytics purposes to understand how visitors interact with our website and to improve user experience. We do not use cookies for advertising or tracking across other websites.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies

Purpose: These cookies are necessary for the website to function properly.

  • Session Management: Maintaining your navigation state
  • Security: Protecting against fraudulent activity
  • Functionality: Remembering your preferences (e.g., theme, font size)

Duration: Session or up to 1 year

Can be disabled: No (required for basic website functionality)

3.2 Analytics Cookies (Google Analytics)

Purpose: These cookies help us understand how visitors use our website.

Information Collected:

  • Pages visited and time spent on each page
  • How you arrived at our site (referrer)
  • Your approximate geographic location (country/city)
  • Browser type, device type, and screen resolution
  • Interaction patterns (clicks, scrolls, navigation paths)

Third Party: Google LLC

Duration: Up to 2 years

Can be disabled: Yes (see "Managing Cookies" below)

Google Analytics Cookies:

Cookie Name Purpose Duration
_ga Distinguishes unique users 2 years
_gid Distinguishes users 24 hours
_gat Throttles request rate 1 minute
_ga_<container-id> Persists session state 2 years

3.3 Functional Cookies

Purpose: These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalization.

  • Theme Preferences: Remembering if you prefer dark or light mode
  • Navigation State: Remembering which sections you've expanded
  • Search History: Saving recent searches for quick access

Duration: Up to 1 year

Can be disabled: Yes, but some features may not work properly

4. Third-Party Cookies

4.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics uses cookies to help analyze how users interact with our website.

Data Processing: The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website is transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States.

Privacy: We have enabled IP anonymization, so Google will truncate/anonymize the last octet of IP addresses within EU member states.

Learn More: Google Privacy Policy

4.2 Content Delivery Networks (CDNs)

We use CDNs to deliver fonts and icons (Font Awesome). These services may set cookies to optimize content delivery.

  • Cloudflare CDN: For Font Awesome icons

5. What We Don't Use

To respect your privacy, we explicitly DO NOT use:

  • Advertising Cookies: No tracking for ad targeting
  • Social Media Cookies: No automatic tracking from social platforms
  • Cross-Site Tracking: No tracking your activity on other websites
  • Marketing Cookies: No cookies for email marketing or retargeting
  • Third-Party Data Sharing: We don't sell or share cookie data with advertisers

6. Managing Cookies

6.1 Browser Controls

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can:

  • View which cookies are stored and delete them individually
  • Block third-party cookies
  • Block cookies from specific sites
  • Block all cookies
  • Delete all cookies when you close your browser

How to Manage Cookies in Popular Browsers:

  • Google Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
  • Mozilla Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
  • Microsoft Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies
  • Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data

6.2 Opt-Out Tools

You can opt out of specific tracking services:

6.3 Private/Incognito Browsing

Using private or incognito mode in your browser prevents cookies from being stored permanently, though analytics may still track your session during the browsing session.

7. Impact of Disabling Cookies

If you disable cookies, you can still browse our website, but:

  • Some preferences won't be saved (theme, font size, etc.)
  • We won't be able to analyze how you use the site to improve it
  • Some interactive features may not work properly

Essential cookies cannot be disabled without breaking core functionality.

8. Cookie Consent

By continuing to use our website, you consent to our use of cookies as described in this Cookie Policy. We do not require explicit cookie consent banners for analytics cookies, as we use minimal tracking and prioritize privacy.

However, you can withdraw consent at any time by:

  • Clearing your browser cookies
  • Using browser privacy settings
  • Installing opt-out tools

9. Mobile Devices

Mobile devices also use similar tracking technologies. You can manage these through your device settings:

  • iOS: Settings → Safari → Block All Cookies
  • Android: Settings → Site Settings → Cookies

10. Updates to This Cookie Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. We will post the updated policy on this page with a new "Last Updated" date.

11. More Information

For more information about how we handle your data, please see:

12. Contact Us

If you have questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:

Our Commitment: EguibarIT.com is dedicated to transparency and respecting your privacy. We use cookies sparingly and only for purposes that improve your experience and help us create better content. We never sell or share your data with advertisers.

13. Additional Resources

To learn more about cookies and online privacy: