Cookies Policy

1. Website Owner and Responsible Entity /span>

Through this notice, Fundación Banco Santander, the entity promoting the Faro Santander cultural project, registered in the Foundations Registry of the Ministry of Justice under number 208CUL, with registered office at Calle Serrano, 57, 28006 Madrid and Tax ID No. G-80576200, owner of this website (hereinafter, the “Publisher”), informs visitors to the Faro Santander website (hereinafter, the “Website” and the “Users” or the “User”, respectively) about its Cookies Policy, so that they may be aware of the cookies that will be used while browsing the Website and may, where applicable, provide their consent to such use.

2. What are Cookies?

Cookies can be defined as any type of file used to store and retrieve data that is downloaded and stored on the user’s device (computer, smartphone, or tablet) while browsing the internet, for the purpose of collecting information and retrieving previously stored data for use.

Cookies may be installed either directly by the websites the user visits or by third parties associated with the website, and they allow the website to track the user’s activity on that site or on other sites linked to it, such as: the location from which the user accesses the site, the duration of the session, the device used to access the site (desktop or mobile), the operating system and browser used, the most visited pages, the number of clicks made, and data regarding the user’s online behaviour.

For more information on how websites and apps use cookies, click here https://allaboutcookies.org/.

The website is accessible even if cookies are not enabled; however, disabling them may limit your ability to use certain services or prevent the site from functioning fully, as you will not be able to perform certain functions.

3. Protection of Personal Data

Under certain circumstances, the use of this type of file or cookie may involve the processing of personal data by the Publisher, as the data controller. Such data processing is lawful when necessary for the proper functioning of the Website (website operations, user experience features, among others), with respect to technical, preference, or personalization cookies, or with respect to analytical cookies, provided that Website users have given their consent after being provided with clear and complete information regarding their use.

4. Types of Cookies Used

In accordance with this Cookie Policy, the Publisher will use cookies as described below.

Users of this Website may modify or reject the use of cookies below, except for technical, preference, or personalization cookies, which are necessary to ensure the basic functioning of the Website or to provide the service you have requested, do not require your consent, and therefore cannot be disabled. Thus, the Website uses the following types of cookies:

1. Strictly necessary cookies – technical cookies and preference or personalization cookies:
   These are cookies placed by the Publisher that are necessary for the proper functioning of the Website or to provide a service requested by the user. In this regard, cookies related to personalization or preferences are considered necessary, as they allow the Website to remember information so that the user can access the service with specific settings that may differentiate their experience from that of other users, such as language preferences or the number of results to display in a search.
   Technical cookies include, for example, cookies used to customize the user interface, those used by the Publisher to manage traffic and data communication, session cookies, cookies for sharing content on social media, etc.
   As established in Article 22.2 of the LSSI, consent is not required for the use of this type of cookie.
   The following table provides more detailed information about these types of cookies:
   
   

   NAME	OWNER	PURPOSE	DURATION/EXPIRY
   utag_main	Tealium	This cookie name is associated with the Tealium data platform and is used for web analytics.	1 year
   OptanonConsent	OneTrust	This cookie is set by the cookie compliance solution from OneTrust. It stores information about the categories of cookies the site uses and whether visitors have given or withdrawn consent for the use of each category. This enables site owners to prevent cookies in each category from being set in the users browser, when consent is not given. The cookie has a normal lifespan of one year, so that returning visitors to the site will have their preferences remembered. It contains no information that can identify the site visitor.	1 year
   visid_incap_xxxxxxx	Imperva	Incapsula DDoS Protection and Web Application Firewall: cookie used to link certain sessions to a specific visitor (a visitor representing a specific device). It is used to identify clients who have already visited Incapsula. The only persistent cookie lasting 12 months.	1 year
   nlbi_XXXXXXX	Imperva	Imperva/Incapsula cookies are sent to make sure that user interactions with the website are directed to the correct server.	End of session
   Affinity	OneTrust	This cookie is used to maintain user sessions by setting an affinity cookie with a hash value containing the session details, ensuring subsequent requests with the affinity cookie are routed to the same backend server for maintaining stickiness.	End of session
   OptanonAlertBoxClosed	OneTrust	This cookie is set by websites using certain versions of the cookie law compliance solution from OneTrust. It is set after visitors have seen a cookie information notice and in some cases only when they actively close the notice down. It enables the website not to show the message more than once to a user. The cookie has a one year lifespan and contains no personal information.	1 year
   incap_ses_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	Imperva	Incapsula DDoS Protectiona and Web Application Firewall: cookie for linking HTTP requests to a certain session (AKA visit). Re-opening the browser and accessing same site are registered as different visits. In order to maintain existing sessions (ie, session cookie)	End of session

   
   
2. Analytics or performance cookies:
   These cookies, which may be first-party or third-party cookies, allow the Publisher to monitor and analyse user behaviour when browsing the Website or using its services. Through these cookies, the Publisher can determine which pages are the most or least visited, how visitors navigate the site, and analyse browsing activity in order to introduce improvements based on the analysis of such usage information. The information processed does not allow the user to be uniquely identified. The analytics cookies used on this Website include GOOGLE ANALYTICS cookies. Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland. Specifically, the use of Google Analytics allows the Publisher to monitor how visitors use the Website, compile reports, and help improve the Website.
   If you consent to the installation of web analytics or performance cookies on your device, please note that GOOGLE ANALYTICS cookies will be installed. The installation of these cookies may involve international data transfers by Google Ireland to the United States. In this regard, Google adheres to the Privacy Framework; therefore, as recognized by the European Commission in its adequacy decision of July 2023, it ensures a level of personal data protection similar to that of the European Union. For more information, please visit https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/7318509?sjid=5292011923109574780-EU. We are also taking additional measures to protect the confidentiality and integrity of personal information.
   The following table provides more detailed information about these types of cookies:
   
   

   NAME	OWNER	PURPOSE	DURATION/EXPIRY
   _ga	Google	This cookie name is associated with Google Universal Analytics - which is a significant update to Google's more commonly used analytics service. This cookie is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated number as a client identifier. It is included in each page request in a site and used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for the sites analytics reports. By default it is set to expire after 2 years, although this is customisable by website owners.	1 year
   _ga_xxxxxxxxxx	Google	NAUsed by Google Analytics to identify and track an individual session with your device.	1 year
   ___utmvxxxxxxxxxxxxxx	Google	Cookie used by Google to distinguish users.	Seconds

5. What is the legal basis for the use of cookies?

Except in cases involving strictly necessary cookies, which do not require the User’s informed consent for their use, the Publisher will only place cookies on the User’s device after obtaining the User’s informed consent. In this regard, consent may be granted either by clicking the “Accept all cookies” button or by configuring the cookies for which the user freely chooses to give consent through the cookie settings panel that the Publisher has made available to them the first time they access the Website.

6. Can You Withdraw Your Consent?

Once cookies have been installed, users may choose to withdraw their consent and delete them at any time. To do so, they may:

1. Use the content and privacy settings available in the browser you are using while browsing the web. Depending on the type of browser the user is using, the procedure for revoking and deleting cookies may include, for example, one of the following:
   • Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/es/
   • Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/e s- es/windows/eliminar-y-administrar-cookies-168dab11- 0753-043d-7c16-ede5947fc64d
   • Safari: https://support.apple.com/es-es/HT201265
   • Opera: https://help.opera.com/en/latest/webpreferences/
   • Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answ er/95647?hl=es-es
2. Change your cookie preferences through the cookie settings panel made available by the Publisher at all times, which can be accessed through the following link:
   COOKIE SETTINGS

7. Updates to the Cookies Policy and Contact Information

This Cookie Policy may change depending on the cookies used. If new types of cookies are introduced that require informed consent, the Publisher will duly inform the User and obtain the necessary consent.

Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the Publisher recommends that you review this policy each time you access our website so that you are fully informed about how and why we use cookies and are aware of any changes to the types of data collected.

If the User has any questions about the Website’s Cookie Policy, they may contact the Publisher at the following address: privacidadcomunicacionymarketingcorporativo@gruposantander.com with “Cookie Policy” in the subject line..