This cookie policy explains the use of cookies on the websites www.montagud.com and www.libreriagastronomica.com, owned by Mencía Gastronomía S.L., with registered office at Paseo de la Castellana, nº 40, Planta 8, 28006, Madrid, N.I.F. B-65644478 and email administracion@montagud.com.

In this Cookie Policy, we want to inform you clearly and precisely about the cookies we use, detailing below what a cookie is, what it is for, what types of cookies we use, what their purpose is and how you can configure or disable them if you wish.

1. WHAT IS A COOKIE AND WHAT IS IT FOR?

1.1. A "cookie" is a small file that is stored on the electronic device with information about browsing. The set of "cookies" from all our users helps us improve the quality of our Web Pages, allowing us to control which pages are useful, which are not and which are susceptible to improvement.

1.2. Among other purposes, cookies allow these Web Pages to store and retain information about users' browsing habits or their devices, recognize the user, obtain information or customize the way content is displayed.

1.3. In no case could cookies damage your equipment. On the contrary, keeping them active helps us identify and solve errors on the Web Pages.

2. WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES ARE THERE?

2.1. Depending on the owning entity of the cookies:

• First-party cookies: these are sent to the user's terminal equipment from our equipment or domain and from which we provide the requested service.
• Third-party cookies: these are sent to the user's terminal equipment from equipment or a domain managed by a third party.

2.2. Depending on the period for which they remain active:

• Session cookies. These are temporary cookies that remain in your browser's cookie file until you leave the Web Pages, so none are recorded on your computer's hard drive. The information obtained through these cookies is used to analyze traffic patterns on the Web Pages. They allow for a better experience to improve content and facilitate its use.
• Persistent cookies. These are cookies that are stored for a specific period. The cookie will stop working after that date. The Web Pages read these cookies each time you make a new visit. These cookies are generally used to facilitate purchase and registration services.

2.3. Depending on their purpose:

• Technical cookies: these allow browsing through the Web Pages and the use of different services. They allow, for example, controlling traffic and data communication, accessing restricted access parts, carrying out the purchase process of an order, using security elements, storing content to broadcast videos or sharing content through social networks.
• Preference or personalization cookies: these allow information to be remembered so that the user accesses the service with certain characteristics that may differentiate their experience from that of other users according to previously customized parameters, such as, for example, the language, the number of results to show when the user performs a search, the appearance or content of the service depending on the type of browser through which the user accesses the service or the region from which they access the service, etc.
• Analytical or statistical cookies: these allow the tracking, monitoring and analysis of user navigation and behavior. The information collected through this type of cookies is used to measure the activity of the Web Pages, in order to introduce improvements based on the analysis of the usage data that users make of the service.
• Behavioral advertising cookies: these store information on the behavior of Users obtained through the continuous observation of their browsing habits, allowing a specific profile to be developed to display personalized advertising.

3. WHAT COOKIES DO WE USE ON THESE WEBPAGES?

3.1. In particular, the Web Pages use the following first-party and third-party cookies:

• FIRST-PARTY COOKIES:

Cookie purpose	Cookie name	Description	Duration
Technical	JSESSIONID	Session cookie to improve the response time of the Web Pages and allow the shopping cart to function. It is also used to ensure that no one can access your data on this site if they do not have your password.	Session
Preference	libreriaid	Persistent cookie, to allow you, if you wish, not to have to enter your username and password again each time you want to make a purchase. It is also used to personalize the Web Pages according to the parameters you have indicated and to facilitate their usability, not bothering you with offers that do not interest you.	09/2025

 

• THIRD-PARTY COOKIES:

Cookie purpose	Cookie name	Owner and description	Duration	For more information…
Statistics	Google Analytics	Stores cookies to generate statistics on the traffic and volume of visits to these Web Pages. By using these Web Pages you consent to the processing of information about you by Google. Therefore, the exercise of any right in this regard must be done by communicating directly with Google.	09/2025	https://marketingplatform.google.com/intl/es/about/analytics/

 

3.2. The Web Pages may also use social network functionalities that are fully managed by those third parties, to share content on their social networks, such as the "Share" or "Like" button of Facebook. These functionalities may collect the user's IP or the pages visited. By clicking on these buttons, the user accepts the use of cookies by these social networks, whose relationship will be exclusively regulated by the privacy policy of the respective entities.

3.3. The stored information may be subject to an international data transfer, in such cases the safeguards specified in our Privacy Policy will apply.

4. DO I HAVE TO ACCEPT THE USE OF COOKIES?

4.1. It is not necessary to accept non-essential cookies. The user can manage and, where appropriate, accept or reject the cookies mentioned in this Cookie Policy prior to their installation. Montagud may only use cookies with the prior and express consent of the user, granted on their first visit, which will be renewed periodically (every two years maximum) or each time the user deletes their browsing history in their browser.

4.2. In accordance with applicable regulations, the use of the following types of cookies does not require your express consent : (i) technical cookies; (ii) user interface personalization cookies marked or chosen by the user themselves and (iii) own analytical cookies that only process aggregated data for strictly statistical purposes, provided that the user is offered the possibility to reject them.

5. HOW CAN I MANAGE COOKIES?

5.1. Users can configure the installation of cookies during the Web Pages configuration process and are aware that disabling cookies and similar technology may affect the normal use of the Web Pages and the services provided by them.

5.2. However, to disable cookies installed by the Web Pages, users can (i) configure them in the Configuration Panel enabled by Montagud

• With Internet Explorer: Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy (also available at the following link: https://support.microsoft.com/es-es/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies).
• With Firefox: Tools -> Internet Options -> Privacy (also available at the following link: https://support.mozilla.org/es/kb/habilitar-y-deshabilitar-cookies-sitios-web-rastrear-preferencias).
• With Google Chrome: Setup -> Preferences -> Security -> View (also available at the following link: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=es).

5.3. Neither these Web Pages nor their legal representatives are responsible for the content or veracity of the privacy policies that the third parties mentioned in this Cookie Policy may have. Web browsers are the tools in charge of storing cookies, and from here users must exercise their right to delete or disable them. Neither these Web Pages nor their legal representatives can guarantee the correct or incorrect manipulation of cookies by said browsers. In some cases, it is necessary to install cookies for the browser not to forget its decision not to accept them.

6. PRIVACY POLICY

6.1. To consult the rest of the information on the processing of your personal data, as well as your rights and how to exercise them, users can refer to the Web Pages' Privacy Policy.

7. CHANGES TO THE COOKIE POLICY

7.1. Montagud may modify this Cookie Policy because it includes new cookies, or in response to new legislative or regulatory requirements, or in order to adapt said policy to the instructions of the data protection supervisory authorities. When significant changes occur in this Cookie Policy, users will be notified by an informative notice on the Web Pages and, if necessary, by requesting their consent again.

7.2. For any questions or queries about this Cookie Policy, please do not hesitate to contact us through the contact section of the Web Pages or at the following email address: administracion@montagud.com