Cookie Policy
This document aims to explain to you what cookies (and similar tracking technologies) are, what types of cookies we use on the Website of the COMHOM Project and how you can change your cookie preferences at any time. Please read carefully.
The Website is managed by three partners of the COMHOM Project:
- Fundació Privada per la Recerca i Docència Sant Joan de Déu, established in Santa Rosa, 39-57 08950 Esplugues del Llobregat (Barcelona), Spain [FSJD-CERCA];
- Sant Joan De Déu Serveis Socials Barcelona, established in C/Creu dels Molers 21, Barcelona 08004, Spain [SJDSS]
- European Social Network, established in Avenue des Arts 3 4 5 Etage 8, Bruxelles 1210, Belgium [ESN].
For more information on how we process your personal data, we invite you to read the Website’s Privacy Policy.
WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies and similar technologies such as pixels or tags (collectively “cookies”) are small files or pieces of code that can collect information about users when they navigate a website or an application (mobile or web). Cookies can be stored on users’ devices for a certain period of time, in order to facilitate or improve the browsing experience. Cookies can have various functions and durations, as explained below.
Categories of cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are essential cookies for the correct functioning of a platform, site or app. Generally, they include technical cookies that allow users to load and navigate between the pages of a site, use the basic functions of an app and navigate safely. These cookies are always active and do not require prior consent from users as they are essential tools to ensure a smooth and safe browsing experience.
Other categories of cookies include, among others, functional cookies (for example, those cookies used to improve the user’s browsing experience, such as those that remember the preferred language or login data), performance measurement cookies (for example, to collect information such as the number of users or session statistics) and targeting cookies (for example, to create user profiles and display personalized ads or content). Since these cookies are not strictly necessary from a technical point of view, prior consent from users is normally required before these cookies are activated.
Duration of cookies
Cookies can have different durations. “Session cookies” are automatically deleted when the user closes the browser, while “persistent cookies” remain on the user’s device until a pre-set date. Thanks to persistent cookies, a website can remember the actions and preferences of users (such as login data, default language, font size, additional display settings, etc.) so that they do not have to be specified again when the user visits the website again. Persistent cookies also have a pre-set expiration date, after which they are automatically deleted from the user’s device.
Firstparty or third-party cookies
Finally, a distinction can be made between first party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are cookies set by the website owner themselves, while third-party cookies are set by other parties, such as an external service provider (for example, Google).
THE COOKIES WE USE ON OUR WEB PLATFORM
In this section you can find more information about the cookies used by our platform. You can always change your cookie preferences using the banner “Manage consent” available in the bottom left corner of every page of the website.
List of cookies
Strictly Necessary Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the platform to function properly and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms.
Marketing cookies
These cookies are not strictly necessary for the platform to function properly and can be switched off in our systems.
Google Analytics
To analyze how users interact with our platform and to provide some specific features, we use Google Analytics, a service provided by Google LLC that allows us to collect and analyze data relating to different types of events (interactions with our products, app errors and malfunctions, etc.).
Since these cookies are not strictly necessary from a technical point of view, prior consent from users is normally required before these cookies are activated.
For more information about Google Analytics, please click here.
How to block cookies
By entering our platform, the user can choose to accept all cookies or reject them (except those strictly necessary) by closing the banner or selecting the “Reject” option.
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking on the “Manage consent” button displayed on the bottom left corner of every Webpage. You can then adjust the available sliders to “On” or “Off”, then click on “Save Preferences”. You may need to refresh the page for the settings to take effect.
Alternatively, most web browsers allow you to change your cookie preferences through your browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set, you can visit www.aboutcookies.org.
This policy was last updated on 23/05/2025.