• Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)

   

• Directive 2002/58/EC (ePrivacy Directive)

   

• Spanish Law 34/2002 on Information Society Services (LSSI-CE)

   

• AEPD “Guía sobre el uso de las cookies” (2023 update)

   

• EDPB Guidelines on valid consent (05/2020)
   

  
  Use of cookies requires the user’s informed, explicit and granular consent, except for those that are strictly necessary for the operation of the site.
   

Cookies are small files stored on the user’s device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when browsing a website. They contain technical or behavioural information that allows:

 

• remembering user settings
• enabling technical website functions
• analysing website usage
• measuring performance
• personalising content
• enabling advertising and remarketing functions

This definition follows Article 22 LSSI-CE and the AEPD Cookie Guidelines, which treat cookies as data processing when linked to identifiable users.

Prestige Expo uses several categories of cookies in accordance with the AEPD classification.

(Exempt from consent under Art. 22 LSSI and AEPD guidelines)
These cookies are essential for the operation of the website:

• Page navigation
• Security layers
• Load balancing
• Session identification
• CookieScript consent panel functionality

Examples:

• CookieScriptConsent (CookieScript)
• __cf_bm (Cloudflare bot management)
• Hostinger server cookies

These cookies cannot be disabled in our systems.

(Store user choices)
These cookies allow the website to remember:

• Selected language
• Regional configuration
• Interface customization
• Whether the cookie banner has already been displayed

Consent required.

(Require explicit consent — per AEPD and CNIL rulings)
Used to understand how users interact with the website.
 

Google Analytics 4 (GA4)

Google Analytics uses first-party cookies to gather anonymised information such as:

• page visits
• session duration
• interaction events
• device/browser info

Configuration implemented under:

• IP anonymization
• EU Data Processing Addendum
• Google’s Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)

Without user consent, GA4 cookies cannot load.

(Consent mandatory under GDPR + ePrivacy)
These cookies track the user across sites to measure conversions or show personalised adverts.

Meta Pixel (Facebook/Instagram)

Used for:

• retargeting
• ad performance
• conversion measurement

Meta is considered a joint controller for certain processing operations (ECJ “Fashion ID” ruling).

LinkedIn Insight Tag

Used for:

• ad analytics
• conversions
• audience insights

Google Ads / Google Marketing Platform

Used for:

• remarketing
• ad conversion tracking
• performance attribution

Advertising cookies cannot load before user consent.

These cookies come from integrated services:

HubSpot Tracking Cookies

Used for:

• identifying returning visitors
• CRM analytics
• email click/open interaction
• session tracking for form submissions

HubSpot cookies are not strictly necessary; they require consent (AEPD ruling 2023).

YouTube / Vimeo Video Embeds

These may set cookies for:

• video playback
• recommendations
• performance metrics

We use YouTube’s Privacy-Enhanced Mode where possible.

Cloudflare Security Cookies

Used for:

• bot mitigation
• security threat detection
• load balancing

These are classified as strictly necessary.

CookieScript

Used to:

• store user consent
• manage cookie categories
• ensure compliance with Article 22 LSSI

Prestige Expo uses CookieScript to automatically scan, identify, and display all cookies used by the website.

The dynamically generated table includes:

• cookie name
• provider
• type/category
• purpose
• duration
• storage location
• whether it is first-party or third-party

This table is updated automatically whenever the CookieScript scanner detects changes.

Users can manage cookie preferences at any time through:

You can:

• Accept all cookies
• Reject all non-essential cookies
• Enable/disable categories (analytics, preferences, marketing)
• Withdraw consent at any time

Users may delete or block cookies in:

• Chrome
• Safari
• Firefox
• Edge
• Opera

Blocking cookies may affect website functionality.

Under Article 7(3) GDPR, users can withdraw consent at any time from the CookieScript panel.

In compliance with AEPD and EDPB:

• Consent must be informed, explicit, granular, and revocable
• “By continuing to browse” is not valid consent
• Reject option must be displayed at the same level as accept
• No pre-ticked boxes
• Consent renewal period is set to:
  ➡ 12 months (AEPD recommendation)

When a returning user:

has previously given valid consent, and

fills a form again

Cookies may load according to stored preferences.

Consent is never forced or assumed.

The website integrates services that may deploy cookies when enabled by user consent:

Advertising / Retargeting

• Meta Pixel
• LinkedIn Insight Tag
• Google Ads

Analytics

• Google Analytics 4
• HubSpot Analytics

Functional

• YouTube (Google LLC)
• Vimeo
• CookieScript
• Cloudflare
• Hostinger

Each provider operates under its own privacy policy:
(official sources)

• Google Policies: https://policies.google.com
• Meta Privacy Center: https://www.facebook.com/privacy
• LinkedIn Privacy: https://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy
• HubSpot Privacy: https://legal.hubspot.com/privacy-policy
• Cloudflare Privacy: https://www.cloudflare.com/privacypolicy/
• CookieScript: https://cookie-script.com/privacy-policy

Prestige Expo is not responsible for third-party policies or future changes.

Some third-party providers operate outside the EEA.

Transfers occur under:

• Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
• Data Processing Agreements (DPAs)
• Supplementary technical measures

Providers:

• Google LLC
• Meta Platforms Inc.
• Microsoft
• HubSpot Inc.

No cookies load before consent, so no personal data is transferred internationally until accepted.

Prestige Expo may update this Cookies Policy in accordance with:

• Regulatory changes
• AEPD interpretations
• Platform updates (Google, Meta, LinkedIn, HubSpot…)
• New features implemented on the website

When changes are material, the user will be prompted to renew cookie consent.