This Cookie Policy explains how Escumado SRL ("Escumado", "we", "us") uses cookies and similar tracking technologies on the website escumado.com (the "Site"). This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. They allow the website to recognise your device on subsequent visits and to remember certain information about your preferences or actions. Cookies cannot access other information on your device, cannot execute programs, and cannot deliver viruses.
Similar technologies include local storage, session storage, and pixel tags, which function in comparable ways. This policy covers all such technologies used on the Site.
2. How We Use Cookies
Escumado uses cookies for the following purposes:
- To enable essential Site functionality (necessary cookies).
- To understand how visitors use the Site and improve content (analytics cookies), only when consent has been given.
- To remember user preferences between visits (functional cookies), only when consent has been given.
We do not use cookies for targeted advertising, behavioural profiling, or any commercial purpose unrelated to the educational function of the Site.
3. Cookies We Use
The following table lists the specific cookies used on this Site:
| Cookie name | Category | Purpose | Duration | First/Third party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| esc_cookie_consent | Necessary | Stores the user's cookie consent preferences so the consent banner is not shown on every page visit. | 365 days | First party |
| _ga | Analytics | Google Analytics cookie used to distinguish users and generate aggregate usage statistics. Only set if analytics consent is given. | 2 years | Third party (Google) |
| _ga_[ID] | Analytics | Google Analytics cookie used to persist session state. Only set if analytics consent is given. | 2 years | Third party (Google) |
| esc_lang_pref | Functional | Remembers the user's preferred language (EN or ES) between visits. Only set if functional consent is given. | 90 days | First party |
4. Cookie Categories Explained
Necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the Site to function correctly. They do not require consent and cannot be disabled through our cookie consent tool. Without them, some features of the Site may not work as intended. The esc_cookie_consent cookie is the only necessary cookie we set.
Analytics cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the Site by collecting aggregate, anonymised information about page visits, session duration, and navigation paths. This information is used solely to improve the educational content and usability of the Site. These cookies are only set after you provide explicit consent through the cookie consent panel.
Functional cookies
These cookies enable the Site to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language) to provide a more personalised experience on return visits. They do not track your activity on other websites. These cookies are only set after you provide explicit consent.
5. Third-Party Cookies
If analytics cookies are accepted, Google Analytics may set cookies on your device. Google's use of these cookies is subject to Google's own privacy policy, available at policies.google.com/privacy. Escumado has configured Google Analytics with IP anonymisation enabled and has not enabled any data-sharing features with Google advertising products.
6. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time in the following ways:
- Cookie consent panel: When you first visit the Site, a consent panel appears at the bottom of the screen. You can click "Settings" to configure which categories of cookies you accept. Your preferences are saved for 365 days.
- Browser settings: Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies through their settings. Blocking all cookies may affect the functionality of some websites, including this one.
- Google Analytics opt-out: You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on, available at tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
7. Legal Basis
Under Argentine Law 25.326 and the guidelines of the Agencia de Acceso a la Información Pública (AAIP), we process data through cookies as follows:
- Necessary cookies: processed under our legitimate interest in operating a functional website, without requiring consent.
- Analytics and functional cookies: processed only upon explicit user consent, which can be withdrawn at any time.
8. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or applicable law. The date of the most recent revision appears at the top of this page.
9. Contact
For questions about this Cookie Policy, contact us at info@escumado.com or at Cdad. de la Paz 249, C1426 CABA, Argentina.