COOKIES POLICY (Dr. Richard Fakin)
Last updated: [16 December 2025] [16 December 2025
Web: https://drrichardfakin.com/
Responsible: Richard Fakin. Madrid, Spain
1) What are cookies?
Cookies are small files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies (pixels, SDK, local storage) can also be used. In this policy we call them “cookies”.
2) What do we use cookies for?
We use cookies to:
That the website works properly (security, load balancing, session).
Remember your preferences (language, choice of cookies)
Analysing web usage (analytics)
Measure campaigns and display relevant content/advertisements (only if you allow it, when applicable)
3) Types of cookies we use
A. Technical or necessary cookies (always active)
Essential for the functioning of the website.
B. Preference cookies
They remember choices such as language or region.
C. Analytical or performance cookies
They help us to understand how the website is used and to improve it. In the EU/EEA, they are installed after consent where they are non-essential. gdpr.eu+1
D. Advertising/marketing cookies
They are used to measure campaigns and, if activated, to personalise advertising. In the EU/EEA they are installed only after consent. gdpr.eu+1
E. Third party cookies for embedded content
For example, embedded videos or maps. They may involve monitoring by the provider, depending on their configuration.
4) Legal basis (visitors EU/EEA/UK/Switzerland)
Necessary cookies: legitimate interest in providing the service and maintaining security.
Other cookies: consent, which you can remove at any time from your cookie settings. In the EU, non-essential cookies must not be set prior to valid consent. gdpr.eu+1
In Spain, the AEPD guidance and its practical application call for a clear mechanism, with the option of reject in the first layer of the banner and consent renewal practices (typically up to 24 months). AEPD+2Passle+2
5) How to change or withdraw your consent
You can manage cookies in two ways:
Banner/Cookie settings on the web.
Navigator: you can block or delete cookies. If you block necessary cookies, some functions may not work.
6) List of cookies
The list of cookies is shown below. If we use a consent manager (CMP), this table can be updated automatically depending on the cookies detected.
| Name | Origin | Function of the cookie |
| -utma | Google Analytics | Enable the unique visits control function. The first time a user enters the website of the website owner. This cookie will be installed through a browser. When this user re-enters our site with the same browser, the cookie will consider that it is the same user. Only if the user changes browser, Google Analytics will consider the user to be a different user. |
-utmb -utmc | Google Analytics | Enable the session time calculation function. The first (utmb) records the time of entry to the page and the second (utmc) checks whether to keep the session open or to create a new session. The utmb cookie expires 30 minutes after the last page view, while the utmc is a session variable and is therefore automatically deleted when you switch to another website or close your browser. |
| -utmz | Google Analytics | Enable the function of registering the origin of the user. The data recorded will be, among other things, whether the user arrives at our website through direct traffic, from another website, from an advertising campaign or from a search engine (indicating the keyword used and the source). |
| PHPSESSID | Own website | Enables the language control function, detecting the visitor's country of origin and sending it to the correct language. |
7) Third parties and international transfers
Some cookies are third-party cookies (analytics, video, social media). They may process data outside the EEA. Where appropriate, we apply safeguards (e.g. Standard Contractual Clauses) or adequacy decisions, and set up tools to minimise data.
8) Notices for the USA (incl. California)
If you are a US resident, depending on your state, you may be entitled to:
Oppose (opt-out) to the use for targeted advertising and, in California, to the sale/share (“sale/share”) of personal information for behavioural advertising across contexts. Yes on Prop 24+1
Where applicable, we enable a link “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information”.” or an equivalent mechanism.
GPC (Global Privacy Controlil Control): if your browser sends a recognised opt-out signal (such as GPC), we may respect it when required by regulation (e.g. California/Colorado). ketch.com+1
9) Policy changes
We may update this policy to reflect changes in cookies or regulations. The “Last updated” date indicates the latest revision.