Last updated: 10 October 2026. This English version is provided for convenience; if there is any discrepancy, the Spanish version prevails.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small files that a website stores in your browser to remember information about your visit. In this policy, “cookies” also covers similar technologies (local storage, pixels or scripts that read or store information on your device).
2. Who is responsible?
Javier Benítez Merino (trade name: Hawser), with tax ID (NIF) 54059715D and address at Av. Trinidad, 48, 38204 San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Santa Cruz de Tenerife), Spain. Contact: contacto@hawser.es. More information in our Privacy policy and our Legal notice.
3. Legal basis
Technical cookies are necessary to provide the service you request and are exempt from consent (article 22.2 of Spanish Law 34/2002, LSSI). All other cookies are only set if you accept them (consent, article 6.1.a of the GDPR). Rejecting them does not stop you from browsing the website.
4. Your consent: how to accept, reject or withdraw it
The first time you visit us, we show you a notice so that you can accept, reject or configure cookies. Until you choose, no cookie or tool other than technical ones is loaded. We keep your choice for 12 months; after that we will ask you again, and also if we change the tools we use.
You can change your choice or withdraw your consent at any time, as easily as you gave it:
Current status of your consent: —
You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings:
5. Cookies and tools we use
Technical (necessary)
Essential for the website to work and to remember your cookie choice. They do not require consent.
Hawser (this website) · first-party
Provider: Hawser. Purpose: Remember which cookies you have accepted or rejected. Privacy policy.
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
hawser_consent | 12 months | Stores your consent choice, its version and the date. |
Preferences and third-party content
They allow us to show content embedded from other providers (for example, guides or videos), which may set its own cookies.
Scribe · third-party
Provider: Scribe (ScribeHow, Inc.). Purpose: Show step-by-step guides embedded in some blog articles. The content only loads if you accept it. The provider may set its own cookies; see its privacy policy. Privacy policy.
Analytics
They help us understand how the website is used (pages visited, where visits come from) so that we can improve it. The information is aggregated.
Google Tag Manager · third-party
Provider: Google Ireland Limited. Purpose: Manage the loading of analytics and advertising tools according to your consent. It does not set cookies by itself. It only loads if you accept analytics or advertising cookies. Privacy policy.
Google Analytics 4 · third-party
Provider: Google Ireland Limited. Purpose: Measure, in aggregate, how the website is used. Privacy policy.
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
_ga | 2 years | Distinguishes users. |
_ga_EZMYSJ2YNK | 2 years | Keeps the session state. |
Advertising
They allow us to measure how well our campaigns work and to show you relevant ads on other websites and social networks.
Google Ads · third-party
Provider: Google Ireland Limited. Purpose: Measure conversions from our Google campaigns and run remarketing. Privacy policy.
| Cookie | Duration | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
_gcl_au | 3 months | Links conversions to ad clicks. |
6. International transfers
Some providers may process data outside the European Economic Area:
- Scribe: United States.
- Google Tag Manager: United States (EU-US Data Privacy Framework).
- Google Analytics 4: United States (EU-US Data Privacy Framework).
- Google Ads: United States (EU-US Data Privacy Framework).
These transfers only take place if you accept the corresponding category.
7. Changes to this policy
We will update this policy whenever the tools we use change. If the change affects what you consented to, we will ask for your consent again.