The Ministry of Labour and Social Economy informs about the use of cookies on its web pages.

Cookies are files that can be downloaded to your computer through web pages. They are tools that play an essential role in the provision of numerous information society services. Among others, they allow a web page to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or their computer and, depending on the information obtained, can be used to recognize the user and improve the service offered.

Types of cookies

Depending on the entity that manages the domain from which cookies are sent and processes the data obtained, two types can be distinguished: own cookies and third party cookies.

There is also a second classification according to the length of time they remain stored in the customer's browser, which may be session cookies or persistent cookies.

Finally, there is another classification with five types of cookies depending on the purpose for which the data obtained are processed: technical cookies, personalization cookies, analytics cookies, advertising cookies, and behavioral advertising cookies.

For more information on this subject, you can consult the Spanish Data Protection Agency's Guide on the Use of Cookies.

Cookies used on the web

The following identifies the cookies that are being used on this website as well as their type and function:

• The Ministry's website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service developed by Google, which allows the measurement and analysis of web page navigation. You can see 3 cookies from this service in your browser. According to the typology above, these are own, session and analysis cookies. You can find more information about this and disable the use of these cookies on this page.
• Through web analytics, information is obtained regarding the number of users accessing the website, the number of pages viewed, the frequency and repetition of visits, their duration, the browser used, the operator providing the service, the language and the terminal used. Information that enables a better and more appropriate service on the part of this portal. Google Analytics is not used to locate or collect personally identifiable information from site visitors.
• In addition, a cookie called TRABAJO_POLICY is downloaded, own, technical and session type. It manages the user's consent to the use of cookies on the website, in order to remember those users who have accepted them and those who have not, so that the former will not be shown information at the top of the page about it.

Acceptance of the Cookies policy

The Ministry assumes that you accept the use of cookies. However, it displays information about its Cookie policy at the top of any page of the portal with each login so that you are aware of it. This notice will not be displayed again when accessing any page of the portal within 6 months of acceptance. 

How to change your cookie settings

You can restrict, block or delete cookies from the Ministry or any other website, using your browser. In each browser the operation is different, the "Help" function will show you how to do it.

In addition, you can also manage the cookie store in your browser through special tools.