Last updated: December 8, 2023

Cookies policy

Both on the website www.crushsocialnetwork.com (hereinafter, the 'Website') as well as through the mobile application for Smartphones with the name 'Crush' (hereinafter, the 'App') we use cookies or other tracking and tracing tools to collect information about the use that users make of the Website and the App.

In this document, you will discover which cookies we give to the Cookie Monster, as well as any other type of related information regarding this wonderful bite.

1. What is a cookie?

A cookie is a file that is installed in the browser of your device (computer, mobile, etc.) in order to store and retrieve data. Cookies can have a multitude of purposes, depending on what they have been configured for: for example, saving preferences, collecting usage statistics, enabling technical features, among others.

2. Who is the responsible?

The responsible for the treatment of the information collected through cookies is CRUSH SOCIAL NETWORK, LTD. (CRUSH), with NIF B-72599830 and address at Calle Pintor Velázquez, 3, 1, 30530 Cieza, Murcia (Spain).

If you have any questions related to the use of cookies, please write an email to privacy@crushsocialnetwork.com and we will reply to you as soon as possible.

3. What data is collected through cookies?

When you access the Website or install and use the App, even if you have not registered, the following information is collected through cookies:

  • Device information: During the use of the Website or the App, we collect information about the mobile device from which you access the platform. The information we collect is the device model, operating system and version, unique device identifier, and network.

  • Information about your location: We also obtain the IP address, time zone and what the mobile service provider is, if any, which allows us to obtain a general location.

  • User navigation information: We collect information about the use you make of the Website and the App. Specifically, the frequency of use, the sections you visit, use of specific functions, etc.

4. What types of cookies are there?

According to their purpose, we can classify cookies among the following:

  1. Technical cookies: These cookies are strictly necessary to navigate the Website or the App and allow basic functions such as browsing from one section to another. They are in charge of technical aspects such as identifying profiles or sessions and managing tool preferences in the use, interaction and location of access to content. Also belonging to this category, due to their technical nature, are those cookies that allow the management, in the most efficient way possible, of the advertising spaces included in the Website and the App, without collecting information from users for different purposes, such as personalizing ads or other types of content.

  2. Statistical cookies: These cookies measure and collect statistical information regarding the use made by the user of the Website or the App, such as the time spent on the platform, the number of visits or the contents visited. Said information allows us to understand how users interact with the Website and the App, evaluate performance, which sections are the most or least visited, including the quantification of the impact of the advertisements introduced on the Website and the App (if applicable). Having this information can solve errors, and improve the design of the system and the content offered through it.

  3. Preference or personalization cookies: Preference cookies allow the Website or the App to remember specific user information so that they can access the service with certain characteristics that can differentiate their experience from that of other users. For example, your preferred language or the region from which you access, the number of results to display when the user performs a search, the appearance or content of the service depending on the type of device from which the user accesses it, etc.

  4. Behavioral advertising cookies: These cookies allow the management of the advertising spaces that, where appropriate, have been included in the Website or the App. However, the management of the advertising spaces is done based on the user's browsing profile. These cookies store user browsing information obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, developing a specific user profile, so the ads that appear in these spaces will be personalized for the user according to said habits.

Depending on the entity that manages them:

  1. Own cookies: are those that are sent to the user's device from a computer or domain managed by the person responsible for the Website or App, in this case, CRUSH, and from which the service requested by the user is provided.

  2. Third-party cookies: are those that are sent to the user's device from a computer or domain that is not managed by the person responsible for the Website or the App, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.

Depending on the time they remain active on the device:

  1. Session cookies: They are designed to collect and store data during the time the user is browsing the Website or the App, and are deactivated at the end of the browsing.

  2. Persistent cookies: These store data that can be accessed and processed during a period defined by the person responsible for the cookie. Their lifetimes can range from minutes to years.

5. What cookies do we use specifically on our platform?

On our platform, we use the following cookies:

Name Purpose Own/Third-Party Cookies Expiration
_ga Statistics Third-Party (Google LLC.) 14 months
firebase:authUser:* Technical Third-Party (Google LLC.) Indefinite

6. What is the basis of legitimation that allows us to process your data through cookies? If so, are they mandatory?

The information we collect through cookies and other tracking devices is based on your consent, which we request when you access the Website or when you install the App through an informative pop-up or in the manner established by Google (when it comes to Android) or Apple (when it comes to iOS).

In this sense, at any time you can withdraw your consent as explained in the section related to the revocation of consent.

Technical cookies cannot be disabled, as otherwise the proper functioning of the Website or App would be compromised. In general, they are only set in response to actions taken when requesting services from us, such as setting your preferences in relation to the cookies themselves, log in or complete forms. In the event that the deactivation occurs, this could cause the use of some of the services of the Website or the App to be limited due to not being able to access certain functionalities and therefore your experience would be less satisfactory.

7. To whom do we give your personal information? Are there international data transfers?

We use some third-party cookies, which are those cookies collected and managed by a third party, so said entities will receive your personal data collected through cookies for the purposes indicated for each cookie. These types of cookies are indicated in the table in section 5, as 'Third-Party Cookies'. This table identifies the third party that manages each cookie.

You can find out about the transfers to third countries that, where appropriate, are made by the third parties identified in this Cookies Policy in their corresponding policies.

8. What is the way to accept, deny or revoke the consent for the use of cookies on this website?

When you access our Website or our App for the first time, you will be shown a window in which you can indicate whether you accept cookies or whether you wish to configure or reject them, except those that are strictly necessary. Likewise, you can withdraw the previously granted consent at any time.

If you wish to withdraw your consent related to the Cookies Policy at any time, you have two options: (i) withdraw your consent through the buttons enabled for this purpose in this Cookies Policy; or (ii) delete cookies stored on the device through the settings and configurations of your Internet browser.

Keep in mind that, if you accept third-party cookies, you must eliminate them from the browser options or from the system offered by the third party itself.

You can expand the information on how to disable cookies, depending on your browser, in the following links:

9. What are the rights that you can exercise as an interested?

The rights that you have as an interested party in relation to the protection of your personal data are indicated in the section 'What are the rights that you can exercise as an interested?' within the Privacy Policy.

10. Modifications to this policy

We may update the Cookie Policy of our platform from time to time. For this reason, we recommend that you review this policy each time you access our Website or App in order to be adequately informed about how and for what we use cookies.