SmartCloudSpend (smartcloudspend.com)
Last updated: October 18, 2026
1. Introduction
This Cookie Policy explains how smartcloudspend.com, operated by Raúl Pérez, uses cookies and similar technologies, why we use them, and how you can control them.
This policy should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which explains how we process personal data more generally. It is provided in accordance with Article 22.2 of the Spanish Law 34/2002 (LSSI-CE), the EU ePrivacy Directive, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) and the UK GDPR, and other applicable laws.
2. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device (computer, tablet or phone) when you visit it. They allow the website to recognize your device, remember your preferences and understand how the site is used.
We also use similar technologies that work in comparable ways, such as:
- Local storage and session storage: data saved in your browser;
- Pixels and web beacons: tiny images or scripts that measure whether a page or email was viewed; and
- SDKs and tags: code provided by third parties that collects usage information.
In this policy, “cookies” refers to all of these technologies.
Types of cookies by duration
- Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser.
- Persistent cookies remain on your device for a set period or until you delete them.
Types of cookies by owner
- First-party cookies are set by the Website itself.
- Third-party cookies are set by other companies whose services we use, such as advertising and analytics providers.
3. Why We Use Cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes.
| Category | Purpose | Consent required? |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Make the Website work, keep it secure and remember your cookie choices | No |
| Analytics / statistics | Understand how visitors use the Website so we can improve it | Yes |
| Advertising | Show and measure ads, limit repetition and, where you agree, personalize ads | Yes |
| Affiliate tracking | Allow partners to attribute a sign-up or purchase to our referral | Yes, where the cookie is not strictly necessary |
| Preferences / functionality | Remember settings such as language or form details | Yes, where not strictly necessary |
We only set cookies that are not strictly necessary after you have given your consent, where the law requires it
Currently, only strictly necessary cookies are in use.
4. Cookies We Use
As of 29/10/2026, the Website uses only first-party cookies that are strictly necessary for it to work. We do not currently use analytics, advertising or affiliate tracking cookies set by third parties. This was confirmed by a scan of the Website carried out on 25/10/2026.
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| [name of your consent plugin cookie, e.g. cookieyes-consent / cmplz_* / CookieConsent] | smartcloudspend.com (first party) | Stores your cookie preferences so we do not ask you again on every visit | 6 to 12 months |
| wordpress_test_cookie | smartcloudspend.com (first party) | Checks whether your browser accepts cookies | Session |
| wordpress_logged_in_, wp-settings-, wp-settings-time-* | smartcloudspend.com (first party) | Used only for logged-in site administrators and editors, not for visitors | Session to 1 year |
These cookies do not require your consent because they are necessary to provide the Website and to remember your choices.
4.1 Future use of other cookies
In the future we may add services that use cookies or similar technologies, such as:
- Analytics tools (for example, Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use the Website;
- Advertising services (for example, Google AdSense) to display and measure ads; and
- Affiliate links that may set cookies on the destination website when you click them.
If we add any of these, we will:
Change the “Last updated” date at the top of this policy.
Ask for your consent first, where the law requires it, through our cookie banner, and will not set those cookies until you accept;
Update this section to list the cookies, their providers, purposes and durations; and
4.2 Analytics cookies
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Distinguishes unique users by assigning a random identifier | Up to 2 years | |
| ga<container-id> | Maintains session state | Up to 2 years |
4.3 Advertising cookies
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| __gads, __gpi | Google AdSense | Serve and measure ads, and limit how often you see the same ad | About 13 months |
| IDE, DSID, test_cookie | Google (DoubleClick) | Register and report your actions after viewing or clicking an ad, and support ad personalization where permitted | From minutes up to about 13 months |
| FCNEC and similar | Ad delivery and fraud prevention | Up to about 1 year |
4.3.1 Non-personalized ads
If you do not consent to personalized advertising, ads may still be shown. They will be based on the content of the page and general information such as approximate location, not on your browsing history.
5. Third-Party Cookies
Some cookies are placed by third parties that provide services on our Website. These companies may collect information about your visit and, in some cases, combine it with other information from other websites. To learn how they use cookies and data, see their policies:
- Google (AdSense, Google Analytics): How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and Google Privacy Policy
6. How We Obtain and Manage Your Consent
When you first visit the Website, a banner lets you:
- Accept all cookies;
- Reject non-essential cookies; or
- Customize your choices by category.
Non-essential cookies are not activated until you consent, where the law requires it. Your choice is stored in a cookie and we will ask again after [6 to 12 months], or sooner if the cookies we use change significantly.
Change or withdraw your consent at any time
You can review or change your choices at any time by clicking “Cookie settings” in the footer of the Website. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before the withdrawal.
7. How to Control Cookies in Your Browser
You can also manage or delete cookies in your browser settings. Blocking all cookies may affect how the Website, and many others, work. Instructions for the most common browsers:
To manage cookies on mobile devices, use the privacy settings of your operating system or browser app.
Opting out of personalized advertising
- Google Ads Settings: adssettings.google.com
- Digital Advertising Alliance (US): optout.aboutads.info
- Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada: youradchoices.ca
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance: youronlinechoices.com
- Network Advertising Initiative: optout.networkadvertising.org
Opting out of Google Analytics
Install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Global Privacy Control and Do Not Track
We treat the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal as a valid request to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal data where required by law. The Website does not currently respond to “Do Not Track” signals, since no common standard exists for them.
8. Legal Basis
For visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom and Switzerland, we use strictly necessary cookies on the basis of our legitimate interest in operating a secure website, and we use all other cookies only with your consent. For more information on how we handle personal data collected through cookies, see our Privacy Policy.
9. International Transfers
Some of our cookie providers, such as Google, may process data outside your country, including in the United States. Where data is transferred from the EEA, the UK or Switzerland, we rely on appropriate safeguards as explained in our Privacy Policy.
10. Changes to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy when we change the cookies or services we use, or when the law changes. The date of the latest update appears at the top of this page. If the changes are significant, we may ask for your consent again.