Cookie policy
How we use cookies on this website
What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores in your browser when you visit it. Cookies allow the site to remember information about your visit, such as your language or certain preferences, and are also used to obtain statistical information about how the site is used.
In accordance with applicable regulations (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Spanish Law 34/2002 on Information Society Services), cookies that are not strictly necessary require the user's consent. Below we explain which cookies are used and how you can manage or reject them.
Who uses cookies on this website?
The controller responsible for the data obtained through its own cookies is the Instituto de Turismo de la Región de Murcia, the owner of this website. In addition, third-party services (Google) are used that install their own cookies for the purposes detailed below. The loading of these services is managed through Google Tag Manager.
Types of cookies
Depending on who manages them, cookies can be first-party (managed by this website) or third-party (managed by other entities). Depending on their duration, they can be session cookies (deleted when the browser is closed) or persistent (they remain for a set period). Depending on their purpose, this site uses:
- Technical or necessary cookies: essential for the site to work correctly. They do not require consent.
- Analytics cookies: allow anonymous measurement and analysis of how the site is used, to improve its content and services.
- Third-party cookies: installed by external services, such as embedded YouTube videos.
Cookies used on this website
The following table lists the cookies that may be installed while browsing. Analytics cookies (Google Analytics) and YouTube cookies are only installed if you accept their use in the cookie notice; in addition, YouTube videos are loaded in privacy-enhanced mode (the youtube-nocookie.com domain).
| Cookie | Owner | Purpose | Duration | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROUTEID | First-party | Load balancing: keeps the session on the same server. | Session | Technical (necessary) |
| _ga | Google LLC (Google Analytics) | Statistical measurement: distinguishes users anonymously. | 2 years | Analytics (third-party) |
| _ga_<id> | Google LLC (Google Analytics) | Statistical measurement: maintains the session state. | 2 years | Analytics (third-party) |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | Google LLC (YouTube) | Playback of embedded videos and bandwidth estimation. | 6 months | Third-party |
| YSC | Google LLC (YouTube) | Records views of embedded videos. | Session | Third-party |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | Google LLC (YouTube) | Stores the consent state on the YouTube domain. | 6 months | Third-party |
How to configure or disable cookies
You can allow, block or delete the cookies installed on your device by configuring the options of the browser you use:
You can also opt out of data collection by Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. Please note that disabling technical cookies may affect the correct operation of the website.
Consent and changes to this policy
Cookies that are not strictly necessary are only installed if you accept them through the cookie notice shown when you access the website. You can change or withdraw your consent at any time from the "Cookie settings" link in the footer, or by deleting the cookies from your browser. This cookie policy may be updated in response to regulatory changes or to the services used, so we recommend reviewing it periodically.
Last updated: July 2026.