The website of ArcelorMittal Rails & Special Sections uses its own and third-party cookies to provide a better service and enhance the browsing experience for users. In this section, ArcelorMittal Comercial Perfiles España, S.L. provides clear and detailed information about the cookies used on this website (hereinafter, the “Website”), explaining what cookies are, what they are used for, their purpose, and how users can configure or disable them if they so wish.
What is a cookie and what is it used for?
A “cookie” is a small file that is stored on the computer, tablet, smartphone or any other device of the website user and contains information about browsing activity.
Cookies are essential for the functioning of the internet, providing numerous advantages in the delivery of interactive services and facilitating navigation and usability of this Website.
Under no circumstances do cookies damage the device used for browsing. On the contrary, when enabled, they help identify and resolve errors.
What types of cookies are used on our Website?
Below is a description of how cookies are grouped on the Website, together with the list of cookies resulting from the audit carried out:
1) According to the entity managing them:
- First-party cookies: cookies that are sent to the user’s device from the Company’s own equipment, from which the service requested by the user is provided.
- Third-party cookies: cookies that are sent to the user’s device from equipment or a domain that is not managed by the Company, but by another collaborating entity. These cookies may be stored in the users’ browsers during their visit to the Website, for example when they use the option to share contents on social media. The companies generating these cookies have their own cookies policies:
This Website also uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc., a Delaware company with registered offices at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, California, CA 94043, USA (“Google”).
Web analytics provide information regarding the number of users accessing the Website, number of pages viewed, frequency and recurrence of visits, duration, browser used, service provider, language, device used, and geographical information derived from the IP address.
To ensure anonymity, Google anonymises the information by truncating the IP address prior to storage, meaning that Google Analytics is not used to locate or collect data attributable to any personally identifiable visitor. Google may only transfer the information collected by Google Analytics to third parties where legally required to do so. In accordance with Google Analytics’ terms of service, Google will not associate the IP address with any other data held by Google.
This Website also uses Google Tag Manager, a tool provided by Google Inc. (1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA). Google Tag Manager is used to manage website tags via an interface and does not itself activate cookies or collect personal data. It triggers other tags which, under certain circumstances, may collect data. Google Tag Manager does not access such data. Any domain-level or cookie-level deactivation remains applicable to all tracking tags implemented via Google Tag Manager.
2) According to the period during which they remain activated:
- Session cookies: temporary cookies that remain in the browser’s cookie file until the user leaves the Website, meaning that none are stored on the device’s hard drive. The information obtained by means of these cookies helps analyse web traffic patterns and, over time, improve content and usability, providing an enhanced experience.
- Persistent cookies: cookies that are stored in the browser and read by the Website each time the user makes a new visit. A persistent cookie has a defined expiry date and will cease to function once that date has passed. These cookies are used to read user preferences.
3) According to their purpose:
- Strictly necessary technical cookies: required for browsing and proper functioning of the Website. This category only includes cookies that ensure basic and security-related functionalities.
- Personalisation cookies: enable access to the service with predefined characteristics based on criteria such as language, browser type or regional settings, etc.
- Analytics cookies: allow the Company to quantify the number of users visiting the Website and to perform measurements and statistical analysis of its use.
- Marketing cookies: used to provide relevant information through advertising campaigns. These cookies store data of the visits to offer personalised ads.
In compliance with the provisions of Article 22.2 of the Spanish Information Society Services Act (LSSI), the third-party cookies that are installed in the browsers of visitors while they browse this Website are detailed below:
Necessary cookies
These cookies are crucial for basic Website functions, and the Website will not function properly without them. They do not store any personally identifiable information:
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| moove_gdpr_popup | 1 year | This cookie remembers the preferences of the user as regards consent to the use of cookies and avoids the cookies notice being displayed repeatedly. |
| CSP_NONCE | Session | This cookie generates a random use value for each page load in order to protect the website against malicious code injection attacks. |
Functional cookies
Functional cookies help in the performance of certain functionalities, such as sharing website content on social media platforms, collecting feedback and enabling other third-party features.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| resolution | Session | This cookie is used to improve the website functionality, optimise performance and offer an enhanced user experience. It enables users to browse the site and use its functions and remembers the user’s preferences regarding cookies. |
| wp-wpml_current_language | Session | This cookie is used to store the website user’s current language. It is usually associated with the WordPress WPML plugin, used to manage multilanguage websites. |
| wpEmojiSettingsSupports | Session | This cookie checks if the user’s browser is compatible with the display of emojis. Its purpose is to enable WordPress to determine if it needs to load additional resources to ensure that emojis are correctly displayed on the website. |
Analytics cookies
Analytics cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.
| Cookie | Duration | Description |
|---|---|---|
| _pk_ses.1.0c40 | 30 minutes | This cookie is used by the Matomo platform to identify and group the actions performed by the user during the same website visit and attribute them correctly to a single session. |
| _pk_ref.1.0c40 | 6 months | This cookie is used by the Matomo platform to store information relating to the source from where the user accessed the website (search engine, social media, external link, campaign, etc.). This information serves to analyse which channels generate traffic towards to website. |
| _pk_id.1.0c40 | 13 months | This cookie is used by Matomo to recognise new and recurrent visitors and build a visit profile that includes a summary of their interactions on the website, number of visits and timestamps of the first and last visit. |
| _ga | 2 years | Google Analytics cookie that records and distinguishes the user’s sessions on the website in order to compile usage statistics. |
| _gid | 24 hours | Google Analytics cookie used to store and update a unique value for each page visited. |
| _gat | 1 minute | Google Analytics cookie used to limit the number of requests sent to DoubleCkick when this service is active. |
The Company confirms that no additional information beyond that described above is stored via cookies. By browsing and continuing on this Website, the user consents to the use of the cookies listed above under the conditions set out in this Cookies Policy.
How can cookies be configured or disabled?
Users browsing any website may allow, block or delete cookies installed on their device by configuring the settings of their internet browser. Not accepting the installation of cookies may result in certain Website services being unavailable and may affect the browsing experience.
Detailed information on how to configure or disable cookies in each browser can be found at the following links:
- Google Chrome
- Mozilla Firefox
- Internet Explorer
- Safari
- Safari for IOS (iPhone and iPad)
- Chrome for Android
For greater control over the installation of cookies, users may install programs or plugins in the browser known as “Do Not Track” tools, which allow them to choose which cookies are accepted.
Last updated: 18 September 2026.