Last updated: October 26, 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how Barcelona Untold (“we,” “us,” or “our”) uses cookies and similar technologies on https://barcelonauntold.com/.
It applies to visitors to our website, including visitors from the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and the United States. Some privacy choices and rights depend on where you live.
1. Introduction
Our website uses cookies and related technologies to operate, remember preferences, understand website usage, and support advertising. Some technologies are provided by third-party services, including Journey by Mediavine.
Where required by law, we ask for your consent before using non-essential cookies or similar tracking technologies.
2. What are cookies?
A cookie is a small text file that a website stores on your computer, phone, or other device through your web browser.
Cookies can help websites remember your preferences, recognize returning browsers, measure visits, and deliver advertising. Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser, while others remain for a specified period.
Cookies may be set directly by Barcelona Untold (first-party cookies) or by external services (third-party cookies).
3. What are scripts?
A script is a piece of programming code used to make a website function or interact with visitors. Scripts may run on our servers or in your browser and may interact with cookies and other browser storage.
4. What are web beacons?
A web beacon, sometimes called a tracking pixel, is a small or invisible element that can help measure activity on a website, email, or advertisement.
These technologies may collect information such as whether content was viewed, the type of device used, and interactions with a page or advertisement.
5. Types of cookies and technologies we use
5.1 Essential and functional cookies
These technologies help our website operate correctly and support features such as security, browser compatibility, and remembering privacy choices.
Some essential cookies may be used without consent where permitted by law because they are necessary to provide a service or maintain website functionality.
5.2 Statistics and analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with Barcelona Untold, including which pages are viewed and how visitors reach our website.
Google Analytics may use cookies and collect information about browser activity, device characteristics, and approximate location. Its use of cookies depends on our current configuration and applicable consent requirements.
Learn more about Google’s privacy practices.
5.3 Advertising and marketing cookies
Barcelona Untold works with Journey by Mediavine to display advertising on parts of our website.
Mediavine and its advertising partners may use cookies, pixels, tags, and similar technologies to deliver advertisements, measure advertising performance, limit repeated ads, detect invalid traffic, and, where permitted, personalize advertising based on interests and browsing activity.
Information processed may include IP addresses, approximate location, browser and device details, website activity, and interactions with advertisements.
Depending on applicable law and your privacy choices, information may be shared with advertising partners for interest-based advertising.
For further information, visit:
Rejecting personalized advertising does not necessarily remove advertisements. You may still see contextual ads based on the content you are reading.
5.4 Embedded content and third-party services
Some pages may contain embedded content or resources from third-party providers, such as Instagram, Google Maps, or Google Fonts.
When these resources are loaded, their providers may receive technical information, such as your IP address, and may use cookies or similar technologies depending on the service and its configuration.
For information about their data practices, consult the relevant provider’s privacy policy.
6. Cookie and service information
The following table describes the main categories of services associated with Barcelona Untold. It is not an exhaustive, technically verified inventory of every cookie that may be placed on every visit. Cookies may vary depending on your location, consent choices, browser, and the services loaded.
| Service | Purpose | Examples or information |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress | Website functionality and administration | Functional browser and login-related cookies where applicable |
| Google Analytics | Website statistics and measurement | May include _ga and _ga_* cookies, depending on configuration and consent |
| Journey by Mediavine | Advertising delivery, measurement, and privacy choices | Advertising identifiers, consent records, and partner technologies |
| Google Fonts and Google Maps | Fonts and maps, where loaded | May involve requests to Google’s servers and associated technologies |
| Instagram and other embedded content | Displaying external content, where embedded | Third-party technologies may be used when content loads |
For details about Mediavine’s advertising technologies and partners, please consult its Legal & Privacy Center and the vendor information available through the website’s consent-management interface.
7. Consent and privacy preferences
Barcelona Untold uses Mediavine’s Consent Management Platform (CMP) to present privacy choices to visitors in regions where such notices are required.
Depending on your location, the consent interface may allow you to accept or reject certain processing purposes, review advertising partners, and manage your preferences.
You may withdraw or change your consent at any time using the Update Privacy Settings or equivalent privacy-preferences link provided on our website, where available.
If you cannot access that option, you may also clear this website’s cookies and site data in your browser to reset stored choices, although this may also remove other saved preferences.
For visitors in certain U.S. states, additional choices regarding the sale or sharing of personal information may be available through a Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information link, where applicable.
8. Enabling, disabling, and deleting cookies
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View and delete stored cookies.
- Block some or all cookies.
- Limit third-party cookies.
- Clear website data when you close the browser.
Disabling cookies may affect the operation of certain website features. Essential technologies may still be necessary for the website to function.
For more information, visit All About Cookies.
You may also explore advertising opt-out tools from the Digital Advertising Alliance and the Network Advertising Initiative.
9. Your rights regarding personal data
Depending on your location and applicable privacy laws, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including:
- The right to know how and why your information is processed.
- The right to request access to your personal information.
- The right to request correction of inaccurate information.
- The right to request deletion in certain circumstances.
- The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
- The right to object to certain processing activities.
- The right to request data portability where applicable.
- The right to opt out of certain sales, sharing, or targeted advertising where applicable.
To exercise rights concerning personal information processed directly by Barcelona Untold, contact us using the details below.
For requests concerning Mediavine’s advertising services, you may contact [email protected] or consult the Mediavine Legal & Privacy Center.
If you are located in the EEA or UK, you may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the appropriate data protection supervisory authority.
10. Contact details and policy updates
For questions about this Cookie Policy or our use of cookies, contact:
Barcelona Untold
Barcelona, Spain
Website: https://barcelonauntold.com/
Email: [email protected]
For additional information about how we process personal information, please read our Privacy Policy.
We may update this Cookie Policy when our website, advertising providers, technologies, or legal obligations change. The latest version will be published on this page with an updated revision date.