COOKIE POLICY
LAST UPDATED: 21 SEPTEMBER 2026
This Cookie Policy is provided in compliance with Spanish Law 34/2002 of 11 July on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (General Data Protection Regulation) and Spanish Organic Law 3/2018 of 5 December on the Protection of Personal Data and Guarantee of Digital Rights. Please note that the Website uses first-party and third-party cookies. This Cookie Policy forms part of the Legal Notices of the Website and applies together with the Privacy Policy. The Data Controller for the data obtained through cookies is SAMBA BARCELONA, S.L. (Spanish tax ID B72538135), with registered office at Carrer de Balmes, 24, bajo, local 1, 08007 Barcelona, whose full details appear in the Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are downloaded to your device when you access a web page. They allow us to store and retrieve information about your browsing habits or your device and, depending on the information they contain, they may be used to recognise you.
Some cookies are strictly necessary for the technical operation of the Website; the rest are only set if you give your consent.
What types of cookies are there?
Depending on who manages them:
- First-party: managed by the Website's own operator in order to provide the service you request.
- Third-party: managed by an entity other than the operator.
Depending on how long they remain active:
- Session: they collect data while you browse and disappear when the session ends.
- Persistent: they are stored on your device and the information can be accessed for a set period.
Depending on their purpose:
- Technical or necessary: they enable browsing and the operation of the Website, as well as security and the provision of the services you request. They do not require consent.
- Preference or personalisation: they remember your choices, such as the language selected.
- Analytics or measurement: they allow us to analyse how the Website is used in order to improve it. They require consent.
- Advertising: they allow advertising to be displayed based on your browsing habits. They require express consent.
Which cookies does the Website use?
The cookies used on the Website are set out below, grouped by provider:
| NAME | TYPE | OWNER | EXPIRY | PURPOSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| tropico-cookies | Technical (necessary) | Trópico | 1 year | Stores your choice regarding the use of cookies so that you are not asked again on every visit. |
| tropico-loader | Technical (necessary) | Trópico | 1 day | Stores the timestamp of your last visit in order to control the loading screen. |
| i18n_redirected | Technical (necessary) | Trópico | 1 year | Stores the language you have selected (ES, EN, CA or FR). |
| Booking module cookies | Technical (necessary) | CoverManager | Session | They enable the operation of the booking system embedded on the Bookings page. |
| [Mailchimp cookies] | Technical (necessary) | Mailchimp | [pending] | They enable the operation of the newsletter sign-up form. [Pending: not yet installed.] |
| _ga, _ga_3CQ8CCRHS2 | Analytics | Google Analytics | 13 months | They distinguish users and allow us to measure how the Website is used in aggregate form. |
| NID, SOCS | Preferences | Google Maps | 6-13 months | They are generated when the map embedded on the restaurant pages loads and store the Google user's preferences. |
| _fbp | Advertising | Meta | 3 months | Advertising tracking associated with the Meta pixel. [Pending: not yet configured.] |
Some of these third parties may process data outside the European Economic Area. In such cases, transfers are covered by European Commission adequacy decisions or by standard contractual clauses, as described in the Privacy Policy. You can find further information in each provider's privacy policy.
If the Website's cookies change, this Cookie Policy will be updated. Data obtained through cookies is processed in accordance with the Privacy Policy.
How can you manage or withdraw your consent?
The first time you access the Website, you can accept all cookies or reject them all via the cookie banner.
You can withdraw or change your consent at any time via the “Cookie settings” link in the footer, which shows the cookie banner again. You can also delete cookies in your browser settings, as explained below. Withdrawing your consent will not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out prior to its withdrawal. In any event, your consent will be requested again every 24 months.
If you reject non-essential cookies, you can continue browsing the Website as normal, although some features, such as the map or the booking module, may be limited.
How to configure cookies in the main browsers
You can also manage or delete cookies through your own browser settings:
- Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Third-party cookies.
- Safari: Safari → Settings → Privacy.
- Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data.
- Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions.
Browsers are updated frequently, so these paths may vary depending on the version installed.
Where can you find more information about these third parties?
- Google (Analytics and Maps): policies.google.com/privacy
- CoverManager: covermanager.com/en/privacy-policy
- Meta: facebook.com/privacy/policies/cookies
Can we change this Cookie Policy?
Trópico may change this Cookie Policy to adapt it to legislative developments, to changes in the services used or to the cookies actually set on the Website. The version in force is, in all cases, the one published on this page, which shows the date of last update at the top.
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, you can write to us at info@tropicobcn.com.