WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your computer or mobile device through your internet browser when you visit it. Placing cookies will help the website to recognise your device the next time you visit. We use the term cookies in this policy to refer to all files that collect information in this way. The cookies we use do not collect information that can identify you. Cookies collect generic information, such as how users arrive at and use the websites or the part of the country/countries through which they access the website, etc. Cookies only retain information related to your preferences. Users can choose to be notified at any time whether they wish to receive cookies or block them from entering their system by means of their internet browser. Refusing the use of cookies on the website may result in the inability to access some of its areas or receive personalised information.
WHAT ARE COOKIES USED FOR?
Our cookies have different functions:
Essential cookies - Some cookies are essential to access specific areas of our site. They allow you to browse the site and use its applications, such as accessing secure areas of the site by logging in. Without these cookies, services that require them cannot be provided.
Analytics Cookies - We use these cookies to analyse how users use the site and monitor its performance. This allows us to provide a high quality experience by customising our offering and quickly identifying and correcting any issues that may arise. For example, we use performance cookies to learn which pages are most popular, which method of linking pages is the most effective, or to determine why some pages may be receiving error messages. Based on site usage, we may also use these cookies to highlight articles or services on the site that we think may be of interest to users. These cookies are only used for the purposes of creation and statistical analysis and never collect personal information.
Functional cookies - We use functional cookies to enable us to remember user preferences. For example, cookies avoid typing the user's name each time the user accesses the site. We also use functional cookies to provide enhanced user services, for example enabling users to comment on articles. In short, functional cookies store your preferences regarding your use of the site so that you do not need to reconfigure the site each time you visit it.
Third party cookies - They serve to measure the success of applications and the effectiveness of third-party advertising.
Advertising Cookies - They are used to target advertising according to the interests of each user, allowing the number of times the advert is viewed to be limited. These cookies help measure the effectiveness of advertising. However, they do not identify the user.
The cookies used can be:
Permanent Cookies - They are stored in the internet browser on your access devices (PC, mobile, and tablet) and are used whenever you visit the site again. They are generally used to target navigation according to the user's interests, allowing us to provide a more personalised service.
Session cookies - These are temporary and remain in the cookies on your internet browser until you leave the site. The information obtained makes it possible to identify problems and provide a better browsing experience.
THE COOKIES WE USE
The following list explains how cookies are used on this website.
a) Strictly Necessary Cookies
. Source: Own
. Name: ci_session
. Description: Cookie used to develop PHP-based platforms so that the user's status is maintained during the session for a more consistent user experience.
. Duration: Session
b) Performance Cookies
. Source: Third parties (.google.com)
. Name:_gid
. Description: Cookie generated by Google Analytics and used to distinguish users.
. Duration: 24 hours
. Source: Third parties (.google.com)
. Name:_ga
. Description: Cookie generated by Google Analytics and used to distinguish users.
. Duration: 2 years
. Source: Third parties (.google.com)
. Name:_gat
. Description: Cookie generated by Google Analytics and used to track the request rate
. Duration: 10 minutes
BLOCK COOKIES
As we explained, cookies help you to get the most out of our websites. Once you have authorised the use of cookies, you can always disable some or all of our cookies by following the instructions corresponding to the browser you are using. We remind you that by disabling cookies, parts of our website may not function properly.
How to disable cookies on your browser:
a) For Google Chrome users: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
b) For Internet Explorer users: https://support.microsoft.com/pt-pt/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
c) For Microsoft Edge users: https://privacy.microsoft.com/en- us/windows-10-microsoft-edge-and-privacy
d) For Mozilla Firefox users: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
e) For Apple Safari users: http://support.apple.com/kb/ph5042
MORE INFORMATION ON COOKIES
For more information about cookies, please follow the link: www.allaboutcookies.org