Cookie Policy

A cookie is a text file that can be stored in a dedicated space on your device's hard disk when you visit a website. A cookie allows its issuer to identify the device in which it is stored, during the period of validity or registration of the cookie.

When you visit the Site, information relating to the navigation of your device (computer, tablet, smartphone, etc.) may be recorded through cookies installed on your device, subject to the choices you have made regarding cookies and that you can modify at any time.

This cookie policy is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679, Lei n.º 58/2019 of 8 August 2019 (Portugal's national GDPR implementation law), and Lei n.º 41/2004 of 18 August 2004 (transposing the ePrivacy Directive into Portuguese law), as amended by Lei n.º 46/2012 of 29 August 2012.

1. What Are the Cookies on Our Site Used For?

Only the issuer of a cookie can read or modify the information contained therein.

When you connect to the Site, the Data Controller may, subject to your choices, install various cookies on your device to recognize your device's browser during the validity period of the cookie concerned.

Cookie Categories We Use:

• Enable basic website functionality
• Remember your preferences and settings
• Implement security measures
• Duration: Session or as technically required

In accordance with Lei n.º 41/2004, analytics cookies require prior informed consent from the user. There is no general exemption for audience measurement cookies under Portuguese law; consent must be obtained before these cookies are placed on your device.

• Conduct studies and establish statistics on visits and usage
• Analyze user journeys and improve site ergonomics
• Duration: 31 days

• Personalize content and advertisements
• Track effectiveness of marketing campaigns
• Duration: 31 days

• Adapt site presentation to display preferences
• Remember language settings and display resolution
• Duration: As technically required

2. Your Choices Regarding Cookies

There are several ways to manage cookies. Any settings you make may affect your Internet browsing and your access to certain services that require the use of cookies.

You can choose at any time to express and modify your preferences regarding cookies through:

• Our Cookie Settings Panel
• Your browser settings (detailed below)

In accordance with applicable Portuguese data protection law, we retain your cookie consent choices (both acceptance and refusal) for a period of 6 months. After this period, we will ask for your consent again. Your consent choice is stored in the gdpr-banner cookie (currently set to 31 days).

2.1. Cookie Consent

The recording of a cookie on a device is subject to the user's prior informed consent, in accordance with Lei n.º 41/2004, which can be expressed and modified at any time through the choices offered by our cookie settings panel or browser software.

If you have accepted the registration of cookies in your device, the cookies embedded in the pages and content you have viewed may be temporarily stored in a dedicated area of your device. They will be readable only by their issuer.

2.2. Cookie Refusal

If you refuse to accept cookies on your device, or delete those already stored, the basic functionality of our services will not be degraded.

However, you may no longer be able to benefit from certain features:

• Personalized content and recommendations
• Analytics that help us improve our services
• Marketing communications tailored to your interests
• Some advanced booking functionalities that rely on cookies

Important: Some cookies cannot be deleted as they are strictly necessary for the technical functioning of the Site.

2.3. Browser-Specific Cookie Management

For cookie management, the configuration of each browser is different. Here are the current procedures:

• Internet Explorer: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-vista/Block-or-allow-cookies
• Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
• Google Chrome: http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=95647
• Firefox: http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences

2.4. Deleting Your Cookies

You can delete all your cookies or only specific ones. Deleting cookies does not prevent browsing or reinstalling them during future visits. Technical cookies necessary for navigation will be reinstalled if you visit the Site.

Chrome:

• In Chrome menu, select "Settings"
• Click "Privacy and security"
• Click "Cookies and other site data"
• Click "See all cookies and site data"
• Find cookies you want to delete and click remove

Firefox:

• In Firefox menu, go to "Settings"
• Click "Privacy & Security"
• Under "Cookies and Site Data", click "Manage Data"
• Find and remove specific cookies or "Remove All"

Internet Explorer:

• Click "Tools" then "Internet Options"
• In "General" tab, under "Browsing history", click "Delete"
• Check "Cookies" box and click "Delete"

Safari:

• In Safari menu, select "Preferences"
• Go to "Privacy" tab
• Click "Manage Website Data"
• Select cookies to delete and click "Remove"

2.5. Private Browsing

Private browsing mode allows you to browse the Internet without keeping a history of pages visited or downloads. All cookies saved during your browsing will be deleted when you close your browser. While this doesn't refuse cookies, it limits their lifespan to your browsing session.

2.6. Disabling Third-Party Cookies

You can choose to accept only cookies placed by our Site while refusing third-party cookies:

Chrome:

• Settings > Privacy and security > Cookies and other site data
• Select "Block third-party cookies"

Firefox:

• Settings > Privacy & Security
• Under "Enhanced Tracking Protection", select "Custom"
• Check "Cookies" and select appropriate third-party option

Internet Explorer:

• Internet Options > Privacy tab > Advanced
• Accept first-party cookies, reject third-party cookies

Safari:

• Preferences > Privacy
• Check "Block all cookies" or "Block cookies from third parties and advertisers"

2.7. Your Choices Expressed Directly With Us

Through our cookie settings panel, you can:

• Accept or refuse different categories of cookies
• Change your preferences at any time
• View detailed information about each cookie we use

We store a preference cookie to remember your choices. If you delete all cookies from your device, we will no longer know your preferences and will ask for your consent again.

3. More Information

For more information about our data protection practices and how we process your personal data, please visit our Privacy Policy.

For any questions or concerns regarding the use of cookies on this Site, you may contact us at [email protected].

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD) — Portugal's supervisory authority for data protection — at www.cnpd.pt, Av. D. Carlos I, 134, 1.º, 1200-651 Lisboa, Portugal.