Cookies Policy

​​​​​​COOKIES: WHAT IS IT?

Cookies are small text files stored on users' devices ("User") when visiting certain websites ("Sites"). The use of this type of technology in the access to Sites is a common practice, does not harm the equipment of the Users (computer, smartphone, tablet, etc.) and the different browsers (browsers) allow each User to be able to refuse its use and / or delete those that have already been stored.

Cookies play an important role in the functioning of the various Sites and access to different contents, allowing you to understand how the Site is being used by its Users and facilitate their navigation, in order to ensure a better experience of using the Site.

WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?

INFOPORTUGAL SITES (accessible through the addresses: www.infoportugal.pt, www.olhares.pt and www.allaboutportugal.pt) store cookies that are used to improve the performance and experience of Users, under the terms legally permitted.

Cookies stored on INFOPORTUGAL SITES are not used for the registration of any personal or confidential information, nor for the registration of Internet browsing external to INFOPORTUGAL SITES.

Cookies stored on INFOPORTUGAL SITES do not identify the User, but only the computer used, and allow you to improve your browsing and use experience, for example by helping us to associate your equipment with your preferences or to provide you with content that we understand may be of interest to you.

CATEGORIES OF COOKIES

Simple Cookies: These are cookies required for INFOPORTUGAL SITES to work efficiently, log the User's path during his visit without identifying him and are automatically deleted when he leaves INFOPORTUGAL SITES.

Persistent Cookies: These are cookies that are not essential to the operation of INFOPORTUGAL SITES, but allow users to be identified whenever they access pages optimizing their browsing experience. With these cookies you are given a unique number that identifies the User when entering INFOPORTUGAL SITES. Persistent cookies remain on the computer until they are deleted by the User.

Behavioral Advertising Cookies: These are cookies that allow to present to the User advertising that is considered to be appropriate to his interests and tastes. For example, if he is a reader interested in articles about cars, he is likely to get publicity about car-related goods and services.

Third party cookies or other cookies: these are cookies usually placed by third party websites with the permission of INFOPORTUGAL SITES, allowing us to remind you that the User has already visited this same Site.

In addition, INFOPORTUGAL SITES may integrate pixel tags (pixel tags and web beacon pixels) and allow users to understand the use of INFOPORTUGAL SITES. Pixel labels do not collect personal data and are used for collecting information on popular destinations.

HOW TO MANAGE COOKIES

By continuing to navigate the INFOPORTUGAL SITES, and unless you have disabled cookies, you are consenting to their use in accordance with this Cookies Policy. If you choose to opt out of cookies, all or some parts of INFOPORTUGAL SITES may not function properly and the experience of browsing INFOPORTUGAL SITES may suffer considerable degradation.

The different browsers allow you to view the cookies that exist in your equipment and to inhibit or erase, individually or totally, the cookies.

To get more information about cookies, how to use them and how to manage your preferences about cookies, you can consult the specific help pages of the different browsers or generic pages on this topic.