Cookie Policy

By visiting www.portugal-the-simple-life.com, you agree to our use of cookies to collect data and enhance your online experience.
 

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small data files generated on your computer, smartphone, tablet, or any other device when you visit a website. They allow the site owner to store or retrieve information about your browsing activity.
 

2. What information is collected through cookies?
 

Cookies can collect information such as:
 

• Location information, such as your IP address (Internet Protocol Address), your location captured through a Global Positioning System (or GPS), the WI-FI access points, and the mobile network antennas covered by your device;
   

• Access and session information, such as the number generated to identify you as a user in a session on a particular site (Session ID), the session start date, and the most searched words;
   

• Device information, detecting, for example, which operating system and browser are used, the date and duration of the visit to the site, and the identification of other sites visited;
   

• User behaviour information, such as the number of clicks made and the most visited pages. These cookies help understand your browsing habits and show you advertising related to your profile.

3. What types of cookies exist?

There are session cookies (temporary) and persistent cookies (long-term):
 

• Session cookies are used only for the period you browse a particular site, after which they are deleted. They allow you to continue browsing that site without having to log in again, even if you change pages.
   

• Persistent cookies remain stored on your device even after you finish browsing the site, enabling you to return to that site without having to reset your initially defined settings, such as language preferences.

Cookies can also be categorized according to the various purposes they serve, whether they are first-party cookies (installed by the site you are visiting) or third-party cookies (installed by other sites), such as:
 

• Necessary Cookies: These cookies are always used, regardless of your consent, as they are strictly necessary for the proper functioning of the site. Necessary cookies ensure operability, optimization and security, and are typically persistent cookies.
   

• Preference Cookies: These cookies store user preference settings, such as language, so you don't have to configure them each time you browse the site. They identify the user through a unique identification number (ID), associated with the session start time, allowing you to browse the site or other internet pages open in the browser without constantly logging in. They also count the number of site visits by collecting users' IP addresses, enabling statistical studies on the quality of service provided on the site. By nature, these cookies may be temporary, although they tend to be persistent.
   

• Analytical/Statistical Cookies: These cookies quantify the number of users on a site and analyze their behaviour to define strategies for improving the service provided. Generally, these are third-party cookies.
   

• Advertising/Marketing Cookies: These cookies collect information about the use of the site (e.g., clicks made and most viewed pages), identifying user preferences so that the advertising shown matches their interests. These are mostly persistent cookies.

4. What cookies does www.portugal-the-simple-life.com use?