COOKIE POLICY OF MEXTO’S WEBSITE
This Cookie Policy is an integral part of the Privacy Policy of the website https://mexto.pt/index.php/en/ (hereinafter referred to, as “Website”).
Accessing and browsing the Website or the use of its services implies acceptance of the terms and conditions contained in the Privacy Policy.
To facilitate and provide a better browsing experience through the Website, MEXTO PORTUGAL, S.A., with the registered office in Avenida António Augusto de Aguiar, n.º27, 1.ºD, 1050-012 Lisboa, with the Tax Registration Number (NIPC): 514 643 730, informs that it uses Cookies or other files with similar functionalities (hereinafter, “Cookies”).
Due to how Internet communication standards work, access to websites may involve the use of Cookies. MEXTO is responsible for the Cookies and for the processing of the data obtained through the Cookies, either their own, or of third parties through its website, deciding on the purpose, content and use of the processing of the collected data.
What is a Cookie?
Cookies are files that contain small amounts of information that is downloaded to the user’s device when visiting a Web page.
The main objective is to recognize the user whenever he/she accesses the Website, as well as allowing the improvement of the quality together with the better use of the site and objectively simplifying the navigation process.
Cookies are essential for the functioning of the Internet, they do not damage the user’s equipment or device, and if activated in the configuration of your browser, they help to identify and resolve possible errors in the operation of the Website.
Use of Cookies by MEXTO
By accessing the website, the user expressly consents to the use of this type of Cookies in their devices.
If Cookies are deactivated, Website navigation may not be optimized, and some of the features on the Website may not work correctly.
Specifically, MEXTO uses Cookies for the purposes better identified below. If MEXTO uses other Cookies for the purpose of granting more and better services, the user will be informed accordingly.
Categories of Cookies used on this website:
Necessary Cookies: these cookies are essential for enabling user movement around our website and providing access to features such as your profile and purchases, member-only resources, and other secure areas of the website. These cookies do not gather information about you that could be used for marketing purposes and do not remember where you have been on the internet. This category of cookies cannot be disabled.
Statistic Cookies: these Cookies allow quantifying the number of users and performing the measurement and statistical analysis of how users use our Website. Navigation on the Website is examined in order to improve the supply of products and services. This data is collected and treated using the anonymization. They are mostly third-party Cookies and of a purely functional nature, so they are not strictly necessary or essential.
Preference Cookies: preference cookies enable a website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you are in.
Marketing Cookies: these Cookies allow us to manage more efficiently the offer of advertising spaces that exist on our Website and can analyse browsing habits and show advertising related to the user's browsing profile. They are mostly third-party Cookies and of a purely functional nature, so they are not strictly necessary or essential.
User setup to prevent Cookies
In accordance with the current legislation, information is provided on how the user can configure their browsers in order to manage and maintain their privacy and security with regards to Cookies, through links accessing the official support website of the main browsers so they can decide whether or not to accept the use of Cookies.
This way, the user can block Cookies through the browser configuration tools.
It should be understood that the user accepts the use of cookies if they continue to browse this Web page without first proceeding to their deactivation.
Cookie settings can still be changed in the user’s browser preferences by following the indications on the subsequent links:
Chrome: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Internet Explorer: https://support.microsoft.com/pt-pt/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
Safari: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/safari/manage-cookies-and-website-data-sfri11471/mac