Cookies policy

For our website to function correctly, it is necessary to use a mechanism called “Cookies”. Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer and allow us to identify you as you browse our website, enabling the use of personal account mechanisms, shopping cart, payments, etc.

HOW DO WE USE COOKIES?

We use cookies for various purposes, namely to ensure the correct functioning of our website, to gather statistical information about your use, to personalize the content of the website according to your preferences and to control access to your personal account.

WHAT KIND OF COOKIES ARE USED?

We use two types of cookies:

• Session cookies: these are temporary cookies that are active during a session of use of our website. A user session is the period of time from when you start your internet browser and access our website until you close your browser. With this closure, all session cookies are deleted;
• Persistent cookies: these are cookies that remain on your computer for the time set in the cookie. They are activated each time you visit our website.

FOR WHAT PURPOSE ARE COOKIES USED?

The cookies we use are divided into the following purposes:

• Strictly necessary: these are cookies that enable our website to function correctly, ensuring the user’s session for reasons of user and password validation, access to the personal area, operation of the shopping cart and order flow. These are session cookies, which means that they are deleted when the browser is closed, as explained above.
• Analytical: cookies that allow us to store statistical data on the use of our website in order to analyze its performance and study the introduction of improvements. At the moment, for this purpose, we only use the UEAL cookie, which has a shelf life of 2 years.
• Third-party cookies: such as those used by social networks, advertising networks or external services that provide statistical and performance analysis solutions, such as Google Analytics and Intercom.

CANCELLATION OR DELETION OF COOKIES

You can allow, know, block or delete all or part of the cookies installed on your device at any time by configuring the options of the browser you use. Please note that not using cookies may make some sections of our website impossible to use.

• More information on how to block or limit the use of cookies at Google Chrome
• More information on how to block or limit the use of cookies in Firefox
• More information on how to block or limit the use of cookies at Internet Explorer
• More information on how to block or limit the use of cookies in Safari

List of cookies

A cookie is a small piece of data (text file) that a website – when visited by a user – asks your browser to store on your device in order to remember information about you, such as your language preference or login information. These cookies are set by us and are called first-party cookies. We also use third-party cookies – which are cookies from a different domain than the domain of the website you are visiting – for our advertising and marketing initiatives. More specifically, we use cookies and other tracking technologies for the following purposes:

Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be turned off in our systems. They are normally only set in response to actions taken by you that correspond to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you to these cookies, but some parts of the website will not work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information.

Performance cookies

These cookies allow us to count visits and traffic sources so that we can measure and improve the performance of our website. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and to see how visitors move around the website. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies, we will not know when you have visited our site.

Functionality cookies

These cookies allow the site to provide enhanced functionality and personalization. They may be set by us or by external providers whose services we have added to our pages. If you do not allow these cookies some or all of these features may not work properly.

Advertising cookies

These cookies may be set through our site by our advertising partners. They may be used by these companies to build a profile of your interests and show you relevant advertisements on other websites. They do not directly store personal information, but are based on the unique identification of your browser and internet device. If you do not allow these cookies, you will receive less targeted advertising.

Links to third party websites

The website https://montemeao.pt may contain links to other websites, which may contain useful information/tools for our visitors. Our privacy policy does not apply to third-party websites, so if you visit another website from ours, you should read its privacy policy. We are not responsible for the privacy policy or content present on these sites.