What is a cookie?

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer when you visit a website. These files are widely used to ensure that the website functions correctly and efficiently, as well as to provide information to the website owners.

There are two main categories of cookies:

- First-party cookies, used directly by us on your device.
- Third-party cookies, used by third parties through EGF - Empresa Geral do Fomento, S.A., hereinafter EGF.

How are cookies used?

Visitors to this website use different computers and web browsers. To make your visits as simple as possible, a record of the type of browser (e.g. Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox) and operating system (e.g. Windows or Macintosh) used and the domain name of your Internet service provider is automatically stored.

Why do we use cookies?

During a visit to our web pages, files called ‘cookies’ may be placed on the user's computer.

The use of cookies aims to improve the performance of our websites and maximise your experience when browsing them, namely by allowing faster and more efficient navigation, eliminating the need to repeatedly enter the same information.

Cookie Management

All browsers allow users to accept, refuse, or delete cookies, namely by selecting the appropriate settings in their browser.

Please note, however, that disabling cookies may partially or totally affect your browsing experience on the Websites.

You can configure cookies in the ‘options’ or ‘preferences’ menu of your browser.

To learn more about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org, where you can find information on how to manage your settings for various browser providers.

External web services: we sometimes use external web services to display content within our pages. This helps us to understand and target more relevant advertising campaigns in the future. For example, to display images or videos or to conduct surveys. As with social media buttons, we cannot prevent these external websites or domains from collecting information. If you require further information about our suppliers or how these cookies work, please contact us using the contact details provided in the “Privacy Notice”.

For more information about cookies and their use, we suggest you consult the following links: www.allaboutcookies.org

Types of cookies used on our websites

This website uses cookies that perform eight functions, as mentioned below:

Strictly necessary cookies: essential for the website to function.
Analytical Cookies: Used anonymously for the purpose of monitoring and analysing statistics, without ever collecting personal information.
Functionality Cookies: Allow us to improve the user experience (for example, by remembering all the settings you have previously defined).

The following table provides an explanation of the cookies used on the EGF website and their purpose:

Can the use of cookies be blocked?

Yes. If you do not want the website to store cookies, you can refuse or delete them at any time through your web browser. Please note that refusing to use website cookies may partially or totally affect your browsing experience.

For more information about cookies and how to prevent them from being installed or how to delete existing cookies on your devices, please visit the following website: http://www.allaboutcookies.org.

You can find information about controlling cookies according to your internet browser at the following addresses:

- Microsoft Edge https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09
- Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop
- Firefox http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Clear%20Recent%20History
- Safari http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042
- Opera http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/

Cookies that were set in the past

EGF may continue to use the information collected before you set your cookie preference to disabled, even though EGF will no longer use the disabled cookie to collect further information.

Consent

By accepting the use of cookies, we consider that the user accepts the use of cookies for the purposes indicated and in accordance with the conditions contained on this page.

If, at any time, you wish to withdraw your consent to our “Cookie Notice”, you must delete the stored cookies by adjusting the corresponding options in the “Tools” menu of your browser.

Changes to the Cookie Notice

EGF reserves the right, at any time, without prior notice and with immediate effect, to change, add, update or delete, in whole or in part, this information about cookies.

Therefore, this Notice will be updated from time to time to reflect changes in our practices and services. When we publish changes to it, we will revise the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Notice. We recommend that you check our website periodically so that you can be informed of any changes to the “Cookie Notice” or any other Notice.