Cookies Policy

1. What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your device (computer, tablet, phone) when you visit a website. They allow the site to recognize your device and store information about your preferences or previous actions.

Cookies can be session cookies (deleted when you close the browser) or persistent cookies (kept for a set period). They can also be first-party (placed by our site) or third-party (placed by other domains, such as analytics services).

2. Types of cookies we use

Essential cookies

Required for the basic functioning of the site. They let you navigate between pages, keep your session, and use features such as forms. They do not collect personally identifiable information for marketing purposes. They do not require consent because the site cannot work properly without them.

Examples on our site:

• `NEXT_LOCALE` — stores your language preference (PT or EN). Duration: 1 year.
• `yfp-consent` — stores your choice about analytics cookies. Duration: 6 months.
• Admin session cookie — only on `/admin`, exclusively to authenticate our internal team. Duration: session.

Analytics cookies

Used, with your consent, to understand how visitors interact with the site (most-visited pages, time on site, traffic sources). The data is aggregated and anonymized — individual visitors are not identified.

When active, we may use Google Analytics for this purpose, configured with anonymized IP:

• `_ga` — distinguishes unique visitors. Duration: 2 years.
• `_gid` — distinguishes unique visitors. Duration: 24 hours.
• `_gat` — throttles request rate. Duration: 1 minute.

Functionality cookies

We do not use non-essential functionality cookies at this time.

Advertising cookies

We do not use advertising cookies nor do we share data with advertising networks.

3. Managing cookies

You can accept, reject, or delete cookies at any time through your browser settings:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies
• Firefox: Options → Privacy & Security → Cookies
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Cookies
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions

Note that disabling essential cookies may prevent the site from working correctly (for example, the language preference may not be remembered).

To manage third-party cookies, you can also:

• Opt out of Google Analytics: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
• Visit [Your Online Choices](https://www.youronlinechoices.com/) for preferences regarding behavioural advertising in the EEA

4. Your consent

Essential cookies are necessary for the site to function and do not require consent. For non-essential cookies (analytics), we ask for your explicit consent through a banner on your first visit. Continuing to browse is not treated as consent.

You can review or withdraw your consent at any time using the "Cookie Settings" button in the footer, or by deleting the `yfp-consent` cookie through your browser settings. Withdrawal has no retroactive effect on processing already carried out under prior consent.

5. Changes to this policy

We update this policy whenever necessary. The date of the last update is at the top of this document.

6. Contact

Questions about this cookies policy?

Email: info@yourfinepartner.pt