What are cookies?
Cookies are small pieces of data that are stored on your computer through your browser, retaining only information related to your preferences and not information that identifies the user.
What are cookies used for?
Cookies are used to help determine the usefulness, interest and number of visits to websites, allowing faster and more efficient browsing and eliminating the need to repeatedly enter the same information.
By continuing to use the website http://www.oferrolho.pt, you agree to our use of cookies. Cookies contain information that we use to process orders and improve your experience.
Which cookies do we use?
- Session cookies: are temporary and are deleted whenever the user leaves the website. They are important because they allow the user to browse the pages of a website quickly without having to authenticate or adjust their preferences every time they visit a new area of the website.
- Persistent cookies: are stored in the browser on the access devices. They help the website remember the information provided by the user whenever they visit the website. This results in faster and more convenient browsing since the user does not need, for example, to log in every time they access the website or update their preferences.
For what purposes do we use cookies?
- Essential cookies – Allow you to browse the website and use its applications, as well as access secure areas of the website. Without these cookies, the services you have requested cannot be provided.
- Analytical cookies – Are used anonymously for the purpose of creating and analysing statistics, in order to improve the functioning of the website. O Ferrolho – Comércio de Ferragens, Lda uses Google Analytics to help analyse how visitors use the site and improve their shopping experience. Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information about visitor behaviour anonymously.
All details about the cookies that Google Analytics uses can be found here:
https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage?hl=pt-PT#overview
- Functionality cookies – Store the user’s preferences regarding the use of the site, so that it is not necessary to configure the site again each time they visit it. For example, cookies prevent you from having to type your username every time you access the site.
- Third-party cookies – Measure the success of applications and the effectiveness of third-party advertising.
- Advertising cookies – Target advertising according to the interests of each user, in order to direct advertising campaigns taking into account users’ preferences, and also limit the number of times you see an advert, helping to measure the effectiveness of advertising and the success of the website’s organisation.
How can you manage cookies?
All browsers allow the user to accept, refuse or delete cookies, namely by selecting the appropriate settings in the respective browser. You can configure cookies in the “Options” or “Preferences” menu of your browser.
Please note that by disabling cookies, you may prevent some web services from functioning properly, which may affect, partially or totally, your browsing experience on the website.
More information about cookies
You can obtain more information about cookies at the following link: https://www.allaboutcookies.org/