Cookie Policy
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1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They allow the site to remember your preferences and understand how you interact with it. Some cookies are essential for the site to function; others are used only with your consent.
2. Categories of Cookies We Use
Strictly Necessary
These cookies are required for the website to operate. They cannot be disabled. They include cookies that store your cookie consent preference (so we do not ask you again) and session-level functionality.
Analytics
With your consent, we use Google Analytics to measure how visitors use this website - which pages are visited, how long visitors stay, and similar aggregate statistics. This helps us improve the site. These cookies are only set after you accept analytics cookies.
Marketing
With your consent, we use Google Ads cookies to measure conversions from advertising campaigns and to enable remarketing (showing relevant ads on other websites). These cookies are only set after you accept marketing cookies. We implement Google Consent Mode v2, which means that marketing cookies are fully blocked until consent is given, and conversion data is modelled (not individually attributed) in the denied state.
3. Google Ads and Consent Mode v2
We use Google Consent Mode v2, implemented via our consent-mode.js script loaded at the top of every page. The default state for all non-essential consent signals (ad_storage, ad_user_data, ad_personalization, analytics_storage) is denied. These signals are only updated to granted after you explicitly accept the relevant category in our cookie banner.
Specific cookies set by Google Ads: _gcl_au, _gcl_aw. Specific cookies set by Google Analytics: _ga, _gid, _gat.
4. Cookie Table
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookieConsent | JOÃO MIGUEL ROCHA SILVESTRE | Stores your cookie preference | 1 year (localStorage) |
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users | 2 years |
| _gid | Google Analytics | Distinguishes users (short-term) | 24 hours |
| _gat | Google Analytics | Rate limiting | 1 minute |
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Conversion measurement | 3 months |
| _gcl_aw | Google Ads | Click attribution | 3 months |
5. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can change your cookie preferences at any time by clicking "Cookie Settings" in the banner shown at the bottom of each page. Strictly necessary cookies cannot be disabled. You may also configure your browser to block or delete cookies, though this may affect site functionality.
6. Third-Party Links
This policy applies only to cookies set by joaomiguelrochasilvestre.pt. Third-party websites linked from this site have their own cookie policies.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy as our practices change or as required by law. The date at the top reflects the most recent revision.
8. Contact
JOÃO MIGUEL ROCHA SILVESTRE, Largo de Lourenço, nº 218, 9519-779 Mangualde. Email: [email protected].