Cookies Policy

1. Introduction
Your privacy is very important to us.
With this objective always in mind in everything we do, we have developed this Cookies Policy so that you can understand which cookies we use on the DPO Consulting website, for how long, for what purpose, and how you can manage them.
This Cookies Policy is part of our Privacy Policy, which you can consult here.
The purpose of this Cookies Policy is to inform you, as a user of our website, that we use cookies to provide you with an optimized, smooth, and tailored browsing experience.
2. What are Cookies?
A cookie is a small text file placed on your computer or mobile device through your web browser during a visit to a digital platform, with the purpose of storing, retrieving, or updating data.

Cookies allow the digital platform to “remember” the user’s actions and preferences, including name, language, and other display settings, so that it is not necessary to reconfigure the site each time it is visited.

Most cookies are limited to collecting general information, serving to measure audience metrics or determine the approximate location of users accessing our website.
3. What types of cookies do we use on the DPO Consulting website?
The DPO Consulting website uses various types of cookies. Regarding their duration, we use two types of cookies:
  • Session cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain stored in the browser until the user leaves the web page, leaving no record on the user’s hard drive.
  • Persistent cookies: These cookies are stored in the user’s browser and are used when the user returns to our website.
 4. Functions of the cookies we use
  • Essential cookies: These cookies are necessary for the proper operation of the site, enabling correct navigation and the functioning of the applications it comprises.
  • Analytical cookies: These cookies allow us to perform statistical analysis of how users interact with the site. We examine site navigation to improve the services we provide.
  • Advertising cookies: These cookies enable us to manage advertising spaces on the site more efficiently, analyze your browsing habits, and display ads relevant to your browsing profile.
 5. Access to cookies
DPO Consulting uses its own cookies, that is, cookies installed by us, as well as third-party cookies, which are installed and managed by third parties. Consequently, these third parties may have access to the data collected by these cookies.
List of cookies present on the DPO Consulting website
Name Type Function Duration Origin
_ga Analytical Used to distinguish users 2 years Google
_gid Analytical Used to distinguish users 24 hours Google
_gat Analytical Used to control the request rate 1 minute Google
AMP_TOKEN Analítica Contains a token that can be used to retrieve a client ID from the AMP client ID service 30 seconds to 1 year Google
_gac_<property-id> Analytical Contains campaign-related information for the user 90 days Google
7. Can I disable the use of cookies?
At any time, the user may manage their cookie preferences, either through deactivation in their browser or directly on this website.
Refusing the use of cookies on the DPO Consulting website may prevent or limit the reception of personalized information.
To change your settings or disable the use of cookies, you should follow the instructions provided in your internet browser or device (usually located under “Settings” or “Preferences”).
Below, we list some useful links for internet browsers:
Browser Browser Information
Microsoft Edge https://privacy.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-10-microsoft- edge-and-privacy
Internet Explorer https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/278835/how-to-delete-cookie-files-in-internet-explorer
Mozilla Firefox https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-website-preferences
Google Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
Apple Safari https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201265
Opera https://www.opera.com/help/tutorials/security/privacy/
 8. Questions and Clarifications
In case of any doubt regarding the management of cookies on DPO Consulting’s digital platforms, you may contact the Data Protection Officer of DPO Consulting via the email address dpo@dpoconsulting.pt
9. Review of the Cookie Policy
DPO Consulting may review this Cookie Policy and make changes whenever deemed necessary or required, and therefore, all users are advised to consult it periodically.
If such changes occur, the version will be updated, and these changes will become an integral part of the Policy.