Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device (computer, tablet, or smartphone) when you visit a website. They're widely used to make websites work more efficiently and provide information to website owners.

Cookies allow the website to recognize your device and store information about your preferences or past actions, making your browsing experience more convenient and personalized.

2. How WebMar Studio Uses Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies on our website webmarstudio.com to:

• Ensure essential functionality: Maintain your login (if applicable) and remember your preferences
• Analyze website usage: Understand how visitors use our website to improve experience
• Improve performance: Optimize loading and website functionality
• Personalize content: Adapt content to your preferences and interests

This policy complies with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and ePrivacy Directive.

3. Types of Cookies We Use

3.1 Essential Cookies (Strictly Necessary)

These cookies are essential for the website to function properly. Without them, certain functionalities wouldn't be available. These cookies don't collect personally identifiable information and don't require consent under GDPR.

3.2 Analytics and Performance Cookies

These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, including which pages are most visited and if visitors receive error messages. We use this information to improve website functionality.

Note: Google Analytics data is collected anonymously and aggregated. We use this data only for statistical analysis and website improvement.

3.3 Functionality Cookies

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your preferred language or region) and provide enhanced, more personalized features.

3.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies

We currently don't use advertising or targeted marketing cookies. If we decide to implement them in the future, we'll request your explicit consent and update this policy.

4. Third-Party Cookies

Some cookies on our website are placed by third-party services. We use the following third-party services:

4.1 Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. Google Analytics collects information anonymously and reports trends without identifying individual visitors.

• Provider: Google LLC
• Purpose: Traffic and user behavior analysis
• Data collected: Pages visited, visit duration, traffic source, device type, approximate location (city level)
• Privacy Policy: Google Privacy Policy
• Opt-out: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on

4.2 Netlify

Our website is hosted by Netlify, which may use technical cookies to ensure proper content delivery.

• Provider: Netlify, Inc.
• Purpose: Hosting and content delivery
• Privacy Policy: Netlify Privacy Policy

5. Other Tracking Technologies

5.1 Local Storage and Session Storage

Besides cookies, we use browser local storage technologies (Local Storage and Session Storage) to:

• Improve website performance by storing temporary data
• Remember user preferences and settings
• Cache content for faster loading

These storage mechanisms work similarly to cookies but aren't sent to the server with each request.

6. Consent and Cookie Management

6.1 Your Consent

When you first visit our website, we request your consent for non-essential cookies through a consent banner. You can:

• Accept all cookies: Allows use of all cookies described in this policy
• Accept essential cookies only: Allows only strictly necessary cookies
• Customize preferences: Choose which cookie categories to accept

6.2 How to Manage Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in several ways:

Through Browser Settings

Most browsers allow you to:

• View and delete cookies
• Block third-party cookies
• Block cookies from specific sites
• Block all cookies
• Delete all cookies when closing the browser

Instructions by browser:

• Chrome: Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site data
• Firefox: Preferences → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data
• Edge: Settings → Cookies and site permissions → Manage and delete cookies

6.3 Consequences of Disabling Cookies

If you choose to disable cookies, some website functionalities may not work properly:

• Your language preferences may not be saved
• Some interactive functionalities may not work
• We won't be able to analyze website usage to improve it
• Your experience may be less personalized

7. International Transfers

Some cookies and tracking technologies we use involve data transfers outside the European Union:

• Google Analytics: Data may be transferred to the US, but Google offers appropriate GDPR-compliant safeguards
• Netlify: Hosted globally with data centers in multiple regions

We ensure all international data transfers are protected by appropriate measures, such as EU Commission-approved standard contractual clauses.

8. Your Rights (GDPR)

Under GDPR, you have the following rights regarding data collected through cookies:

• Right of access: Request information about what data was collected
• Right to rectification: Correct inaccurate data
• Right to erasure: Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Right to restriction: Limit processing of your data
• Right to data portability: Receive your data in structured format
• Right to object: Object to data processing
• Right to withdraw consent: Withdraw consent anytime without affecting lawfulness of previous processing

9. Complaints

If you believe we're not complying with our cookie and privacy obligations, you can lodge a complaint with Portugal's data protection authority:

10. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect:

• Changes in our use of cookies
• Changes in laws and regulations
• Implementation of new services or functionalities
• User feedback and best practices

The last update date is always indicated at the top of this page. Significant changes will be communicated through prominent website notice.

11. More Information

For more information about how we protect your privacy, see:

• Privacy Policy - Complete information about data collection and use
• Terms and Conditions - Website and service terms of use

12. Useful Resources

To learn more about cookies and online privacy:

• About Cookies: AllAboutCookies.org
• GDPR: GDPR.eu
• CNPD: National Data Protection Commission
• Your Online Choices: YourOnlineChoices.eu

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