Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners about how visitors use their sites.

Cookies can be "first-party" cookies (set by the website you're visiting) or "third-party" cookies (set by other websites, such as analytics or advertising services). They can also be "session" cookies (which are deleted when you close your browser) or "persistent" cookies (which remain on your device for a set period).

Why We Use Cookies

We use cookies for several important purposes:

• Essential functionality: To enable core website features and provide secure access to our platform
• Performance and analytics: To understand how visitors interact with our website and platform
• Personalisation: To remember your preferences and provide a customised experience
• Marketing and advertising: To deliver relevant advertisements and measure campaign effectiveness
• Security: To protect against fraud and maintain the security of our services

Types of Cookies We Use

Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of our website and platform. They enable basic features such as page navigation, access to secure areas, and form submissions. The website cannot function properly without these cookies, and they cannot be disabled.

Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. We use this data to improve our website's performance and user experience. Analytics cookies are provided by Google Analytics.

Functional Cookies

These cookies enable enhanced functionality and personalisation, such as remembering your preferences, language settings, and login details. They may be set by us or by third-party providers whose services we use on our website.

Marketing Cookies

These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They may also be used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns. Marketing cookies are typically placed by advertising networks with our permission.

Cookie Details

The following table provides detailed information about the specific cookies we use:

Third-Party Cookies

We use several third-party services that may set cookies on your device:

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to analyse website traffic and user behaviour. Google Analytics uses cookies to track your interactions with our website and provide us with aggregated reports. For more information about Google Analytics cookies, please visit Google's Analytics Cookie Usage guide.

Google Ads

We use Google Ads for advertising and remarketing purposes. Google Ads may use cookies to show you relevant advertisements based on your interests and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns. For more information, please visit Google's Advertising Policies.

Google Fonts

We use Google Fonts to display text on our website. Google Fonts may set cookies to optimise font loading and delivery. For more information, please visit Google Fonts Privacy FAQ.

Managing Your Cookie Preferences

You have several options for managing cookies on our website:

Cookie Consent Banner

When you first visit our website, you'll see a cookie consent banner that allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customise your preferences. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie preferences link in our website footer.

Browser Settings

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings preferences. You can typically:

• View and delete cookies that are already stored on your device
• Block all cookies from being set
• Block third-party cookies specifically
• Clear all cookies when you close your browser
• Receive notifications when cookies are being set

Please note that blocking or deleting cookies may affect the functionality of our website and platform. Some features may not work properly if you disable certain cookies.

Third-Party Opt-Out

You can also opt out of certain third-party cookies directly:

• Google Analytics: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on
• Google Ads: Google Ad Settings

Google Consent Mode v2

We implement Google Consent Mode v2, which allows us to respect your cookie preferences while still providing basic analytics and advertising functionality. When you reject marketing or analytics cookies, Google Consent Mode ensures that:

• No personal data is collected for advertising purposes
• Analytics data is collected in a privacy-preserving manner
• Your consent preferences are communicated to Google's services
• Advertising personalisation is disabled based on your choices

This approach allows us to respect your privacy while maintaining essential website functionality and providing aggregated insights that help us improve our services.

Changes to This Cookie Policy

We may update this cookie policy from time to time to reflect changes in our use of cookies, legal requirements, or other factors. When we make significant changes, we will notify you by updating the "Last updated" date at the top of this policy and, where appropriate, provide additional notice through our website or email.

We encourage you to review this cookie policy periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about our use of cookies or this cookie policy, please contact us:

• Email: privacy@spitefizhu.world
• Phone: +351 258 657 622
• Address: spitefizhu S.A., Rua de Santa Catarina 182, 4785-698 Braga, Portugal

For more information about how we handle your personal data, please see our Privacy Policy.