Introduction

This document contains the terms and conditions for the use of cookies by the company, in order to provide the user with optimized, personalized browsing tailored to their needs.

This cookie policy is an integral part of the company’s privacy policy, the contents of which are fully reproduced here and recommended for your reading.

Definition

Cookies are small text files sent to the user when they access the company’s website. They collect information about the user’s device and browsing through the internet browser during, and as a result of, that access.

Purpose

Cookies collect information to facilitate browsing according to the user’s preferences and to recognize them whenever they access the company’s website. They also serve to store, retrieve, and update data.

Cookies used

With regard to their duration, the company uses the following types of cookies:

• Session cookies: These are temporary and the information collected is used to analyze traffic patterns; they are deleted as soon as the user leaves the website.
• Persistent cookies: These allow information to be stored in the user’s browser and are used when the user returns to the website.

Purposes of cookies

Cookies serve the following purposes:

• Essential cookies: Intended to ensure the proper functioning of the website (correct navigation and operation of applications). Disabling them may result in the website not functioning correctly.
• Analytics cookies: They perform statistical analysis of user activity on the website, highlight products or services that may be of interest, and monitor website performance, identifying the most visited pages, as well as enabling diagnosis of the causes of error messages.

First-party and third-party cookies

The company uses both first-party and third-party cookies. In the latter case, third parties may access the data collected by the cookies. It is therefore recommended to consult their respective Privacy Policies on their websites.

The company uses the following first-party cookies:

• YouTube;
• Google Analytics.

Changing and disabling cookies

Users may manage and configure cookies at any time via the cookie bar on the homepage of the company’s websites.

Disabling or rejecting cookies may limit the use of certain website features or cause them to function improperly, hindering the receipt of information and personalized browsing.

If the user wishes to change or disable cookies, they should follow the instructions provided by their internet browser (usually found under “Settings” or “Preferences”).

Accordingly, below are useful links for the browsers used:

• 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://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
• For more information about cookies, please visit www.allaboutcookies.org.

Questions and clarifications

If you have any questions regarding the selection, management, use, modification, or disabling of cookies, please contact the company’s Data Protection Officer at the following email address: contact@vilabelawines.pt

Review and amendment of the Cookie Policy

The company may update this Cookie Policy whenever it deems necessary or justified under applicable legislation and best practices. Users are advised to review it periodically.