TERMS AND CONDITIONS
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1.GENERAL INFORMATION

The User must carefully read these Terms and Conditions regulating the access and use of the website  https://www.portaassociation.com (hereinafter “Website”), operated by POR:TA ASSOCIAÇÃO PARA A PROMOÇÃO DAS ARTES E DA CULTURA, a non-profit association with headquarters at Rua de São Bernardo 26, 1200-825 Estrela, Lisbon, Portugal, with the with the registration number no. 516611542 (hereinafter “POR:TA”)

 

The use of this Website shall be governed by these Terms and Conditions, implying its use the acceptance of the same by the User. If you reject, as a User, these Terms and Conditions, you must immediately cease using it.

 

POR:TA may change or update without notice, in whole or in part, these Terms and Conditions as well as the Data Protection and Privacy Policy, entering any changes or updates in force as published in the respective section of the Website. Users are advised to regularly check the Terms and Conditions and the Data Protection and Privacy Policy sections to check for the most recent version.

 

Access to and use of the Website is made available exclusively for personal use. POR:TA reserves the right to discretionally evaluate the User's compliance with these Terms and Conditions. The violation of the Terms and Conditions may imply the withdrawal of the authorisation of use granted by POR:TA, in the terms provided herein, as well as the exercise of its rights to the maximum extent permitted by law.

 

The User undertakes to indemnify and relieve  POR:TA  and its legal representatives, partners and employees harmless from any damages, liabilities, claims, including expenses and costs of representation, requested by third parties as a consequence of use of the Website in terms that are not in accordance with these Terms and Conditions and / or due to breach of the conditions set forth therein, and / or resulting from breach of the representations and warranties contained in these Terms.

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2.AUTHORISATION OF USE

Without prejudice to other provisions provided in these Terms and Conditions, POR:TA  authorises any User to use this Website only for personal or informational purposes, as provided in these Terms and Conditions. The authorisation for use may be revoked by  POR:TA  at its discretion and at any time. In accordance with the law and these Terms and Conditions, you may not copy, use, transfer, rent, sublicense, alter, adapt, attempt to modify or modify the source code, reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble, in whole or in part, the content of the Website. By accessing the Website, you acknowledge and accept that the content of the Website may be incomplete, inaccurate, not up-to-date, or that it may not meet your needs and requirements.

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3.CONTENT AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
Access and use of the Website are activities performed by the User.

 

The User is solely responsible for the use of the Website and its contents.

 

POR:TA is not responsible or liable for any use of the Website in terms not in compliance with the legal provisions in force by the User.

 

In particular, the User is solely responsible for the communication of incorrect, false, or third-party information, without his or her consent, as well as for their incorrect use.

 

The contents of the Website may contain inaccuracies or typos. POR:TA is not responsible or liable in any way for any inaccuracies or errors, any damages caused or resulting from the use of information derived from the Website or through the Website by the User. The User is the sole and exclusive responsible for the evaluation of the information and the contents available through the Website.

 

The Website and all information and content published therein may be amended by POR:TA at any time, from time to time and / or without prior notice.

 

Considering that any content that may be downloaded or otherwise obtained, any results from a free decision by the User and any liability for damage to the computers or any other electronic devices or data losses resulting from download operations made by User, shall be from the sole responsibility of the User and shall not be charged to POR:TA assumes no responsibility for damages arising from the inability to access the services provided through the Website or for damages caused by viruses, damaged files, errors, omissions, service interruptions, cancellation of contents, Internet-related issues, services or telephone and / or telematics connection, unauthorized access, data changes, or related to the non-existence and / or deficient functioning of the User's electronic devices.

 

POR:TA has taken appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard the security of the services it provides through the Website to ensure the integrity of electronic traffic data related to unauthorised use or knowledge, as well as to avoid risks of dissemination, destruction or loss of data and confidential or non-confidential information of the User, appearing on the Website, or related to access – unauthorised or in breach of applicable legal provisions – to such personal data and information.

 

POR:TA does not guarantee and cannot guarantee that the Website is free from viruses or any other elements that may negatively affect its use.

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4.WEBSITE ACCESS, INTERRUPTION AND SUSPENSION
POR:TA makes every effort to provide continuous access to the Website, however, such access may be suspended, limited or interrupted at any time regardless of the cause.

 

Access to the Website may be limited from time to time to enable the retrieval, maintenance or introduction of new features or services.

 

The access to the Website may also be interrupted in cases of "Force Majeure" considered as any cause that disrupts the performance of the Website and that has any type of impact on the fulfilment of any obligations arising from or attributable to acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond reasonable control, and in particular, but not limited to, strikes, terrorist action, invasion, war, threat or war preparation, fire, power failure, software, hardware or telecommunication or other network failures, interruptions or breakdowns, explosions, storms, floods, earthquakes, epidemics or other natural disasters, any law, regulation, rule or decision of a State or a court.

 

In any case, POR:TA will use its best efforts to regain access as soon as possible. POR:TA reserves the right to block access to any material and / or remove any material that may, in its discretion, breach these Terms and Conditions.

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5. DATA PROTECTION
The User must read and analyse the Data Protection and Privacy Policy and the Cookie Policy applicable to the Website in order to understand how the User's personal data are collected and used, in accordance with the provisions and terms of the applicable legislation on the protection of personal data.

 

When using Hyperlinks or Other Websites – as designated in Section 7 – the User is advised by POR:TA to read the respective terms and conditions and privacy policies before accessing, registering and/or logging in to such Hyperlinks or Other Websites, as their regulation will be autonomous from this Website.

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6.INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
All rights are reserved. The Website and all its contents, including without limitation, articles, opinions, other texts, lists, user manuals, photographs, drawings, images, video clips or audio or marketing texts as well as trademarks, logos, domain names, and any other elements that may be covered by property rights (including source codes) and / or other intellectual property rights (hereinafter referred to as "Material"), are the property of POR:TA or third parties and are protected against use, copy or unauthorised disclosure by national laws and international treaties relating to Intellectual Property Rights.

 

Nothing in the Terms and Conditions and / or content contained on the Website may be construed to imply, granting, accepting or otherwise using the right to use any Material in any way without the prior written consent of POR:TA or the third party owner of the Material or the intellectual property rights published on the Website.

 

The use, copying, reproduction, alteration, republishing, updating, downloading, sending by e-mail, transmission, distribution or duplication, or any other abusive act of the Material not specifically identified, but of the same nature, are prohibited.

 

As a Website User, you agree not to use the Material for any illegal purpose and to not violate the rights of POR:TA .

 

The User may, however, view and display the contents of the Website and / or the Material on the screen of a computer or other electronic device, store such content in electronic form on the disk (but not on a server or on an Internet-connected memory device) or a print of such content for your personal, non-commercial use, but you must retain all information relating to intellectual property rights.

 

Access to the Website does not give the User any right to the content made available by POR:TA.

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7.HYPERLINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
In the event that the Website makes hyperlinks (“Hyperlinks”) to third-party websites or to content made available by third parties ("Other Websites"), POR:TA hereby declares that the provision of hyperlinks to such Other Websites is included solely for informational purposes only and for the convenience of the User. POR:TA does not control the Other Websites and therefore is not responsible for such Other Websites or for the content or products that Other Websites (including without limitation, the reference to social networks) and is not liable for any damages or losses that may arise from the use of Other Websites by the User, as well as the processing of personal data. Access to any other Website, through an existing hyperlink on the POR:TA Website, will be at your sole risk and responsibility.

 

The User should therefore pay particular attention when connecting to Other Websites through hyperlinks on the POR:TA Website and carefully read the respective terms and conditions and privacy policies.

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8.DECLARATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The User declares and warrants that:

 

A)    has read and understood these Terms and Conditions;

B)    will not reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or otherwise exploit the website or its contents commercially or in any way, nor will it use or reproduce the trademarks or any intellectual property rights of the POR:TA Website;

C)    will not publish or use false, libellous or defamatory information;

D)    will refrain from using, directly or indirectly, the services or the Website for purposes contrary to the law or disagree with these Terms and Conditions;

E)    will not propagate virus, spyware, adware, rootkit, backdoor or Trojan virus or other similar computer threats;

F)     will not use software or other automatic or manual mechanisms to copy or access control of the Website.

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9.MISCELLANEOUS
In any provision is deemed null and void in these Terms and Conditions, the same shall be deemed to be non-written and all the other provisions will remain in full force.

 

These Terms and Conditions will be governed by Portuguese law and will be interpreted in accordance with Portuguese law. Any dispute arising out of or in connection with these Terms and Conditions, in the absence of an amicable settlement negotiated between the parties, shall be settled by the Lisbon Courts, with express waiver of any other.

 

You may contact POR:TA for any questions regarding the Terms and Conditions or for any questions regarding the use of the Website, via the following email: por.ta@portaassociation.com


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DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY POLICY
POR:TA ASSOCIAÇÃO PARA A PROMOÇÃO DAS ARTES E DA CULTURA (hereinafter “POR:TA”), a non-profit association with headquarters at Rua de São Bernardo 26, 1200-825 Estrela, Lisbon, Portugal, with the with the registration number no. 516611542, in the execution of its activities regarding access to and use of it’s website https://www.portaassociation.com  (hereinafter “Website”), processes personal data, meaning any information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (henceforth “Data subject(s)”); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

In the cases where POR:TA determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data within the performance of its activities it shall be considered as a controller, ensuring full compliance with Data Protection Legislation.

According with the aforementioned Legislation, POR:TA stands for the processing of personal data pursuant to all applicable principles: Principle of Lawfulness, Principle of Fairness and Transparency; Principle of Purpose Limitation; Principle of Data Minimisation; Principle of Accuracy; Principle of Storage Limitation; Principle of Integrity and Confidentiality.

In full accordance with the principles outlined above, POR:TA fully respects the data protection rights of Data Subjects. Hence, Data Subjects may contact POR:TA to obtain any information related to the processing of personal data, using the contacts provided in Paragraph 10.

For the foregoing, this Data Protection and Privacy Policy is established in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 and other related legislation applicable (hereinafter “Data Protection Legislation”) POR:TA undertakes any and all data processing operations in accordance with the following paragraphs:

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1.LEGAL BASIS AND PURPOSES FOR THE PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA
The personal data of Data Subjects will be processed by POR:TA with the following legal basis: (i) Consent; (ii) Compliance with a legal obligation; (iii) Defence of vital interests of the Data Owner; (iv) Legitimate Interests.

Taking into account the abovementioned, the collection of personal data on the basis of the grounds of lawfulness set forth will be for the purposes of the Website as described in Paragraph. Hence, the non-collection of personal data will imply the impossibility of providing the Website’s functionalities.

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2.PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA ON THE WEBSITE
Within the scope of the website, POR:TA processes the Data Subject's personal data as follows:

Purpose: Website Management; Data Processing Activities: Analysis and processing of Web Browsing Data; Legal Basis: Execution of the Website´s Terms and Conditions; Retention Period For 3 months after the user’s last visit to the Website;

Purpose: Newsletters; Data Processing Activities: Sending Newsletters; Legal Basis: Consent; Retention Period 1 year after the last visit to the Digital Channel;

Purpose: Donation; Data Processing Activities: Donation Form for accepting donations made via the website; Legal Basis: Consent and Legal Obligation; Retention Period 10 years after the donation;

Purpose: Contacts; Data Processing Activities: Analysing and responding to Contact Forms received through the Website; Legal Basis: Consent; Retention Period:1 year after the las contact;

Purpose: Commercial Activities and Marketing Purposes; Data Processing Activities: Direct Marketing Communications; Legal Basis: Consent; Retention Period: 1 year after the last visit to the Digital Channel.

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3.PERSONAL DATA PROCESSED ON THE WEBSITE
In accordance with the said purposes POR:TA, processes the following personal data information:

Web Browsing Data [such as name, email, user account, demographic data, company function, username, password, creation date, access validity, log in and out, electronic identifier (Mac, IP), connection start date/time, connection end date/time, place of origin of web browsing, URL visited, social network address, history of interaction on social networks or host name].

Contact details: Email

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4. PROCESSING METHODS
The processing of personal data will be executed automated and manually by computer tools, which are strictly related to the mentioned purposes and, in any case, guaranteeing the security and confidentiality of personal data.

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5.DISCLOSURE AND TRANSMISSION OF PERSONAL DATA
Regarding the disclosure and transmission of personal data, POR:TA’s employees will process personal data and, as a result, they can access to the personal data of Data Subjects. The referred POR:TA employees will solely process the personal data of Data Subjects for the purposes specified in this Policy and in strict compliance with current or future Data Protection Legislation.

Third parties who may process personal data on behalf of POR:TA may also access to personal data of Data Subjects as subcontractors, including without limitation the providers of IT services required for the operation of information systems, outsourcing service providers or cloud computing services, professionals and consultants.

Data Subjects have the right to obtain a complete and up-to-date list of the subcontractors (if any) elected by POR:TA and for this purpose they shall submit a specific request to POR:TA under the terms specified in Paragraph 10 of this Policy.

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6.INTERNATIONAL TRANSFERS
POR:TA may transfer Your Personal Data outside the European Economic Area ("EEA") to locations that may not guarantee the same level of protection. However POR:TA only transfer Your Personal Data outside the EEA:

 

When the transfer is made to a location or by a method or in circumstances that the European Commission considers to ensure adequate protection of  Personal Data;

When standard data protection clauses approved by the European Commission or a competent data protection supervisory authority have been implemented; or,

When none of the above apply, but the law may still allow such transfer, for example, if it is necessary for the declaration, exercise or defence of a right in a judicial proceeding.

 

You may request detailed information on the security measures that POR:TA has implemented regarding Personal Data transfers outside of the EEA and, where applicable, a copy of the standard data protection clauses in force at POR:TA through the terms specified in Paragraph 10 of this Policy.

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7.DATA SUBJECTS RIGHTS
In accordance with current or future Data Protection Legislation, POR:TA informs you that the Data Holders, have the right to, where applicable: (i) request access, rectification, limitation, opposition, portability and erasure of their personal data, (ii) lodge a complaint with the competent control authority - in Portugal, the National Data Protection Authority  ("CNPD") - or (iii) obtain redress and/or compensation, if they consider that the processing performed violates their rights and/or the applicable legislation on the protection of personal data and privacy.

Where the legal grounds for processing your personal data are consent or legitimate interest, you may withdraw or object to the processing at any time, without detrimental consequences, without compromising the legality of the processing carried out in the meantime. In the event of consent being withdrawn or express opposition, POR:TA shall immediately cease processing your personal data for the purpose in question, unless the data needs to be processed in order to comply with legal and/or contractual obligations.

You may at any time, in writing, exercise the rights enshrined in the Data Protection Legislation and other applicable legislation through the methods described in Paragraph 10 of this Policy.

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8.CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECURITY
To ensure the security and confidentiality of the collected personal data collected, POR:TA uses protected databases including, but not limited to, adequate firewalls and passwords, in accordance with current and future Data Protection Legislation and other applicable legislation. Access to personal data is only possible for authorized employees who have an effective need to use the data, in accordance with the principles of security and confidentiality. Violations of the present Data Protection and Privacy Policy by POR:TA employees may result in disciplinary action. Compliance with standards and procedures by POR:TA‘s staff is monitored and verified periodically.

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9.COOKIES
With regard to the processing of Personal Data that POR:TA performs through the use of cookies, please consult the POR:TA Cookie Policy and customize your settings according to your preferences.

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10.HOW TO CONTACT POR:TA FOR DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY MATTERS
Data Subjects may exercise their rights by contacting POR:TA by sending an email to por.ta@portaassociation.com

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COOKIES POLICY
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1.INTRODUCTION
This Cookie Policy seeks to explain in a transparent and clear way, as we use the information that we collect from our users' navigation. It is in this spirit that this Cookie Policy details how, when and why we use cookies on our platform.

This Website uses cookies not only in order to ensure that we offer a unique and personalized search experience, but also to share with our technological partners aggregated data which will enable us to continuously and seamlessly improve our Website and navigation experience.

By continuing to explore POR:TA’s Website ( at: https://www.portaassociation.com) we assume that You´ve red our Cookies Policy.

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2.WHAT ARE COOKIES?
Cookies are files that have small pieces of information that are stored and downloaded into Your device whenever You visit a Website (and which usually have a unique identifier), reason why, in the case of POR:TA they will be used whenever You visit https://www.portaassociation.com (hereinafter identified by "Website" )

Some of the Cookies will only be triggered if certain features are used, whereas https://www.portaassociation.com may use other Cookies that will always be generated and used. In addition, POR:TA and other external services may store permanent cookies, which are stored at the browser level in Your access equipment and are used whenever You re-visit the Website (and since they are defined as necessary for the correct use of the platform), as well as resorting to temporary session cookies that remain in Your browser's cookie file until You leave the Website.

You can find out more about which Cookies we use from the list below. POR:TA undertakes to update this listing, so it may not reflect at all times the Cookies actually in use.

We may also use web beacons, tags or scripts on our Website or in emails sent by POR:TA, so that we better understand the usage patterns of our site and whose results may be reported based on third party services, using individual or aggregated data

For more information about Cookies You can consult two platforms that provide more detailed information about Cookies and that have no commercial or legal relationship with v: http://www.allaboutcookies.org or https://www.aboutcookies.org/.

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3.WHY WE USE COOKIES?
The use of Cookies is something practically universal in all the Websites, in no way harms the devices (computers, tablets, mobile phones) where they are stored and allow a better experience of using the platforms themselves, both in terms of performance and in terms of navigation, since the contents available can be much more oriented to the real needs and expectations of the users

Cookies allow the Website to memorize information about Your visit, such as Your preferred language, location, recurrence of sessions and other variables that we consider relevant to make Your search experience much more comfortable and efficient.

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4. COOKIES USED
POR:TA hereby details the Cookies used on our Website, as well as identifies which partner entities are authorized to place Cookies on our platform (explaining individually the added value of including these partners in the our platform).

POR:TA Website, or the emails sent by POR:TA, may contain links to other Websites or applications, including from our partners. If You access one of these links or applications, please be aware that their Cookies Policy is the sole responsibility of the entities that manage them. For this reason, please read the Cookies Policies of other platforms or applications before using them.

POR:TA uses 4 types of Cookies on its Platform:

 

A. NECESSARY COOKIES
They allow You to browse the Website and use most of the features available. Without these Cookies, the search service on the platform, as well as contact with POR:TA may not be provided, or may not work properly.
POR:TA uses these cookies for the following reasons:

Allow our servers to respond to certain actions on the Website, or simply allow our users to navigate on the platform, since without these cookies, it would not work on Your device.

Ensure a consistent user experience during Your navigation on the POR:TA Website and that it receives up-to-date and consistent information.

Contribute to a better dynamic distribution on w to ensure the best speed and performance while browsing the platform.

Ensure a consistent experience, even when POR:TA promotes implementation of improvements on the Website.

Cookie Name: bSession; Responsible Entity: portaassociation.com; Reason for use: Necessary for measuring an reporting of website performance; Cookie's expiration: 1 day; Type of Cookie: HTTP;

Cookie Name: hs; Responsible Entity: portaassociation.com; Reason for use: Ensures visitor browsing security by preventing cross-site request forgery. This cookie is essential for the security of the website and visitor; Cookie's expiration: Session; Type of Cookie: HTTP;

Cookie Name: ssr-caching; Responsible Entity: portaassociation.com; Reason for use: This cookie is necessary for the cache function. A cache is used by the website to optimise the response time between the visitor and the website. The cache is usually stored on the visitor’s browser; Cookie's expiration: 1 day; Type of Cookie: HTTP;

Cookie Name: svSession; Responsible Entity: portaassociation.com; Reason for use: This cookie is necessary for the log in function on the website; Cookie's expiration: 2 years; Type of Cookie: HTTP;

Cookie Name: TS#; Responsible Entity: portaassociation.com; Reason for use: This cookie is necessary for the functioning of the website; Cookie's expiration: Session; Type of Cookie: HTTP;

Cookie Name: XSRF-TOKEN; Responsible Entity:portaassociation.com; Reason for use: This cookie is essential for the security of the website and preventing fraud; Cookie's expiration: Session; Type of Cookie:HTTP.

 

B. PERFORMANCE COOKIES
They are used anonymously for the purpose of creating and analyzing statistics in order to allow a continuous improvement of the Website.

POR:TA uses these cookies for the following reasons:

For Analysis purposes: we use Google Analytics to better understand how customers are using the Platform to help with Website performance and design management. Google will save this information, so You can access the Google Privacy Policy at google.com/intl/pt/policies/privacy.

For Testing purposes: So that You can test different combinations of product design, as well as improve the customer experience and performance of POR:TA Website.

 

Cookie Name: _ga; Responsible Entity: portaassociation.com; Reason for use: Registers a unique ID that is used to generate statistical data on how the visitor uses the website; Cookie's expiration: Session; Type of Cookie: HTTP.

Cookie Name: _ ga_#; Responsible Entity: portaassociation.com; Reason for use: Used by Google Analytics to collect data about the number of times the user has visited the website; Cookie's expiration: 2 years; Type of Cookie: HTTP.

Cookie Name: fedops.logger.defaultOverrides; Responsible Entity: static.parastorage.com; Reason for use: Register’s the statistical data about the use of the website and the number of times the user has visited; Cookie's expiration: 2 years; Type of Cookie: HTML.

 

C. THIRD PARTY OR ADVERTISING COOKIES
Monitor application success and the effectiveness of third-party advertising. They can also be used to customize a certain feature with your data.

They target advertising according to the interests of each User, in order to target advertising campaigns taking into account Users' tastes, and also limit the amount of times they access the ad, helping to measure the effectiveness of Advertising and the success of the Site and Application organization.

Cookie Name: _mailmunch_lead_quality; Responsible Entity: a.mailmunch.com; Reason for use: Tracks the individual sessions on the website, allowing to compile statistical data about multiple visits; Cookie's expiration: Persistent; Type of Cookie: HTML.

Cookie Name: _ mailmunch_visitor_id; Responsible Entity: a.mailmunch.com; Reason for use: Tracks the individual sessions on the website, allowing to compile statistical data about multiple visits; Cookie's expiration: Persistent; Type of Cookie: HTML.

Cookie Name: _ mailmunch_second_pageview; Responsible Entity: a.mailmunch.com; Reason for use: Tracks the individual sessions on the website, allowing to compile statistical data about multiple visits; Cookie's expiration: Persistent; Type of Cookie: HTML.

 

The first three categories of Cookies (strictly required, performance and functionality or preference) are key to maintaining the Platform's efficiency, effectiveness and ease of use, as well as to ensuring an immersive and consistent experience, so we do not allow for them to be disabled autonomously.

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5.COOKIES MANAGEMENT
Users can always configure their devices and the browsers they use to accept all or some Cookies, to notify them whenever a Cookie is issued, or never to receive Cookies. So that You can simply and intuitively manage Your cookies from Your browser You can use one of the links below:

 For more information on "Private Browsing" and Cookies management in the Firefox browser, click here

 For more information on "Private Browsing" and Cookies management in the Chrome browser, click here

 For more information on "Private Browsing" and Cookies management in the Internet Explorer browser, click here

 For more information on "Private Browsing" and Cookies management in the Safari browser, click  here

For more information on "Private Browsing" and Cookies management in the Opera browser, click here

 

If You prefer to restrict, block or delete cookies that POR:TA uses on Your Platform, You will automatically consider this Website as a "non-trusted" entity, meaning that a significant part of the features offered may not have the expected behaviour.

Your current status on the POR:TA‘s Website is as below. To edit it, simply change Your consent for each of the categories of Cookies that the Website uses:

a. Strictly needed Cookies - Authorizes

b. Performance cookies – Authorizes

c. Functionality or preference cookies – Authorizes

d. Third Party or Advertising Cookies – Not Authorize