This Cookie Policy aims to enable the use of certain features and to optimise the browsing experience on BSO Consulting’s website (https://bsoconsulting.pt/). To achieve this, BSO occasionally installs small files known as cookies on the user’s device.
This Cookie Policy forms part of BSO Consulting’s Privacy Policy, which you can consult for further information on how BSO uses and protects your information.
If you do not agree with our use of cookies, you should adjust your browser settings accordingly or refrain from using our website. If cookies are disabled or not authorised on your device, no cookies will be stored. However, this choice may impact your browsing experience, and the proper functioning of our website cannot be guaranteed, meaning you may not gain the full benefit of the content we provide.
BSO may occasionally amend this Cookie Policy. We encourage users to review our Cookie and Privacy Policies periodically in order to remain informed about how BSO handles and protects your information.
What are Cookies?
By definition, a cookie is a file containing small pieces of user information (e.g. login details, preferences, among others) generated by a website (in this case, BSO’s website) and stored by the user’s web browser on their device (desktop or mobile).
The purpose of this file is to recognise user information and preferences during visits to the website. It acts like a preference archive created by software, helping to speed up and optimise the browsing experience, as well as to ensure appropriate data protection in line with legal requirements. Cookies are used to record IP addresses, browser details, session time, and user preferences such as the selected language, access data or page customisation, both during a browsing session and on future visits.
The use of cookies on the internet is a common practice and does not in any way harm users’ devices.
What does BSO use Cookies for?
Information collected on our website is used to measure the number of visits to different pages, which helps BSO make the website more useful to its users.
BSO uses cookies to:
- Enable the recording of user data and configuration parameters;
- Prevent any unauthorised access attempts;
- Safeguard the privacy of any private areas;
- Statistically analyse traffic and browsing behaviour on the website to continually improve user experience and site performance; and
- Store marketing information and other preferences to enhance user experience.
BSO does not use cookies to:
- Store information that would allow the personal identification of the user/visitor;
- Track browsing after the user has left BSO’s website; or
- Use stored cookie data without consent in cases where prior consent is legally required.
In line with Law No. 41/2004 of 18 August, the storage of information and access to information stored on a user’s device (namely through cookies) is only carried out by BSO if the user has given prior and explicit consent for cookies to be installed on their device.
What types of Cookies are used?
Cookies may be stored in the user’s web browser as either “session” cookies (used while the user is on the website) or “persistent” cookies (stored on the user’s browser beyond the session).
Some of the cookies we use are essential to enable navigation on our website and to access its features, such as secure areas and content reserved for registered users.
Accordingly, BSO’s website uses the following cookies:
- Essential: ensure navigation on the website and use of its features, such as access to secure areas of the website;
- Performance: assess the effectiveness of content and user preferences, contributing to optimisation of website performance. These allow analysis and monitoring of page performance, links between pages, and control of error messages. They are used solely to enable improvements to the website and its performance;
- Functional: record information about user options and allow the website to be customised to their needs. These store user preferences/choices (e.g. username, language, region of access), enabling the website to automatically “remember” such preferences/choices;
- Targeting and Tracking: used to deliver targeted advertising and monitor how individual users access our website and how often. This information is used to tailor and personalise future services.
If you would like detailed clarification about the cookies used on our website, please contact us at: dpo@bsoconsulting.pt.