Cookie Policy
Understanding how we use cookies to improve your experience.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently, provide a better user experience, and supply information to website owners.
Cookies can be "persistent" (remaining on your device until they expire or are deleted) or "session" cookies (deleted when you close your browser).
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies on our Website:
2.1 Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the Website to function properly. They enable basic features like page navigation, access to secure areas, and storing your cookie consent preferences via Google's Consent Management Platform (CMP). The Website cannot function properly without these cookies.
2.2 Analytics Cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our Website by collecting and reporting information anonymously. This helps us improve our content and structure.
2.3 Advertising Cookies
These cookies are used to deliver advertisements that are relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an advertisement and to measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.
3. Google AdSense Cookies
Google AdSense uses cookies to serve ads on our Website. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on your visit to our Website and/or other sites on the Internet.
Google AdSense may collect and use the following information:
- Your browsing history across websites that use Google advertising services.
- Interactions with ads (clicks, impressions).
- Approximate geographic location based on IP address.
- Device information and browser type.
You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings or by visiting www.aboutads.info.
4. Google Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to analyze traffic patterns and understand how visitors use our Website. Google Analytics collects data such as:
- Number of visitors and page views.
- How visitors arrive at our Website (referral sources).
- Which pages are most popular.
- Time spent on each page.
- General geographic location (country/city level).
- Browser and device type.
We have configured Google Analytics to anonymize IP addresses to protect your privacy. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
5. How to Manage Cookies
You have several options for managing cookies:
5.1 Cookie Consent Dialog
When you first visit our Website, Google's Consent Management Platform (CMP) will display a consent dialog allowing you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or manage your preferences by category. You can change your preferences at any time by clicking the "Privacy & Cookie Settings" link in our website footer.
5.2 Browser Settings
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can typically:
- View what cookies are stored on your device.
- Delete individual or all cookies.
- Block cookies from specific or all websites.
- Set your browser to notify you when a cookie is being set.
Here are links to cookie management instructions for common browsers:
5.3 Opt-Out Tools
Note: Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Website and your browsing experience. Essential cookies cannot be disabled as they are necessary for the site to function.
6. Cookie Consent
In accordance with EU and Portuguese data protection law, we require your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. We use Google's Consent Management Platform (CMP) to collect and manage your consent preferences under Google Consent Mode v2. When you first visit our Website:
- All non-essential cookie categories (analytics, advertising) are denied by default until you provide consent.
- Google's CMP dialog allows you to accept all cookies, reject non-essential cookies, or customize your preferences by category.
- Your consent preference is stored by Google's CMP and honoured across subsequent visits.
- You can change or withdraw consent at any time by clicking the "Privacy & Cookie Settings" link in our website footer.
7. Third-Party Cookies
In addition to our own cookies, third-party cookies may be placed on your device by the following services:
- Google Analytics (analytics.google.com) — Website analytics and traffic measurement.
- Google AdSense (pagead2.googlesyndication.com) — Advertising delivery and personalization.
- Google DoubleClick (doubleclick.net) — Ad serving and conversion tracking.
- Facebook (facebook.com) — Social plugin functionality when interacting with Facebook links.
These third parties have their own privacy and cookie policies. We encourage you to review them.
8. Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or for operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Please revisit this page periodically to stay informed about our use of cookies. The "Last Updated" date at the top indicates the most recent revision.
9. Contact Us
If you have any questions about our use of cookies, please contact us:
Asian In Portugal
Email: hello@asianinportugal.com