Cookies policy
This Cookie Policy explains what cookies are, what types of cookies are placed on your device when you visit our website and how we use them.
This Cookie Policy does not address how we handle your personal information.
For more information about how we process your personal information, please read our Privacy Policy.
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are sent or accessed from your web browser or your device’s memory.
A cookie generally contains the name of the domain (internet location) from which the cookie originated, the ‘lifetime’ of the cookie (i.e., when it will expire) and a unique number or identical identifier randomly generated. A cookie may also contain information about your device, such as user settings, browsing history and activities carried out while using our services.
What are cookies for?
Cookies help the website to memorize information about your visit, which can facilitate your next visit and make the website more useful for you. Cookies play an important role. Without them, using the Web would be a much more frustrating experience. Cookies increase the efficiency of website browsing. You certainly have already added an item to a shopping cart in an online store and, after a few days, when you returned to the website, you found that the item was still in your cart. This is one of the examples of using Cookies.
Are there different types of cookies?
First-party cookies: First-party cookies are placed on your device directly by us. For example, we use first-party cookies to adapt our website to your browser’s language preferences and to better understand your use of our website.
Third-party cookies: Third-party cookies are placed on your device by our service providers and partners. For example, we use third-party cookies to measure the number of users on our website or to allow you to share content through other social media platforms.
Session cookies: Session cookies only last until you close your browser. We use session cookies for a variety of reasons, including to obtain more information about your use of our website during a single browsing session and to help you use our website more efficiently.
Permanent cookies: Permanent cookies have a longer lifespan and are not automatically deleted when you close your browser. These types of cookies are mainly used to help you quickly log back into our website and for analytical purposes.
What do we use cookies for?
When you visit our website, some or all of the types of cookies listed below may be installed on your device.
Like the vast majority of online service providers, we use cookies to provide, protect and improve our services. Including remembering your preferences, recognizing you when you visit our website and personalizing and adapting our advertisements to your interests. To achieve these objectives, we may also link cookie information to other personal information that we may have about the user.
How can you control cookies?
You have several cookie management options at your disposal. Remember that changes you make to your cookie preferences may make your browsing experience on the website less satisfactory. In some cases, you may even not be able to use the whole or part of our website.
Some web browsers provide settings that allow you to control or reject cookies or that alert you when a cookie is installed on your computer. The procedure for managing cookies is slightly different according to the web browser. You can check the specific steps in the help menu of your specific browser. You may also be able to reset device identifiers by activating the appropriate setting on your mobile device. The procedure for managing device identifiers is slightly different according to the device. You can find specific steps in the help or settings menu on your specific device.
Social cookies
To allow you to share content on social media, some features of this website use social media plug-ins. According to the settings of your social media accounts, we automatically receive information from the social media platform when you use the corresponding button on our website.
To learn more about social media cookies, we suggest you consult the Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy of each social media platform.
Google Cookies™
Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics, which is a Google service that uses cookies and other data collection technologies to collect information about your use of the website and services to communicate website trends. You can opt out of the use of Google Analytics by visiting www.google.com/settings/ads or downloading the Google Analytics add-on to opt-out, at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
How can you contact us?
If you have questions or concerns about this Cookie Policy, you can contact us:
Online: here
By mail: geral@be-alva.com
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