COOKIES POLICY
This Cookie Policy is an integral part of the Privacy Policy of the website bridgewhat.com (hereinafter referred to, as “Website”).
Due to how Internet communication standards work, access to websites may involve the use of Cookies. BRIDGEWHAT is responsible for the Cookies and for the processing of the data obtained through the Cookies, either their own, or of third parties through its website, deciding on the purpose, content and use of the processing of the collected data.
BRIDGEWHAT, directly or via a third party contracted for providing measurement services, may use cookies and other similar mechanisms for storing and retrieving data from terminals ("cookies") when you browse the Website to allow and facilitate your interaction with the Website.
The statistics services (own and third-party) used by the Website may use cookies for the purposes of establishing metrics and usage patterns of the
Website.
THE USE OF COOKIES
The use of cookies lets the server on which the Website is hosted recognize your web browser and know your connection IP address, source (URL), use time, browsing history and preferences so as to make your browsing more straightforward and allow, for example, access if you have previously registered, and access to areas, services, promotions or competitions reserved exclusively for you without you having to log in on each visit.
Cookies are also used to measure the audience and traffic parameters and to track the trend and number of visits.
WHAT IS A COOKIE?
Cookies are files that contain small amounts of information that is downloaded to the user’s device when visiting a Web page.
The main objective is to recognize the user whenever he/she accesses the Website, as well as allowing the improvement of the quality together with the better use of the site and objectively simplifying the navigation process.
Cookies are essential for the functioning of the Internet, they do not damage the user’s equipment or device, and if activated in the configuration of your browser, they help to identify and resolve possible errors in the operation of the Website.
WHY ARE COOKIES IMPORTANT?
Cookies are useful for several reasons. From a technical point of view, they allow web pages to work more efficiently and adapted to the User’s preferences, such as storing their language or the currency of their country.
In addition, they help those responsible for the websites to improve the services they offer, thanks to the statistical information they collect through them all. Finally, they help to make the advertising we display more efficient.
TYPES OF COOKIES
By entity managing the domain:
· First-party cookies;
· Third-party cookies;
By expiry
· Session cookies;
· Persistent cookies;
By purpose
· Necessary cookies;
· Analytics cookies
WHAT TYPES OF COOKIES DO WE USE?
-Analysis Cookies: Are those cookies that, treated by us or by third parties, allow us to quantify the number of users and thus perform the measurement and statistical analysis of the use made by users of the service offered. To do this, we analyze your browsing on our website in order to improve the offer of products or services we offer you.
-Necessary Cookies: these are essential and strictly necessary for the correct functioning of a web portal and the use of the different options and services it offers.
Social media cookies: These cookies allow the content of our website to be shared with third parties through the set of social media services added to our website. These are mostly third-party cookies and are of a purely functional nature, meaning they are not strictly necessary or essential.
Cookie by sender:
Bridgewhat
· Cookie name:
· Sender website:
· Type of cookie:
· Description:
· Retention period:
Google Analytics:
· Cookie name: _ga, _gi
· Sender website: google.com
· Type of cookie: Analysis cookie
· Description: Analysis of web traffic
· Retention period: months
· Privacy Policy Link: https://policies.google.com/privacy
WHO ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE INFORMATION? WHERE ARE THEY LOCATED?
The information collected through Cookies may be used both by BRIDGEWHAT and by third-party collaborating companies, such as advertising network operators and agents and/or advertises, for the purposes described in the previous section.
Some of these third-parties may be located in third countries whose legislation does not offer an equivalent level of data protection; however, the User may consult the appropriate guarantees they offer to ensure that international transfers of data are carried out taking into account the rights and freedoms of the data subjects.
The User can find out more about these third-parties, as well as the types of cookies they install, the purposes for which they process the data, the guarantees they offer to carry out international transfers, the retention periods, and how preferences can be configured with respect to them, through their privacy policies. In any case, BRIDGEWHAT is not liable for the accuracy and content of the privacy policies offered by such third parties on their websites.
COOKIES MANAGEMENT
Taking into account the information provided in this Cookies Policy, below we explain how you can manage the cookies used on the Web via the different options of the most common browsers (Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Safari and Opera). The “Help” functionality of most browsers tells you how to configure your browser to not accept cookies, to notify you whenever you receive a new cookie and to completely disable all cookies.
You can also disable or delete similar data used by browser add-ons, such as “Flash Cookies”, by changing the settings of these add-ons. For more information, visit the websites of the add-on manufacturers.
For instance, you can find out how to manage your cookie preferences in the most common browsers via the following links:
Firefox
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/enable-and-disable-cookies-websitepreferences
Chrome
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
Explorer
https://support.microsoft.com/pt-pt/help/17442/windows-internet-explorerdelete-manage-cookies
Safari
https://support.microsoft.com/pt-pt/help/17442/windows-internet-explorerdelete-manage-cookies
Opera
https://help.opera.com/en/latest/web-preferences/
If you use a different browser, see the documentation for your browser.
The opt-out mechanism creates a cookie that allows us to remember that you don’t want additional cookies. However, if you delete your cookies after opting out, you will have to opt out again.
These changes only apply to the browser via which you are currently connected. To delete cookies in other devices, you must follow the process described in those devices.
This Cookies Policy was revised and published on 25 th March, 2024.
