Cookie Policy

1. What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites function correctly, to improve user experience, and to provide information to website operators. Cookies can be session cookies, which are deleted when you close your browser, or persistent cookies, which remain on your device for a defined period.

2. How We Use Cookies

FinançasTech uses cookies for the following purposes: to ensure the technical functioning of the website, to remember your cookie consent preferences, to collect anonymised analytics data (with your consent), and to enable certain functional features of the platform (with your consent). We do not use cookies to track your activity across other websites or to build advertising profiles.

3. Categories of Cookies We Use

3.1 Necessary Cookies

These cookies are essential for the website to function. They cannot be disabled. They include cookies that store your cookie consent preference so you are not asked again on every visit, and session management cookies that maintain your login state within the platform. These cookies do not collect any personally identifiable information beyond what is strictly necessary for the technical operation of the site.

• ft_cookie_consent — stores your cookie consent preferences. Duration: 365 days. Set by FinançasTech.
• ft_session — maintains your session state during a visit. Duration: session. Set by FinançasTech.

3.2 Analytics Cookies

These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymised data about pages visited, time spent on the site, and the general geographic region of visitors. This information is used to improve the website and platform. Analytics cookies are only set with your explicit consent.

• Analytics data is aggregated and anonymised. No individual user is identified through analytics cookies.
• You can withdraw consent for analytics cookies at any time through the cookie settings panel.

3.3 Functional Cookies

Functional cookies enable enhanced features and personalisation, such as remembering your language preference or display settings within the platform. They may also be set by third-party services that appear on our pages where we have integrated such services. Functional cookies are only set with your explicit consent.

3.4 Marketing Cookies

Marketing cookies may be used to track visitors across websites to display relevant advertisements. At present, FinançasTech does not operate advertising campaigns that use cross-site tracking cookies. If this changes, this policy will be updated and your consent will be sought before any marketing cookies are set.

4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences

When you first visit financastech.com, a cookie consent banner is displayed. You can choose to accept all cookies, reject all non-necessary cookies, or customise your preferences by category. Your choice is stored in a necessary cookie and respected on subsequent visits.

You can change your preferences at any time. To do so, clear the ft_cookie_consent cookie from your browser and reload the page. The consent banner will reappear, allowing you to make a new selection.

You can also manage cookies directly through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to view, delete, and block cookies from specific websites. Please note that disabling necessary cookies may affect the functionality of the website.

5. Browser Cookie Controls

Instructions for managing cookies in common browsers are available at the following locations:

• Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and other site data
• Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy and Security > Cookies and Site Data
• Safari: Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data
• Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions

6. Third-Party Cookies

Our website embeds a Google Maps iframe on the contact page to display our office location. Google may set cookies when you interact with this map. These are governed by Google's own cookie and privacy policies. We recommend reviewing Google's Privacy Policy at policies.google.com if you have questions about these cookies.

7. Updates to This Policy

We may update this Cookie Policy as our use of cookies changes or as applicable law requires. The date of the most recent update is shown at the top of this page. We recommend checking this page periodically to stay informed about how we use cookies.

8. Contact

If you have questions about our use of cookies, contact us at info@financastech.com or write to FinançasTech, R. de S. João 8, 4050-551 Porto, Portugal.