Cookies Policy
- What are cookies?
Cookies – or connection indicators – are small files in text format placed on the equipment of a given user (whether computers or mobile devices) through an internet browser whenever a website is visited, meant to store, retrieve or update information.
The Porto Metropolitan Area – AMP –uses cookies on iPorto, Agenda Metropolitana da Cultura’s (iPorto, Metropolitan Culture Calendar) website to improve the information provided and allow a faster and more efficient navigation.
The AMP has no control over the creation of cookies used by content providers that can occasionally be inserted or shared on the iPorto – Agenda Metropolitana da Cultura’s website, namely social media content, such as Facebook. Those sites may create cookies when users access publications with such third-party contents.
- Kinds of cookies according to their purpose:
a) Technical/necessary cookies: they allow the user to browse through a web page, platform or application and use their different options or services.
b) Preference or customization cookies: they allow the user to access the service with some general characteristics predefined according to several criteria, such as language, the type of browser through which they access the service, the number of results of a particular search requested by the user, etc.
c) Analysis or measurement cookies: they allow the analysis and tracking of website users’ behaviour, including the quantification of the impact of ads.
d) Behavioural advertising cookies: they store users’ behaviour information obtained through continuous observation of their browsing habits, which allows the development of a specific profile to show advertising accordingly.
e) Security cookies: used to authenticate users and prevent fraudulent use of login credentials and protect data from unauthorised persons. For example, it allows users to block many types of attacks, such as attempts to steal the content of forms filled in by the users on a particular web page.
- External web services
The AMP may use external web services to show users certain content within the iPorto – Agenda Metropolitana da Cultura’s website, for example, to display images or videos and to conduct surveys. The AMP cannot prevent external sites or domains from collecting information about the use made of this embedded content.
- How to block the use of cookies
You can block the creation of cookies through your browser settings. However, if you block all cookies, you may be prevented from accessing some features of the site.
Normally, all changes to the web browser level regarding how cookies are used and/or accepted can be made in the “Options” or “Browser Preferences” section.
We provide instructions to block the use of cookies for the most common web browsers:
- Google Chrome:
http://support.google.com/chrome/bin/answer.py?hl=pt&answer=95647
- Internet Explorer:
http://windows.microsoft.com/pt-pt/windows7/how-to-manage-cookies-in-internet-explorer-9
- Mozilla Firefox:
https://support.mozilla.org/pt-PT/kb/ativar-e-desativar-cookies-que-os-websites-utiliza
- Apple Safari:
https://support.apple.com/pt-pt/HT201265
- Other services
Other services that may arise later and that require the entry of personal data and/or the respective entities are covered by the Privacy and Security Policy of the iPorto – Agenda Metropolitana da Cultura’s website referred to in this document.
- Cookies Used on the Website
a) Google
| Cookie Name | Domain | Duration | Purpose and Collected Data | Type | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NID | .google.com | 6 months | The NID cookie contains a unique ID that Google uses to remember your preferences and other information, such as your preferred language (e.g. English), how many search results you prefer to have shown on a search results page (for example, 10 or 20), and whether you want to have Google’s SafeSearch filter turned on. The NID cookie can also be used by Google to help personalise ads on Google properties such as Google Search. For example, it uses these cookies to remember the visitors’ most recent searches, their previous interactions with an advertiser’s ads or search results, and their visits to an advertiser’s website. This helps to show you personalised ads on Google. Google’s policies can be found at: Privacy Policy – Privacy & Terms – Google | HTTP cookies | third-party cookies |
| _ga | amp.pt | 2 years | This is the main cookie used by Google Analytics, Google’s analysis tool that helps sites and apps owners understand how their visitors engage with their services. Google Analytics may use a set of cookies to collect information and report site usage statistics without personally identifying individual visitors to Google. Google’s policies can be consulted at: Privacy Policy – Privacy & Terms – Google | HTTP cookies | third-party cookies |
| _ga_[hash] | amp.pt | 2 years | This cookie is similar to the previous one. | HTTP cookies | third-party cookies |
| _gat | amp.pt | 1 minute | This cookie is used to throttle requests to Google Analytics so that it gets real results, preventing Google Analytics from not blocking some calls, such as double-clicks. | HTTP cookies | third-party cookies |
| _gid | amp.pt | 1 day | This cookie is set by Google Analytics and registers a unique ID used to generate statistical data on how visitors use the site, individualising them as a visitor, but without identifying them. Google’s policies can be consulted at: Privacy Policy – Privacy & Terms – Google | HTTP cookies | third-party cookies |
b) WordPress
| Cookie Name | Domain | Duration | Purpose and Collected Data | Type | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wordpress_logged_in_[hash] | iporto.amp.pt | session | After logging in to the site, WordPress sets the wordpress_logged_in_[hash] cookie, which indicates when the visitor is authenticated and identifies the visitor in question. | HTTP cookies | first-party cookies |
| wordpress_sec_[hash] | iporto.amp.pt | session | This cookie is used on WordPress sites for authentication via SSL and stores the visitor’s authentication details. | HTTP cookies | first-party cookies |
| wordpress_test_cookie | iporto.amp.pt | session | This cookie is used on WordPress sites and tests whether the browser has cookies enabled. | HTTP cookies | first-party cookies |
| wp-settings-[UID] | iporto.amp.pt | 1 year | WordPress sets this cookie wpsettings-[UID]. The number at the end is the visitor ID in the visitor table in the Database. It only exists for authenticated visitors on the site. | HTTP cookies | first-party cookies |
| wp-settings-time-[UID] | iporto.amp.pt | 1 year | WordPress sets this cookie wpsettings-time-[UID]. The number at the end is the visitor ID in the visitors table in the Database. It only exists for authenticated visitors on the site. This cookie is used to personalise its display in the administration interface and possibly also in the main site interface. | HTTP cookies | first-party cookies |
c) WordPress plugins
| Cookie Name | Domain | Duration | Purpose and Collected Data | Type | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| wp-wpml_current_language | iporto.amp.pt | session | Allows the visitor’s language preference to be stored on the site. | HTTP cookies | first-party cookies |
| displayCookieConsent | iporto.amp.pt | 1 year | Allows the indication that the use of cookies has been accepted to be stored in the consent banner. | HTTP cookies | first-party cookies |
Cookies Policy – Version 1.0 –2024.01.15