What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website places, when visited by the user, on his computer or mobile device through the internet browser. Placing cookies will help the website to recognise your device the next time you visit.
We use the term cookies in this policy to refer to all files that collect information in this way. Some cookies are essential to ensure the functionality provided, while others are aimed at improving performance and user experience. If you do not agree to their use, you should not continue to access our website after the cookie alert.
What kind of cookies do we use?
ORIGIN | COOKIE NAME | PROPÓSITO | EXPIRE |
Improchá | PHPSESSID | It is used by PHP language to allow session variables to be stored on the web server. This cookie is essential for the website to function. When the browser is closed | When the browser is closed |
allowCookies | Used to control user acceptance of the site’s cookie policy After 1 year | after 1 year | |
imporsession | Used to control the products added to the cart in the session | after 1 day | |
IC_pass | to store login information Afterlogout | after logout | |
IC_user | to store login information Afterlogout | after logout | |
Google | _ga | Used to distinguish users. | after 2 year |
_gat | Used to speed up the order percentage. | after 1 minute | |
gid | Used to distinguish users. | after 1 day |
2. Accepting/refusing cookies
You may. at any time. choose to accept or refuse the installation of cookies on your terminal by configuring the browser software.
2.1 If you accept cookies
Registering a cookie on your device depends on your will. You can freely express and modify your choice at any time using the options provided by your browser.
If you have accepted the recording of cookies on your device in the browser software that you use, the cookies embedded in the pages and content that you consult may be temporarily stored in a specific space on your device. In this location, they will only be readable by their issuer.
2.2 What is the point of accepting cookies?
When you visit the www.mercadodamadeira.pt website, these cookies will record certain information that is stored on your terminal. This information is used, in particular, to propose products based on the items you have already selected during your previous visits, and thus allow you to benefit from better navigation on our Site.
2.3 If you refuse cookies
When you refuse cookies, we nevertheless install a “refuse” cookie. This cookie allows us to memorise your choice so that we do not have to ask you on each visit whether you wish to accept or reject cookies.
2.4 Configuring your browser
Configuring cookie management depends on each browser and can be found in the help menu of your browser.
In Internet Explorer
To customise the cookie settings for a web page
In Internet Explorer, click on the Tools button and then Internet Options.
Click the Privacy tab, and then click Sites.
In the Website Address space, enter the full address (URL) of the webpage whose privacy settings you want to customize.
For example, http://www.microsoft.com.
To allow cookies from the specified webpage to be stored on your computer, click Allow. To prohibit cookies from logging cookies from the specified webpage on your computer, click Block.
Repeat steps 3 and 4 for each webpage you want to block or allow. When you’re done, click OK twice.
In Safari
Go to Preferences, click the Privacy panel, and then Manage Cookies.
In Chrome
Click on the Chrome menu that’s located on the browser toolbar.
Select Settings.
Click Show advanced settings.
In the “Privacy” section, click the Content settings button.
In the “Cookies” section, you can modify the following settings:
Delete cookies
Block cookies by default
Allow cookies by default
Make exceptions for cookies from specific websites or domains.
In Firefox
Click the Tools button and then click Options.
Click the Privacy tab.
Under History, select “Use custom history settings.”
Check the box “accept cookies” and click on exceptions to choose which websites will or will not be allowed to install cookies on your terminal.
In Opera
Preferences > Advanced > Cookies
The cookie preferences allow you to control how Opera manages cookies. The default setting is to accept all cookies.
Accept cookies
– All cookies are accepted (default)
Accept cookies only from the site I visit
– Cookies from third parties, from a domain outside the one you are visiting, will be refused
Never accept cookies
– All cookies will be rejected
Legal notice update
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