Cookie Policy
This page explains the planned use of cookies and similar technologies on CRUE Portugal. The final cookie list must match the actual production setup before publication.
Status
Cookies and analytics tools now in use are described below. Non-essential analytics run only after you accept. Final legal wording should be reviewed by a qualified privacy/legal advisor before being treated as legal advice.
What cookies are
Cookies are small files or similar technologies used by websites to operate correctly, remember preferences, measure traffic or support communication features.
Strictly necessary cookies
These are needed for the website to function — security, form protection, language routing and remembering your consent choice (stored first-party as ‘crue_consent_v1’). They cannot be turned off through the consent tool.
Preference cookies
Preference cookies may remember choices such as language or consent settings so that visitors do not need to repeat them during future visits.
Analytics cookies
With your consent, Google Analytics 4 (GA4) sets first-party cookies to measure aggregate usage: ‘_ga’ and ‘_ga_<id>’ (typically valid up to ~2 years, Google default). Ahrefs Web Analytics is also used and is privacy-friendly (it does not rely on these GA cookies). Analytics do not run before you accept, and no personal data (names, emails, phones, message content, documents) is sent to analytics.
Third-party tools
Contact shortcuts to WhatsApp and Telegram are links; opening them takes you to those third-party services under their own policies. GA4 and Ahrefs are the analytics tools used, only after consent. No advertising or marketing pixels are used.
Consent and how to change it
On your first visit you can accept or reject analytics with equally accessible options. You can change or withdraw your choice at any time via the ‘Cookie preferences’ link in the site footer. If you turn analytics off, we stop analytics hits and delete known GA analytics cookies where feasible.
Legal Framework
European Commission — Cookies policy. European Commission — Data protection in the EU.