This Cookies Policy (hereinafter, “Cookies Policy”) explains the use of cookies on the website https://etplas.eu/ (hereinafter, the “Website”), owned by the entity indicated below. In this Cookies Policy, we want to inform you clearly and precisely about the cookies we use, detailing what a cookie is, what it is for, what types of cookies we use, what their purpose is and how you can configure or disable them, as you may wish.

1. Ownership of the Website and cookies editor.

The Website is managed by OneSource, Consultoria Informática, Lda.

The Website uses cookies to distinguish you from other users, to personalize your experience when you search for our Website and to improve it. Cookies help us to provide you with a better experience when you browse the web and to improve and adapt the web for you. For example, we track the domains from which you visit our website and we also measure the activity of website visitors. We use information we collect to measure the number of visitors to different areas of our website, to improve functionality and to ensure that we can process and fulfil your orders.

If you want to delete cookies from your device or to prevent our cookies from being installed on your device, you can do so at any time. We teach you how to do this in the “Cookie management” paragraph of our Cookies Policy

2. What is a cookie and what is it for?

A cookie is a small text file that is stored on your computer or tablet, on your mobile device or on any other device you use when you visit our website. When cookies are not available, an anonymous identifier is used. Cookies allow us to keep a record of your preferences and remember them when you visit us again, allowing us to improve the quality of our website and control which pages are useful, which are not and which are susceptible to improvement. Your browser accesses the cookie file only when you visit the website that generated it.

Cookies are essential for the functioning of the Internet, containing numerous advantages in the provision of interactive services, facilitating your navigation and usability of our website and many others. This helps make your browsing easier by automatically logging you in and remembering things like your preferences. Cookies help websites like ours to provide you with a personalized experience. The information stored by any cookie can only be accessed by the website that created it and cookies are limited to communicating only the information you have revealed on the Website.

In no case would cookies damage your equipment. On the other hand, those that are active help us to identify and resolve errors.

3. Cookie management: enable and disable

Users can configure the installation of cookies during their visit to the website, through the configuration panel and are aware that, by disabling cookies and similar technology, their normal use and the services provided by the website may be affected.

Likewise, if cookies are not activated on your computer, your experience on the page will be limited to browsing and searching.

To disable cookies, users must follow the instructions on their equipment, on each browser, as well as the explanations contained in this cookie policy.

Below we offer you links where you will find information on how you can configure your cookie preferences in the main browsers:

  • Internet Explorer 8, 10 y 11
  • Safari
  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Opera
  • Android
  • Windows Phone

Neither this Website nor its legal representatives are responsible for the content and veracity of the privacy policies that the third parties mentioned in this Cookies Policy may have. Web browsers are the tools responsible for storing cookies and, from there, users must exercise their right to have them deleted or deactivated. Neither this website nor its legal representatives can guarantee the correct or incorrect handling of cookies by said browsers. In some cases, it is necessary to install cookies so that the browser does not forget your decision not to accept them.

4. What kind of cookies are there?

Browsing the Website assumes that different types of cookies can be installed according to the criteria set out below.

According to the entity that manages them:

  • Own cookies: These are those that are sent to your device through our own devices or domains and it is from them that we provide the service you request. [At the moment, the ETPLAS website does not use its own cookies.]
  • Third-party cookies: These are those that are sent to your device from a device or domain that is not managed by us, but by a collaborating entity. Such as, for example, those used by social networks, or by external content.

Depending on the period of time they remain active:

  • Session cookies: These are temporary cookies that remain in your browser’s cookie file until the website is abandoned, so none of them are registered on your device’s hard drive. The information obtained through these cookies is used to analyze traffic patterns on the Website. In the long run, this allows for a better experience to improve the content and make it easier to use.
  • Persistent Cookies: These are stored on the hard drive and our website will read them each time you visit. A permanent cookie has a certain expiration date. The cookie will stop working after that date. These cookies are used by us, generally to facilitate registration services.

According to its purpose:

  • Technical cookies: These are those necessary for the navigation and proper functioning of our website. They allow, among other things, to control traffic and data communication, access restricted access parts, carry out the collaboration process (for example, purchase a service), use security elements, store content in order to be able to disseminate videos or share content through social networks. They are strictly necessary for the functioning of a website. Without them, a website cannot function properly.
  • Preference or personalization cookies: These are those that allow you to access the service with predefined characteristics based on a series of criteria, such as the language, the type of browser through which the service is accessed or the regional configuration from where the service is accessed, etc.
  • Analysis or statistics cookies: These allow us to quantify the number of users and thus carry out the measurement and statistical analysis of the use made by users of the services provided. For this purpose, your navigation on our website is analyzed in order to improve our services.

Likewise, they make it possible to quantify the number of visits, the number of pages viewed and the activity and frequency of return. These cookies do not allow the user to be identified, since the information they collect is anonymous and will only be used to improve pages and navigation through the portal, usage statistics, speed of searches or measurement of website activity.

  • Performance or functionality cookies: These are, for example, cookies that remember the content you previously viewed on this website or the email address and password provided during the previous visit.
  • Advertising or behavioral advertising cookies: These allow the management, in the most effective way possible, of the advertising spaces that may be included on our Website. These cookies analyze the pages you have visited on our website and the links you have followed. Both we and third parties use this information to make our website and the advertisements you see more in line with your interests. We share this data with third parties for this purpose only if you give your consent.
  • Social media and remarketing cookies: On our website you can share our content and simply “Like” us using Twitter or Facebook. These actions can be carried out successfully thanks to these cookies. They are established by each social network, such as: Facebook, YouTube, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter

5. What cookies do we use on the Website?

The Website uses cookies that allow the operation and provision of the services offered and, in particular, the following cookies [own and] from third parties:

  • Own cookies.

    Nome: _ga

    Tipo de cookie: Estatísticas

    Descrição: Guardar e contar visualizações de páginas

    Duração: 2 anos


    Nome: _ga_*

    Tipo de cookie: Estatísticas

    Descrição: Guardar e contar visualizações de páginas

    Duração: 2 anos

  • Third-party cookies.

What happens to third party holders of Cookies located outside the European Economic Area?

The Web makes use of Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., a Delaware company whose main office is located at 1600 Amphitheater Parkway, Mountain View (California), CA 94043, United States. Google Analytics uses “cookies” to help the website analyze the use made by users.

The information generated by the cookie about your use of the Web will include the processing of your IP address and will be directly transmitted and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information on behalf of ETPLAS for the purpose of tracking your use of the web, compiling reports and other services related to web activity and internet usage.

Google may transmit such information to third parties when required by law, or when third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data it has.

You can consult more information about the type of cookies used by Google Analytics and their duration, on the Google Analytics website, by clicking on this link.

Except for the third party indicated in the previous paragraphs, the information stored will not be the subject of an international data transfer.

Share on social networks.

Social networks may generate cookies in your device’s memory if you use the buttons on our website to share products with your friends. These features may collect the user’s IP or the pages visited.

By clicking on these buttons, you accept the use of cookies by such social networks, whose relationship will be exclusively regulated by the privacy policy of the respective entities. To know more:

6. Should I accept the use of cookies?

The user must accept the application of the cookies mentioned in this Cookies Policy prior to their installation. ETPLAS may only use cookies with the prior and express consent of the user, granted on their first visit, which will be renewed periodically (every two years at most) or each time the user deletes the search history of their browser.

In accordance with applicable regulations, your express consent does not require the use of the following types of cookies: (I) technical cookies; (ii) user interface personalization cookies marked or chosen by the user himself and (iii) own analytical cookies that only process aggregated data for strictly statistical purposes, whenever the user is offered the possibility of rejecting them.

7. Privacy Policy.

To consult the information regarding the processing of your personal data by ETPLAS, you can access our Privacy Policy at our website https://etplas.eu.

8. Changes to our cookie policy and more information.

ETPLAS may modify this cookie policy according to new legislative and regulatory requirements, or with the aim of adapting this policy to the instructions of the supervisory authorities in terms of data protection. Any possible change in our cookie policy will be posted on this page. We will also inform you of these changes to the cookie policy. We recommend that you visit it frequently to keep up with all updates and exchanges. We will also update cookie banners and pop-ups so you are aware of changes.

If you have any questions, comments or requests regarding our cookie policy or how we use our cookies on the web, you can contact us at the following email address secretary@etplas.eu.

Date: October 2022.