What are cookies?

When you visit a website cookies are placed to store or retrieve information from your browser. A cookie is a file transferred to your browser when you access web pages. Cookies allow a website, among other things, to store and retrieve information about the browsing habits of a user or their equipment and, depending on the information they include and the way you use your equipment, can be used to recognise the user and improve your browsing experience. The information collected by these cookies may be about your privacy preferences, your device or just to make the website work as expected.

How do we use cookies?

We use cookies for a number of reasons, which are set out below. Unfortunately, in the majority of cases, there are no industry standard options to disable cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this website. It is recommended that you leave all cookies active if you are unsure whether you need them or not.

Disable cookies

It is possible to prevent cookies being set by adjusting your browser settings, however be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality and features of this website.

Cookies that we set

  • Strictly necessary cookies

These cookies ensure that our website works properly. Without these cookies, it is not possible to provide you with the services we offer on our website. Thanks to these cookies it is possible to offer a simpler, easier and more personalised browsing experience to users.

These cookies are used to:

  • Fill out forms;
  • Save your privacy preferences;
  • Present the correct content for the device you are using.

Analytical / performance cookies

These cookies are very important for us to understand where we can improve our website and contents. These cookies track visits and traffic sources on the website. When you access Atelierdostecidos.pt, these cookies monitor performance in terms of speed of page load and ease of navigation of users on the website.

These cookies are used to:

  • Track the amount of visitors;
  • Monitor the performance of different sections of the pages;
  • Monitor content loading times;
  • Resolve any problems.

Functional and website personalisation

These cookies allow our website to remember your choices so that you have an improved experience. If you disable these cookies, some of the functionalities may seem a little strange or even stop working. Thanks to these cookies a simpler, easier and more personalised browsing experience is possible.

These cookies are used to:

  • Save language preferences;
  • Keep a list of the product pages you have visited so that you can easily return to the products you have viewed;
  • Show more accurate product recommendations based on your actions and previous visits to the site;
  • Save and display product reviews; Show your latest searches.

Marketing and advertising cookies

These cookies are placed by us or our advertising or social media partners. Cookies are used for advertising and marketing on Atelierdostecidos.co.uk and outside this website.

– These cookies process data about your actions and interests and are used to place advertisements on other websites which are more relevant to you. For example, if you are looking for fabrics, you will see an advert or receive a marketing email with a fabric offer.

– Social media cookies (such as Facebook or Instagram) are used to provide social media features such as sharing, liking and logging in, as well as to advertise our products when you visit a social media platform.

– Newsletter cookies are used to remember that you are registered, and whether to show certain valid notifications to users who are or are not registered.

Third-party Cookies

In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. These are sent to your computer or terminal from a domain or website that is not managed by us, but by another entity that processes the data obtained through cookies.

For example:

– This site uses Google Analytics, one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web, to help us understand how you use the site and how we can improve your experience. These cookies can track items such as how much time you spend on the website and the most visited pages, so that we can continue to produce engaging and relevant contents.

For more information about Google Analytics cookies, please see the official Google Analytics page.

User’s Undertaking

The user must commit to making appropriate use of the contents and information that Atelier dos Tecidos offers on the website and with an enunciative, but not limitative, character:

  1. Not to get involved in activities that are illegal or contrary to good faith and public order;
  2. Not to disseminate advertising or content of a racist, xenophobic nature, or about casinos, online betting (e.g. Betano, Placard), games of chance, any type of illegal pornography, favouring terrorism or against human rights;
  3. Not to cause damage to the physical (hardware) and logical (software) systems of Atelier dos Tecidos, its suppliers or third parties, to introduce or disseminate computer viruses or any other hardware or software systems that are capable of causing the aforementioned damage.

More information

Atelier dos Tecidos reserves the right to modify this cookies policy at any time, according to the needs. In this sense you should consult it periodically.

This policy is effective from July 2021