This policy is drawn up in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), Law No. 58/2019 and Law No. 41/2004 as amended by Law No. 46/2012.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They allow storing information about your browsing, improving user experience, and optimizing site performance.
2. What do we use cookies for?
- Technical and functional: essential for proper website operation (language, session, navigation, etc.)
- Analytics: collect usage and browsing data (e.g., Google Analytics) to improve the website
- Advertising and behavioral: personalize ads based on user interests
- Social media: enable content sharing and use of integrated social buttons
3. Types of cookies by origin and duration
- First-party cookies: set directly by our website
- Third-party cookies: managed by external services (Google, Facebook, YouTube, etc.)
- Session cookies: deleted when you close your browser
- Persistent cookies: remain on your device for a defined period
4. How to manage or disable cookies?
- You can configure your browser to accept, block, or delete cookies. For example:
- Chrome: https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647
- Firefox: https://support.mozilla.org/pt-PT/kb/ative-e-desative-cookies
- Safari: https://support.apple.com/pt-pt/guide/safari/sfri11471/mac
- Edge: https://support.microsoft.com/pt-pt/microsoft-edge/
Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of some services (such as login or embedded content).
5. Consent and settings
The processing of non-essential cookies requires your explicit consent, provided through our settings banner. You can accept, reject, or configure the categories at any time.
You can change your preferences at any time through the cookie banner or browser settings.
6. Details of cookies used
| Cookie name | Type | Ownership | Purpose | Duration | |
| PHPSESSID, _lang | Technical | First-party | Session and language | Session | |
| ac_cookies, viewed_policy | Technical | First-party | Store consent | 1 year | |
| _ga, _gid, _gat | Analytics | Google Analytics | Measure usage | 24h – 2 years | |
| _gads, _fbp, _sonar | Advertising | Google, FB, DoubleClick | Personalize ads | 1 – 2 years | |
| c_user, fr, datr | Social | Social features |
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7. Third-party cookies and embedded content
If you do not accept cookies, third-party elements (such as YouTube or Google Maps) may not load until consent is given.
8. Changes to the policy
AMLA Clínica Dentária may update this policy to reflect legal, technological, or usage changes. We recommend reviewing it periodically. The current version will always be available at (page link).
9. Contact
For questions or more information about the use of cookies, you can contact us at: info@amlaclinica.pt