Cookie Policy This Cookie Policy explains how INOVAGAIA, responsible for the website www.inovagaia.pt, uses cookies and similar technologies. By using this website, the user is informed about the use of the technologies described below. 1. What are cookies? Cookies are small text files that may be stored on the user's device when visiting a website. These files allow, for example, keeping a session active, ensuring website security, saving preferences, or collecting technical information about how the service operates. In addition to cookies, similar technologies may be used, such as local browser storage or temporary tokens, whenever necessary for the functioning, security, or technical measurement of the website. 2. What types of cookies do we use? On this website we use only cookies and similar technologies that are necessary for the operation, security, authentication, and technical monitoring of the service. We do not use advertising, remarketing, behavioural tracking cookies, or commercial user profiling, nor cookie-based analytics tools to individually track users across websites. 3. Strictly necessary cookies These cookies are essential for the website to function. Without them, some features may not work correctly, including authentication, security, abuse prevention, and session management. These cookies are used on the basis of the need to provide the requested service and to ensure the security of the website. - Authentication and session: Enable login, maintain the authenticated user's session, and protect restricted areas. Session or as per technical configuration - Security and abuse prevention: Protect public forms against spam, bots, and abusive use. Temporary or as per technical configuration - Technical preferences: Store necessary preferences, such as language, interface state, or essential technical choices. Session or as per technical configuration - Application security: Prevent abuse, protect forms, validate requests, and ensure the integrity of operations. Session or as per technical configuration 4. Authentication in the internal system The internal system may use authentication cookies to allow access by authorised users, such as administrators, staff members, or other profiles with restricted access. These cookies allow the session to be kept active, verify whether the user is authenticated, apply access permissions, and protect restricted areas. They are not used for advertising purposes. 5. Analytics and performance measurement We use technical measurement and aggregated analytics tools to understand website performance and improve the user experience. The tools used do not rely on cookies and are not used to create commercial profiles, behavioural advertising, or cross-website tracking. 6. Error monitoring We use technical monitoring services to identify errors, malfunctions, and performance issues in the application, with the aim of improving service stability. Wherever possible, we avoid transmitting unnecessary personal data, form contents, passwords, or other sensitive data in the context of this monitoring. 7. Cookies we do not use As of the date of this Policy, we do not use advertising cookies, remarketing, cross-website behavioural tracking, individual session replay tools, or third-party analytics cookies for commercial purposes. Should such technologies be used in the future, this Policy will be updated and, where legally required, prior consent will be sought from the user. 8. Managing cookies in your browser Users may configure their browser to block, delete, or restrict cookies through the relevant privacy and security settings. Blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect the functioning of the website, prevent login to the internal system, or limit certain features. 9. Changes to this Policy We may update this Policy whenever the technologies used, processing purposes, or applicable legal requirements change. The most recent version will always be available on this page. 10. Contact For questions relating to this Policy or the processing of personal data: INOVAGAIA inova@inovagaia.pt