LEGAL INFORMATION
Cookie Policy
Last updated: 14 October 2026
This Policy explains what cookies are and how they are used on the website amadoclinic.pt (the “Website”).
01What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser when you visit it. They make it possible, for example, to remember your preferences from one page to the next. In this Policy, “cookies” also covers similar technologies, such as the browser’s local storage.
02Cookies we use
The Website uses as few cookies as possible. Analytics cookies (Google Analytics) are only activated if you accept them; we do not currently use advertising cookies.
- Strictly necessary cookies: essential for the Website to work, for example to remember the language you chose. They do not require your consent.
- Third-party cookies: set by external services embedded in some pages, such as the Google map or the YouTube video.
03List of cookies
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEXT_LOCALE | Amado Clinic | Remembers the language you chose (Portuguese, English or French). | Session |
| amado-consent | Amado Clinic | Stores your cookie choices (browser local storage). | 6 months |
| _ga, _ga_* | Google (Google Analytics) | Analytics: anonymously distinguishes visitors to measure how the Website is used. Only with your consent. | 2 years |
| Google Maps | Displays the interactive map on the Clinic page, only when you click “Show the map”. Google may then set its own cookies. | Set by Google | |
| YouTube | Plays the presentation video, only when you click to watch it. | Set by Google |
If we start using marketing cookies (for example, the Meta Pixel), they will only be activated with your prior consent, and this list will be updated.
04Third-party services
Third-party cookies are managed by their providers, in accordance with their own policies. See Google’s Privacy Policy.
When you click a link to WhatsApp, Instagram or Facebook, you leave the Website and that service’s own policy applies.
05How to manage or delete cookies
You can change your choices at any time with the “Manage cookies” link in the Website footer.
You can block or delete cookies at any time in your browser settings:
- Google Chrome: Settings > Privacy and security > Third-party cookies;
- Safari: Settings > Privacy > Manage Website Data;
- Mozilla Firefox: Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data;
- Microsoft Edge: Settings > Cookies and site permissions.
Blocking strictly necessary cookies may affect how some parts of the Website work.
06More information
To find out how we process your personal data, please read our Privacy Policy. For any questions, contact us at info@amadoclinic.pt.