Cookies Policy
Effective Date: March 11th, 2026
This Cookies Policy explains how the SELFIE Project Website (referred to as “we”, “our”, or “the Website”) uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and store information when you visit our site, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), the ePrivacy Directive (2002/58/EC), and Law No. 58/2019 (Portuguese national implementation of GDPR).
1. What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that a website places on your device (computer, smartphone, tablet) when you visit it. They help the site remember your actions and preferences over a period of time and improve your user experience.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We may use the following types of cookies:
– Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for the operation of the Website. These include session cookies that allow you to navigate and use secure areas.
– Analytical/Performance Cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous statistical information (e.g., number of visitors, traffic sources).
– Functionality Cookies: Allow the Website to remember your preferences, such as language or region.
– Third-Party Cookies: These may be set by external services (e.g., embedded videos, analytics providers). These services may collect data across websites.
We do not use cookies for advertising or profiling purposes.
3. Legal Basis for Using Cookies
Under the GDPR and Portuguese data protection laws:
– Strictly necessary cookies are set without your consent.
– All other cookies require your explicit, informed, and freely given consent via a cookie banner or consent management tool.
4. Managing Your Cookie Preferences
You can manage or withdraw your cookie consent at any time by:
Using our cookie banner/tool (visible on your first visit).
Changing your browser settings to block or delete cookies. Please note this may affect the functionality of the Website.
For browser-specific instructions:
Google Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Safari
Microsoft Edge
5. Data Retention
Cookies will only be retained for the period necessary to achieve their purpose. Session cookies are deleted when you close your browser. Persistent cookies remain until you manually delete them or they expire automatically.
6. Data Sharing and International Transfers
We do not share cookie data with third parties for marketing. If any third-party cookies are used (e.g., for analytics), they are governed by the privacy policies of the respective providers. These providers may transfer data outside the EEA, in which case appropriate safeguards (e.g., Standard Contractual Clauses) are used.
7. Your Rights
As a data subject, you have the right to:
Access your personal data
Rectify inaccurate data
Withdraw consent at any time
Request erasure or restriction of processing
File a complaint with Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD): https://www.cnpd.pt
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookies Policy, please contact:
Department of Information Science and Technology
Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
Building 2, 6th Floor, Room D6.27
Avenida das Forças Armadas
1649-026 Lisbon, Portugal
Email: tiago.manuel.alves@iscte-iul.pt