Cookies Policy

1. INTRODUCTION

Our Cookies Policy (hereinafter “Policy”) was constructed with the aim of increasing transparency about how personal information (personal data) is collected when using the Fortitude Capital website (hereinafter “Website”), belonging to Fortitude Capital – Sociedade de Capital de Risco, S.A. (hereinafter “FORTITUDE” or “We”).

The aforementioned Policy aims to explain, in particular, how and why our Website uses Cookies. Essentially, website management platforms need Cookies to ensure the proper performance of a website’s basic functionalities, without which the content and basic functionalities would be compromised, thus preventing adequate and profitable use of the website. Other Cookies are necessary in order to ensure a unique and personalized user experience, as well as to help us obtain aggregated usage data, or to solve problems, in order to improve the browsing experience.

This Policy must be read together with our Privacy Policy (available here), where you can find out how we protect your privacy when using Cookies and other information.

For any questions regarding this Cookies Policy, you may contact FORTITUDE at the following addresses:
Fortitude Capital – Sociedade de Capital de Risco, S.A.
Address: Avenida da Liberdade 225, 3º Dto., 1250-142, Lisboa, Portugal
E-mail: privacy@fortitudecapital.pt

2. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small information files on a digital platform, in a web environment, that are generated, downloaded and stored on your device when visiting our Website. These files help the Website memorize information about your visit and streamline your next visit: storing your actions and preferences for a certain period of time, storing or recognizing your username, the language in which you wish to browse the Website, and other settings. Typically, they contain unique identifiers for each visitor, i.e., one identifier for each visitor.

3. ARE THERE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF COOKIES?

Yes, there are, depending on their life cycle, the party that places them and the purpose in question.
Cookies can be temporary (“session Cookies”) or persistent, depending on whether they are deleted when or shortly after the browser is closed, or remain on the device until reaching the established expiration date and are used whenever the user visits the website again, respectively.

Cookies can also be first-party or third-party, depending on whether they are sent to the user’s device from equipment or domains managed by FORTITUDE (the entity that operates the website) or from a third party device or domain over which FORTITUDE has no control, respectively.

Finally, based on their purpose, there are “strictly necessary Cookies” for the correct functioning of the website and/or the availability of specific features requested by the user, as well as for recording visitor preferences regarding navigation on the website when they so request and use the same device. Others, the “analytics Cookies”, collect statistical information to improve performance and navigation experience, by helping website owners analyse its usage and understand visitor engagement with the website.

There are also “personalisation Cookies” that enable added functionality within the website or that customize the user’s browsing experience. Another category is the “advertising Cookies”, which are used to offer advertisements that are relevant to the user, or to measure the effectiveness of an online campaign that could be initiated by FORTITUDE.

For more detailed information on the features and purpose of our Cookies (cookies used, purpose, provider, retention period, type, and mode of operation), please find below the list of Cookies that we use on this Website. We undertake to update the list of Cookies in use, warning the visitor that it may not be possible to guarantee the timeliness of the listing presented at all times.

If you want to know more about Cookies, we advise you to visit these two platforms with free access and without any connection to our organization: http://www.allaboutCookies.org or https://www.aboutCookies.org/.

4. WHY DO WE USE COOKIES?

Currently, it is practically impossible to have a technological platform which is adapted to the requirements of devices and with content or application management, without the presence of Cookies. They do not harm your device (personal computers, mobile devices, etc.) and are used to store information, in order to improve your experience of using and browsing digital platforms, with the possibility of adjusting available content to your expectations and needs.

5. COOKIES WE USE

Below we indicate the different information related to the Cookies that we use on our Website, as well as their purpose.