Cookies Policy

Last updated: 6 October 2026

This Cookie Policy is an integral part of the Privacy Policy of the website shop.haliotis.pt. It explains which cookies and similar technologies we use, what they are for, and how you can accept them, reject them or change your choice at any time.

1. Who we are

The data controller is Haliotis, Lda., tax no. (NIPC) 506 796 876, registered office at Marina da Horta, Shops A5 & C5, 9900-016 Horta, Faial, Azores, Portugal. For any question about cookies or personal data, contact us at shop@haliotis.pt or +351 913 123 828.

2. What cookies are

Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device (computer, phone or tablet) when you visit it. They allow us, for example, to keep items in your cart, remember your language or understand how the site is used.

3. Legal framework

Under Article 5 of Portuguese Law no. 41/2004 of 18 August (as amended by Law no. 46/2012) and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):

• Strictly necessary cookies – do not require consent, as they are essential to provide the service you requested (e.g. the shopping cart).
• All other cookies (statistics and marketing) – are only set after you give your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR). Until then, they are not set and no information is sent to their providers.

4. Cookies we use

4.1 Strictly necessary (always active)

During payment, the chosen payment platform may use its own cookies and technical identifiers, strictly necessary to secure the transaction and prevent fraud.

4.2 Statistics (only with consent)

4.3 Marketing (only with consent)

We use Google Consent Mode: until you accept the relevant category, Google services do not set cookies or receive browsing data.

5. Managing your preferences

On your first visit you are shown a notice with the options Accept all, Reject and Customise, all equally prominent. Rejecting does not prevent you from using the shop or placing orders.

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time, as easily as you gave it, using the “Cookie settings” link in the footer of every page or by clicking here. When you withdraw consent, the cookies in that category are deleted.

You can also block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block strictly necessary cookies, some features of the shop (such as the cart) will stop working. Instructions for the most common browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Mozilla Firefox
• Safari
• Microsoft Edge
• Opera

6. Record of consent

To be able to demonstrate that we obtained your consent, we record a random identifier of your choice, the accepted categories, the date and time, the language and your anonymised IP address (without its last block). This data does not identify you directly and is kept only for as long as needed for that purpose.

7. International transfers

Google services (Google Ireland Limited) may process data in the United States. Google LLC is certified under the EU-US Data Privacy Framework, which the European Commission has recognised as ensuring an adequate level of protection. More information at policies.google.com/privacy.

8. Your rights

Under the GDPR you have the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection and portability of your data, as well as the right to withdraw consent at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal. To exercise these rights, contact us using the details in section 1.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese supervisory authority, the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD) – www.cnpd.pt.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy whenever we change the cookies we use. In that case we will ask for your consent again where required. The date of the last update is shown at the top of this page.