PRIVACY POLICY
We at Fortify Biz understand that your privacy is important to you.
We are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your data, which is any information that is capable of identifying you as a person, such as a name, address, email address, or telephone number. This Privacy Policy describes how we handle and protect your data, we follow the rules established in the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD) by the data protection legislation applied in Portugal.
Browsing the website can be done without indicating any personal data. However, to communicate with Fortify Biz, it may be necessary to collect and process personal data. To guarantee the protection of the personal data processed, several measures were implemented, both in the technical and organizational contexts. However, data transmissions over the internet may have security flaws, so absolute protection is not guaranteed.
We assure users that no personal data will be provided to third parties without the prior consent of the holder.
This privacy policy informs users about the scope, purpose, and nature of the personal data we collect, use, and process.
What personal data is collected and how is it collected?
Fortifybiz.com website collects some general data when users browse its pages. This general information is registered and archived by the server. The data collected may be:
- date and time of access to the website.
- IP (Internet Protocol) address.
- the user\’s operating system.
- which browsers and their versions.
- the access system\’s internet access provider (ISP).
- the website from which the user is referred.
Other data and information that may be useful to characterize attacks on the information technology infrastructure may be recorded.
Fortify Biz analyzes the data anonymously, intending to provide users with the content correctly and functionally, allowing the optimization of the website and its content, and improving interaction and communication with users.
Embedded content from other websites
The content provided may include embedded content, such as videos. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the user were visiting those websites. Therefore, data about the user may be collected, cookies used, third-party tracking incorporated, and their interactions with the same monitored.
Analytical data
The recording of analytical data is done through the Google Analytics platform, and its privacy policy is available on the website:
https://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html?hl=pt
With whom your data is shared
The data sent through the forms are registered on the website servers and managed for this purpose.
Google\’s privacy policies are available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=pt-PT
Cookies
What are cookies?
Cookies are files containing small text fragments, which are sent to the user\’s computer or mobile device when visiting a website.
What is the purpose of cookies?
Cookies help websites increase the efficiency of their navigation, memorizing information about user\’s visits to the website, such as their preferred language, font size, and other settings. This information can facilitate the user\’s next visit and make the website more easily navigable, and therefore more useful. Cookies play an important role and without them, using the internet would be a much more frustrating experience for users.
Why do we use it?
The use of Cookies is standard practice and does not harm users\’ computers. We use Cookies to help understand how the website is used, facilitating your navigation, saving user preferences, and thus improving your user experience. They also allow us to continue improving the website and its security and speed.
What types of cookies are there and how do we use them?
It is possible to characterize the type of cookies according to their validity, origin, and functions.
According to their validity, two groups of cookies can be used:
- Permanent cookies – these are cookies that are stored at the browser level on your access devices (pc, mobile, and tablet) and are used whenever you make a new visit to one of our websites. They are generally used to direct navigation to the user\’s interests, allowing us to provide more personalized service.
- Session cookies – these are temporary cookies that remain in your browser\’s cookie file until you leave the website. The information obtained by these cookies is used to analyze web traffic patterns, allowing us to identify problems and provide a better browsing experience.
According to their origin, there are also two groups of cookies:
- Own cookies (“first-party cookies”): a cookie managed by this domain/website.
- Third-party cookies (“third-party cookies”): a cookie managed by another domain/website.
There are different cookies according to the function they perform. Next, we indicate the types of cookies that exist:
- Technical cookies – Allow you to browse the website and use its applications, such as processing purchase orders. Without these cookies, these services cannot be provided.
- Security Cookies – used to manage user authentication, preventing fraudulent use of their access data.
- Analytical Cookies – They are used anonymously to create and analyze statistics, to improve the functioning of the website. Specific information about Google Analytics third-party cookies can be obtained via the address: https://developers.google.com/analytics/devguides/collection/analyticsjs/cookie-usage
- Preference cookies are those that allow browsing using some characteristics predefined by the user, for example, the choice of language. They save the user\’s preferences regarding the use of the website so that it is not necessary to reconfigure the website each time you visit it.
Technical cookies ensure that you can interact with the website, and analytical cookies are used anonymously for statistical purposes. Functionality cookies store user preferences and security cookies ensure user authentication.
We are not responsible for the content and accuracy of the terms and conditions of use, privacy policies, and third-party cookie policies.
You can obtain more information by visiting
www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org
How can you manage cookies?
All browsers allow the user to accept, refuse or delete cookies, namely by selecting the appropriate settings. You can configure cookies in your browser\’s \”options\” or \”preferences\” menu.
However, disabling cookies may prevent some web services from working properly, affecting, in part or in full, website browsing.
On the links listed below you can find a more detailed explanation of how to disable cookies in each of the browsers: