Cookie Policy

What is a cookie? 

Cookies are small text files stored on your computer when you visit a website. These files are widely used so that the website functions correctly and efficiently, and to supply information to the website owners. 

There are two major categories of cookies: 

Own cookies, used directly by us on your device. 

Third-party cookies, used by third parties, as intermediaries of Mota-Engil, SGPS S.A. (henceforth referred to as “Mota-Engil Group”). 

How are the cookies used? 

Visitors to this website use different computers and web browsers. To make their visits as simple as possible, a record of the browser used is automatically stored (e.g. Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox) as well as the operating system used (e.g. Windows or Macintosh) and the domain name of the visitor’s internet service provider. 

Why use cookies? 

When visiting our web pages, Cookie files may be put into the user’s computer. 

The goal of cookies is to improve the performance of our Websites and make them as user-friendly as possible, by allowing faster and more efficient navigation, eliminating the need to input the same information repeatedly. 

Cookies Management 

All the browsers allow the respective user to accept, refuse or delete cookies by selecting the appropriate settings in the respective browser. 

Please note, however, that deactivating cookies may affect, partially or entirely, your navigation experience on our Websites. 

You can configure the cookies on the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser. 

To find out more about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org. where you can read information about how to manage your settings for the different browsers. 

External web services: we sometimes use external web services to show content on our pages. This helps us understand and target more relevant advertising campaigns in the future. For example, to show images or videos or to carry out surveys. As is the case of buttons to the social networks, we cannot prevent the collection of information by these websites or external domains. If you need more information about our suppliers or about how these cookies work, contact us using the contact information in the “Privacy Policy”. 

For more information about cookies and their respective use, we suggest clicking on the following link: www.allaboutcookies.org 

Type of Cookies on our websites 

The Mota-Engil Group uses the Cookiebot to manage consent with regard to the users who visit our website. With the exception of cookies classified as “necessary”, all others require your consent on your first visit.  

Strictly Necessary Cookies: essential for the functioning of the website. 

Analytical Cookies: Used anonymously to monitor and analyse statistics, without ever collecting information of a personal nature. 

Functionality Cookies: They lead to a better user experience (e.g. remembering all the settings defined previously). 

The following table outlines the Cookies used on the Mota-Engil Group’s website and their respective purpose: 

Can the use of cookies by blocked? 

Yes. If you do not want the website to store cookies, you can reject or delete them at any time through your browser. Please note that rejecting the use of the website cookies may affect your navigation, partially or entirely. 

For more information about cookies, how to prevent them from being installed on your devices and how to delete them if they are on your devices, visit the following website: http://www.allaboutcookies.org. 

You can find information about how to control cookies on different internet browsers at the following addresses: 

  • Microsoft Edge https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-edge/delete-cookies-in-microsoft-edge-63947406-40ac-c3b8-57b9-2a946a29ae09 
  • Chrome https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop 
  • Firefox http://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Clear%20Recent%20History 
  • Safari http://support.apple.com/kb/PH5042 
  • Opera http://www.opera.com/browser/tutorials/security/privacy/ 

Cookies defined in the past 

The Mota-Engil Group can continue using the information that was collected before the setting to deactivate the cookies was chosen, but it will stop using the deactivated cookie to collect more information. 

Consent 

By accepting the use of cookies, we consider that the user accepts the use of cookies for the purposes indicated and in compliance with the conditions written on this page. 

If at any time you would like to withdraw your consent to our “Cookie Policy”, you should delete the cookies stored by changing the corresponding options in the “Tools” menu of your browser. 

Changes to the Cookies Policy 

The Mota-Engil Group reserves the right, at any time, without advance notice and with immediate effect, to change, add, update or erase, partially or entirely, this information about cookies. 

Therefore, occasionally this Policy will be updated to reflect the changes in our practices and services. When we publish changes to it, we will change the “Last Update” date at the top of this Policy. We recommend checking our website on a regular basis to stay up to date with regard to any changes to the “Cookies Policy” or any other Policy.