Cookie Policy

Our site uses cookies to distinguish you from other users of our site. This helps us to provide you with a good experience when browsing our site and also allows us to improve it.

How we use cookies

On the My Ria Formosa website, cookies are used to improve the performance and browsing experience of our users in two ways, increasing the speed and efficiency of response and eliminating the need to repeatedly enter the same information. Placing cookies not only helps the website recognise your device the next time you visit, but is also essential for its performance. The cookies used by My Ria Formosa do not collect personal information that allows the user to be identified, they only store generic information, namely the way and/or place in which the user accesses and how they use the Site. Cookies only retain information related to user preferences.

Session cookies
These are temporary cookies that remain in the browser's cookie file until the user leaves the web page, so there is no record on the user's hard drive. The information collected by these cookies is used to analyse website traffic patterns. Ultimately, this allows us to improve the content and usability of the site.

Analysis cookies
These are data that can be processed by us or by third-party applications/platforms, allowing us to quantify the number of users and carry out measurements and statistical analyses of how the service offered is used. We analyse your browsing on our website in order to improve the way our products and services are presented to the user.

Cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies
Below we have listed the different types of cookies we may use on our site. These Cookies are essential for My Ria Formosa in order to facilitate our authentication and allow you to browse and use the features of our Site. Without these cookies, certain web pages and site features may not display correctly and the My Ria Formosa website will not work as well as we would like.

Strictly necessary cookies on the My Ria Formosa website may include:

  • ARRAffinity
    • This is used for load balancing to ensure that the visitor's page requests are forwarded to the same server in any browsing session.
  •  ApplicationGatewayAffinity
    • Web traffic load controller for managing web application traffic.
  • Csrftoken
    • This is to help protect a site against a specific type of software attack on web forms.
  • Sessionid
    • Anonymous session identifier.
  • Cookieconsent_status
    • Stores cookie consent information.

Analysis cookies
We and our service providers may use Analytics cookies (or performance cookies) to collect information about the use of the My Ria Formosa website to help create reports and statistics about the performance of the site that allow us to improve the way they work. Analytics cookies collect information such as IP address, device type, operating system, referring URLs, country information, date and time of page visits and pages visited. The information allows us to count the size of our audience, see general usage patterns on the My Ria Formosa website, help us record any difficulties you have with our website and show us whether or not our advertising is effective.

Google DoubleClick Google Adsense

LinkedIn Insights and Ads Tags

Your cookies
In order to browse the web and in particular the My Ria Formosa website, you must have your Internet browser prepared to receive cookies. The most popular browsers are:

  • Internet Explorer
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Google Chrome
  • Opera

You can choose not to allow cookies and still browse our site, however, you should be aware that by not allowing the use of cookies, certain web pages and site features may not be displayed correctly.

Third-party cookies
First-party cookies are placed and originate from the same domain as the website you are visiting (in this case, https://www.myriaformosa.com/).

Third-party cookies have a different origin and can be identified by the different domain that generates that cookie. These cookies have a different domain to the website you are visiting. For example, when you visit our website, we may link to another company's website - such as your Facebook or Twitter account or a YouTube video on our page.

So when, for example, a social network makes a "Tweet" or "Like" on a mobile phone displayed on our site, these social networks may place cookies on your computer. We do not control how these cookies are used and we suggest that you check on their websites how they are used and how you can manage them.

Cookie Control

You can control the use of cookies in your browser.

Deactivate and/or delete cookies in your browser.
Alternatively and/or additionally, you can change your cookie settings in your Internet browser. Your Internet browser allows you to change your cookie settings. These cookie settings in the browser are usually found in the "Options" or "Preferences" menu of the Internet browser. You can also consult the browser's "help" menu. Different browsers may use various mechanisms to disable cookies. See the links below for more information on how to manage your cookie settings:

  • Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
  • Cookie settings in Firefox
  • Cookie settings in Chrome
  • Cookie settings in Safari

With regard to browser settings for deleting old cookies, the same principles apply as for deactivating new cookies in the browser settings. Follow the guidelines for your browser as described above.

There are tools available online to clear all the cookies left by the websites you have visited, such as www.allaboutcookies.org.

When you visit this site from different computers, you will need to change your cookie settings again.

If you change your browser's cookie settings, your experience with us will not be monitored. Information on controlling and deleting cookies is also available at www.allaboutcookies.org.

Cookie Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience. By continuing, you agree to the use of cookies. To find out more, see our Privacy Policy.