Privacy & Cookies
Privacy Policy
We are committed to user privacy and personal data protection. You can browse freely through our website without giving any information about yourself.
Personal information is only required to fulfill the specific purpose of providing access to specific areas of our website and/or registration in order to receive our E-news. The information will not be re-used for any incompatible purpose.
Our privacy policy is in accordance with the Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data.
Our website provides links to third party sites. Since we do not control them, we encourage you to review their privacy policies.
To whom personal information is disclosed
Mercatus will not disclose information to third parties and will not disclose your personal data for any direct marketing purposes. We only keep the data for the time necessary to fulfill the purpose of collection or further processing.
Security measures taken to safeguard information against possible misuse or unauthorized access
Mercatus server and network are protected by firewalls and intrusion detection systems against unauthorized access or misuse of data.
Access to personal data
Mercatus website provides secured access to personal information to data subjects only, allowing for easy verification and correction. All data subjects have the right to object to the processing of personal data through email to privacy@mercatus.pt .
Cookie Policy
By using our website you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with the policy stated below.
What Are Cookies
As is common practice with almost all professional websites, Mercatus site uses cookies, which are tiny files that are downloaded to your computer, to improve your experience. This page describes what information they gather, how we use it and why we sometimes need to store these cookies. We will also share how you can prevent these cookies from being stored however this may downgrade or 'break' certain elements of the sites functionality.
How We Use Cookies
We use cookies for a variety of reasons detailed below. Unfortunately in most cases there are no industry standard options for disabling cookies without completely disabling the functionality and features they add to this site. It is recommended that you leave on all cookies if you are not sure whether you need them or not in case they are used to provide a service that you use.
Disabling Cookies
You can prevent the setting of cookies by adjusting the settings on your browser (see your browser Help for how to do this). Be aware that disabling cookies will affect the functionality of this and many other websites that you visit. Disabling cookies will usually result in also disabling certain functionality and features of this site. Therefore it is recommended that you do not disable cookies.
The Cookies We Set
If you create an account with us then we will use cookies for the management of the signup process and general administration. These cookies will usually be deleted when you log out however in some cases they may remain afterwards to remember your site preferences when logged out.
We use cookies when you are logged in so that we can remember this fact. This prevents you from having to log in every single time you visit a new page. These cookies are typically removed or cleared when you log out to ensure that you can only access restricted features and areas when logged in.
This site offers a newsletter subscription service and cookies may be used to remember if you are already registered and whether to show certain notifications which might only be valid to subscribed/unsubscribed users.
Third Party Cookies
In some special cases we also use cookies provided by trusted third parties. The following section details which third party cookies you might encounter through this site.
This site uses Google Analytics which is one of the most widespread and trusted analytics solutions on the web for helping us to understand how you use the site and ways that we can improve your experience. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site and the pages that you visit so we can continue to produce engaging content. For more information on Google Analytics cookies, see the official Google Analytics page.
Third party analytics are used to track and measure usage of this site so that we can continue to produce engaging content. These cookies may track things such as how long you spend on the site or pages you visit, which helps us to understand how we can improve the site for you.
From time to time we test new features and make subtle changes to the way that the site is delivered. When we are still testing new features these cookies may be used to ensure that you receive a consistent experience whilst on the site whilst ensuring we understand which optimisations our users appreciate the most.
In some cases we may provide you with custom content based on what you tell us about yourself either directly or indirectly by linking a social media account. These types of cookies simply allow us to provide you with content that we feel may be of interest to you.
We also use social media buttons and/or plugins on this site that allow you to connect with your social network in various ways. For these to work the following social media sites, including LinkedIn, Google+, YouTube and Flickr, will set cookies through our site which may be used to enhance your profile on their site or contribute to the data they hold for various purposes outlined in their respective privacy policies.
More Information
Hopefully that has clarified things for you.
As was previously mentioned, if there is something that you aren't sure whether you need or not, it's usually safer to leave cookies enabled, in case it does interact with one of the features you use on our site.
However if you are still looking for more information on cookies or on the processing of personal data, then you can contact us by email