Cookie Policy

1. Introduction and Legal Framework

1.1 This Cookie Policy explains how Casa das Máquinas, operated by Guindais Eventos, Lda., uses cookies and similar technologies on the website www.casadasmaquinas.com.

1.2 Processing is conducted in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR — Regulation EU 2016/679), the ePrivacy Directive, and Portuguese Law no. 41/2004 of August 18, as amended by Law no. 46/2012 of August 29.

2. What Are Cookies?

2.1 Cookies are small text files stored on your computer or mobile device by your web browser when visiting a website.

2.2 Regarding duration, cookies are classified as session cookies (automatically deleted upon closing the browser) or persistent cookies (remaining stored until their expiration date or until manually deleted by the user).

2.3 Regarding origin, cookies may be first-party (placed directly by the website domain) or third-party (placed by external authorized technological partners).

3. Categories of Cookies Used

3.1 Strictly Necessary Cookies: Essential for platform operation, web traffic security, page navigation, and completing online ticket purchases. They do not require prior consent.

3.2 Preference Cookies: Enable the website to remember user selections, such as display language (PT/EN) or regional parameters, providing a customized visit.

3.3 Analytics and Statistical Cookies: Collect aggregated, anonymous metrics on traffic, visit duration, and page interactions (e.g., Google Analytics), activated only after explicit consent.

3.4 Marketing and Advertising Cookies: Monitor user journeys across websites to evaluate advertising campaigns on external platforms (e.g., Meta Pixel, Google Ads), enabled solely with prior authorization.

4. Cookies in Use

4.1 Necessary
cookie_consent

Origin: Casa das Máquinas (1st party)

Duration: 12 months

Purpose: Stores the cookie consent status and preferences selected by the user.

4.2 Necessary
session_token

Origin: Ticketing Platform

Duration: Session

Purpose: Maintains session state during the secure ticket selection and checkout flow.

4.3 Preferences
lang_pref

Origin: Casa das Máquinas (1st party)

Duration: 12 months

Purpose: Remembers the user's selected language (Portuguese or English).

4.4 Analytics
_ga

Origin: Google Analytics

Duration: 2 years

Purpose: Registers a unique ID to generate anonymous, aggregated statistical data on visitor site interactions.

4.5 Analytics
_ga_*

Origin: Google Analytics 4

Duration: 2 years

Purpose: Retains and monitors session state for GA4 website analytics.

4.6 Marketing
_fbp

Origin: Meta Platforms, Inc.

Duration: 3 months

Purpose: Used by Facebook/Instagram to deliver, measure, and optimize digital marketing campaigns.

5. Consent and Preference Management

5.1 Pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) of the GDPR, non-essential cookies are only installed upon receiving the user's free, specific, informed, and unambiguous consent via the consent banner.

5.2 Merely browsing the website without explicit choice does not constitute valid consent for activating analytics or marketing cookies.

5.3 Users may review, adjust, or withdraw their consent at any time via the permanent 'Cookie Settings' link located in the website footer.

6. Browser Settings

6.1 Users can configure their browser settings to accept, reject, or delete cookies stored on their device through the privacy preferences of their web software (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.).

6.2 Fully disabling strictly necessary technical cookies in browser settings may impair website functionality or prevent online ticket purchases.

7. International Data Transfers

7.1 Using third-party tools (such as Google Analytics or Meta services) may involve data transfers to entities outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

7.2 Such transfers operate under recognized European Commission legal mechanisms, including adherence to the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework or European Standard Contractual Clauses.

8. Data Subject Rights and Contacts

8.1 Users may exercise their rights of access, rectification, erasure, objection, and consent withdrawal by contacting Guindais Eventos, Lda. at contact@casadasmaquinas.com.

8.2 Users are also entitled to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD) at www.cnpd.pt.

9. Updates to the Cookie Policy

9.1 Casa das Máquinas reserves the right to revise this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect legal amendments or technical enhancements.

9.2 The active version will always remain accessible at this URL, displaying the date of its latest update: 15 October 2026.