The basics
A cookie is a small text file that a website places on your device to remember something about you between page loads or visits. Similar technologies — such as browser local storage, session storage, and pixel tags — work differently but raise the same questions about consent and tracking, and we treat them under this policy in the same way.
Strictly necessary, functional, analytics, marketing
We classify cookies into four categories:
- Strictly necessary — required for the website to function (for example, to remember your language choice during a single visit). These do not require consent.
- Functional — improve usability without tracking you across sites. These are set only after you give consent.
- Analytics — help us understand which pages are read and where visitors come from. These are set only after you give consent.
- Marketing / advertising — used to build profiles for advertising. We do not currently use any cookies in this category.
Cookies actually used on kdsoffshore.pt
The list below is the complete inventory at the date of last update. We re-audit it whenever we change the website.
| Name | Category | Purpose | Provider | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
kds-lang | Strictly necessary | Remembers your choice of language (English or Portuguese) during your visit. | KDS Offshore (first party) | Session |
kds-theme | Strictly necessary | Remembers your light/dark theme preference. | KDS Offshore (first party) | Up to 12 months |
We currently do not run third-party analytics or advertising cookies. If we add any in the future, this table will be updated and we will request your consent through a banner before they fire for the first time.
Consent before non-essential cookies
Strictly necessary cookies are placed automatically because the website cannot function without them. For any non-essential cookie, we obtain your prior, freely given, specific, informed, and unambiguous consent through a banner that:
- blocks all non-essential cookies until you accept them;
- presents Accept all, Reject all, and Manage preferences buttons with equal visual prominence;
- does not use pre-ticked boxes or other dark patterns;
- lets you grant consent on a per-category basis; and
- lets you change or withdraw your consent at any time.
How to change or withdraw consent
You can:
- Re-open the consent banner from the link in the footer (when one is shown) and update your choices.
- Block or delete cookies through your browser. The exact path depends on the browser — see the help pages for Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Edge.
- Set your browser to send a Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal — we honour it as a request to reject non-essential cookies and to opt out of any data sharing.
Blocking strictly necessary cookies may break the site. Blocking non-essential cookies has no impact on the functionality of the site.
Where this fits with our privacy policy
This cookie policy explains the technical mechanisms; our privacy policy explains what we do with the personal data those mechanisms collect, your rights, and how to contact us.