Cookie Policy
Last updated: 9 October 2026
1. Who we are
The alpim.pt website is operated by ALPIM XXI – Calçados, Lda., registered at Travessa da Fábrica, 53, 4505-854 Pigeiros VFR, Portugal. For any questions about this policy, you can contact us by email at alpim@alpim.pt or by phone on +351 256 911 778.
2. What cookies are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device (computer, phone or tablet) when you visit it. They allow, for example, the website to remember your preferences or us to understand how it is used. This policy also covers similar technologies, such as the browser's local storage.
3. How we use cookies
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Necessary: essential for the website to work, namely to store your cookie choice. They cannot be disabled.
- Analytics: they let us know, in aggregate, how many people visit the website and how they use it (Google Analytics), so that we can improve it.
- Advertising: they allow us to measure the effectiveness of our Google Ads campaigns (for example, whether a contact request came from an ad) and are also used by the YouTube videos embedded on the website.
4. Your consent
On your first visit, you are shown a notice where you can accept all cookies, reject all of them or choose by category. Only necessary cookies are used without your consent. Analytics and advertising cookies are only activated if you accept them.
You can change or withdraw your consent at any time, using the cookie icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen or by clicking here.
5. Cookies used on this website
Necessary
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| cookieyes-consent | alpim.pt (CookieYes) | Stores your cookie consent preferences. | 1 year |
Analytics
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | Google Analytics | Distinguishes visitors anonymously, to calculate visit, session and campaign data. | 1 year, 1 month and 4 days |
| _ga_* | Google Analytics | Stores and counts page views. | 1 year, 1 month and 4 days |
Advertising
| Cookie | Provider | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| _gcl_au | Google Ads | Measures ad effectiveness by linking contact requests to ad clicks. | 3 months |
| test_cookie | Google (doubleclick.net) | Checks whether the browser accepts cookies. | 15 minutes |
| YSC | YouTube | Records views of embedded YouTube videos. | Session |
| VISITOR_INFO1_LIVE | YouTube | Measures bandwidth to determine which version of the video player to use. | 6 months |
| VISITOR_PRIVACY_METADATA | YouTube | Stores the user's cookie consent state on YouTube. | 6 months |
| __Secure-YNID | YouTube | Security and fraud prevention. | 6 months |
| __Secure-ROLLOUT_TOKEN | YouTube | Manages the rollout of new features and tests. | 6 months |
| __Secure-BUCKET | YouTube | Used by YouTube to run embedded videos. | 6 months |
| __Secure-YENID | YouTube | Used by YouTube to run embedded videos. | 1 year and 1 month |
| __Secure-YEC | YouTube | Used by YouTube to run embedded videos. | Set by YouTube |
| ytidb::LAST_RESULT_ENTRY_KEY | YouTube | Stores the last search made in the YouTube player (local storage). | No expiry |
6. Data transfers outside the European Union
Google services (Google Analytics, Google Ads and YouTube) may process data outside the European Union, namely in the United States. Google LLC is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework. For more information, see Google's Privacy Policy and the page on how Google uses cookies.
7. Managing cookies in your browser
In addition to the options in our cookie notice, you can block or delete cookies in your browser settings. If you block all cookies, some parts of the website may not work properly.
8. More information
To find out how we process your personal data, see our Privacy Policy.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy whenever the cookies used on the website change. The date of the last update is shown at the top of the page.