At The Southern Move ("We," "Us," or "Our"), We use cookies and similar technologies on Our website,
thesouthernmove.com, to enhance your experience and improve Our Services. This Cookie Policy explains
what cookies are, how We use them, and your options for managing them. It supplements Our
Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.
1. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files placed on your device (e.g., computer, phone) when you visit a website.
They help Us recognize your device, remember preferences, and analyze usage. Similar technologies,
like pixels or local storage, may also be used.
2. Types of Cookies We Use
We use the following categories of cookies:
Strictly Necessary Cookies
- Purpose: Essential for the website to function, such as maintaining your session or ensuring security.
- Examples: Session cookies (temporary, deleted when you close your browser).
- Duration: Expire at the end of your browsing session.
- Consent: Not required (necessary for site operation).
Functional Cookies
- Purpose: Enhance your experience by remembering optional settings (e.g., language preferences or form data).
- Examples: Preference cookies (specific names depend on implementation).
- Duration: Up to 1 year.
- Consent: Required under GDPR/ePrivacy (optional under other laws).
Analytics Cookies
- Purpose: Help Us understand how visitors use Our website (e.g., which pages are popular) via Google Analytics.
- Examples: _ga (tracks unique users, lasts 2 years), _gid (tracks daily activity, lasts 24 hours).
- Duration: Up to 2 years.
- Consent: Required under GDPR/ePrivacy (optional under other laws).
3. How We Use Cookies
- Site Operation: Strictly Necessary cookies ensure Our website works properly (e.g., navigation, form submissions).
- User Experience: Functional cookies improve convenience by saving your preferences.
- Performance and Analytics: Google Analytics cookies measure site performance and help Us improve content. Data collected includes IP address, pages visited, and time spent (anonymized where possible).
We do not currently use cookies for advertising or social media tracking.
4. Third-Party Cookies
- Google Analytics: Provided by Google, these cookies collect usage data. Google may use this data per its own policies see here. We configure Analytics to anonymize IP addresses where required (e.g., EU/UK).
No other third-party cookies are used at this time.
5. Legal Compliance
- GDPR/ePrivacy (EU/UK): We disclose cookie use and obtain your consent for non-essential cookies (Functional and Analytics) via Our cookie banner. Strictly Necessary cookies do not require consent.
- CCPA/CalOPPA (U.S.): We inform you of tracking and provide opt-out options. We don't sell data collected via cookies.
- Australian Privacy Act: Transparency about cookies is provided here.
6. Managing Cookies
You can control cookies through:
- Cookie Banner: When you first visit Our site, a banner will allow you to accept or reject non-essential cookies (Functional and Analytics). Strictly Necessary cookies are always active.
- Browser Settings: Adjust your browser to block or delete cookies (e.g., Chrome, Firefox, Safari). Blocking Necessary cookies may impair site functionality.
- Google Analytics Opt-Out: Use Google's tool to disable Analytics tracking.
- Do Not Track: Our site does not currently respond to "Do Not Track" signals, but you can opt out manually as above.
7. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy as Our Services evolve. Changes will be posted here with the "Last Updated" date.
Check back periodically.
8. Contact Us
For questions about cookies:
- Email: info@thesouthernmove.com
- Physical Address: Rua das Romanzeiras 225, 2750-479, Cascais, Portugal