1 - Introduction
This Cookie Policy seeks to explain in a transparent and specific way how we use the personal information we collect through your use of our website. It is in this spirit that this Cookie Policy details how, when and why we use cookies on our Platform.
This website uses cookies, not only to ensure that we offer a unique and personalized search experience of your new home, apartment or any other type of property, but also to share with our technological partners aggregated data that allows us to continuously and seamlessly improve our website and your browsing experience.
By continuing to explore the RW Agency Website ( in www.rwagency.pt) you expressly agree to our Cookie Policy.
2 - What are Cookies?
Cookies are files that have small pieces of information that are stored and downloaded on your device each time you visit a website (and usually have a unique identifier), so in the case of RW Agency, they will be used whenever you visit www.rwagency.pt (hereinafter identified by "Website" or "Platform").
Some of the Cookies will only be triggered if certain features are used, while RW Agency may use other Cookies that will always be generated and used. In addition, RW Agency and other external services may store permanent Cookies, which are stored at the browser level on your access equipment and which are used whenever you make a new visit to the Website (and provided that they are defined as necessary for the correct use of the Platform), as well as resort to temporary session cookies that remain in your browser's Cookies file until you leave the Website.
You can learn more about which Cookies we use from the list that is available below. RW Agency undertakes to update this listing quarterly, so it may not reflect, at all times, the cookies actually in use.
We may also use web beacons, tags or scripts on our Website or in emails sent by RW Agency, or its associates' Consultants, in order to better understand the usage patterns of our Platform and the results of which may be reported based on third-party services, both based on individual and aggregated data.
For more information about Cookies you can consult two platforms that provide more detailed information about Cookies and that do not have any commercial or legal relationship with the RW Agency.
Portugal: http://www.allaboutcookies.org or https://www.aboutcookies.org.
3 - Why use Cookies?
The use of Cookies is practically universal to all websites, not harming in any way the devices (computers, tablets, mobile phones) in which they are stored and allowing a better experience of using the platforms themselves, both in terms of performance and navigation, since the content made available will be more oriented to the real needs and expectations of users.
Cookies allow the Website to memorize information about your visit, such as your preferred language, location, recurrence of your sessions and other variables that we consider relevant to make your real estate search experience much more comfortable and efficient.
4 - Cookies used
RW Agency then details the information regarding cookies used on our Website, as well as identifies which partner entities are authorized to place Cookies on our Platform (explaining, individually, the added value of contemplating these third parties on our Platform).
The RW Agency Website, or emails sent by RW Agency (or any of its Associate Advisors) may contain links to other websites or applications, including from our partners. If you access one of these links or applications, please note that their Cookie Policies are the sole responsibility of the entities that manage them. For this reason, please read the Cookie Policies of other platforms or applications before using them.
RW Agency uses 4 types of Cookies on its Platform:
a) Strictly necessary cookies
They allow you to browse the website and use most of the features available. Without these Cookies, the real estate search service on the Platform, as well as contact with the Associated Consultants of RW Agency may not be provided, or may not function properly.
RW Agency uses these Cookies for the following reasons:
Cookie Name: Google Analytics
Responsible Entity: Google Inc.
Reason for Using the Cookie: Session registration, movement between pages and interaction with content for statistical purposes.
Cookie Name: RW Agency
Responsible Entity: RW Agency
Reason for Using the Cookie: Anonymous registration kept during the session, from entering this site (websites) until it leaves, to remember the preferences of users.
Cookie Name: Cookie Consent
Responsible Entity: Silktide Ltd.
Reason for Using the Cookie: It records your consent to our Cookie Policy.
b) Performance cookies
They are used anonymously for the purpose of creating and analyzing statistics, in order to allow a continuous improvement of the Website and, thus, an increasingly better user experience for those looking for a property to buy or rent.
RW Agency uses these Cookies for the following reasons:
For analysis purposes: We use Google Analytics to better understand how customers are using the Platform to help manage website performance and design. Google will save this information so that you can refer to Google's Privacy Policy and google.com/intl/pt/policies/privacy.
For Testing purposes: So that different combinations of product design can be tested, and thus improve the customer experience in the search of your new home or place of business and the performance of the Real Estate Portal of RW Agency.
Cookie Name: Google Analytics
Responsible Entity: Google Inc.
Reason for Using the Cookie: Session registration, movement between pages and interaction with content for statistical purposes.
Cookie Name: RW Agency
Responsible Entity: RW Agency
Reason for Using the Cookie: Anonymous registration kept during the session, from entering this site (websites) until it leaves, to remember the preferences of users.
c) Functionality or preference cookies
They keep the user's preferences regarding the use of the Website, so that it is not necessary to reconfigure them whenever the Platform is visited from the same device.
RW Agency uses these Cookies for the following reasons:
Cookie Name: Google Translate
Responsible Entity: Google Inc.
Reason for Using the Cookie: Language registration chosen by the user to provide the automatic translation service during navigation.
Cookie Name: Google Maps
Responsible Entity: Google Inc.
Reason for Using the Cookie: It collects anonymous information about the interaction with the map for statistical purposes. (Used only by Google)
d) Third-party or advertising cookies
They measure the success of applications and the effectiveness of third-party advertising. They can also be used to customize a particular feature with user data.
They target advertising according to the interests of each user, in order to target advertising campaigns taking into account the tastes of users, and, in addition, limit the number of times that each ad is seen, helping to measure the effectiveness of advertising and the success of the organization of the Website.
Cookie Name: AddThis
Responsible Entity: AddThis Inc.
Reason for Using the Cookie: Registration of session and interaction with content for statistical purposes and availability of sharing mechanisms on social networks.
Cookie Name: Hotjar
Responsible Entity: Hotjar Ltd.
Reason for Using the Cookie: Record navigation and interaction with content between multiple pages during navigation for statistical purposes and behavioral analysis.
Cookie Name: Facebook
Responsible Entity: Facebook Inc.
Reason for Using the Cookie: Activity log and interaction with Facebook content, for behavior analysis, interactions with ads and for statistical purposes (used only by Facebook).
Cookie Name: Doubleclick
Responsible Entity: Google Inc.
Reason for Using the Cookie: Records users' actions after interacting with ads for the purpose of measuring and adjusting advertising effectiveness (used only by Google).
Cookie Name: Youtube
Responsible Entity: Google Inc.
Reason for Using the Cookie: Collects anonymous session information and interaction with videos for statistical purposes and activity recording with any advertising about the content. (Used only by Google)
The first three categories of Cookies (strictly necessary, performance and functionality or preference) are essential to maintain efficiency, effectiveness and ease of use of the Platform, as well as to ensure an immersive and coherent experience, so we do not allow them to be disabled independently.
The RW Agency website also uses features that are fully managed by third parties, external to RW Agency, such as the "Share" button, or Facebook's "Like Page" button. These features can collect the user's IP, the pages visited on the Platform and generate a Cookie, so that the functionality has the expected behavior. Users' interaction with these tools is exclusively governed by the Privacy Policy of their entities.
The main advertising and media partners who can place Cookies on your computer when you visit the RW Agency Platform are listed below, with links to their websites, where you can check their Privacy Policies and information about the control of Cookies and choose to delete them.
Partner Name: Google Inc.
Reason for partner: Cookies refer mainly, but not exclusively, to the analysis of traffic dynamics, in order to allow the anonymized characterization of usage profiles based on the location, origin and destination of users, as well as to display maps associated with real estate, or ensure that the content is displayed in the language most relevant to the geographical location of the user.
Privacy Policy on partner's website: Open
Partner Name: Addthis Inc.
Partner reason: Session registration and interaction with content for statistical purposes and availability of sharing mechanisms on social networks.
Privacy Policy on partner's website: Open
Partner Name: Hotjar Ltd
Partner reason: Pages while browsing for statistical purposes and behavioral analysis.
Privacy Policy on partner's website: Open
Partner Name: Facebook Inc.
Partner Reason: Activity recording and interaction with Facebook content, for behavior analysis, ad interactions and for statistical purposes (used only by Facebook).
Privacy Policy on partner's website: Open
Partner Name: Silktide Ltd.
Partner Reason: Records your consent to our cookie policy.
Privacy Policy on partner's website: Open
At any time you can check and manage your advertising cookies by visiting: http://www.youronlinechoices.com/pt/your-ad-choices.
5 - Cookie Management
Users can always configure their devices and the browsers they use to accept all or some Cookies, to notify them whenever a Cookie is issued, or never to receive Cookies. So that you can, in a simple and intuitive way, manage your Cookies from your browser you can use one of the links below:
If you prefer to restrict, block or delete Cookies that KW Portugal uses on its Platform, you will automatically consider this Website as an "unreliable" entity, so a significant part of the features available may not behave as expected.