This Cookies Policy explains what cookies and similar technologies are, how they are used on www.fsm.pt, and how you can control them. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy.
1. Who is responsible
The website www.fsm.pt is operated by FSM – Indústria de Confecções, S.A., Rua do Comércio nº 35, 4620-583 Lousada, Portugal, NIF 500 896 496, email geral.fsm@fsm.pt.
This policy is issued in accordance with Law no. 41/2004 of 18 August (as amended), which transposes the ePrivacy rules into Portuguese law, and with the GDPR, where cookies involve personal data.
2. What are cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work, to keep them secure, or to remember information about your visit.
Similar technologies — such as pixels, local storage or tags embedded in third-party content — may be used for comparable purposes. In this policy, “cookies” includes those similar technologies where relevant.
3. Types of cookies
Cookies are commonly classified as follows:
- Strictly necessary cookies: required for the website to function, for security, or to provide a service you request. These cookies do not require consent under Portuguese law.
- Analytics cookies: used to understand how the website is used. These require consent unless they are genuinely anonymous and strictly necessary.
- Marketing or advertising cookies: used to track visitors across websites for advertising. These require consent.
- Third-party cookies: set by a domain other than fsm.pt, for example when embedded content from another provider is loaded.
4. How this website uses cookies
FSM uses cookies and similar technologies in a limited way, consistent with the nature of this corporate website:
- We do not currently use advertising cookies, social-media tracking pixels, or marketing profilers.
- We do not currently use analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics) on this website.
- The website may use strictly necessary technical cookies or similar mechanisms set by our hosting infrastructure to deliver the site securely and reliably.
- The Contact page embeds Google Maps. When that page is loaded, Google may set its own cookies on your device. Those cookies are third-party cookies, controlled by Google, not by FSM.
Social media icons on the website are simple links to our Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn pages. They do not load tracking pixels until you choose to open those platforms.
5. Cookies and similar technologies in use
| Name / source | Provider | Purpose | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical / hosting cookies (if set) | FSM / hosting provider (Vercel) | Security, delivery and proper functioning of the website. Duration is typically limited to the session or to a short technical period defined by the hosting platform. | Strictly necessary |
| Google Maps cookies (for example NID and similar) | Google Ireland Limited / Google LLC | Set when the map embeds on the Contact page are loaded, to display the map and, depending on Google’s settings, to remember preferences or measure usage. FSM does not control these cookies. | Third-party |
Because strictly necessary cookies may be set automatically by the hosting platform, the exact technical names can vary. They are used only to operate the website.
For cookies set by Google, please consult Google’s own information: Google Cookies Policy and Google Privacy Policy.
6. Consent
Under Law no. 41/2004, storing or accessing information on your device requires consent, except where it is strictly necessary to provide a service requested by you or to transmit a communication.
Strictly necessary cookies used to operate this website do not require consent.
Google Maps embeds on the Contact page are not required to browse the rest of the website. If you do not wish Google to set cookies, you can leave the Contact page, block third-party cookies in your browser, or use the browser controls described below. Contact details are also available without using the map, on the same page and in the footer.
If we later introduce analytics or marketing cookies, we will update this policy and, where required, request your consent before using them.
7. How to manage cookies
You can control cookies through your browser. Most browsers allow you to:
- See which cookies are stored and delete them.
- Block all cookies or only third-party cookies.
- Delete cookies when you close the browser.
Instructions are usually available in the help section of your browser. Useful links:
Blocking all cookies may affect the functioning of some websites. Blocking third-party cookies will typically prevent Google Maps cookies from being stored.
8. Cookies and personal data
Where cookies involve personal data (for example an IP address associated with a Google Maps visit), that processing is described in our Privacy Policy. You may exercise your data protection rights as explained there, including by contacting geral.fsm@fsm.pt.
9. Changes to this policy
We may update this Cookies Policy if we change the technologies used on the website or if the law requires it. The date at the top of this page shows the latest version.
10. Contact
For questions about cookies on this website, contact geral.fsm@fsm.pt.
