Cookies Policy
At Dive Around Madeira, we value your privacy and are committed to providing a transparent and secure online experience.
This Cookie Policy explains how cookies and similar technologies may be used when you visit our website, what information they collect, and how you can manage your preferences.
By using our website, you can learn about our scuba diving experiences, SSI diving courses and other services in Madeira.
This policy should be read alongside our Privacy Policy, which provides further information about how we process and protect personal data.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your computer, smartphone or other device when you visit them.
They help websites function correctly, remember certain preferences and provide information about how visitors interact with online content.
Cookies may be placed directly by our website (first-party cookies) or by external services integrated into it (third-party cookies).
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function, while others are optional and require your consent.
How We Use Cookies
Our website is built using Squarespace, a website hosting and management platform that may use cookies and similar technologies to support its functionality.
Depending on the features and services enabled on our website, cookies may be used for the following purposes.
Essential Cookies
Essential cookies are necessary for the proper functioning and security of our website.
They may help to:
Ensure the website operates correctly.
Maintain security and protect against fraudulent activity.
Remember your cookie consent preferences.
Support essential website features, including forms and booking processes where applicable.
These cookies do not require your consent when they are strictly necessary to provide the website or a service you have requested.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
Analytics cookies help us understand how visitors interact with our website.
Where enabled, they may collect information such as:
The number of visitors to our website.
The pages visitors access most frequently.
How visitors navigate between pages.
General technical information about browsers and devices.
Information about website performance.
This information helps us improve our website, make our scuba diving information easier to find and provide a better browsing experience.
Analytics cookies that are not strictly necessary are only used with your prior consent.
Functional Cookies
Functional cookies may support additional website features and remember certain preferences.
For example, they may be associated with embedded content, third-party booking tools or interactive features.
Where these cookies are not strictly necessary, we will request your consent before enabling them.
Marketing Cookies
If advertising or marketing technologies are implemented on our website, cookies may be used to measure campaign performance or provide more relevant promotional content.
Such cookies will only be activated where the relevant functionality is installed and you have provided the necessary consent.
Third-Party Services
Our website may include links to or integrations with external services, including:
Squarespace
Our website is hosted on Squarespace, which may use essential and optional cookies depending on the website features enabled.
For more information, visit:
https://www.squarespace.com/cookie-policy
Our website may provide a WhatsApp contact feature to allow visitors to communicate with Dive Around Madeira.
If you choose to use this service, you may be redirected to WhatsApp or interact with functionality provided by a third party.
Any cookies or personal data processed by WhatsApp are subject to its applicable privacy and cookie information.
Other External Services
Depending on the integrations enabled, our website may use external tools for booking, payments, videos, maps or website analytics.
Some of these services may use their own cookies or similar technologies. Where consent is required, the relevant optional technologies should not be activated until you have made your choice.
Your Cookie Preferences
You can choose whether to accept or reject non-essential cookies through the cookie consent banner displayed on our website.
Where available, you may:
Accept all cookies.
Reject non-essential cookies.
Manage individual cookie categories.
Change or withdraw your consent at a later date.
Withdrawing consent will not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before its withdrawal.
Essential cookies cannot generally be disabled through our consent tool when they are strictly necessary for the website to function.
You can also manage your preferences through the Cookie Settings option, where provided on our website.
Managing Cookies Through Your Browser
Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings.
Depending on your browser, you may be able to:
View stored cookies.
Delete existing cookies.
Block certain types of cookies.
Prevent websites from storing new cookies.
Please note that disabling essential cookies may affect the functionality of certain website features.
For more information, consult the privacy or cookie settings of your browser.
Cookie Duration
Cookies may remain on your device for different periods depending on their purpose.
Session cookies are temporary and are generally deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies remain on your device for a defined period or until you delete them.
The duration of individual cookies depends on the website features and third-party services in use.
Where applicable, more detailed information about individual cookies, their providers, purposes and retention periods will be made available through our cookie settings or cookie information table.
Personal Data and Privacy
Some cookies may involve the processing of personal data, such as online identifiers, device information or browsing activity.
Where personal data is processed, Dive Around Madeira aims to comply with applicable data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and relevant Portuguese legislation.
For further information about the processing of personal data and your rights, please consult our Privacy Policy.
Updates to This Cookie Policy
We may update this Cookie Policy periodically to reflect changes in our website, the technologies we use or applicable legal requirements.
Any changes will be published on this page, together with the updated revision date.
We encourage visitors to review this policy occasionally.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Cookie Policy or the use of cookies on our website, please contact us.
