Cookie Policy
Last updated: 24/09/2026
1. What cookies are
Cookies are small files stored on your device when you visit a website. Similar technologies, such as the browser's local storage (localStorage), work in a similar way. Under Portuguese Law 41/2004 (ePrivacy Directive) and the GDPR, we only use non-essential cookies with your prior consent.
2. Categories we use
| Category | Purpose | Consent |
|---|---|---|
| Strictly necessary | Running the site and remembering your cookie choice | Not required |
| Analytics | Understanding, in aggregate, how the site is used | Yes, optional |
| Marketing | Advertising and measuring social media campaigns | Yes, optional |
3. Detailed list
| Name | Provider | Category | Purpose | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
anthares_consent | Anthares Host (localStorage) | Necessary | Stores your consent choices | 6 months |
anthares_lang | Anthares Host (localStorage) | Necessary | Stores the site language (chosen by you or detected from your country) | Until you delete it |
anthares_cybermap | Anthares Host (localStorage) | Necessary | Remembers that you asked to always load the Cyber MAP (only if you tick that option) | Until you delete it |
ares_sound | Anthares Host (localStorage) | Necessary | Remembers whether you prefer the ARES assistant opening sound on or off | Until you delete it |
ares_teaser | Anthares Host (sessionStorage) | Necessary | Avoids showing the ARES assistant invitation more than once per visit | Until you close the tab |
ah_intro | Anthares Host (sessionStorage) | Necessary | Avoids replaying the animated intro of the login page during the same visit | Until you close the tab |
| Widget Kaspersky Cyberthreat Live Map (Cyber MAP page): only loaded when you click "Load the Cyber MAP" or accept marketing cookies. From then on, Kaspersky (AO Kaspersky Lab) may set its own cookies. See Kaspersky's privacy policy. | ||||
_ga | Google Analytics (Google Ireland Ltd.) | Analytics | Distinguishing visitors in aggregate | 2 years |
_ga_<ID> | Google Analytics (Google Ireland Ltd.) | Analytics | Keeping the measurement session state | 2 years |
_gcl_au | Google Ads (Google Ireland Ltd.) | Marketing | Measuring ad effectiveness (conversions) | 3 months |
Analytics and marketing cookies are only set after you accept them in the banner. We use Google Consent Mode: without your permission, Google's tools are not loaded.
4. Third-party services that load resources
To display the site, your browser downloads fonts from Google Fonts, a 3D graphics library from cdnjs (Cloudflare), the globe map from jsDelivr and images from Unsplash. These services do not set cookies through our site, but they receive your IP address in order to deliver the files. More details in the Privacy Policy.
The WhatsApp and Telegram buttons are plain links: no data is sent to those platforms until you click them.
5. Managing cookies in your browser
In addition to our settings, you can delete or block cookies in your browser settings (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge). Blocking necessary cookies may affect how the site works.
6. Contact
Questions about this policy: [email protected].