Cookie Policy

1. Commitment to Data Protection and Privacy

EduQA – Instituto de Educação, Qualidade e Avaliação, IP, is fully committed to protecting the privacy of users of its institutional website, accessible at [website address]. https://eduqa.pt/, ensuring the transparency and legality of the use of cookies and equivalent technologies, in full compliance with the applicable regulatory framework.

2. Identification of the Data Controller

The entity identified below is responsible for processing the personal data collected through cookies:

Name: EduQA – Institute of Education, Quality and Evaluation, IP.
NIPC: 519 102 622
Headquarters: Rio Building, Av. 24 de Julho, 140, 1399-025 Lisbon
General Telephone: (+351) 213 934 500
Site Covered: https://www.eduqa.pt
Data Protection Officer: Manuel Melo | manuel.melo@dataprotectionofficer.pt | (+351) 911 879 229
Data Protection Platform: https://eduqa.protecaodedados.pt

3. Alignment with the Privacy Policy and other Policies

This Cookie Policy should be read in conjunction with:

• The institutional website's Privacy Policy, accessible at https://eduqa.pt/;
• EduQA's General Policy on the Protection of Personal Data (Ref. #PEPD-0728);
• The structuring Cookie Policy (Ref. #PEPD-0732);
• The Data Processing Information Sheets published on the Data Protection Platform, in particular the Special Data Processing Information Sheet – Cookies (Ref. #PEPD-0737).

4. What are Cookies?

Cookies, known in Portuguese as "Testemunhos de Conexão" (Connection Testimonials), are small information files placed by websites on the user's device (computer, mobile phone, tablet, or other) during browsing, and stored in the browser for varying periods. These files allow the website to recognize the device on a subsequent visit, remember user preferences, keep the browsing session active, or collect information about website usage.

Cookies can be classified according to three complementary criteria: purpose, issuing entity, and lifespan.

5. What are Cookies used for – Categories

The cookies used by the EduQA institutional website are classified into the categories identified in the table below, in accordance with international best practices and the guidelines of the National Data Protection Commission:

6. Categorization according to the Placing Entity and the Useful Life Period

In addition to functional categorization, cookies can also be distinguished according to the entity that placed them and their lifespan:

• Our own cookies – placed directly by the institutional website domain (eduqa.pt);
• Third-party cookies – placed by third-party entities (specifically analytics solution providers), within the framework of formalized contractual relationships;
• Session cookies – temporary, being deleted when the user closes the browser;
• Persistent or "resistant" cookies« – remain on the user's device until a specified date or until they are manually deleted.

7. Cookies Used on This Site – Technical Information

The table below identifies the cookies currently in use on the institutional website. The final composition of this table depends on the operational cookie audit to be carried out by the competent services in conjunction with the Data Protection Officer.

8. Foundations of Lawfulness

The use of cookies by the EduQA institutional website is based on the following legal grounds:

• For strictly necessary cookies, the provisions of Article 5(3) of Directive 2002/58/EC, transposed into national law by Law No. 41/2004 of August 18, apply, which dispenses with consent for cookies essential to the operation of the website or to the provision of functionality expressly requested by the user;
• For other cookies, the user's prior, free, specific, informed and express consent is required, in accordance with Article 6(1)(a) and Article 7 of the GDPR, collected through the consent management tool available on the website;
• For the purposes of technical site security, the legitimate interest of the Data Controller, pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the GDPR.

9. Consent Management Mechanism

The EduQA institutional website provides, on the user's first visit and at any subsequent time, a consent management tool that allows the user to:

• Accept all By authorizing the placement of all cookies used by the site, you allow the site to use cookies.;
• Reject all Cookies that are not strictly necessary, without any consequence for access to the institutional information on the site;
• Configure individually the desired cookie categories, selectively authorizing the categories of interest to the user;
• Withdraw consent previously granted, at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent until its withdrawal.

Interaction with the consent management tool can be done through the permanent menu available on the website, specifically in the Cookie Settings option.

10. Managing Cookies via Browser

In addition to the consent management tool available on the website, the user can, at any time, manage the cookies stored on their device through the settings of the browser used, specifically by deleting already stored cookies, configuring the blocking of the installation of new cookies, or requesting notification whenever a cookie is placed.

For more information on managing cookies, it is recommended to consult the official documentation of the main browsers: Firefox, Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Safari, and Opera.

Users should be aware of the consequences of disabling cookies, as this may impact the functioning of websites, particularly regarding functionalities that depend on strictly necessary cookies.

11. Third-Party Cookies and International Transfers

When the institutional website uses third-party services that employ cookies (specifically analytics solutions), such use is subject to a formalized contractual relationship, adopting, whenever applicable, the regime of Article 28 of the GDPR. Any international transfers of personal data resulting from the use of these services are carried out in full compliance with Chapter V of the GDPR, in particular through standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission or other legally admissible appropriate safeguards.

12. Exercise of Rights

Users, as data subjects whose personal data is collected through cookies, have the rights enshrined in Articles 15 to 22 of the GDPR, which can be exercised through the form available at [link to form]. https://eduqa.protecaodedados.pt/p/formularios/ or directly contact the Data Protection Officer by email. manuel.melo@dataprotectionofficer.pt.

Users retain the right, at any time, to lodge a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission, pursuant to Article 77 of the GDPR, whose contact details are available at [website address]. www.cnpd.pt.

13. Updates to the Cookie Policy

EduQA reserves the right to freely and at any time alter, add to, or revoke, in whole or in part, this Cookie Policy, in accordance with the evolution of the regulatory framework, the technologies used, or the guidelines of the National Data Protection Commission and the European Data Protection Board. Changes are immediately published on the institutional website, and users can access the updated information and manage their consent accordingly.

14. Version and Date

Version: 202605. Publication date: May 12, 2026. Next review: May 2027 or whenever a relevant change occurs, particularly after the completion of the operational cookie audit.