Cookies Policy
Our website, like many others, uses small files called cookies to help personalize your experience.
Find out more about cookies and how you can control them.
This page contains information about what "cookies" are, the cookies on this website, how to disable cookies in your browser, how to disable third-party advertising cookies, and also useful links with more details on this subject.
If you require more information, or if you have other questions about the use of cookies, please contact us at geral@lux-smile.com.
What are "cookies"?
"Cookies" are small text files stored by the browser (e.g. Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, etc.) on your computer or mobile phone.
They allow websites to store things like user preferences. Cookies are like a website's "memory", allowing it to recognize a user and respond appropriately.
How does this website use cookies?
A visit to a page on this website may generate the following types of cookies:
Website performance cookies
Website analysis cookies
Geotargeting cookies
Registration cookies
Session cookies
Advertising cookies
Cookies from advertising providers
Some of these cookies may be placed by third-party services.
Website performance cookies
This type of cookie remembers your preferences for the tools found on this website, so you don't have to configure them each time. Examples include: recently viewed lists, the type of device used - desktop or mobile, the number of products added to the cart, etc.
Geotargeting cookies
These cookies are used to know the country you are from through information provided by your browser when you access a web page. This cookie is completely anonymous, and is only used to help target content and advertising. Examples include: storing the country code after IP-based detection.
Registration cookies
These cookies store specific data about a certain user (user code, email address, preferences regarding the storage of authentication information). When you register on our website, we generate cookies that notify you whether you are registered or not. Our servers use these cookies to know which account you are logged into and to show you information associated with your account.
Session cookies
The session cookie is automatically generated when you access the website and is used to manage web applications (HTTP protocol, filling out some forms, interaction with specific website elements, etc.).
This cookie is automatically deleted when you close your browser.
Cookies from advertising providers
On certain pages, third-party service providers may set their own anonymous cookies, for the purpose of tracking the success of an application or to personalize an application. These cookies may be placed by third parties such as Web Analytics Services (e.g. Google Analytics), advertising services (e.g. Google AdSense), social media platforms (e.g. Facebook), customer chat applications, etc.
The companies that generate these cookies have their own privacy policies, and we do not have access to read or write these cookies. Third-party services cannot access cookies belonging to this website. For example, when you share an article using this site's social media button, the social network that created the button will record that you did so.
How can I disable cookies?
It is usually possible to prevent a browser from accepting cookies, or to stop accepting cookies from a certain website. For example, we cannot know whether you are logged in or not without using cookies, and you will not be able to post comments.
All modern browsers allow you to modify your cookie settings. These settings can normally be found in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser. To better understand these things, the following links may be helpful, or you can use your browser's "Help" option for more details.
Cookie settings in Internet Explorer
Cookie settings in Firefox
Cookie settings in Chrome
Cookie settings in Safari
If you are particularly concerned about third-party cookies generated by advertising services, you can disable them by going to Your Online Choices website.
You can also visit the representative of these advertising platforms for more information: Network Advertising Initiative. They have provided one place that collects all the opt-outs. Please note that many more networks are listed on this site compared to the networks we use on this site.
Useful Links
If you want to know more about cookies and their use on the Internet, check out the following useful topics:
Microsoft Guide to Cookies
All about Cookies