1. About this Cookies Policy
This Cookies Policy explains how Bondstone Ventures uses cookies and similar technologies on the website. It should be read together with our Privacy Policy, which defines "Bondstone Ventures", "we", "us" and "website" and explains how we process personal data and the rights you have.
We use a small number of cookies, for three reasons. First, to make the website work and remember your settings, so that you do not have to choose your language or cookie preferences again each time you visit. Second, to deliver the website securely and reliably through our hosting provider. Third, to understand how the website is used, through Google Analytics, which loads only if you accept it in our cookie banner. We do not use cookies for advertising, to personalize content or to build profiles of visitors.
2. What cookies and similar technologies are
Cookies are small text files that a website stores on your device. Similar technologies, such as local storage, session storage and scripts, also store or read information on your device. In this Cookies Policy, "cookies" refers to all of them.
Websites generally use cookies to make their basic functions work, remember visitors' settings and measure how they are used. Some cookies are deleted when you close your browser or tab; others stay on your device for a set period or until you delete them. The table in section 4 shows how long each of our cookies lasts and who can access it.
3. Your choices
We use strictly necessary cookies without asking for your consent, because the website cannot work properly without them (Article 5(2) of Law No. 41/2004 of 18 August).
Google Analytics is optional. It loads only after you accept the "Analytics" option in our cookie banner, where rejecting will be as easy as accepting. Until you do, no analytics cookies are set and no visitor data reaches Google.
You can change your choice or withdraw your consent at any time using the "Cookie settings" link at the top of this Cookies Policy. Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of the use of cookies before the withdrawal. We will ask you again after 3 months, or sooner if we make material changes to the cookies we use.
4. The cookies we use
Strictly necessary (always active). These remember your cookie choice and your language setting, so that the website works as you configured it and you do not have to make the same choice on every visit. They are stored only in your browser, are read only by the website and are not used to identify or track you.
Hosting provider (strictly necessary). The website is hosted by Lovable Labs Incorporated, which uses Cloudflare, Inc. as its delivery network. To serve the correct version of the website and protect it against automated abuse, the hosting platform sets the cookies listed below. They do not contain your name or contact details, are not used for advertising and are not combined with other data to identify you.
Analytics (optional). If you accept it in the cookie banner, Google Analytics 4 (operated by Google Ireland Limited) records the pages you visit and interactions with our forms, so that we can understand how the website is used and improve it. Your IP address is shortened before storage, and Google does not use it for advertising on our behalf. If you do not accept, these cookies are never set.
Fonts. The fonts used on the website are served from our own domain. No request is made to Google Fonts or any other third-party font service.
| Name | Provider | Purpose | Category | Type and access | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bondstone-cookie-consent | Bondstone Ventures | Remembers your privacy choice, so the banner is not shown on every visit | Strictly necessary | Local storage in your browser; read only by Bondstone Ventures | 3 months, after which we ask again, or until you change your choice or clear your browser data |
| bv-lang | Bondstone Ventures | Remembers your language choice (English or Portuguese) | Strictly necessary | Local storage in your browser; read only by Bondstone Ventures | Until you clear your browser data |
| bv-lang-checked | Bondstone Ventures | Ensures the homepage is redirected to your preferred language at most once per visit, and remembers whether to offer the "View in English" prompt | Strictly necessary | Session storage in your browser; read only by Bondstone Ventures | Until you close the browser tab |
| __dpl | Lovable Labs Incorporated (hosting) | Ensures you are served a consistent version of the website during your visit | Strictly necessary | Cookie on our domain; read by the hosting platform | 1 day |
| __cf_bm | Cloudflare, Inc. (delivery network) | Distinguishes people from automated bots to protect the website against abuse | Strictly necessary | Cookie on our domain; read by Cloudflare | 30 minutes |
| _ga | Google Ireland Limited (Google Analytics 4) | Distinguishes visitors and helps us understand how the website is used; set only if you accept Analytics | Analytics (optional) | Cookie on our domain; read by Google Analytics | 2 months, or until you withdraw your consent |
| _ga_* (device and session identifiers) | Google Ireland Limited (Google Analytics 4) | Measures your visit: pages viewed and form interactions; set only if you accept Analytics | Analytics (optional) | Cookie on our domain; read by Google Analytics | Up to 2 months, or until you withdraw your consent |
5. Third-party providers
Our hosting provider, Lovable Labs Incorporated, and its delivery network, Cloudflare, Inc., process the information described above on our behalf. Where you have accepted Analytics, Google Ireland Limited also processes visitor data through Google Analytics 4 on our behalf. The information may be transferred to the United States; section 6 of our Privacy Policy explains the safeguards that apply. More information is available in Lovable's privacy policy, Cloudflare's privacy policy and Google's privacy terms for Google Analytics.
6. Browser settings
You can also block or delete cookies through your browser settings; see your browser's help pages for instructions. If you block strictly necessary cookies, parts of the website may not work properly. Browser settings do not replace the choices you make in our cookie banner.
7. Changes to this Cookies Policy and contact
We may update this Cookies Policy when we change the cookies we use. The date at the top shows when it was last changed. For questions, or to exercise your rights, use the contact details in section 1 of our Privacy Policy. Information about complaints to a supervisory authority is set out in section 13 of our Privacy Policy.