Cookie Policy

Last updated: April 2026. This policy explains what is stored in your browser when you visit the NOVODI website.

1. Cookies and local storage

Cookies are small text files placed on your device by a web server. Browser local storage is a similar technology that allows a website to store data on your device without an expiry date, until you clear it manually.

Under EU law (ePrivacy Directive, transposed into Portuguese law as Lei n.º 41/2004), both cookies and local storage require disclosure. Strictly necessary items that are essential for the website to function do not require consent.

2. What this website stores on your device

The NOVODI website currently stores exactly the following items on your device:

• Remembers your chosen language (EN, PT, or ES) so you don't have to re-select it each visit.
• one of the strings 'en', 'pt', or 'es' — contains no personal data.
• No — this is strictly necessary for the core multilingual functionality of the site.

The website's built-in accessibility widget stores your preferences (font size, contrast, colour blind mode, text spacing, and similar settings) locally in your browser using localStorage under the key 'novodi_a11y_v2'. This data never leaves your device and is not transmitted to any server.

• Stores your accessibility widget preferences (font size, contrast mode, colour blind filter, text spacing, and similar settings) so they are remembered across visits.
• a JSON object containing your settings — contains no personal data.
• No — strictly necessary for accessibility functionality.

When you dismiss the privacy information banner, the site stores a flag to remember that action:

• Stores whether you have dismissed the privacy information banner. Prevents the banner from appearing on every page visit after you have acknowledged it.
• the string 'true' — contains no personal data.
• No — strictly necessary for a consistent user experience.

3. What this website does NOT use

• No tracking or analytics cookies or scripts (e.g. Google Analytics, Matomo).
• No advertising or retargeting cookies.
• No social-media tracking pixels.
• No fingerprinting or behavioural profiling.
• No third-party scripts that set their own cookies.

4. How to clear stored data

You can clear local storage at any time through your browser settings:

• Chrome / Edge: Settings → Privacy and security → Clear browsing data → Cached images and files + Cookies and other site data.
• Firefox: Settings → Privacy & Security → Cookies and Site Data → Clear Data.
• Safari: Preferences → Privacy → Manage Website Data.
• Note: clearing stored data will reset your language preference to English on your next visit.

5. Future changes

If we add any analytics, advertising, or functional cookies in the future, this policy will be updated before those features go live, and any non-essential storage will require your consent. The current version of this policy is always available at novodi.org/cookies.