The health service provider Dr. António Lúcio Baptista, who works as an individual and provides services in the area of Cardiothoracic Surgery, is committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation hereinafter referred to as GDPR, as well as, in this regard, with the provisions of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic (CRP), the Data Protection Law (LPD) and other special legislation on the protection of personal data,  ensuring the protection of personal data and reinforcing the relationship of trust with the customer.

This Cookie Policy explains how Cookie and similar technology is used when you visit https://drantonioluciobaptista.pt/#inicio’s website. If you have any questions regarding the processing of your personal data, please contact us at the following address: drantonioluciobaptista@gmail.com.

 

Data controller

Dr. António Lúcio Baptista, with the NIF 141945761, headquartered at Avenida da Boavista, 2881 1º SALA 6 – 4100-136 Porto is the owner of the website https://drantonioluciobaptista.pt/#inicio.

 

What are cookies?

Cookies are text files with a unique identifier, which are sent to the browser of the user accessing the website, and which are stored on their computer or device that served the access.

When you visit a website, it may store or collect information in your browser, mainly in the form of cookies. This information may be about your device, your preferences or about you and is mainly used to make the website work as intended. The information usually does not directly identify you, but it can give you a more personalized web experience.

You can change your browser settings to manage and control cookies. Disabling this feature does not prevent access to the page, but it may reduce the quality of your experience and even force you to disable some services.

 

Types of Cookies

When we use cookies on our website, we may place them within one of the following categories:

• Strictly necessary cookies – these are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems.
• Functional cookies – these are essential to ensure the functioning of the website and/or the provision of enhanced features and personalisation based on your interaction with the website.
• Analytical cookies – they are ancillary and collect statistical information, in order to allow us to analyze the use of websites and to better understand the involvement of users with them.
• Marketing and advertising cookies – they are not necessary for the website to function, however, they allow content to be integrated into third-party platforms and present information according to users’ interests.

The Cookies we use fall into two categories:

• Permanent: these are cookies that are stored at the browser level on your access equipment and are used whenever you visit our website again
• Session cookies: these are temporary cookies that remain in your browser’s cookie file until you leave the website. The information obtained by these cookies is used to analyse web traffic patterns, allowing us to identify problems and provide a better browsing experience.

 

Google Analytics

You can also prevent the collection of information through Google Analytics cookies (provided by Google) by installing the  tool available at https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

 

Purposes

Cookies are used to improve your user experience, thus allowing faster and more efficient browsing.

Cookies perform several functions, such as helping those responsible for the website to understand how it is used, facilitating its navigation, saving your preferences and, in general, improving your user experience.

 

Final notes

• By using our services, you agree to our Employment Policy.
• In addition to consulting this Policy, please also consult our Privacy and Data Protection Policy.
• If you would like to contact us to inquire about your rights or have any questions about how we use your information, please contact us at drantonioluciobaptista@gmail.com. However, if you are still dissatisfied, you can contact the National Data Protection Commission, whose contact details can be found at cnpd.pt.

 

Changes to this cookie policy

We may implement changes or updates to this Cookies Policy at any time, so we invite you to consult this document regularly.

Date: 01/06/2026