Cookie Policy
Date of last update: 14 May 2026
This Cookie Policy explains how HygiCo, a brand of Instaclean, Lda., uses cookies and similar technologies on its website. By browsing our website, you may accept, reject, or configure the use of non-essential cookies through the available preferences panel.
Cookies that are strictly necessary for the functioning of the website may be used without prior consent, as they are essential to ensure browsing and the security of the page.
1. What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device — computer, tablet, or mobile phone — when you visit a website. These files allow the website to recognize your device, remember certain preferences, and improve your browsing experience. In addition to cookies, we may use similar technologies, such as pixels, tags, or local storage, where applicable.
2. Why do we use cookies?
We use cookies for the following purposes:
a) Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are essential for the proper functioning of the website. For example, they allow us to ensure browsing security, load pages, save technical preferences, or enable forms to function. These cookies cannot be disabled through our preferences panel, although they may be blocked in your browser settings. However, blocking these cookies may affect the functioning of the website.
b) Functional cookies
These cookies allow us to remember user choices, such as language, region, or other browsing preferences, providing a more personalized experience.
c) Analytical or statistical cookies
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website, which pages are visited most often, and how we can improve our content, services, and technical performance. These cookies will only be used with your consent.
d) Marketing and advertising cookies
These cookies may be used to present more relevant content or communications, measure the effectiveness of campaigns, or create personalized audiences on third-party platforms. These cookies will only be used with your consent.
3. Third-party cookies
Some cookies may be placed by third-party services integrated into our website, such as analytics tools, hosting, forms, maps, videos, or marketing platforms. These third parties may process data in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies. We recommend that you consult the respective policies to obtain additional information about how your data is processed.
4. Preference management
You may, at any time, accept, reject, or change your preferences regarding non-essential cookies through the cookie settings panel available on the website. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out based on consent previously given.
5. How to disable cookies in your browser
In addition to the website’s preferences panel, you may configure your browser to block, delete, or receive alerts about cookies. Cookie management varies depending on the browser used. You may consult the specific instructions in your browser settings, namely: Google Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, and Opera.
Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the availability or proper functioning of some website features.
6. Personal data and cookies
Some cookies may allow the collection of personal data, namely online identifiers, IP address, technical device data, information about browsing, or interaction with the website. When cookies involve the processing of personal data, such processing will be carried out in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation — GDPR — and applicable Portuguese legislation.
For more information about the processing of personal data, please consult our Privacy Policy.
7. Cookie retention
Cookies may be:
Session cookies — temporary and automatically deleted when you close your browser.
Persistent cookies — stored on your device for a specific period or until manually deleted by the user.
The exact duration of each cookie may vary depending on its purpose and the responsible provider.
8. Changes to this Cookie Policy
HygiCo may update this Cookie Policy whenever necessary, namely to reflect legal, technical, or operational changes. The most recent version will always be available on this website, with the respective update date indicated.
9. Contacts
For any questions related to this Cookie Policy or the processing of your personal data, you may contact us through the following means:
HygiCo / Instaclean, Lda.
Estrada Nacional 356, 39 A, Casal do Quinta
2440-025 Batalha, Portugal
Email: info@hygico.pt