Cookies Policy
Last updated: 1st August 2026
This policy explains what cookies and similar technologies this website uses, why, and how you can control them.
Who we are
Websites For Free is a trading name of Iraida Fernandez Ochoa, operating as a sole trader (empresária em nome individual) based in Portugal. Contact: hello@websitesforfree.eu.
What cookies are
Cookies are small text files placed on your device when you visit a website. They’re used to remember information about your visit, such as your preferences or how you interact with the site.
How we use cookies and local storage
Local storage (not a cookie). This site uses your browser’s local storage to remember your cookie-consent choice (accept or reject). This is essential to the site working as intended and isn’t a tracking technology — it only stores your own preference, on your own device.
Google Analytics (only with your consent). If you accept analytics cookies via the banner on this site, we use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the site — specifically, standard page-view tracking only. We do not use Google Analytics’s enhanced measurement features (such as scroll tracking, outbound click tracking, or file-download tracking). Google Analytics is not active until you give consent, and you can withdraw that consent at any time (see “Managing your preferences” below).
We do not use cookies for advertising, retargeting, or cross-site tracking.
Cookies used by this site
| Cookie | Set by | Purpose | Typical duration |
|---|---|---|---|
_ga |
Google Analytics | Distinguishes unique visitors | 2 years |
_ga_48QBZDLXZ1 |
Google Analytics | Persists session state for Google Analytics 4 | 2 years |
Exact cookie durations are set by Google and may be updated by Google from time to time. No cookies from this list are set unless you’ve given consent.
Legal basis
Under the ePrivacy rules implemented in Portugal (Lei n.º 41/2004, as amended) and the GDPR, non-essential cookies — including analytics cookies — may only be set with your prior, freely given consent. Google Analytics only loads after you actively accept via the cookie banner; if you reject or take no action, it does not load.
Managing your preferences
You can accept or reject analytics cookies via the banner shown when you first visit this site. You can change your choice at any time by clearing your browser’s local storage for this site, which will show the banner again on your next visit.
You can also control or delete cookies directly through your browser settings — see your browser’s help documentation for instructions, as this varies by browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge, etc.).
For more detail on how Google uses data collected through Google Analytics, see Google’s Privacy Policy and How Google uses information from sites that use our services.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time to reflect changes in the cookies we use or in the law. Material changes will be reflected by updating the “last updated” date above.
Related: see our Privacy Policy for how we handle personal data more broadly.