This document establishes the Terms & Conditions of the website www.watervliet.pt (hereinafter referred to as the "Website"), owned by MermaidProsperity, Unip, Lda (hereinafter referred to as "Watervliet"), a legal entity with tax identification number 517168413 and registered address at Tv rebelo silva 11 3º, Lisbon. Watervliet is a private legal entity. This Website provides users with all the information regarding the activities, initiatives, and actions carried out by Watervliet. Users are obligated to not misuse the Website, to comply with applicable laws, and to respect the rights of third parties, including rights to trademarks, patents, copyrights, and any other intellectual and industrial property rights.

All rights to the Website, as well as to the web pages of third-party providers or service providers, are and remain the property of the Website or the referred third parties. Neither these Terms and Conditions nor the access or use of the Website grant users any rights to use or make reference to its logos, products and service designations, trademarks, or other distinctive elements owned by Watervliet, without prior express authorization. Users are not authorized to: (i) remove any copyright, trademark, or other notices; (ii) reproduce, modify, create derivative works, destroy, license, rent, sell, resell, transfer, publicly display or perform, transmit, reproduce, broadcast, or otherwise exploit the services of the Website, except as expressly permitted by the Website; or (iii) attempt unauthorized access or interfere with any aspect of the website or its respective systems or networks.

Certain content and services available through the Website may include materials from third parties. The third-party links provided on the Website may direct users to websites that are not related to Watervliet. Watervliet is not responsible for examining or evaluating the content of these third-party websites or their accuracy. Therefore, Watervliet does not guarantee or assume any responsibility for any of these materials or the contents of third-party websites, or for any other materials, products, or services of third parties. These Terms and Conditions, as well as the Privacy Policy, only apply to the present Website and should not be understood as governing third-party websites.

The submission of personal data by users through the Website is regulated by the Privacy Policy, available here. (Link to the privacy policy)

Occasionally, there may be information on the Website that contains typographical errors, inaccuracies, or omissions. Watervliet reserves the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies, or omissions at any time and without prior notice, and to change or update information if any information on the Website is inaccurate.

In addition to other prohibitions stated in the Terms and Conditions, users are prohibited from using the Website, Services, and/or Content for any unlawful or unauthorized purposes, including, but not limited to: (i) soliciting third parties to engage in or participate in any unlawful acts; (ii) violating any legal or regulatory provisions; (iii) infringing or violating Watervliet's intellectual property rights or the intellectual property rights of third parties; (iv) (v) sending or transmitting viruses or any other type of malicious code that may damage, contaminate, or otherwise be used to affect the functionality or operation of the Website, Services, or any related website, other websites, or the Internet in general; (vi) collecting or tracking personal data of third parties; (vii) engaging in spam, phish, pharm, pretext, spider, crawl, or scrape actions; (viii) for any obscene or immoral purpose; or (ix) interfering with or bypassing the security features of the Website or any related website, other websites, or the Internet in general. Watervliet reserves the right to terminate your use of the Website or any related website in the event of a violation of any of the prohibited uses.

If any provision of these Terms and Conditions is deemed illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, in whole or in part, under any law, that provision or part thereof shall be understood as not forming part of these Terms and Conditions, while the legality, validity, and enforceability of the remaining clauses shall not be affected. In that case, the illegal, invalid, or unenforceable part of the provision should be replaced with a (part of a) provision that is legal, valid, and enforceable and that, to the fullest extent possible, has a similar effect as the provision or its illegal, invalid, or unenforceable part, taking into account the content and purpose of these Terms and Conditions. These Terms and Conditions, as well as any disputes arising in relation to Watervliet, are governed by Portuguese law, and the courts of Lisbon shall have jurisdiction. These Terms and Conditions may be amended at any time. By continuing to use the Website after any changes to the Terms and Conditions, you tacitly accept the new Terms. Therefore, it is important to regularly review them. If you do not accept being bound by the Terms and Conditions and complying with the Applicable Law, you must immediately cease using the Website.

This Cookie Policy is an integral part of the Privacy Policy of the website www.watervliet.pt (hereinafter referred to as the "Website").

Accessing and browsing the Website or using its services implies acceptance of the terms and conditions contained in the Privacy Policy.

To facilitate and provide a better browsing experience through the Website, MermaidProsperity, Unip, Lda, (hereinafter referred to as "Watervliet"), a legal entity with the tax identification number 517168413 and registered office at Tv rebelo silva 11 3º, in Lisbon, informs that it uses Cookies or other similar functionality files (hereinafter "Cookies").

Due to the way Internet communication standards work, accessing websites may involve the use of Cookies. Watervliet is responsible for the Cookies and the processing of data obtained through Cookies - whether its own or from third parties - through its Website, deciding on the purpose, content, and use of the collected data.

Cookies are files that contain small amounts of information that are downloaded to users' devices when they visit a web page. The main purpose is to recognize users whenever they access the Website, also allowing for the improvement of quality and offering a better use of the site, aiming to simplify navigation. Cookies are essential for the functioning of the Internet; they do not damage users' equipment or devices, and if enabled in the browser's configuration, they help identify and resolve potential errors in the operation of the website.

By accessing the website, users expressly accept the use of this type of Cookies on their devices. If Cookies are disabled, browsing the Website may not be optimized, and some of its features may not work correctly.

The Cookies installed on the Watervliet Website, with functions controlled by different entities, can be classified as:

1. a) Strictly Necessary and Functionality Cookies - These are Cookies installed to enable or optimize the functionalities offered by the Website and to improve the user's browsing experience.
2. b) Analytical Cookies - These are Cookies installed by third-party tools (such as Google Analytics, Google TagManager, etc.) to track the quality of the user's experience while browsing this Website.
3. c) Third-Party Cookies - Facebook, YouTube, Vimeo, AddThis, Google Maps, and other tools managed by third parties may install Cookies for the purpose of sharing content on social networks or generating consultation statistics. The presence, number, and status of these Cookies may depend on the way these platforms are used before or during a visit to this Website. It is useful to check the Cookie management policy of these social networks on their respective Websites. Sometimes we use third-party web services to display content within our Website, such as displaying images or videos or conducting surveys. Similar to social media sharing buttons, we cannot prevent these external websites or domains from collecting information about the usage of these embedded contents. These third-party cookies are controlled by external entities, and it is impossible to guarantee that the list of cookies remains unchanged.

The classification of Cookies as "first-party" or "third-party" refers to the domain that placed them. First-party Cookies are set by the Website visited by the user, while third-party Cookies are set by a different domain from the one visited by the user. If a user visits a website where a Cookie set by another entity is placed, it is considered a third-party cookie (e.g., Google Analytics).

According to the legislation, information must be provided on how users can configure their browsers to manage and maintain their privacy and security regarding Cookies, through links to access the official support website of the main browsers so that they can decide whether to accept or reject the use of Cookies. Thus, they can block Cookies through the browser's configuration tools. However, if they use the Cookie management option on the Website or the settings of their browser to block all Cookies (including strictly necessary Cookies), they may not be able to access the Website or certain parts of it. It should be understood that users accept the use of Cookies if they continue to browse this page without disabling them beforehand.