Cookie Policy

Effective date: August 1, 2026.

This Cookie Policy explains transparently what cookies are, which categories the portal Explosão Solar (explosaosolar.com) uses, what they are used for, and how you can manage, disable, or withdraw your consent. It supplements our Privacy Policy and follows the guidelines of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD — Law No. 13,709/2018) and the Brazilian Internet Civil Framework (Marco Civil da Internet — Law No. 12,965/2014).

1. What Cookies Are

Cookies are small text files that a website stores in your browser or on your device when you visit it. They allow the website to recognize your device on subsequent visits, remember preferences, understand how content is used, and enable the display of advertising. Similar technologies, such as tracking pixels, tags, and local storage, serve equivalent functions and, for the purposes of this Policy, are treated together under the term cookies.

Cookies may be classified by origin — first-party (set by Explosão Solar) or third-party (set by partners such as analytics tools and advertising networks) — and by duration — session cookies (deleted when you close your browser) or persistent cookies (stored for a set period).

2. Categories of Cookies We Use

2.1. Essential Cookies

These are indispensable to the functioning of the portal and cannot be disabled in our systems, as without them the site simply does not operate correctly. Their legal basis is legitimate interest and the technical necessity of providing the service. Typical uses:

Maintaining navigation stability and security, including protection against attacks and fraud;
Recording your cookie consent choice so that the notice does not reappear on every page;
Load balancing servers and ensuring correct page delivery;
Remembering basic display preferences during the session.

2.2. Performance and Analytics Cookies

These collect information about how visitors use the portal — most-read pages, reading time, referral sources, devices used — predominantly in aggregate form. This data helps us understand what interests readers, identify problems, and guide editorial decisions. Typical uses:

Measuring total and per-article audience;
Identifying loading errors and performance bottlenecks;
Comparing the performance of different content formats;
Generating aggregated website usage statistics.

2.3. Advertising Cookies

Set by us and our advertising partners, these allow us to display ads, limit how often the same ad appears, measure campaign effectiveness, and — when you have given consent — present more relevant advertising based on your browsing interests. Typical uses:

Displaying advertisements that financially support the portal;
Measuring impressions and clicks on campaigns;
Limiting ad display frequency (frequency capping);
Personalizing ads based on interests, subject to consent.

Performance and advertising cookies are only activated after your consent, recorded through the cookie notice displayed on your first visit.

3. How to Manage or Disable Cookies in Your Browser

In addition to the options in our consent notice, you can manage cookies directly in your browser — blocking new cookies, deleting existing ones, or receiving alerts before they are stored. Here is how to do so in the main browsers:

Google Chrome: open the menu (three dots) and go to Settings, then Privacy and security, then Third-party cookies (or Site settings, Cookies and site data). There you can block third-party cookies, delete cookies when you close the browser, and remove data from specific sites.
Mozilla Firefox: open the menu and go to Settings, then Privacy & Security. Under Enhanced Tracking Protection, choose Standard, Strict, or Custom mode; under Cookies and Site Data, use Clear Data or Manage Exceptions.
Safari (Mac): go to Safari, then Settings (or Preferences), Privacy tab, and check Prevent cross-site tracking or Block all cookies; under Manage Website Data you can remove stored cookies. On iPhone and iPad, go to Settings, Safari, and adjust the Privacy & Security options.

Please note: blocking all cookies, including essential ones, may impair the functioning of parts of the portal.

4. Consent and How to Withdraw It

On your first visit, we display a cookie notice that allows you to accept, decline, or customize the non-essential categories. Your choice is recorded and can be changed at any time. To withdraw or modify your consent, you may: (a) access the cookie preferences again through the link available in the portal's footer; (b) delete the site's cookies in your browser, which will cause the notice to be displayed again; or (c) write to contato@explosaosolar.com for guidance. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to it, nor does it prevent the use of essential cookies necessary for the website to function.

5. Third-Party Cookies and Responsibility

Cookies set by analytics and advertising partners are also governed by those third parties' own privacy policies, which we recommend consulting. Explosão Solar selects partners that declare compliance with the LGPD but does not directly control the processing they carry out on their own platforms.

6. Updates to This Policy

This Cookie Policy may be updated to reflect changes in our practices, our partners, or applicable legislation. The current version will always be available on this page, with the effective date at the top. If you have any questions, please contact us at contato@explosaosolar.com.