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Legal disclaimer

72 Hours is a personal, non-profit project created and maintained by a private individual.

The information on this website has been compiled from public sources, including ANEPC (Portuguese Civil Protection), IPMA (Portuguese Meteorological Institute), INEM (Portuguese Emergency Medical Service), DGS (Portuguese Health Authority), the World Health Organisation, the Red Cross, ready.gov and other reference bodies.

This content does not constitute professional advice on civil protection, medical, legal or financial matters. The author does not guarantee the accuracy, timeliness or completeness of the information presented.

Use of this information is the sole responsibility of the user. In a real emergency, always follow the instructions of official authorities (112, ANEPC, fire services, police).

The author accepts no liability for any direct or indirect damages resulting from the use of this information.

Sources

The content on this website is based on official Portuguese and international sources on civil protection, health and safety. Recommendations have been adapted to the Portuguese context.

If you find any errors or outdated information, please contact info@72horas.pt.

Advertising

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References to products and prices on equipment pages are purely informative: they are not commercial endorsements and the author receives no commission for them.

Privacy and cookies

The site uses analytics tools (Google Analytics and PostHog) and advertising (Google AdSense), which rely on cookies subject to your consent. The browser's localStorage is used to save user progress in interactive tools (checklists, quiz, calculators) and stays exclusively on your device.

Full information about the data processed, cookies used, consent and your rights is available in the privacy and cookie policy.

Weather data (IPMA) is requested directly by the user's browser from the IPMA public API, with no intermediary server.

Intellectual property

The original content on this website was created by the author. Weather data is provided by IPMA (Instituto Portugues do Mar e da Atmosfera). Third-party icons and fonts are used under open licences.

Contact

For questions, corrections or suggestions: info@72horas.pt