Privacy and Cookies Policy for Carvoeiro Branco Lda

This is the Privacy and Cookies Policy for Carvoeiro Branco Lda (hereinafter “Carvoeiro Branco”, We” or “Our”), which governs the collection and processing of personal data obtained from users (hereinafter "User", "Users" or “Visitor(s)”) who access our website at https://www.carvoeirobranco.com (hereinafter "Website"). By accessing and using our Website, Users acknowledge and accept this Privacy and Cookies Policy. At Carvoeiro Branco, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal data we collect and process in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website and use our services. Please read this policy carefully to understand our practices regarding your personal information.

Website Visitors
Certain features of the Website, such as filling out contact forms, may require Users to provide identification, such as (full) name and nationality and personal data such as address, e-mail, telephone number and other contact information. We may also collect information about your IP address, and device type through cookies, web beacons, and/or other tracking technologies. Carvoeiro Branco is responsible for the collection and processing of User’s personal data in compliance with applicable data protection legislation.

Personal Data Collection and Processing
As a visitor to our website (www.carvoeirobranco.com), you can browse our site without providing any personal data. However, we do use cookies to enhance your user experience.

Carvoeiro Branco collects personal data for the following purposes:
1- Responding to User inquiries made through our contact forms on the Website.
2- Providing Users with information about our products and services, promotional offers, and direct marketing, subject to the User's prior consent.

User Rights
In accordance with applicable law, Users have the following rights:
1- Right to be informed: Individuals have the right to be informed about the collection and use of their personal data.
2- Right of access: Individuals have the right to access their personal data and information about how it is being processed.
3- Right to rectification: Individuals have the right to have inaccurate personal data corrected, and incomplete data completed.
4-Right to erasure: Individuals have the right to have their personal data erased, also known as the "right to be forgotten".
5- Right to restrict processing: Individuals have the right to restrict the processing of their personal data in certain circumstances.
6- Right to data portability: Individuals have the right to obtain and reuse their personal data for their own purposes across different services. 7- Right to object: Individuals have the right to object to the processing of their personal data in certain circumstances.
8- Rights related to automated decision making and profiling: Individuals have the right to not be subject to decisions based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that significantly affect them.

Please note that some of these rights may be limited where we have an overriding interest or legal obligation to continue to process the data, or where data may be exempt from disclosure due to reasons of legal professional privilege.

If you wish to contact us in relation to any of your rights above, please contact us by post or email: Carvoeiro Branco Lda, Rua Jacinto Correia, Edificio Atrium Lagoa, Loja JLM, 8400-398 Lagoa – Algarve (Portugal) or [email protected]

Data Retention
Carvoeiro Branco Lda processes personal data in compliance with applicable data protection legislation. Personal data will be stored and retained only for the necessary period regarding the purposes for which they were collected, as mentioned above.

Disclosure of your personal information
We take appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure that personal data is processed in accordance with GDPR, and we may engage third parties in the performance of our services (such as analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimization of our website), but we will never provide personal data to third parties without your prior unambiguous permission. Carvoeiro Branco Lda may also disclose User personal data if required by law, a Portuguese Data Protection Authority's decision, a judicial decision, or other legitimate purposes resulting from the law.

Security Measures
Carvoeiro Branco respects and protects the privacy of its Users and is committed to ensuring the security and confidentiality of personal data. In accordance with the applicable law, Carvoeiro Branco may disclose User data to data processors for the purposes outlined in the Privacy Policy, subject to a signed agreement with such entities.

Carvoeiro Branco implements strict security measures, including security systems, rules, and procedures to ensure the security and confidentiality of User personal data against unauthorized access, use, disclosure, loss, or destruction. It utilizes Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption to ensure the privacy and security of data transmission over the internet. However, it is important to note that as data is transmitted over an open internet network, the risk of unauthorized access and use cannot be completely eliminated. Therefore, Users must implement appropriate security measures to prevent unauthorized access to personal data and passwords by third parties while browsing the Website.

Links To Other Websites
As a resource to visitors of our website, our website may contain links to other websites of interest. Once you have used these links to leave our site, you should note that we do not have any control over those other websites and cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information which you provide whilst visiting such sites and such sites are not governed by this Privacy Statement.

Claims
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial action, if you believe that Carvoeiro Branco's processing of your data violates the applicable legal framework, you have the right to file a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission or other competent control authority in accordance with the law.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy
The information on the Website, including this legal information, is regularly supplemented and updated. Changes and additions can be made at any time and with immediate effect and without any notice. If we make material changes to this Policy, we will posting the updated Policy on our website.

Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns or suggestions about our Privacy Policy or our practices regarding your personal information, please contact us at [email protected] or sent by registered mail to Carvoeiro Branco Lda, Rua Jacinto Correia, Edificio Atrium Lagoa, Loja JLM, 8400-398 Lagoa – Algarve (Portugal)

Effective Date
This Privacy Policy is effective as of 1st of March 2023.

Carvoeiro Branco Lda will be able to invoke its rights, in the event of any abuse that it deems to be the case, before the legally competent Portuguese court.