Privacy Policy

Fernando Vieira do Vale, Advogado RL (hereinafter, FVV), with registered offices at Avenida da República, 676, 3.2 e 3.3, 4430 - 190 Vila Nova de Gaia and VAT number 229 875 297, is the owner of the domain https://www.fvv-advogados.com/, where its website is hosted.

FVV, AS DATA CONTROLLER, IS COMMITTED TO PROTECTING THE PRIVACY AND PERSONAL DATA OF ITS CUSTOMERS AND WEBSITE USERS, AND HAS THEREFORE DRAWN UP AND ADOPTED THIS POLICY AND THE PRACTICES DESCRIBED HEREIN.

THIS POLICY EXPLAINS HOW YOUR PERSONAL DATA IS COLLECTED AND PROCESSED, SO WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU READ IT.

  1. WHAT IS THIS POLICY ABOUT?

1.1 This Privacy Policy explains how we collect and process the personal data that is necessary for the provision of services that are available through the website, describing the practices adopted for this purpose.

  1. WHAT IS PERSONAL DATA?

2.1 Personal data is any information relating to a person which identifies that person or makes that person identifiable, regardless of the nature and medium of the information, including the sound and image of the person.

2.2 Identifiable means a person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identification number or to other factors specific to his or her physical, physiological, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.

  1. HOW WILL WE USE YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

3.1. The personal data processing operations we carry out are an essential tool for your satisfaction and for FVV's activity and are carried out in accordance with the applicable legislation and best practices.

3.2 Your personal data will not be reused for other purposes that have not been previously identified or that are unrelated to the purposes for which they were initially collected.

  1. WHAT ARE THE PURPOSES, GROUNDS AND RETENTION PERIODS FOR THE DATA COLLECTED?

4.1. The personal data we process has specific grounds, depending on the purposes for which it is intended, and will be kept for as long as necessary for the respective purposes, as listed in this Privacy Policy

4.2. The personal data collected is only that which is necessary and appropriate for the purposes indicated.

4.3 The purpose of processing personal data is to respond to questions and contact requests made by filling in the form on the website for this purpose, and the data is kept for a period of one year.

4.4 If a specific or mandatory period is required by law, the data will be kept for that period. In all other cases, personal data will be kept for a maximum of the time indicated above, which FVV considers to be sufficient to fulfill the purposes.

4.5 At the end of the retention period, all personal data collected will be deleted.

  1. HOW DO WE COLLECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

5.1 We will collect your personal data through the forms on the website, but also through the website and the communication it makes with your device and the e-mail messages you send us.

5.2 Your personal data is collected through your device as follows:

(a) Through your browser;

(b) Through cookies;

(c) Through pixel tags and other similar technologies;

(d) IP address;

(e) Through your User data.

5.3 FVV undertakes to process your data in accordance with the law and in a legitimate manner.

5.4 FVV will not sell, rent or share your personal data with third parties, except in the cases clearly identified in this Privacy Policy (see Point 9 to understand how).

5.5. FVV's services are not aimed at minors and no personal data of minors will be processed intentionally.

  1. WHAT ARE COOKIES?

6.1 Cookies are small information files that help identify your browser and can store information such as user settings and preferences.6.2. FVV will store cookies on your device to personalize and optimize your navigation experience, troubleshoot, gather statistics, ensure quality, and monitor system security.

6.2 FVV will store cookies on your device to personalize and facilitate browsing as much as possible, but also for troubleshooting, statistics, quality assurance, and to monitor system security.

6.3 With the exception of cookies that are specifically necessary for the performance of the website, the storage of other cookies will always depend on the User's acceptance and consent, which can be withdrawn at any time through specific browser tools.

6.4 To find out more about the cookies we use, please consult our Cookies Policy.

  1. HOW DO WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

7.1. Your personal data is kept secure through the adoption of various technical and organizational security measures which guarantee that only those Employees who need to access personal data have access to it, in accordance with the need for access and the rules created for this purpose.

7.2 To protect your personal data, we only use data center providers that offer us adequate and documented security measures, namely guarantees that your personal data is stored on servers that are kept in controlled environments with limited access.

7.3 Although we take the care and precautions we deem appropriate to protect the personal data you provide and we collect, you should be aware that no security system is impenetrable.

  1. HOW YOU CAN EXERCISE YOUR RIGHTS:

8.1. Before we explain how you can exercise your rights, you should know what they are. The law gives you the right to ask us to exercise the following rights:

(a) Access: the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning you is being processed and, if so, the right to access your personal data;

(b) Rectification: the right to have inaccurate personal data concerning you rectified and to have incomplete personal data completed;

(c) Erasure: the right to have your personal data erased when one of the reasons listed in the legislation applies;

(d) Restriction of processing: the right to obtain restriction of processing if one of the situations listed in the legislation applies;

(e) Objection: the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data concerning you;

(f) Portability: the right to receive personal data concerning you in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format.

8.2 You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (in Portugal, the National Data Protection Commission at www.cnpd.pt).

8.3 In order to exercise the above rights, you should contact FVV at geral@fvv-advogados.com;

8.4 If you ask us to delete some or all of your personal data, some of the services you have requested may not be provided and FVV will only keep the personal data necessary to comply with the legal obligations to which it is bound.

  1. WHEN DO WE COMMUNICATE DATA TO THIRD PARTIES?

9.1 FVV may use third parties to provide certain services, such as maintenance, technical support, marketing, invoicing or payment management, and they may have access to some of your personal data, namely the data required for the contracted purposes.

9.2 FVV ensures that the entities that have access to the data are credible and offer high guarantees of protection, never transmitting data to them beyond what is necessary to provide the contracted service, although FVV remains responsible for the personal data made available.

9.3 For example, for data center management purposes, FVV uses the services of SENDINBLUE.

9.4 FVV may also communicate your data to other partners (with your prior authorization).

9.5 FVV may also transmit data to third parties in the context of investigations, inquiries and judicial and/or administrative proceedings or of a similar nature, provided that it is duly ordered to do so by a court order.

  1. THIRD PARTY WEBSITES.

10.1 The website may contain links to other websites which may collect and process your personal data, and such processing is the sole responsibility of the owners of those websites, and FVV is not responsible for their policies and/or practices.

10.2 Examples of such third parties are Instagram, Facebook or LinkedIn via the buttons on the website.

  1. DATA TRANSFERS OUTSIDE THE EUROPEAN UNION.

11.1 In the event of data transfers to third countries outside the European Union, FVV will comply with the legal rules, in particular with regard to the suitability of the destination country for the protection of personal data and the requirements applicable to such transfers, and personal data will not be transferred to jurisdictions that do not offer guarantees of security and protection.

  1. MINORS.

12.1 The website is not aimed at minors under the age of 18, so we ask that minors do not provide us with personal data through the website, application, social networks and social media or emails.

  1. SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA.

13.1 FVV thanks you for not sending or disclosing to us any sensitive personal data, i.e. information revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership, genetic information, biometric information, health data or data relating to a natural person's sex life or sexual orientation.

13.2 If you still send or make known these categories of personal data, they will be deleted immediately.

  1. CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY.

14.1 FVV reserves the right to adjust or change this Privacy Policy at any time, and such changes will be publicized.

  1. OUR CONTACT DETAILS.

15.1 If you have any doubts or questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us in writing at geral@fvv-advogados.com.

  1. LAST VERSION.

16.1. December 16, 2022. Vila Nova de Gaia (Portugal).