VCA respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy describes who we are, for what purposes we may use your data, how we process it, who we share it with, how long we keep it, as well as how to contact us and exercise your rights.
Who are we?
Your data will be processed by Vitalino Canas e Associados, Advogados, SP, RL legal person no. 513116397 with registered office at Campo Grande, 35 – 11º E 1700-087 Lisboa, telephone number +(351) 21 382 2270 , hereinafter “VCA” or “we”.
VCA is responsible for processing personal data within the meaning of the General Data Protection Regulation.
Why do we process your information?
VCA will only process your personal data:
For the purposes of fulfilling a contract, such as contracts for the provision of legal services, or contracts with our suppliers;
In pursuit of a legitimate interest, namely for
– Developing and maintaining our website,
– Provision of technical assistance;
– Fraud prevention and detection;
– Ensuring network and information security;
– Providing services or information.
With your consent to process your personal data for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes; and/ or
It is necessary to fulfil legal obligations that apply to you.
What do we process your information for?
When you fill in the forms available on our website, your personal data (such as name, e-mail address, telephone number or address) is collected by VCA and processed in order to respond to your questions and requests or to provide you with information.
If you register for one of our events, some of your personal data may be shared with the organisers of that event and/or with other participants.
By providing us with your contact details, VCA may contact you for marketing purposes related to its services, provided that you have consented to the processing of your personal data for this purpose. If you consent, you will receive marketing communications by e-mail. You may object to this data processing at any time.
Your consent is essential for VCA to process your personal data for certain purposes; however, if you choose not to give your consent, your visit to and use of our site will not be affected.
How long do we keep your information?
Our policy is to only keep data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected. However, in certain cases we may keep data for longer periods, particularly when the law requires it.
What are my rights?
At any time, you may:
1. Request access to the information we hold about you
As the holder of personal data, you have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not data concerning you is being processed and, where appropriate, to access your personal data and access the information provided for by law.
2. Request rectification of information if it is inaccurate or incomplete
As the holder of personal data, you have the right to have VCA rectify inaccurate or incomplete data concerning you without undue delay.
3. Requesting the erasure of your personal data
As the owner of the personal data, you have the right to request that VCA delete your data without undue delay, and VCA has the obligation to delete the personal data without undue delay when one of the following reasons applies:
a) The personal data is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or processed;
b) You have withdrawn your consent to the processing of the data (in cases where processing is based on consent) and there is no other basis for such processing;
c) You object to the processing and there are no overriding legitimate interests justifying the processing.
4. Request the restriction of the processing of your personal data
As the data subject, you have the right to ask VCA to restrict the processing of your data if one of the following situations applies:
a) You contest the accuracy of the personal data, for a period that allows VCA to verify its accuracy;
b) The data processing is lawful and the data subject opposes the erasure of the personal data and requests, in return, the limitation of its use;
c) VCA no longer needs the personal data for processing purposes, but such data is required by the data subject for the purposes of declaring, exercising or defending a right in legal proceedings;
d) the data subject has objected to the processing until it is established that the legitimate grounds of the controller override those of the data subject.
5. Objecting to the processing of your personal data
In cases where data processing is carried out for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by VCA; or 2) data processing is carried out for the purposes of direct marketing or 3) profiling, you may also object to the processing of your personal data at any time.
6. If the processing depends on your consent, you have the right to withdraw it.
If consent is legally required for the processing of personal data, the data subject has the right to withdraw consent at any time, although this right does not compromise the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the consent previously given or the subsequent processing of the same data based on another legal basis, such as the fulfilment of the contract or legal obligation to which VCA is subject.
If you wish to exercise any of your rights, you should contact us in writing by e-mail to geral@vitalinocanas.pt or by letter to Campo Grande, 35 – 11º E 1700-087 Lisboa.
Your requests will be treated with special care so that we can ensure the effectiveness of your rights. You may be asked to provide proof of your identity in order to ensure that personal data is only shared with its owner.
You should be aware that in certain cases (e.g. due to legal requirements) your request cannot be immediately fulfilled.
In any case, you will be informed of the measures taken to this end within one month of the request being made.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission.
Security and Confidentiality
We are committed to keeping your data safe, and we employ appropriate security measures to ensure that your personal data is protected and prevent unauthorised access. We regularly analyse our security systems and policies to ensure that your data is safe and secure. However, the transmission of information via the Internet is not completely secure, and we cannot absolutely guarantee the security of information transmitted via our website.
We also respect the confidentiality of your information. As such, we do not sell, distribute or otherwise make your information commercially available to any third party. VCA is committed to keeping your information confidential in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable legislation.
Do you have any questions?
If you have any questions about the processing of your personal data, or wish to exercise any of your rights, please contact us:
E-mail: geral@vitalinocanas.pt
Address: Campo Grande, 35 – 11º E 1700-087 Lisboa
Please note that VCA will occasionally update this Privacy Policy. We ask that you periodically review this document to keep up to date.
