1. Introduction
PLTa Advogados Associados (“PLTa”) is committed to protecting the privacy of its users. This Privacy Policy is intended to demonstrate PLTa’s compliance with applicable personal data protection regulations. PLTa complies with the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR), as well as with the national legislation in force. Furthermore, under the terms of Article 92 of the Statute of the Bar Association, personal data is also covered by the duty of professional secrecy.
2. Scope
This Policy applies exclusively to the processing of personal data carried out by PLTa.
3. Personal Data
Personal data means any information relating to an Identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable person is one who can be recognized, directly or indirectly, by reference to identifiers such as numbers physical economic social cultural or other elements.
4. Data Controller
PLTa is the entity responsible for the collection and processing of personal data, using it only for the purposes described and in accordance with the law.
5. Purposes and Consent
PLTa collects personal data such as:
● Provision of services or response to requests for information;
● Managing, maintaining and improving the website;
● Ensuring system and information security;
● Technical Support;
● Prevention and detection of fraudulent situations.
Processing is always carried out in in a lawful and transparent manner. Any use for different purposes will depend on the express consent of the data subject or compliance with legal obligations. The data is only kept for the period necessary for the purpose for which it is intended.
6. Data collected
PLTa only collects data provided voluntarily by users (name, email address, telephone number or address) which will be processed exclusively to respond to requests submitted.
7. Security measures
PLTa takes appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect data against unauthorized access. In the event of a personal data breach, it will notify the competent authority within 72 hours, when legally required. It should be noted that in electronic communications, there’s always a risk of unauthorized access by third parties.
8. Rights of data subjects
Data subjects may, at any time, exercise the following rights by sending a written request to plt@plta.pt:
● Access to their personal data;
● Ratification or updating of the same;
● Portability to another entity;
● Objection to processing;
● Erasure of data (“right to be forgotten”).
9. Subcontracting
If PLTa uses third parties for data processing, it will only do so with guarantees of full compliance with the applicable rules.
10. Changes to the Policy
PLTa may update this Privacy Policy at any time, which changes being duly communicated via the website. Please note that, in certain cases, the data subject’s request may not be immediately satisfied, namely when there are legal obligations that require the retention of data. The user always retains the right to lodge a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission (www.cnpd.pt).