The objective of the present Policy is to make Clients/Users aware of the general regulations for the processing of personal data, which are collected and processed in strict observance and compliance with the provisions of the personal data protection legislation in effect – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27th April 2016 (“GDPR”).
GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda., is committed to protecting clients’ personal data and website/landing page users. For that purpose, it was prepared the present Privacy Policy to disclose its commitment and respect for the regulations regarding privacy and protection of personal data, which we collect and process in compliance with the GDPR.
GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda. respects the best practices in the field of security and personal data protection, having therefore, taken the necessary technical and organisational measures to comply with the GDPR and ensures that the processing of personal data is legal, fair, transparent and limited to authorised purposes.
WHAT IS PERSONAL DATA AND WHAT DATA DO WE COLLECT?
Personal data is any information, of any nature regardless of its medium, including sound and image, relating to an identified or identifiable individual, for example, name, address, email address, etc.
An identifiable individual is a person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, namely by reference to a name, identification number, location data, electronic identifier or to one or more elements specific to the person’s physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity.
GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda. in the scope of its activities, processes the personal data necessary to provide services and/or products, processing data such as name, address, telephone number and email address.
Without comprising compliance with legal standards regarding the conservation and transmission of data for investigation, detection and prosecution of serious crimes, as well as other types of processing to which it is legally obliged, the data provided will be processed by GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda., to the extent in which they are necessary for the respective provision of services.
Personal data relative to internet traffic, geographic location, and profile is also processed for marketing purposes or to promote offers of goods or services provided by GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda. if the respective owner has authorised it.
GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda. collects your data, namely by telephone, in writing, and through its website, guaranteeing, whenever necessary, prior consent from the personal data owner.
The personal data collected can be processed by computer and in an automated or non-automated way, guaranteeing, in all cases, strict compliance with the legislation on personal data protection. It is stored in specific databases, created for this purpose and, under no circumstances, will the data collected be used for a purpose other than that for which it was collected, unless the consent of the data owner has been given.
INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS
As a data owner affected by the data processing activity, you have the following rights relative to your data, by Articles 15 and those thereafter of the GDPR:
Right of access – The personal data owner has the right to obtain from GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda. confirmation that their data are or are not subject to processing and, if applicable, access their data;
Right to rectification – The personal data owner has the right to obtain from GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda. the rectification of their incomplete or incorrect data;
Right to deletion – The personal data owner has the right to request that GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda. delete personal data when one of the following justifications is applicable:
– Personal data is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or processed;
– The owner has withdrawn consent for the data processing and there is no other reason for such processing to continue.
The same cannot be applied if it is necessary for the fulfilment of a legal obligation.
Right to object – You can object to the processing of your data whenever the processing is carried out for direct marketing.
The Client, as the data owner, also has the right to withdraw their consent for data processing at any time. This change in consent does not compromise the legality of the processing carried out based on the previously given consent.
When it is technically feasible, the Client can request the portability of their data to another data controller, and the data will be kept only for the carrying out or defence of complaints.
Also, for this purpose (single effects of declaring, exercising or defending a right in a judicial proceeding), data may be kept when exercising some of the aforementioned rights.
In the event of wanting to exercise these rights or for any other additional questions regarding data protection and processing, you must contact the entity responsible in writing using the contact information below. You will always be asked for proof of identity of the data owner.
Additionally, if at any time you consider that your rights have not been properly safeguarded, you can file a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission.
You can find additional information by consulting the website of the aforementioned Commission at: https://www.cnpd.pt/.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DATA PROCESSING?
The entity responsible for personal data processing is GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda., which determines the purposes and means of data processing.
To this effect, if the personal data owner needs to contact the data controller, they can do so via the channels and contacts below:
– info@geosurveys.pt
– GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda., Edifício TABpark, Zona Industrial da Taboeira, Lote 27 Fração B1, 3800-055 Aveiro.
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR DATA PROTECTION?
The data protection supervisor ensures, among other aspects, compliance of the data processing with the legislation in effect, verification of compliance with the present Data Protection Policy and the defining of clear rules for personal data processing, ensuring that everyone who entrusts the processing of their data to them is aware of how GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA., Lda, processes the data and what rights they have in this matter.
Thus, personal data owners, if they so wish, can contact the Data Protection Supervisor, regarding matters related to personal data processing, using, for this purpose, the following contacts:
– info@geosurveys.pt
– GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda., Edifício TABpark, Zona Industrial da Taboeira, Lote 27 Fração B1, 3800-055 Aveiro.
WHAT ARE THE PURPOSES OF PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING AND THEIR LEGAL BASIS?
We use your data to provide you with access to our website as a user, to generate usage statistics, to improve and develop our website, to provide you with services, to respond to requests and messages from you, to send you our newsletter if you have subscribed to it, and to analyse your data in an aggregated manner with the finality of analysing our business.
In compliance with the provisions of Article 6 of the GDPR, your data will be collected and processed in the following situations:
– The data owner has given their consent for the processing of their data for one or more specific purposes;
– Processing is necessary for the celebration of a contract in which the data owner is a party, or for pre-contractual measures requested by the data owner;
– Processing is necessary to fulfil a legal obligation to which the data controller is subject;
– The processing is necessary to defend the vital interests of the data owner or another individual;
– Processing is necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by the data controller or by third parties, unless the owner’s fundamental interests or rights and freedoms, which require the protection of personal data, prevail, especially if the owner is a child.
HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR DATA?
The period during which personal data is stored and saved varies according to the purpose for which the information is processed.
Effectively, there are legal requirements which require data to be kept for a minimum period. Therefore, whenever there is no specific legal requirement, the data will be stored and saved only for the minimum period necessary for the pursuit of the purposes which led to its collection or its further processing, according to the terms defined by law.
UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES DOES COMMUNICATION OF DATA TO OTHER ENTITIES OCCUR OR UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES DO WE TRANSFER YOUR DATA?
GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda., within the scope of its activity, may use third parties to provide certain services. Sometimes, the provision of these services implies access, by these entities, to the personal data of Clients/Users. When this occurs, GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda., takes the appropriate measures to ensure that the entities which have access to the data are reputable and offer the highest guarantees at this level, which is duly established and safeguarded contractually.
Thus, any entity subcontracted by GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda., will process the personal data of our Clients/Users, in the name and on behalf of GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda., adopting the necessary technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental or illegal destruction, accidental loss, alteration, dissemination or unauthorised access and against any other form of illegal processing.
In any case, GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda., remains responsible for the personal data made available to it.
The provision of certain services by GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda., may involve the transfer of your data outside Portugal, including outside the European Union or to International Organisations.
In these cases, GEOSURVEYS – CONSULTORES EM GEOFÍSICA, Lda., will strictly comply with the applicable legal provisions, namely regarding the determination of the suitability of the destination country(ies) about the protection of personal data and the requirements applicable to such transfers, including, whenever applicable, the signing of appropriate contractual instruments which guarantee and respect the legal requirements in effect.
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