Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how the firm Luís Resendes Advogado processes personal data collected through this website, in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation — GDPR) and other applicable legislation.

1. Data controller

The data controller is Luís Machado Resendes, Lawyer, holding Professional Licence No. 148-A, with offices in Ponta Delgada, Açores, Portugal.

2. Data collected and purpose

The following data are collected through the contact form: name, email address, telephone number, subject and message. These data are processed exclusively for the purpose of responding to the contact or consultation scheduling request submitted by the data subject.

The legal basis for processing is the consent of the data subject, given through the authorisation checkbox on the form, and pre-contractual steps taken at the request of the data subject.

3. Retention period

Data are retained only for the period necessary to respond to the request and, should a mandate relationship be established, for the legal and deontological periods applicable to the practice of law. Requests that do not give rise to any professional relationship are deleted within a maximum period of 12 months.

4. Disclosure to third parties

Data are not sold or disclosed to third parties. The form submission is processed by an email service provider acting as a sub-processor, exclusively for the purpose of delivering the message to the firm.

5. Cookies and similar technologies

We use strictly necessary cookies to remember your consent preference. With your authorisation, we also use analytics cookies (Google Analytics 4, Microsoft Clarity, Ahrefs Analytics and Vercel Analytics) to understand how the website is used. These services may collect technical identifiers, pages visited and interaction data. We do not use advertising cookies nor sell this data. Detailed information on each cookie, its purpose, duration and providers is available in our Cookie Policy. You can accept or reject non-essential cookies through the banner shown on your first visit or, at any time, via the “Cookie settings” link in the website footer.

6. Data subject rights

Under the GDPR, the data subject has the right to:

• Access their personal data;
• Request the rectification of inaccurate data;
• Request the erasure of their data ('right to be forgotten');
• Request the restriction of processing;
• Object to processing;
• Withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out prior to that date;
• Lodge a complaint with the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD — www.cnpd.pt).

To exercise any of these rights, the data subject may contact the firm through the contact details indicated on the website.

7. Security

Appropriate technical and organisational measures are adopted to protect personal data against loss, unauthorised access and improper disclosure, including the duty of professional secrecy to which the lawyer is bound.