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

This website does not use analytics, advertising or tracking cookies, nor any equivalent tracking technology. For this reason, no cookie consent banner is displayed. Should analytics tools be introduced in the future, this policy will be updated and prior user consent will be requested.

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.