PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy applies to Ricardo Pica - Legal Services Portugal. It has been created for our clients
and the users of this website to better understand how we may need process their personal data.

Why do we process your Data?

Ricardo Pica – Legal Services processes your data to:

  1. Comply with a contract, for example, a contract to provide legal services, or a contract with one of our suppliers
  2. In pursuit of a legitimate interest, in particular to
    – Develop and maintain our website
    – Provide technical assistance
    – Prevent and detect fraud
    – Ensure the security of the network and information
    – Provide services or information
  3. Process your personal data for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes with your consent, and/or
  4. Comply, when necessary, with any legal obligations that apply to them

Legal Services collects personal data from users who wish to register on the website to receive news, legal updates and other communications of Legal Services’ activities.

How long do we keep your Data?

Our policy is to keep your data only as long as necessary to achieve the purposes for which they were collected. However, in certain cases, we may keep your data for longer periods, particularly when required by law.

What are your rights?

At any time, you can:

  1. Ask for access to the information that we hold about you
    As the data subject, you have the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not the data relating to you are being processed and, if this is the case, to access your personal data and the information provided for by law
  2. Ask for the correction of the information if it is inaccurate or incomplete. As the data subject, you have the right to require Legal Services to correct any inaccurate or incomplete data that concern you, without undue delay
  3. Ask for the erasure of your personal data
    As the data subject, you have the right to ask Legal Services to erase your data, without undue delay, when
  4. The personal data are no longer needed for the purpose for which they were collected or processed
  5. You withdrew your consent to the processing of your personal data (in cases in which the processing is based on consent) and there are no other grounds for this processing
  6. You oppose the processing and there are no prevailing legitimate interests that justify the processing

    Users also have the right to lodge a complaint to the Portuguese National Data Protection Commission («Comissão Nacional de Protecção de Dados») if they consider that their rights over their personal data have been infringed

Security and Confidentiality

We are committed to keeping your data secure, and we use appropriate security measures to ensure your personal data are protected and to prevent access by unauthorised persons.

We regularly analyse our systems and security policies to ensure that your data are secure and protected. However, the transmission of information via the Internet is inherently  insecure, and we cannot guarantee the absolute security of information transmitted through our website or applications. Additionally, should you have special security requirements for data you are sending to or receiving from us, please ensure you contact us prior to its transmission.   

Protecting your data

The confidentiality of your information is our top priority. Therefore, we do not sell or distribute your data to third parties without your prior consent. 

Ricardo Pica – Legal Services undertakes to keep your information confidential in accordance with this Privacy Policy and the applicable legislation.

If you have questions regarding your data or need to report a problem please contact us.

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