At Gastão da Cunha Ferreira, we process our clients' personal data with the strictest respect for the rights and freedoms enshrined in the law, namely the principles set out in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

We consider data protection and privacy to be a fundamental right, and we strive for transparency and fairness in the information we provide to our clients and employees.

Through this privacy and data protection policy, we intend to clearly and objectively present the principles, purposes and means of processing personal data followed by our company.

Personal data information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (‘data subject’); an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

Data Controller a natural or legal person, public authority, agency or other body which determines the purposes and means of the processing of personal data.

Processing an operation or set of operations which is performed on personal data or on sets of personal data, by automated or non-automated means, such as collection, recording, organisation, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or otherwise making available, alignment or combination, restriction, erasure or destruction.

Gastão da Cunha Ferreira, Lda is responsible for processing your personal data in all processing activities carried out in the provision of our services

• Identification data - Name, VAT number;
• Contact details - Telephone number, email, address;
• Location data - IP address

Gastão Cunha Ferreira only collects data that is strictly necessary, relevant and appropriate for the purposes defined at the time of data collection.

Data can be obtained in various ways. Through our website, where data subjects provide their details for contact requests, information, quotes or spontaneous applications.

Data may also be collected via the INPI's public platform, for the purpose of notifying clients and non-clients of matters relating to the protection of their intellectual property registrations.

The data we process is kept for as long as the purpose for which it was collected is maintained, or for the period stipulated by law, if applicable.

We only process personal data on lawful grounds, such as:

• The performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party, or for pre-contractual steps at the request of the data subject;
• Fulfilment of legal obligations;
• Consent of the data subject;
• The processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller while safeguarding the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject.

Data subjects have the right to access the data processed by Gastão Cunha Ferreira concerning them, and may in certain circumstances object to the processing, request the erasure of their data, as well as rectify or limit its processing.

To exercise these rights, you can send your request to the following email address: gastao@gastao.com

If you consider that your data has been processed unlawfully, you can lodge a complaint with the supervisory authority - the National Data Protection Commission.