This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, and protect the personal information of visitors to the website alexandracarvalhoaraujo.pt (hereinafter referred to as the "Website"). The data controller is Alexandra Carvalho Araújo, lawyer (hereinafter referred to as "we" or "data controller"), and her contact for any questions related to this document is +351 917 716 843, or via email at alexandracarvalhoaraujo-62828p@adv.oa.pt.
By using our Website, the user agrees to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with the terms described here, please do not use our Website.
Name: Alexandra Carvalho Araújo
Phone: +351 917 716 843
Email: alexandracarvalhoaraujo-62828p@adv.oa.pt
Website: https://alexandracarvalhoaraujo.pt
We are responsible for the collection, processing, and use of your personal data, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable national data protection legislation.
We collect personal data to provide services and improve the browsing experience on our Website. Depending on how the user interacts with our Website, we may collect:
Contact data: name, email address, phone number, address (if necessary for scheduling or communications).
Website usage data: IP address, browser type, browser language, pages visited, time and duration of visits, and other browsing statistics.
Data voluntarily provided by users: any information the user sends us voluntarily, for example, through contact forms or email messages.
The data collected may be used for the following purposes:
Communication and customer support: to respond to requests for information, questions, or comments we receive through our contacts (phone and email).
Scheduling consultations: to schedule and manage consultations or meetings with the lawyer.
Website improvement: to understand how users use our Website in order to improve its functionality, content, and features.
Marketing and newsletters: to send promotional communications and newsletters, if the user has given prior consent.
Compliance with legal obligations: to fulfill legal requirements or respond to legitimate requests from public or governmental authorities.
The processing of your personal data will be based on the following legal grounds:
Consent: when it comes to marketing or promotional communication (e.g., newsletter subscriptions) and the user has provided explicit consent.
Performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures: when the data is necessary to schedule consultations or provide legal services.
Legitimate interests of the data controller: to analyze and improve the Website’s functionality, ensure system security, and perform statistics, provided that the user’s fundamental rights and freedoms are not compromised.
Compliance with legal obligations: when processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation or respond to competent authorities.
Your personal data may be shared with:
External service providers: who assist us in performing certain tasks (e.g., web hosting, contact management, email marketing platforms). These service providers act only on our instructions and are required to strictly comply with applicable data protection laws.
Third parties, if required by law: to comply with legal obligations or respond to legitimate requests from judicial or governmental authorities.
In no other circumstances will users’ personal data be sold, exchanged, or transferred to third parties without explicit consent, except when required by law.
We retain personal data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including:
Contact data and scheduling information: retained for the duration of the contractual relationship or until the legal retention obligation ceases.
Marketing data: retained until the user withdraws consent or requests deletion.
Website usage data (logs): retained for the period strictly necessary to ensure Website security and functionality, as well as for statistical and optimization purposes.
Users of our Website, as data subjects, have the following rights under the GDPR and applicable national legislation:
Right of access: the right to obtain confirmation as to whether or not your personal data is being processed and, if so, to access the available information.
Right to rectification: the right to request the correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): the right to request the deletion of your personal data when there are no valid grounds for its retention.
Right to restriction of processing: the right to request the restriction of processing of your data under certain circumstances.
Right to data portability: the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit it to another controller, if technically feasible.
Right to object: the right to object, on grounds relating to your particular situation, to the processing of your personal data based on legitimate interests, and the right to object at any time to processing for direct marketing purposes.
Right to withdraw consent: if processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw it at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based on consent before its withdrawal.
To exercise any of these rights, simply contact us at alexandracarvalhoaraujo-62828p@adv.oa.pt or +351 917 716 843.
Additionally, if you believe your rights have been violated, you may file a complaint with the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD) at www.cnpd.pt.
We are committed to protecting personal data through appropriate technical and organizational security measures, such as encryption, access controls, and intrusion detection systems, to prevent unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of collected personal data.
Our Website may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance the user experience and collect usage statistics. Cookies are small text files stored on the user’s device that allow the device to be recognized and personalize the browsing experience. You can find more information about the use of cookies in our Cookie Policy (if a specific page exists, insert link).
You can manage cookie preferences through your browser settings. However, blocking or deleting cookies may affect some Website functionalities.
When necessary, data may be transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area (EEA), but only if those countries offer adequate data protection guarantees in accordance with the GDPR. If required, we will use standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission or other legal mechanisms to protect transferred information.
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in our services or applicable legislation. Changes will be published on our Website with the updated date. We recommend checking this page regularly to stay informed about our privacy practices.
For any questions related to this Privacy Policy or the processing of personal data, please contact us at:
Phone: +351 917 716 843
Email: alexandracarvalhoaraujo-62828p@adv.oa.pt
Last updated: March 21, 2025
