Privacy Policy

In connection with the registration, access and use of the Website www.barrealgroup.com, Barreal Consulting, as responsible for the processing of data, may request the User to provide his/her personal data, that is, information provided by the User that allows the Barreal Consulting identify you and/or contact you (“Personal Data”).

As a rule, Personal Data are requested when the User intends to subscribe to the Newsletter or when sending a request for information or a quote, where only the name, email and telephone number will be collected.

The User, when filling out the form, submitting the personal data referred to in the previous point, will receive an email confirming the subscription or sending a message. In this situation, the User's data is stored in the database.

The personal data collected will be processed for the purpose of sending a Newsletter and/or responding to a request for information and/or quotes. Personal data will be kept for as long as the User allows, and an express communication is enough for them to be deleted. In the context of the processing of User data, Barreal Consulting uses, or may resort to, third parties, subcontracted by it, to, on behalf of Barreal Consulting, and in accordance with the instructions given by it, process the data of the User, in strict compliance with the provisions of the law and this Privacy Policy.

These subcontracted entities may not transmit User data to other entities without Barreal Consulting having previously given written authorization to do so, and are also prevented from contracting other entities without prior authorization from Barreal Consulting.

Barreal Consulting undertakes to subcontract only entities that provide sufficient guarantees for the execution of the appropriate technical and organizational measures, in order to ensure the defense of the User's rights. All entities subcontracted by Barreal Consulting are bound to the latter through a written contract which regulates, namely, the object and duration of the treatment, the nature and purpose of the treatment, the type of personal data, the categories of the holders of the data and the rights and obligations of the parties.

In terms of general principles relating to the processing of personal data, Barreal Consulting undertakes to ensure that the User's data processed by it are:
- Object of lawful, fair and transparent treatment in relation to the User;
- Collected for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes, not being further processed in a way that is incompatible with these purposes;
- Adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purposes for which they are treated;
- Accurate and updated whenever necessary, with all appropriate measures being taken so that inaccurate data, taking into account the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay;
- Stored in a way that allows the identification of the User only for the period necessary for the purposes for which the data is processed;

The data processing carried out by Barreal Consulting is lawful when the User has given his explicit consent to the processing of his Personal data, for one or more specific purposes, when the processing is necessary for the execution of a contract in which the User is part, or for pre-contractual measures at the User's request, for the fulfillment of a legal obligation to which Barreal Consulting is subject and for the purpose of the legitimate interests pursued by Barreal Consulting or by third parties.

Barreal Consulting undertakes to ensure that the processing of User data is only carried out under the conditions listed above and with respect for the aforementioned principles.

When the processing of the User's data is carried out by Barreal Consulting on the basis of the User's consent, the User has the right to withdraw his consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent, however, does not compromise the lawfulness of the treatment carried out by Barreal Consulting based on the consent previously given by the User.

To ensure the security of User Data and maximum confidentiality, we treat the information you provide us in an absolutely confidential manner, in accordance with our internal security and confidentiality policies and procedures, which are periodically updated as necessary, as well as accordance with the terms and conditions provided by law.

Depending on the nature, scope, context and purposes of data processing, as well as the risks arising from the processing for the rights and freedoms of the User, Barreal Consulting undertakes to apply, both at the time of defining the means of treatment like at the time of the processing itself, the technical and organizational measures necessary and adequate to protect the User's Data and comply with legal requirements. It also undertakes to ensure that, by default, only data that are necessary for each specific purpose of the processing are processed and that such data are not made available without human intervention to an indeterminate number of people.

In certain types of treatment, personal data collected by Barreal Consulting may be made available to third parties, which may involve its transfer outside the European Union. In such a case, Barreal Consulting undertakes to ensure that the transfer complies with the applicable legal provisions, namely regarding the determination of the suitability of such country with regard to data protection and the requirements applicable to such transfers.

The right of access, the right of rectification, the right of deletion, the right of limitation, the right of portability and the right of opposition can be exercised by the User by contacting Barreal Consulting's Data Protection Officer through e- mail info@barrealgroup.com or to the address Av. João Corte Real, No. 102, Praia da Barra, 3830-751 Gafanha da Nazaré, Aveiro, Portugal.

Barreal Consulting will respond in writing (preferably by electronic means) to the User's request within a maximum period of one month from receipt of the request, except in cases of special complexity, in which this period can be extended up to two months.

If the requests submitted by the User are manifestly unfounded or excessive, namely due to their repetitive nature, Barreal Consulting reserves the right to charge administrative costs or refuse to comply with the request, without prejudice to the possibility of filing a complaint in the competent supervisory authority.

The Website may contain links to third party websites or portals. Barreal Consulting is not responsible for the privacy practices of such Websites or Portals. We therefore recommend that you read the respective privacy statements. Barreal Consulting cannot be held responsible for and cannot be held responsible for the content and activities of such Websites or Portals.

In the future, we may choose to modify or update this policy, either due to changes in legislation or to cover new Internet developments. Therefore, we reserve the right to make any changes in this regard and we ask that you regularly visit our Website, as such changes may affect you as a User.

The Privacy Policy, as well as the collection, processing or transmission of User Data, are governed by the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, of the European Parliament and of the Council, of April 27, 2016 and by applicable laws and regulations in Portugal.

Any disputes arising from the validity, interpretation or execution of the Privacy Policy, or which are related to the collection, processing or transmission of User Data, must be submitted exclusively to the jurisdiction of the judicial courts of the district of Lisbon, without prejudice to the legal rules applicable imperatives.