Privacy Statement

This privacy statement explains what information we gather about you, what we use that information for and to whom we give that information. It also sets out your rights in relation to your information and who you can contact for more information or queries.

What does this privacy statement cover?

 This privacy statement explains how we are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your information in an open and transparent manner.

This privacy statement sets out how we will collect, handle, store and protect information about you when:

  • you use “our Website” or
  • we perform any other activities that form part of the operation of this Website.

When we refer to “our Website” or “this Website” in this privacy statement we mean all pages from CoMap’s website: https://comap.pt/

In this privacy statement, your information is sometimes called “personal data” or “personal information”. We may also sometimes collectively refer to handling, collecting, protecting and storing your personal information as “processing” such personal information.

What information do we collect?

We may collect personal information from you when you use this Website.

We may collect or obtain such data because you give it to us (for example in a form on our Website). We may also collect or obtain personal information from you because we observe or infer that data about you from the way you interact with us or others. For example, to improve your experience when you use this Website and ensure that it is functioning effectively, we (or our service providers) may use cookies (small text files stored in a user’s browser) and Web beacons which may collect personal information. Additional information on how we use cookies and other tracking technologies and how you can control these can be found in our Cookie Policy.

The personal information that we collect or obtain in such circumstances may include: your country of residence; your IP address; your browser type and language; your access times; details of how you like to interact with us and other similar information.

How we use information about you

Use of personal information collected via our Website

We may also use your personal information collected via our Website:

  • to manage and improve our Website
  • to tailor the content of our Website to provide you with a more personalized experience and draw your attention to information that may be of interest to you. 

Use of personal information for other activities that form part of the operation of our business

 In addition to the purposes connected to the operation of our Website above, we may use your personal information for the purposes of, or in connection with:

  • third-party suppliers;
  • applicable legal or regulatory requirements;
  • requests and communications from competent authorities;
  • protecting our rights.

The legal grounds we use for processing personal information

 We are required by law to set out in this privacy statement the legal grounds on which we rely in order to process your personal information.

We use your personal information for the purposes outlined above because of: (a) our legitimate interests in the effective delivery of our Website; (b) our legitimate interests in the effective and lawful operation of our Website so long as such interests are not outweighed by your interests; (c) the legal and regulatory obligations that we are subject to, such as keeping records for tax purposes or providing information to a public body or law enforcement agency.

To the extent that we process any sensitive personal information relating to you for any of the purposes outlined above, we will do so because either: (i) you have given us your explicit consent to process that data; (ii) the processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defense of legal claims or (iii) you have made the data manifestly public. 

How long do we keep your information? 

We will hold your personal information on our systems for the longest of the following periods: (i) as long as is necessary for the relevant activity or services; (ii) any retention period that is required by law.

Your rights 

You have various rights in relation to your personal information. In particular, you have a right to:

  • obtain confirmation that we are processing your personal information and request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
  • ask that we update the personal information we hold about you, or correct such personal information that you think is incorrect or incomplete
  • ask that we delete personal information that we hold about you, or restrict the way in which we use such personal information
  • object to our processing of your personal information.

To exercise any of your rights, or if you have any other questions about our use of your personal information, please contact us.

Changes to this privacy statement 

We may modify or amend this privacy statement from time to time.

To let you know when we make changes to this privacy statement, we will amend the revision date at the bottom of this page. The new modified or amended privacy statement will apply from that revision date. Therefore, we encourage you to periodically review this statement to be informed about how we are protecting your information.

Revised at: 16 August 2021