This Privacy Policy is intended to inform you of AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS's policies and practices regarding your Personal Data and how it is processed.
This Policy explains how Users' Personal Data is collected, used and disclosed by AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS.
AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS undertakes to maintain the confidentiality of the Consumer's personal data, allowing the User to access, rectify, update and cancel their Personal Data, as well as to make certain choices about how their Personal Data is processed.
AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS is obliged to comply with the applicable legislation on this matter, namely the rules contained in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), approved by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016.
Please note that the provision of your personal data within the scope of the use of the Website implies knowledge and acceptance of the conditions contained in this Policy, complemented by the Terms and Conditions of Use, and our Cookies Policy.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully to understand AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS's policies and practices regarding your Personal Data and how we process it.
If you have any questions about exercising your rights in this area, please contact us at the following email address - info@thingstodoinazores.com.
AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS may update this Policy, so it is advisable to consult it from time to time.
According to the GDPR, "Personal Data" is any "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".
This Policy applies to all Personal Data that AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS collects from and about the User through the following sources:
- AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS websites - User-directed websites operated by AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS, including sites that AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS operates under its own domains/URLs and mini-sites it uses on social networks such as Facebook, Instagram, X and Youtube;
- AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS mobile sites/apps - Sites or mobile applications directed at the User operated by or for AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS, such as smartphone applications;
- E-mail, text messages (SMS) and other electronic messages - Electronic communications between the User and AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS;
- Offline registration forms - Paper registrations and similar forms that AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS collects through, for example, postal mail, in-store demonstrations, competitions and other promotions or events;
- Interactions with advertising - Interactions with AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS's advertisements (for example, if you interact with one of AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS's advertisements on third-party websites, we may receive information about that interaction);
- Data campaigns created by AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS - In the course of your interactions with AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS, we may create Personal Data about you (e.g. records of purchases made on our website). Data from other sources - Third-party social networks (e.g. Facebook, Google) or market research (always with authorisation, and if the data has not been provided anonymously);
Co-responsibility for processing Users' personal data begins from the moment the buyer pays for the selected product.
Whenever justified, AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS may use subcontractors, which are understood to be natural or legal persons who process personal data on its behalf, for which the users of the Site hereby give their express consent.
Subcontractors may be used for the purposes of: managing the commercial relationship between Buyers and Sellers. It may also be necessary for the provision of sales and supply services, payment processing and invoicing, guaranteeing the execution of due diligence and back-office operations, namely in terms of the technical and operational support and assistance required for the operation of the Site, as well as all other matters that may prove necessary and/or convenient.
Subcontractors, to whom AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS may have recourse, will implement all the appropriate technical and legal measures to protect the personal data transmitted to them, in order to ensure the defence of the rights and interests of the respective owners.
Depending on how the User interacts with AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS (online, offline, telephone, etc.), AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS collects various types of information, as follows:
- Personal contact details - This includes any information provided by the User which allows AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS to contact them, such as their name, postal address, email address, social networking details or telephone number;
- Account access information - Any information required to access the User's account profile. This may include the User's login ID/email address, username, password in unrecoverable form and/or security question and answer.
- Demographic information and interests - Any information describing the User's demographic and behavioural characteristics. Such as date of birth, age or age range, gender, geographical location (e.g. postcode), products of interest, activities/hobbies, interests and household information and User lifestyle.
- Technical information about the computer / mobile device - Any information about the computer system or other technological devices that the User uses to access the AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS website or applications, such as the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect the User's computer or device to the Internet, type of operating system and type and version of Internet browser. If the User accesses the AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS website or application via a mobile device, such as a smartphone, the information collected will also include, where permitted, the device's unique ID, advertising ID, geographical location and other similar mobile device data.
- Information on the use of websites/communications - When the User browses through the websites and newsletters of AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS, interacting with them, AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS uses automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about the User's actions. This includes information such as the links the User clicks on, the pages or content they view and for how long. Other similar information and statistics are also collected about your interactions, such as page response times, download errors and the duration of visits to certain pages.
This information is collected using automated technologies such as cookies (browser cookies, flash cookies) and web beacons; information is also collected through the use of third-party tracking. The User may object to the use of such technologies. For more details, see Section 4.
- Market research and User feedback - This includes information that the User voluntarily shares with AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS about their experience of using the products and services it offers.
- User-generated content. Refers to any content that the User creates and then shares with AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS on third-party social networks or uploads to one of AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS's websites or applications, including the use of third-party social networking applications such as Facebook, among others. Examples may include photographs, videos, personal stories, among others. Where permitted, AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS may collect and publish user-generated content relating to a variety of activities, including competitions and other promotions, website attributes, user engagement and third-party social networks.
- Information from third-party social networks - This refers to any information that you share publicly on a third-party social network or information that is part of your profile on a third-party social network (such as Facebook) and that you allow the third-party social network to share with AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS. Examples include the User's basic account information (e.g. name, email address, gender, date of birth, current city, profile picture, user ID, friends list, etc.) and any other additional information or activities that the User allows the third-party social network to share. AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS receives the User's profile information from the third-party social network (or parts thereof) whenever the User downloads or interacts with o AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS application on a third-party social network, such as Facebook, or whenever the User interacts with AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS via a third-party social network. For more information on how User information on a third-party social network is obtained by AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS or to deactivate the sharing of such social network information, please visit the third-party social network's website.
- Pagamento e informações financeiras – Qualquer informação que o Utilizador utilize para efetuar uma compra ou uma encomenda, tal como detalhes do seu cartão de débito ou de crédito (nome do titular, número do cartão, data de validade, etc.) ou outras formas de pagamento (se disponíveis). o AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS ou os seus prestadores de serviços de processamento de pagamentos, tratará do pagamento e das informações financeiras em conformidade com as leis, regulamentos e normas de segurança aplicáveis.
AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS shall be responsible for processing any personal data transmitted as part of the use of the Website, regardless of its nature or ownership, in relation to the following personal data of Buyers:
-First and last name - for the purposes of identifying Buyers;
-Address and postcode - for the purposes of sending the products purchased by the Buyers;
-Email address - for contact purposes;
-Telephone and/or mobile phone number - for contact purposes (if necessary and requested);
-Tax identification number (TIN) - for tax purposes and for commercial transactions, invoicing and payment.
Access to and mere use of the Site by Users does not in itself imply the collection or processing of any personal data. However, whenever the User creates an account on the Site, data will be collected, depending on the purpose. The purposes for which data is collected and processed can be found in point 4 of this Policy.
In certain situations, personal data transmitted by Users of the Website may be transferred to other entities that provide services at AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS.
Website Users are guaranteed the right to access, rectify, withdraw consent, oppose processing for the purposes defined above, erase, limit and portability of the personal data they have transmitted.
The rights of the aforementioned users may be exercised at any time by sending such requests in writing to the representative of the Data Controller at info@thingstodoinazores.com, attaching proof of identification.
If the request is sent by a person other than the User, without providing proof that the request was legitimately made on their behalf, it will be rejected.
Without prejudice to the above, users of the Site who have transmitted their personal data may also submit a complaint to the National Supervisory Authority (Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados - CNPD), whose contact details can be found at www.cnpd.pt.
Please note that, under certain circumstances, AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS will not be able to delete a consumer's personal data without also deleting their user account. AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS may be obliged to retain some of the Consumer's Personal Data after the Consumer has requested deletion, in order to fulfill its contractual or legal obligations. AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS may also be authorized by applicable laws to retain some of your Personal Data to meet its business needs.
AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS will take reasonable steps to ensure that Personal Data is only processed for the time necessary to fulfill the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.
Thus, the personal data collected and processed by AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS will be kept for as long as the User's registration on the Site remains active.
When the user's registration on the Site is canceled, the personal data transmitted by AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS will be kept for up to one (1) year from that date, unless another retention period is required by applicable law.
However, as mentioned above, the User of the Site may, at any time, ask AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS to delete the personal data it has transmitted.
In order to ensure the storage and protection of data, AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS adopts the following security measures:
- Encryption of all personal data transmitted to it;
- Mandatory use of a personal password for each User;
- Greater care is taken with data relating to Users' debit or credit cards. This type of data will not be stored, thus ensuring that third parties cannot access or use it;
- Constant checking and updating of computer servers in order to reduce any chance of attack or vulnerability.
NOTE: Measures that the Consumer must adopt:
It is important that the Consumer also takes an active role in keeping their Personal Data safe and secure. When signing up for an online account, the consumer should choose a password that is relatively complex so that others cannot guess it. You should never reveal your password to third parties. You are responsible for any use of your account and for keeping this password confidential. If you use a shared or public computer, you should never select the option to remember your login details, e-mail address or password.
You should also ensure that you log out whenever you leave the computer in question. The Consumer should make use of any privacy settings or controls that AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS provides on its website or applications.
When accessing the Website, small files called cookies or connection tokens may be installed on the user's computer or mobile device. The use of cookies is standard practice on most websites. In order to provide its Users with a better browsing experience and update the Site with relevant functions, AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS uses cookies.
What cookies are
The construction of modern websites depends on the implementation of a set of minimum functions to meet Users' browsing expectations.
Amongst other things, it is expected that for a certain period of time, websites will keep the actions and preferences of Users, namely their username, the language in which they wish to browse the Site or other relevant settings related to the website interface. Cookies are small information files that are stored on the device you use to access the internet via your browser and enable the implementation of the aforementioned functionalities.
What kind of cookies are there?
There are different types of cookies.
Considering the lifespan of cookies, they can be:
1. Session cookies - these are temporary cookies that are deleted from the cookie archive when the browser or application used to access the website is closed. This type of cookie makes it possible to analyze web traffic patterns, allowing us to identify problems and provide a better browsing experience.
2. Permanent cookies - differ from session cookies in that they are not deleted when the browser or application is closed, but remain stored on the User's devices.
They are used every time a new visit is made to the Site, allowing us, among other functions, to personalize the browsing experience according to the User's interests and provide a more individualized service.
Considering the domain to which they belong, cookies can be:
1. Own cookies - these are cookies sent to the User's device via equipment or domains managed by AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS and from which the service requested by the User is provided.
2. Third-party cookies - these are cookies sent to the User's device from a device or domain managed by a third party over which AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS has no control. In these cases, it is this third party that processes the data collected through the cookies.
How can I block/disable cookies?
All browsers allow the respective User to accept, refuse or delete cookies, namely by selecting the appropriate settings in their browser.
Please note, however, that deactivating cookies may partially or totally affect your browsing experience on the Website.
You can configure cookies in the "options" or "preferences" menu of your browser.
To find out more about cookies, visit www.allaboutcookies.org, where you can find information on how to manage your settings for the various browser providers.
AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS reserves the right to make any necessary changes to this Policy. Whenever this happens, they will be published on the Website.
You are advised to check these Policies regularly for any updates or changes to the AZORES NATURE GATHERINGS policy.
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