Privacy Policy

AZORES X recognizes the importance of the privacy of the users of its site and is committed to protecting the personal data provided to it, so it is limited only to collecting personal information that is provided voluntarily and is only used for the purposes for which it is intended. Thus, AZORES X has prepared this privacy policy, with the purpose of providing all information regarding how to collect, process and protect your personal data, in accordance with Regulation EU 2016/679, of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016.

1. Legitimacy for treatment

AZORES X provides users of its site with a range of information and services. AZORES X needs to collect and process a set of personal data, which, being essential for the provision of its services, are entered in the AZORES X database.

The provision of personal data is optional. However, if users of the site want to benefit from the services provided and/or receive information about the services and/or be contacted by AZORES X, they must provide their personal data and authorize the respective treatment.

AZORES X will only process your data for the purpose of sending a newsletter if it is expressly authorized by the user.

2. Personal Information Collected

As Responsible for the Treatment of your Personal Data, AZORES X collects the following personal data: name, address, NIF — tax identification number, telephone number and email, but may collect other data necessary for the provision of services, according to the specificities of the relationship that the personal data subject wishes to establish with AZORES X.

The personal data collected through the AZORES X website are automatically processed and are intended to manage your registration, preferences or requests. The site also automatically receives and stores, through cookies, information about browser activities, including the IP address and the pages accessed. These activity logs will be used only for statistical and metric purposes of the services provided.

AZORES X does not intend to manage the services it provides, through this site, to minors, and so it does not knowingly collect any personal data related to them.

3. finality

The user authorizes that the information collected by the site be used for the following purposes:

a) Personal records for site management, provision of services and participation in programmatic content (example: training actions, events, etc.);
b) Billing for services; c) Optimization of the interactive experience while browsing the site;
d) Preparation of general statistics, without identifying users;
e) Response to questions and requests from the user himself;
f) Consultation of the opinion regarding the quality of the services provided;
g) Sending a newsletter about new content, news and events;
h) Legal or judicial obligations.

AZORES X also reserves the right to use these records, on an individual basis, in cases of investigation of civil or criminal offenses, especially when fraud, hacker attacks, system changes, or improper access to protected information and data of other users are suspected.

4. Rights of data subjects

Under the terms of the applicable legislation, the site user has the right to access, rectify and oppose the specific conditions of data collection or treatment, which may be exercised through the e-mail address of AZORES X.

Any user may freely choose to provide, or not, any individualized personal information. In these terms, if you do not want to receive communications from AZORES X, its service providers, or its partners, even after having provided your data, you must communicate this request through the e-mail address of AZORES X.

5. Security and use of information

As usual on this type of site, AZORES X assures that appropriate technical measures have been adopted and organized to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful, unauthorized destruction, alteration, and/or dissemination of personal data.

Any information provided by users will be obtained and stored in accordance with the strictest security and reliability standards. AZORES X will do its best to maintain the integrity of the information provided to us, which is why it is not responsible for damages resulting from its access and/or use by third parties.

AZORES X undertakes not to sell or rent to third parties any personal data sent by users of the site, without prejudice to the user's authorization.

Any attempt to violate the database on this site will be subject to criminal action and criminal complaint, as provided for in Portuguese legislation relating to databases and may entail civil and criminal liability.

6. Recipients of personal data

Access to the collected information is restricted to AZORES X employees and authorized persons. Those who misuse this information, in violation of this privacy policy, will be subject to administrative and disciplinary sanctions, without excluding applicable legal measures. Users' Personal Data may also be processed by AZORES X subcontracting entities.

AZORES X requires subcontractors to comply with a set of obligations, including those to adequately protect the personal data of users, ensuring their confidentiality and the prohibition of the use of such data for any purpose other than those mentioned and/or consented to by the user.

7. Retention of personal information

After the collection of individualized personal information voluntarily transmitted by the user, AZORES X will store and maintain it for the period necessary for the purpose of its treatment in accordance with the notification to AZORES X, until instructions to the contrary, or until the law requires its respective elimination. The preservation of this information allows AZORES X to continue to provide personalized services without interruption, unless the user has expressed opposition.

8. Information, opinions, and content generated by third parties

This site may allow visitors/users to participate through comments, exchange of information, publication of content generated by third parties and dissemination of advertisements. Visitors, users, and advertisers must not post immoral, illegal, racist, defamatory, libelous, pornographic, criminal, or any content that violates copyright. The information, content or opinions freely provided or published on this site, with the exception of personal information requested for registration purposes, are not confidential nor are they protected by this privacy policy and can be freely accessed and viewed by other visitors and users.

Advertisements or any disclosure about products, services or events that disrespect the law, morals, and good manners are also prohibited. AZORES X is not responsible for the information, opinions and content generated by third parties, nor for the quality or veracity of the products, services or events published through the site. All content of any kind contained on this site is protected by law, and any copy, reproduction, dissemination, transmission, use, modification, sale, publication, distribution or any other use, by any means, with the exception of those provided for by law, is expressly prohibited.

9. Cookies and web beacons

A “Cookie” is nothing more than a file that is saved on the user's computer, which only serves to identify the computer that is accessing this site. AZORES X uses cookies to store information, such as your personal preferences when you visit the site. This may include a simple popup or a link to various services, such as forums. For now, this is not the case, but AZORES X may use third-party advertising. Some of these advertisements may use technologies such as cookies and/or web beacons when advertising on the site, which will allow these advertisers (such as Google through Google AdSense) to also receive your personal information (your IP address, your ISP, your browser, etc.). This function is generally used for geotargeting (showing Lisbon advertising only to visitors to Lisbon, for example) or presenting advertising aimed at a type of user (such as showing restaurant advertising to a user who visits cooking sites regularly, for example).

You can turn off your cookies, in your browser options, or by making changes to the tools of antivirus programs. However, if you turn off your cookies, this may change the way you interact with the site or other sites, in particular, it may prevent you from logging in to programs, sites or forums on our and other networks.

10. Acceptance of the terms of use

By using this site, the user accepts the terms and conditions of the site.