This Privacy Policy regulates the processing of personal data of users (hereinafter "User" or "Users"), collected in connection with the use of the website www.meloalves.com (hereinafter "Site"), by Melo Alves & Associados - Sociedade de Advogados SP RL (hereinafter Melo Alves), as the entity responsible for processing.
The provision of your personal data implies knowledge and acceptance of the conditions contained in this Privacy Policy.
This Privacy Policy is complemented by the Terms and Conditions of Use.
Users can find detailed information on Melo Alves' Privacy Policy and Cookies Policy in the following sections:
Access to and use of the Website does not imply the provision of personal data by the User. However, the use of certain functionalities of the Site implies the provision of personal data by the User.
This data will be processed by Melo Alves for:
(i) Contact request: personal data will be processed, with your consent, to manage the contact established and provide clarifications and information requested by the User;
(ii) Submission of an application: personal data will be processed for the purposes of pre-contractual steps to manage your application;
(iii) Subscription to updates: personal data will be processed, with your consent, for the purpose of sending you relevant communications and information.
Under the terms of the applicable legislation, the User may request, at any time, access to personal data concerning them, as well as its rectification, deletion, limitation of its processing, the portability of their data, or object to its processing.
Users can also obtain confirmation of which personal data concerning them is being processed and, if they so request, will be provided with a copy of the data being processed.
Under the terms of the law, the User is also guaranteed the right to withdraw their consent to the processing of data for the purposes indicated through the aforementioned means, although this does not invalidate the processing carried out up to that date on the basis of the consent previously given.
In order to exercise any of the aforementioned rights, the User must submit a written request to the following contacts:
e-mail: geral@meloalves.com
Address: Avenida 5 de Outubro, n.º 142 - 1.º Esq., 1050-061 Lisboa
The personal data collected is processed in strict compliance with the applicable legislation. Personal data will be kept in accordance with the respective purposes and respecting the applicable legal time limits. Therefore, and whenever there is no specific legal requirement, the data will be stored and kept only for the appropriate period and to the extent necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless the right to object, the right to erasure or the right to withdraw consent is exercised within the legal limits.
Melo Alves may pass on your personal data:
a) When using other entities to provide certain services, since this provision of services may imply access by these entities to your personal data. Thus, any subcontracting entity of Melo Alves will process your personal data in the name and on behalf of Melo Alves, under the strict obligation to follow our instructions and under the terms of the subcontracting agreement signed with said subcontracting entities;
b) To partners of Melo Alves, for the aforementioned purposes;
c) To third parties, when it deems such data communications to be necessary or appropriate (i) in the light of applicable law, (ii) in fulfilment of legal obligations/court orders, (iii) deliberations or decisions of supervisory authorities or (iv) to respond to requests from public or governmental authorities.
In any of the aforementioned situations, Melo Alves will take all appropriate measures to ensure the effective protection of personal data.
Melo Alves makes every effort to protect Users' personal data from unauthorised access. To this end, it uses security systems, rules and other procedures to guarantee the protection of personal data, as well as to prevent unauthorised access to data, improper use, disclosure, loss or destruction.
It is, however, the responsibility of Users to guarantee and ensure that the devices and equipment used to access the Site are adequately protected against harmful software, computer viruses and worms.
Cookies are small text files that identify the User's computer on the Melo Alves server. The cookies themselves do not identify the individual user, only the computer used. Cookies are not used to collect personal data.
This Site uses cookies to help determine the usefulness, interest and number of visits to the Site, enabling faster and more efficient browsing, eliminating the need to repeatedly enter the same information. In this way, Melo Alves & Associados will be able to provide a more personalised service tailored to its users.
The cookies used on this site are as follows:
All browsers allow the User to accept, refuse or delete cookies, in particular by selecting the appropriate settings in their browser. The User can configure cookies in the browser's "options" or "preferences" menu. To find out more about cookies, including how to manage and delete cookies, the User can visit www.allaboutcookies.org.
Please note, however, that deactivating cookies may partially or totally affect your browsing experience on the Website
The links on this site may lead to other sites. Melo Alves is not responsible for, approves or in any way endorses or subscribes to the content of these sites, or the sites linked to or referred to in them.
Melo Alves is not responsible for any damage resulting from viruses that may infect the User's computer or network, or other property, as a result of accessing the Melo Alves website and transferring its content to the User's computer or network.
This privacy statement applies solely to information collected on the Melo Alves website.
Melo Alves may transfer personal data to third countries (outside the European Union or European Economic Area), within the scope of the purposes set out in this Policy, for which there is no adequacy decision adopted by the European Commission. In this case, Melo Alves undertakes to adopt the appropriate security measures to ensure the confidentiality and protection of personal data, under the terms of the applicable legislation on the protection of personal data.
You can request additional information by writing to geral@meloalves.com.
Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, the User has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority under the terms of the law if they believe that the processing of their data by Melo Alves violates the legal regime in force at any given time.
Users may contact Melo Alves with any questions related to the processing of their personal data and the exercise of the rights conferred on them by the applicable legislation and, in particular, referred to in this Policy, through the following contacts:
Telephone: (+351) 21 780 41 60
e-mail: geral@meloalves.com
Address: Avenida Engenheiro Duarte PAcheco, Torre 1, Piso 12, Sala 4, 1070-101 Lisboa
Melo Alves reserves the right to change these terms for processing personal data at any time. These changes will be duly publicised on the website.