This Privacy Policy governs the processing of personal data collected through the website catarinapinto-advocaciacriminal.pt, owned by Dr Catarina Alves Pinto, Lawyer registered with the Portuguese Bar Association, holder of professional licence no. 71124L, with offices at Rua José Ferreira Pio no. 26, Lj.41, 2870-001 Montijo and Avenida da Liberdade no.129 B, 1250-140 Lisbon.

1. Personal data collected

The website may collect and process the following personal data:

• Full name

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Information voluntarily provided through the contact and scheduling form

• Browsing data (via cookies, in accordance with the Cookie Policy)

2. Purpose of processing

The personal data collected is processed for the following purposes:

• Responding to contact requests and enquiries

• Scheduling meetings/consultations requested by the user

• Compliance with legal obligations applicable to the practice of law

• Ensuring the security and proper functioning of the website

Personal data is not used for direct marketing purposes without the explicit consent of the data subject.

3. Legal basis

The processing of personal data is carried out on the basis of:

• Performance of pre-contractual and contractual steps (responding to contact and scheduling requests)

• Compliance with legal obligations applicable to the legal profession

• Consent of the data subject, where applicable (e.g. acceptance of non-essential cookies)

• Legitimate interest, in maintaining the security and improvement of the website

4. Data retention

Personal data will be retained only for the period strictly necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, in compliance with applicable legal deadlines, particularly those relating to the legal profession and tax obligations.

5. Data sharing

Personal data will not be shared with third parties, except where:

• The data subject has given explicit consent

• It is necessary for compliance with legal obligations

• It is essential to the exercise of the legal profession, in accordance with the law and the duty of professional secrecy

Under no circumstances will data be sold or used for purposes incompatible with those described herein.

6. Rights of the data subject

Under applicable legislation (GDPR), the data subject has the following rights:

• Right of access to personal data

• Right to rectification of inaccurate or outdated data

• Right to erasure of data, where applicable

• Right to restriction of processing

• Right to data portability

• Right to object to processing, in cases provided for by law

• Right to lodge a complaint with the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD) – the Portuguese Data Protection Authority

These rights may be exercised by contacting: geral@catarinapinto-advocaciacriminal.pt