Recognizing the importance of the protection of personal data, the CCAA Sociedade de Advogados, SP, RL (CCAA) acts in accordance with the legal provisions applicable to data protection, particularly the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
For this reason, we suggest you read our Privacy Politics to become aware of how your personal data is collected and treated.
1.
What data are collected and processed?
• Identification data;
• Professional data;
• Professional activity data;
• Financial information;
• Information relating to judicial and extrajudicial proceedings;
• Image and sound recording data;
• Any other data provided within the scope of the activity.
2.
How is personal data collected?
• By contracting our services and for as long as the legal services are provided;
• Through computerized means, such as electronic communications sent to the CCAA;
• Through contact with the CCAA, namely through contact with our staff.
3.
Is personal data transmitted to third parties?
The CCAA does not transmit your personal data to third parties, except in situations where it is essential for the provision of legal services.
4.
What is the period for which we keep personal data?
The CCAA will only keep your data for the period strictly necessary for the fulfillment of the purposes defined in this Politics or for the period imposed by the applicable legal instruments.
In particular, and not forgetting the right to the elimination of personal data, the deadlines for preserving personal data, considering the purpose for which they were collected, are:
• Exercise or defense of rights in an administrative, judicial or extrajudicial proceeding: Until the date of the administrative decision, of the transit in res judicata of the decision in question, until the date of its extrajudicial resolution;
• Provision of legal advisory services: during the legal advice provided and after its termination, for a period of 20 years;
• Invoicing and administrative management: for a period of 10 years;
• Contact requests: 6 months from submission of request, without subsequent contact;
• Newsletter subscription: 2 years from the date of obtaining consent;
• Applications: 1 year from submission, if the candidate is not selected.
• Fulfilment of the different legal obligations to which the CCAA is bound: during the necessary time to fulfil the legal obligations that are applicable in each case.
5.
What rights do data subjects have?
The holders of personal data retain the right, at any time, to withdraw their consent, request access to their personal data, to rectify or erase them, to limit the processing, and to request data portability, provided that this is legally and contractually allowed.
To exercise the aforementioned rights, the holder of the data should communicate it by email addressed to ccaa@ccaa.pt.
6.
Is my personal data secure?
The CCAA is committed to protect the confidentiality of personal data collected and to apply the necessary measures to ensure that the processing is carried out in accordance with the GDPR.
However, considering the evolution of technology and other factors beyond our control, we cannot guarantee that communications between users and the website will not be free from unauthorized access by third parties. In this case, the CCAA will not assume any responsibility.
The CCAA may update this Privacy Politics, so we suggest that you consult it regularly.