PRIVACY POLICY / COOKIES

PRIVACY POLICY
The protection of personal data is a priority for Pirotec, Lda.

This Privacy Policy is based on the principles set out in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union and is intended to be clear and understandable to all users of our website.


1. Privacy Policy

The use of this website is subject to the present Privacy Policy, and the user should read all the following terms in order to determine whether they agree with them.

2. Personal Data Collection

Pirotec, Lda. collects personal data through its website, primarily when users subscribe to our newsletter using the form provided, or when they submit queries via the contact form.

Some fields are mandatory; if they are not filled in, we may be unable to provide the requested service.

All personal data submitted will be stored and processed by Pirotec, Lda., which is the data controller, for the following purposes:

Newsletter Subscription: To send periodic updates about Pirotec, Lda., including news, products, and services via email.

Contact Form: Data submitted via this form will only be used to respond to the specific inquiry and will not be stored or used for any other purpose.

Users who wish to subscribe to the newsletter must complete and submit the subscription form available on the website.

Preferences regarding the receipt of newsletters may be updated at any time by contacting pirotec.fx@pirotec.pt.


3. User

The user guarantees that the personal data provided is accurate and agrees to notify any changes. Any losses or damages to this website, the site manager, or third parties resulting from incorrect, inaccurate or incomplete information provided via registration forms will be the sole responsibility of the user.


4. Confidentiality

Pirotec, Lda. is committed to maintaining the confidentiality of your personal data and ensuring your rights of access, rectification, cancellation, and objection. These rights can be exercised by contacting pirotec.fx@pirotec.pt.


5. Subcontractors and Personal Data Transfers

Personal data, including traffic data and databases, may be hosted, shared, and communicated to other companies that provide support services to Pirotec, Lda., under legally defined terms and conditions.

Pirotec, Lda. may also engage third-party processors for some or all of the purposes mentioned above, as well as for the maintenance, hosting, and management of its IT systems and infrastructure, in compliance with applicable personal data protection legislation. These entities are bound to maintain confidentiality and ensure the security of the data they access, and must not use the data for any other purpose or for their own benefit, nor combine it with other data they hold.

In cases where user data is transferred to or hosted by other companies, the security and protection levels will not be lower than those provided by Pirotec, Lda.


6. Data Disclosure

Pirotec, Lda. will not share your personal information with third parties without your explicit consent, unless required to do so by law.

All data processing will be conducted in strict compliance with applicable legal frameworks.


7. Data Retention

Your personal data will be stored and retained only for the minimum period necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.


8. Rights of Access, Rectification, Objection, and Deletion

In accordance with Portuguese law, you have the right to access your personal data and request its correction or update at any time by contacting pirotec.fx@pirotec.pt.

You may also object to the processing of your data or request its deletion for marketing purposes at any time, using the same contact email.


9. Right to Data Portability

You have the right to receive the personal data you have provided to us in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, and to transmit those data to another controller, as permitted under applicable data protection legislation.


10. Security Measures for Personal Data Protection

The protection and safeguarding of users’ personal data are fundamental to the way Pirotec, Lda. provides its services. Accordingly, various technical and organisational security measures have been adopted to protect the personal data provided to us from dissemination, loss, misuse, alteration, unauthorised access, or any other form of unlawful processing.


11. Final Provisions

Pirotec, Lda. reserves the right to amend or update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be duly communicated on our website.

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how Pirotec, Lda. collects and processes your personal data, please contact us at pirotec.fx@pirotec.pt or via the general contact details available on our website.



COOKIES POLICY



Cookies are small text files stored on your devices (computer, tablet, mobile phone) when visiting certain websites. They retain only information related to your preferences and do not include personal data.

These cookies are used to identify users during sessions, accelerate certain website processes, remember choices made during a session or on subsequent visits, remember pages visited, etc.

Cookies collect general information about users' access to the website (not about the content itself), allowing us to later obtain aggregated information for statistical purposes.

All browsers allow users to accept, refuse, or delete cookies through their appropriate settings. You can configure cookie preferences via your browser’s "options" or "preferences" menu.

For more information about cookies and how to manage them, please consult:

https://www.microsoft.com/info/cookies.mspx

http://www.allaboutcookies.org/

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