Privacy Policy

Quadrisol, Unipessoal Lda. is committed to complying with the General Data Protection Regulation (RGPD), ensuring the protection of personal data and strengthening the relationship of trust that commits it to the customer.

This Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy is to provide the information we collect and how we may use it, as well as the security standards adopted to protect your identity and personal data.

Quadrisol, Unipessoal Lda. reserves the right to change the Privacy Policy and Protection of Personal Data and therefore invites you to regularly consult this document.

Please note that this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy applies to information collected by Quadrisol, Unipessoal Lda. only, and does not extend to information you may have submitted on other websites or social platforms managed by other entities or organisations.

1. Data controller

Quadrisol, Unipessoal Lda., with registered office at Rua Francisco Augusto Alvim 27, 4700-048 Braga, with Tax ID No. 508924057, registered at the Commercial Registry Office of Braga, hereinafter referred to as QUADRISOL..

2. Personal details

Under the GDPR, personal data is considered to be all information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (referred to as the "data subject"). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier, such as name, identification number, location data, internet protocol (IP) address, cookies, electronic identifiers, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person. Also personal data is the collection of distinct pieces of information that can lead to the identification of a specific person.

3. Holder of personal data

The personal data subject is the natural person to whom the data relates and who has used the Quadrisol website.

4. Categories of personal data and purposes

Quadrisol collects different categories of data, namely name, company, email, country, telephone and address.

Data is collected and processed for different purposes. Among others, we collect and process data for the contact form, when receiving or sending email messages and/or when subscribing to services that require registration, sending invitations to events of Quadrisol or partner entities, identifying visitors, newsletter subscription and possible marketing actions of Quadrisol, submission of spontaneous application as well as for us to contact you.

Quadrisol requests the express consent of the visitor to its website before using personal data for purposes other than those set out in this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy.

By providing their personal data to Quadrisol, the holder of personal data authorises them to be treated in accordance with this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy.

5. Time and manner of storage of personal data

Quadrisol processes and keeps your personal data in accordance with the purposes for which they are collected and processed and only for the period of time necessary for the fulfilment of the purposes that motivated their collection.

Under the law, Quadrisol may have to retain data for a minimum period of time: 1 year, for traffic and location data for the purpose of investigation, detection and prosecution of serious crimes; 10 years, for information to the Tax Authority for accounting or tax purposes.

The information you provide when visiting our website is protected within the scope of the implementation of various security measures, namely through conditional access and safeguarding the confidentiality of the information.

We caution, however, that by providing personal information online, there is a risk that third parties may intercept and use this information, which in terms of security of any information you disclose online, you do so at your own risk.

For your privacy, we advise you not to include personal data, in particular sensitive or/and confidential data, in the emails you send us. Please do not send us credit card numbers or any sensitive personal information via email.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors. As a parent or legal guardian, do not allow your children to submit personal information without your permission.

6. Use of Cookies

Cookies are small text files sent to your computer or mobile device when you visit websites. Cookies help websites store and retrieve information about your browsing habits in order to tailor navigation to your preferences.

Quadrisol uses cookies on its website to improve the performance and browsing experience of users, increasing the speed and efficiency of response on the one hand, and on the other, eliminating the need to repeatedly enter the same information. The placement of cookies not only helps websites to recognise the user's device the next time they visit us, but is also essential for their operation.

All browsers allow the user to accept, refuse or delete cookies by selecting the advanced settings of the browser. You can configure cookies in the "settings" menu. However, please note that disabling cookies may prevent some web services from working properly and may partially or totally affect your browsing on the site.

7. Third party links

Please note that although you are on a website operated by us, you may also be referred to links to third party websites. These third party websites have separate and independent privacy policies. These policies are not managed or controlled by Quadrisol, Unipessoal Lda. and we therefore take no responsibility for the content and activities of these websites. However, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and platforms and would appreciate you contacting us if you would like to give us feedback about them. We also recommend that you carefully read the terms and conditions and privacy policies of such websites before submitting any information or personal data.

8. Your consent

By using our website you agree to our Privacy and Data Protection Policy.

9. Rights of the personal data subject

Rights of the personal data subject, as we want to ensure that you are aware of your rights and under applicable law, we want to inform you that:

• Your personal data belongs to you. As such, you have the right to access, rectify, limit, delete and oppose the processing of them as well as obtain them from Quadrisol
• We will make every effort to ensure that your personal data is kept up to date and protected in accordance with best industry standards.
• You have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority. In Portugal, this authority is the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados ("CNPD"). Further information about the CNPD can be obtained from the website www.cnpd.pt.
• You may withdraw, at any time, the consent you have given for the processing of your personal data, within the framework of the RGPD, which shall not affect the lawfulness of the processing of personal data that has hitherto been carried out on the basis of the consent you have previously given.

10. Contact us

Should you have any questions about this Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy, or if you wish to exercise any of your above rights, please contact us at geral@quadrisol.pt