Privacy Policy
The purpose of this website is to provide information about Scarq and our services and activities. This website is the property of Maneira Alternativa, Unipessoal, Lda, located at Rua do Barroco, n.º 26, Mouquim, 4770-359 Vila Nova de Famalicão, NIF 515 891 940.
Google Analytics
The www.scarq.pt website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics tool developed by Google, Inc. The data collected by cookies regarding the use of the website (traffic data, including IP address) is used for statistical purposes only and on a global basis.
Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the www.scarq.pt website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties where required to do so by law, or where such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. If you would like more information about Google’s data processing practices, please refer to Google’s privacy policy (https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=pt-PT&gl=pt).
About cookies
Cookies are small data files that are downloaded from www.scarq.pt to your computer’s hard drive. The cookies that are downloaded are safe, do not contain computer viruses and cannot be used to transmit or store personal information. Cookies are generally categorised as “session” or “persistent” cookies.
Session cookies: do not remain on your computer when you leave the site or close your browser. The information collected allows Scarq to analyse traffic patterns on the website. Over time, we can offer users a better experience on the site by continually improving the content, making adjustments and making it easier to use.
Permanent cookies: these remain on your computer when you leave www.scarq.pt. Scarq uses this type of cookie to analyse whether users return to the site. This way we can tell if the site is useful, interesting and valuable to you.
It is possible not to accept cookies on your computer by selecting the corresponding setting in your browser.
Here’s how you can do it in the three most commonly used browsers:
https://support.microsoft.com/pt-pt/help/17442/windows-internet-explorer-delete-manage-cookies
https://support.mozilla.org/pt-PT/kb/ativar-desativar-cookies-websites-utilizam-monitorizar-preferencias?redirectlocale=pt-PT&redirectslug=ativar-e-desativar-cookies-que-os-websites-utiliza
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/61416?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=pt-BR
We should add that if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use all the functionalities of the www.scarq.pt website.
Personal Data
At Scarq we are aware that the use of your personal data requires that it be carried out consciously and on the basis of a relationship of trust.
We respect your privacy and process your data in strict compliance with current legislation.
This page gives you information about our policies regarding the collection, use and disclosure of Personal Information when you use our website.
The General Data Protection Regulation – Regulation 2016/679 of 27 April, considers personal data to be “information relating to an identified or identifiable natural person (“data subject”). An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person”.
Origin and type of personal data collected
Personal Data means all information that can identify you as a natural person, such as your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number or tax number.
This information can be collected through:
Usage, visualisations and technical data, including your device identifier or IP address, when you visit our website or open emails we send;
Searches carried out on our website;
Filling in forms on our website;
Newsletter subscriptions.
Purpose of personal data
The data collected on our website is intended for:
Processing customer enquiries;
Market research, evaluation of consumer profiles and preferences, with the aim of:
Detecting possible market trends;
Creating personalised suggestions;
Analysing user behaviour in order to improve the website experience;
Sending invitations to initiatives developed by Scarq;
Campaigns and events related to the company, its associates or partners;
Detecting, investigating and preventing activities that may be illegal or violate our policies.
How do we keep your personal data safe?
We are committed to guaranteeing the protection of the security of the personal data made available to us and have approved and implemented strict technical and organisational measures in this regard. Compliance with these rules is an obligation for all those who access them.
Restricted access to your personal data;
Transfer of data in encrypted form;
Storage of personal data in encrypted form;
Protection of information technology systems through firewalls;
Permanent monitoring of access to information technology systems, preventing, detecting and avoiding misuse of your data.
How long do we keep your personal data?
When there is no legal obligation to keep personal data, your personal data will be kept for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, after which it will be anonymised or destroyed.
Within the scope of the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, your personal data will be kept for a maximum period of 12 months from the last contact made.
Your data will not be used for purposes other than those for which you have given us your consent.
Under what circumstances is data communicated to other entities (third parties and subcontractors)?
As part of its activity, Scarq may use third parties to provide certain services.
Sometimes, the provision of these services implies access by these entities to our Clients’ personal data, and Scarq remains responsible for the personal data it makes available. When this happens, the appropriate measures are taken to ensure that the entities that have access to the data are reputable and offer the highest guarantees at this level, which will be duly enshrined and safeguarded in a contract to be signed between the parties.
Therefore, any subcontractor is obliged to adopt the necessary technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, accidental loss, alteration, dissemination or unauthorised access and against any other form of unlawful processing.
How can you access, change, rectify your personal data or withdraw your consent?
At Scarq we guarantee the means to allow you, as the Data Subject, to access your personal data. If you wish to access your personal data, you can contact sara@scarq.pt.
The Data Subject has the right to request the rectification of their Personal Data at any time from the Data Protection Officer – sara@scarq.pt.
The Data Subject has the right to withdraw their consent or request the deletion of their Personal Data at any time by contacting the Data Protection Officer at sara@scarq.pt.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by publishing the new Privacy Policy on this page.
Contact us
If you have any questions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us via the following means:
Maneira Alternativa, Unipessoal, Lda.
Address: Rua do Barroco, n.º 26, Mouquim, 4770-359 Vila Nova de Famalicão
VAT NUMBER: 515 891 940
Email: sara@scarq.pt
Phone: +351 917 024 443 (Call to Portuguese national mobile network)