Who is responsible for your data
The controller of your personal data is Jorge Mendes Silva, Unipessoal, Lda., Portuguese tax number (NIF) 515241075, registered at Rua da Academia do FC de Famalicão, pav. 22, Esmeriz, 4760-482 Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal.
For any privacy question, write to info@silvajorge.com.
What data we collect
We only collect the data we need to reply to you and work with you:
- Contact form: name, company, email, job title (optional), area of interest, project description and any reference files you choose to send.
- Direct contact: the data you send us by email, phone, WhatsApp or WeChat.
- Browsing: technical data needed for the website to work securely, such as your IP address, recorded by the hosting server. This website does not use analytics or advertising cookies (see the Cookie Policy).
We do not need sensitive data, such as health data, ethnic origin or beliefs. Please do not include it in your messages.
How we use your data
- To reply to your request and prepare a proposal. Legal basis: steps taken at your request before entering into a contract (Article 6(1)(b) GDPR).
- To carry out the work and invoice it. Legal basis: performance of a contract and compliance with legal obligations (points (b) and (c)).
We do not sell your data, we do not use it for advertising without your permission and we do not make automated decisions about you.
How long we keep it
- Requests that do not lead to work: up to 12 months after the last contact.
- Client data: for the duration of the business relationship and then for the period required by tax and accounting law.
- Server logs: for the period set by the hosting provider, for security reasons.
Transfers outside Europe
If you contact us via WhatsApp or WeChat, your message passes through those companies’ services, under their own privacy policies, and may be processed outside the European Economic Area. If you prefer to avoid this, please use email.
When one of our providers processes data outside the European Economic Area, we ensure the safeguards required by the GDPR, such as adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses.
Your rights
You can, at any time:
- access your data;
- correct it;
- ask for it to be deleted;
- restrict or object to its processing;
- receive it in a portable format;
- withdraw your consent, without affecting processing carried out before then.
Simply write to info@silvajorge.com. We reply within one month at the latest.
If you believe your rights have not been respected, you can lodge a complaint with the Portuguese data protection authority, the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD), at www.cnpd.pt.
Security
We use an encrypted connection (HTTPS), restricted access to data and providers with appropriate security guarantees. Files sent through the form are kept only for as long as necessary.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy when the website or the law changes. The date at the top shows the current version.