PRIVACY POLICY AND PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION
I. The Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy, complementary to the Terms and Conditions of Use, aims to regulate the processing of personal data carried out by CVRBI.
II. The Data Controller is Cláudia Carrilho; email: claudiacarrilho@cvrbi.pt
1. Data Collection
a) Data provided directly by the data subject;
b) Data collected within the framework of the relationship established with the data subject, namely through registration under legal terms or within the scope of fulfilling legally established duties and competencies;
c) Personal data requested from the data subject and processed with their consent;
d) If the data concerns minors, it will be obtained through their legal representatives or guardians.
2. Data Minimization
We aim, in all interactions, to reduce the data requested to the minimum. Therefore, we only request data that is strictly necessary for the exercise of our duties and competencies.
3. Purpose of Data Collection
We request personal data that allows us to identify and contact individuals. This data is strictly necessary for contact and management purposes, directly related to the duties and competencies of CVRBI. In the case of minors, we request identification of the person responsible for registration or contact.
III. The processing of personal data includes, namely, registration, collection, consultation, use, adaptation, modification, storage, and destruction of data, among other operations.
IV. Purpose of Data Processing
a) Fulfillment of the mission, duties, and competencies of CVRBI;
b) Provision of services requested by the data subject;
c) Providing information about products and services, namely promotional content, in accordance with the law and subject to prior consent.
V. CVRBI guarantees that personal data is processed in accordance with applicable legislation regarding its collection, processing, use, disclosure, storage, and privacy.
VI. CVRBI will not process personal data revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, or trade union membership, nor genetic data, biometric data for uniquely identifying a person, data concerning health, or data concerning a person's sex life or sexual orientation.
VII. By accessing, using, or benefiting from our services, the user agrees to CVRBI’s Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy, giving consent to the collection and processing of their data for the purposes described above. Failure to provide or partially providing personal data may limit or prevent the provision of services.
VIII. Data Collection Occurs Only When:
a) Required by a legal obligation;
b) The user registers;
c) The data subject requests a product, service, or information about a CVRBI activity through any contact method.
IX. The data subject must give prior consent to receive communications for promotional or disclosure purposes and may object at any time by written communication to CVRBI. Such communications may be sent via email, mail, telephone, SMS, social media platforms, Web 2.0, mobile content, or any other communication method.
X. Apart from legal obligations, safeguarding its own interests, or legal data transfers, CVRBI will not share personal data with third parties without prior authorization from the data subject.
XI. CVRBI has appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure data security, including protection against unauthorized access or unlawful processing. Access to personal data is restricted to authorized staff, stored in protected environments (firewalls, strong passwords), and transmitted using encryption keys.
XII. Data subjects have the right to access and rectify their data and may withdraw consent or request deletion at any time, in accordance with the law, by written communication to CVRBI.
XIII. CVRBI will retain personal data only for the time necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or as required by contract or applicable law.
XIV. These policies apply to all personal data processing within CVRBI’s activities, in accordance with the principles of legality, fairness, and transparency.
XV. CVRBI may use cookies on its website to improve service quality and user experience, but not for profiling. Disabling cookies may affect functionality. To remove cookies, consult your browser’s Help section.
XVI. CVRBI does not carry out automated decision-making or profiling.
XVII. The supervisory authority is the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados).
XVIII. Any communication regarding personal data processing should be sent to: geral@cvrbi.pt
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
I. These general conditions regulate the Terms and Conditions of Use governing the services provided by CVRBI – Comissão Vitivinícola Regional da Beira Interior, headquartered at Solar do Vinho da Beira Interior, 6300-710 Largo das Freias, Guarda, Portugal.
II.
a) All website content (texts, logos, graphics, illustrations, videos, photographs, and images) is the intellectual property of CVRBI or authorized third parties and is protected by national and international copyright laws. Source attribution is mandatory, and reproduction or copying without prior authorization is prohibited.
b) Any unauthorized use of website or social media content constitutes a violation of intellectual property laws.
III.
a) CVRBI is not responsible for the accuracy or authenticity of content provided by users;
b) Users must use the website responsibly and not violate rights of CVRBI or third parties;
c) Users shall indemnify CVRBI for any claims or penalties resulting from intellectual property violations;
d) Users are responsible for any damage caused to their systems unless proven to result from CVRBI’s intentional misconduct or gross negligence;
e) CVRBI is not liable for damages resulting from system failures, communication issues, viruses, delays, third-party actions, or outdated/insecure systems.
IV. Personal data processing complies with applicable legislation, as described in the Privacy Policy.
V. CVRBI is not responsible for the legality or quality of external content linked on its website.
VI. Links do not imply any relationship or endorsement between CVRBI and third-party websites.
VII. Cookies may be used to improve user experience but not for profiling.
VIII. These Terms are governed by Portuguese law.
IX. Any disputes shall be submitted to the court of Guarda, with waiver of any other jurisdiction.
X. “In the event of a consumer dispute, the consumer may resort to the Consumer Arbitration Centre of the District of Coimbra (CACCDC).”