Qi-Technologie collects and processes personal data in strict compliance with the personal data protection legislation in force at any given time, namely Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, applicable from 25 May 2018 (hereinafter the “GDPR”).

If you wish to learn more about how we process your personal data, we invite you to contact us using the contact details provided below.

WHAT IS PERSONAL DATA?

Personal data is any information, of any nature and regardless of its medium, including sound and image, relating to an identified or identifiable natural person.

An identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to a name, identification number, location data, online identifiers, or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural, or social identity of that person.

WHAT DOES PERSONAL DATA PROCESSING CONSIST OF?

Personal data processing consists of an operation or set of operations performed on personal data or sets of personal data, whether or not by automated means, such as collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure, dissemination, comparison, interconnection, restriction, erasure, or destruction.

WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS AS A personal data SUBJECT?

Any user, as a personal data subject, enjoys the following rights with respect to the processing of their personal data:

1. Right of access: whenever you request it, you may obtain confirmation as to whether your personal data is being processed by the Company and access information about it, such as the purposes of processing, the retention periods, among others;
2. Right to rectification: whenever you consider that your personal data is incomplete or inaccurate, you may request its rectification or completion;
3. Right to withdraw your consent: In cases where data processing is based on your consent, you may withdraw consent at any time.
4. Right to erasure: you may request that your personal data be erased when one of the following situations occurs: (i) the personal data is no longer necessary for the purpose that motivated its collection or processing; (ii) you withdraw the consent on which the data processing is based and there is no other legal basis for it; (iii) you object to the processing of the data and there are no overriding legitimate interests, to be assessed on a case-by-case basis, that justify the processing; (iv) the personal data has been processed unlawfully; (v) the personal data must be erased under a legal obligation; or (v) the personal data has been collected in the context of the offer of information society services;
5. Right to restriction of processing: you may request the restriction of processing of your personal data in the following cases: (i) if you contest the accuracy of your personal data for a period enabling the Company to verify its accuracy; (ii) if you consider that the processing is unlawful; (iii) if the Company no longer needs the personal data for processing purposes, but such data is required for the establishment, exercise, or defense of a legal claim; or (iii) if you have objected to the processing and there is no overriding legitimate interest of the Company;
6. Right to data portability: you may request that the Company provide, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, the personal data you have provided. You also have the right to request that the Company transmit this data to another data controller, provided this is technically feasible. Please note that the right to data portability only applies in the following cases: (i) when the processing is based on express consent or on the performance of a contract; and (ii) when the processing in question is carried out by automated means;
7. Right not to be subject to exclusively automated individual decisions: although we may profile you in order to conduct targeted marketing campaigns, in principle, we will not make decisions that affect you based on exclusively automated processes;
8. Right to lodge complaints with the supervisory authority: If you wish to lodge a complaint regarding matters related to the processing of your personal data, you may do so with the National Data Protection Commission, the competent supervisory authority in Portugal. For more information, visit www.cnpd.pt.

HOW CAN YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHTS?

You may exercise your rights through the following channels:

• Email: you may exercise your rights by email, to the address qi-technologie@qi-technologie.com
• Letter: you may exercise your rights by letter, addressed to Qi-Technologie, and sent to the address: Rua Gervásio Lobato nº 15 Armazém C, Casal do Marco, 2840-187 Seixal.

WHAT MEASURES HAS THE COMPANY ADOPTED TO ENSURE THE SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA?

The Company is committed to ensuring the protection of the security of the personal data made available to it, having approved and implemented strict rules in this regard. Compliance with these rules is an obligation for all those who legally access them.

Bearing in mind the concern and commitment that the Company demonstrates in the protection of personal data, various security measures, of a technical and organizational nature, have been adopted in order to protect the personal data made available to it against its dissemination, loss, misuse, alteration, unauthorized processing or access, as well as against any other form of unlawful processing.

Additionally, third-party entities that, in the context of service provision, process personal data on behalf of and for the Company, are obliged to implement adequate technical and security measures that, at any given time, meet the requirements set out in the legislation in force and ensure the protection of the rights of the data subject.

HOW CAN YOU BECOME AWARE OF ANY CHANGES TO THE COMPANY’S PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION POLICY?

It is the Company’s policy to comply with the legal, regulatory, and normative provisions governing privacy and data protection in all countries, without exception, where it operates, and therefore, whenever necessary, we will adjust our processing of personal data as described in this document to ensure legal compliance.

Therefore, we advise you to consult the website https://qi-technologie.com, where this information will be updated at all times, so that you can always be aware of how your data is being processed.

Whenever there are changes regarding the processing of your personal data, the Company will inform you through the website https://qi-technologie.com, or through other communication channels normally used.