Privacy Policy

Dower CMNS - Sociedade de Advogados SP RL (Dower Law Firm), legal person no. 517 289 580, with registered office at Rua Antero de Quental, no. 939, 4200-070 Porto, is a company registered with the Portuguese Bar Association and will be responsible for processing personal data.

Dower Law Firm has a strong commitment to privacy and the rights of personal data subjects, acting in accordance with the terms of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable legislation.

 We want you to be aware of how Dower Law Firm processes personal data, as well as the rights you enjoy as a data subject.

1. What personal data is processed?

Personal data means any information 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 an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an electronic identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.

Dower Law Firm may process the following categories of personal data:

• Identification data (e.g. name, date of birth, gender, address, contact details, identity card, passport and tax number details, nationality);
• Data relating to education and professional experience (e.g. education, qualifications, certifications, languages, curriculum vitae, information from former employer);
• Professional data (e.g. job title, position, job description, company, office address);
• Professional activity data (e.g., business activities, information on files and dossiers, information on endeavours);
• Billing and expenses data (e.g. fees, travel expenses and communications on behalf of the client); and
• Image and sound recording data (e.g. photographic and video images). 

2. Who are the holders of personal data?

Personal data subjects are the natural persons to whom the data relates.

The categories of personal data identified in the previous point may belong to different categories of data subjects, such as clients, employees of clients, counterparties, candidates, among others.

 3. How is personal data collected?

Dower Law Firm collects personal data by various means and at various times. This happens, for example, when you hire our services, when you send us an e-mail, when you fill in the contact forms on the website, when you hand in your personal card, when you make a professional application, among others.

It may also happen that Dower Law Firm collects personal data indirectly, namely through public sources.

4. For what purposes and on what grounds are personal data processed?

Dower Law Firm may process personal data for the following purposes and on the following legal grounds:

• To provide legal services
  Legal basis: performance of contract and legitimate interest.
• Communications and sending of information, including dissemination of legal information (e.g. newsletters, briefings, legal alerts).
  Legal basis: legitimate interest.
• Compliance with legal obligations in terms of compliance.
  Legal basis: fulfilment of legal obligation.
• Invoicing and accounting management
  Legal basis: performance of contract; legitimate interest; fulfilment of legal obligation.
• Collection and judicial and extrajudicial claims
  Legal basis: legitimate interest.
• Recruitment and selection
  Legal basis: pre-contractual due diligence at the request of the data subject and legitimate interest.
• Event management
• Legal bases: legitimate interest and consent.

5. How long will your information be kept?

Dower Law Firm will keep your data for as long as is necessary to fulfil the purposes set out in this Policy or for as long as is required by applicable legal or regulatory standards.

6. What rights do you have as a data subject?

As a data subject, you have the following rights:

• Right of access
  At any time, you can request confirmation as to whether Dower Law Firm processes your data, access to your personal data and information about the processing of your data. You may also obtain a copy of the personal data being processed.
• Right to rectification
  If your personal data is incorrect or incomplete, you can request that it be rectified or completed.
• Right to erasure
  In certain situations, you have the right to request the erasure of your personal data. This right may be limited in certain situations, such as when the processing of the data is necessary for the fulfilment of legal obligations to which Dower Law Firm is subject, or when such processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims.
• Right to restriction of processing
  In certain situations, you can ask Dower Law Firm to limit access to personal data or to suspend processing activities.
• Right to data portability
  In cases where the processing of data is based on a contract to which you are a party or on your consent, you can ask Dower Law Firm to provide you with the data you have provided in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format. You can also ask us, provided this is technically possible, to pass on this data to other data controllers.
• Right to object
  When the processing of data is based on the legitimate interest of Dower Law Firm or when it is carried out for purposes other than those for which the data was collected, but which are compatible with them, you have the right to object to the processing of your personal data on grounds relating to your particular situation.
• Right not to be subject to automated individual decisions
  Dower Law Firm does not adopt automated individual decisions, including profiling, that have an effect on your legal sphere or significantly affect you in a similar way.
• Right to withdraw consent
  In cases where data processing is carried out on the basis of your consent, you may withdraw your consent at any time.
• Right to lodge complaints with the Supervisory Authority
  You have the right to lodge complaints with the competent supervisory authority regarding matters related to the processing of your personal data.

In Portugal, the competent supervisory authority is the National Data Protection Commission. 

If you wish to claim any of your rights, you should contact us in writing by e-mail to geral@dower.pt or by letter to Rua Antero de Quental, n.º 939, 4200-070 Porto.

The Privacy Policy may be updated and Dower Law Firm advises you to check it regularly.