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Privacy Policy

ABOUT EVENTS PORTUGAL — PRIVACY POLICY

1. General Information


This Privacy Policy explains how About Events Portugal (“we”, “our”, “us”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit our website or contact us through any of our digital channels.
By accessing and using this website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
We fully respect your privacy and are committed to handling all personal data securely, confidentially, and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (“GDPR”).
This Privacy Policy applies exclusively to this website. Any external links are clearly identified, and we are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.

2. What Personal Data We Collect


We may collect the following categories of personal information:


2.1. Information submitted through contact forms

  • Name

  • Email address

  • Phone number

  • Wedding details or preferences

  • Any other information you choose to provide

This information is used exclusively to respond to your inquiry and provide our services.


2.2. Technical and browsing data (automatically collected)


When you visit our website, certain data is collected automatically:

  • IP address

  • Date and time of access

  • Browser type and version

  • Operating system

  • Pages visited

  • Referrer URL (previous page visited)

 

This data is essential for:

  • Website stability and security

  • Optimization of user experience

  • Statistical analysis

 

We do not use this data to personally identify you.


2.3. Cookies


We use cookies to improve your browsing experience. Cookies may:

  • Enable essential website functions

  • Remember your preferences (language, region, etc.)

  • Keep you authenticated when navigating between pages

  • Provide anonymized statistics (via Google Analytics)

 

You may disable cookies in your browser. However, please note that some features may not work as intended.
For more information on cookies, visit: www.allaboutcookies.org

3. Legal Basis for Processing

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We process your personal data based on:

  • Consent (when you submit forms or accept cookies)

  • Legitimate interest (website analytics and site stability)

  • Pre-contractual steps (responding to wedding inquiries)

  • Legal obligations, when applicable

 

4. How We Use Your Personal Data

 

Your personal data is used exclusively for:

  • Responding to contact requests

  • Providing information about our services

  • Preparing proposals or pre-contractual documents

  • Internal analysis to improve the website and services

  • Ensuring website security and performance

 

We do not sell or share your data with third parties for marketing purposes.

 

5. Data Retention

 

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.

  • Contact form submissions: up to 90 days after our final response

  • Analytics and technical logs: according to Google Analytics retention policies, always anonymized

  • Contractual clients: data stored according to mandatory legal and fiscal obligations

 

After the retention period, data is securely deleted or anonymized.

 

6. Sharing of Personal Data

 

We do not share your personal data with third parties, except:

  • Service providers essential for website hosting, email delivery, or analytics (e.g., Google)

  • Legal obligations, when required by authorities

 

All third-party providers operate under GDPR-compliant data processing agreements.


7. Your Rights as a Data Subject

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Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

 

7.1. Right of Access

 

You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

 

7.2. Right to Rectification

 

You may request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.

 

7.3. Right to Erasure (“Right to be Forgotten”)

 

You may request the deletion of your data, unless we must keep it to comply with legal or contractual obligations.

 

7.4. Right to Restrict Processing

 

You may request that we limit how your data is used.

 

7.5. Right to Data Portability

 

You may ask to receive your data in a structured CSV format or request us to transmit it to another controller.

 

7.6. Right to Withdraw Consent

 

You may withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

 

7.7. Right to Object

 

You may object to certain types of processing based on legitimate interest.

 

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at: info@aboutevents.com.pt  

 

We may request proof of identity for security purposes.

8. Google Analytics

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We use Google Analytics to improve website experience and analyze non-identifiable usage statistics.

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Data collected may include:

  • Browser type/version

  • Operating system

  • Page views

  • Average session time

  • Referrer URL

  • Anonymized IP address

 

Google Analytics never provides us with information that identifies you personally.

 

For more details: https://policies.google.com/privacy


9. Updates to This Privacy Policy

 

We may update this Privacy Policy whenever necessary to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements.

If significant changes occur, we will notify you on our website.


10. Contact Information

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For questions regarding this Privacy Policy or your data rights, please contact us:

About Events Portugal
Email: info@aboutevents.com.pt
Website: www.aboutevents.com.pt

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