Privacy Policy

​​Personal Data Processing Policy
The PISTA Project/UÉVORA is committed to protect and respect the users’ privacy on this website.

With entry into effect on 25 May 2018, in all European Union Member States, of the Regulamento (UE) 2016/679 do Parlamento Europeu e do Conselho, de 27 de abril de 2016 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR), it is necessary to publish this Personal Data Treatment Policy, which is based on the PISTAProject/UÉVORA commitment to respect the rules of personal data protection.

The present Policy therefore establishes the basis on which any personal data obtained or provided by the respective holders are processed on this website. The term “personal data” as used in this Policy refers to certain information such as name, email address, address, telephone number or any other information that can be used to identify the data subject. To browse the public areas of this website it is not necessary to provide personal information.

Technical information
For the purposes of administration of this website, technical information is collected, namely the IP (Internet Protocol) address, pages visited and the browser used to view them. This collection is intended to diagnose problems, optimise access, analyse traffic and produce statistical indicators.
This website includes links to other pages and platforms where personal information may be collected and we recommend that you check their privacy notices. Information security, privacy and the protection of website users’ personal data are a priority and are managed in accordance with applicable legal and regulatory standards.

Personal data
The personal data provided by the holder when filling in the forms existing on this website, are protected by the Lei n.º 58/2019, de 08/08, and are strictly necessary to identify the user. All information will be used exclusively for the purposes expressed in the respective collection forms and will under no circumstances be made available for other purposes. Personal data may also be received via e-mail and will only be used to respond to your requests.
The personal data requested are treated in accordance with the general rules in effect and the information collected may be accessed by the PISTA Project team within the scope of its functions. The processing is the responsibility of the PISTA Project/UÉVORA team, which guarantees the respective confidentiality.

The data subject shall also have the right to file complaints regarding non-compliance with the provisions on the protection and processing of personal data with the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados.

For contacts regarding the use of your personal data, questions, complaints or suggestions, you may contact:

Universidade de Évora
Colégio do Espírito Santo – Office 223
Largo dos Colegiais, 2
7004-516 Évora, Portugal
Tel:(+351) 266 740 800
Email: pista@uevora.pt

Communication and transfer of personal data
Personal data may be made available to the courts and other competent authorities, in strict compliance with the law, namely when necessary for the resolution of disputes and for activities concerning the protection of public safety, the defence and security of the State and the prevention, investigation or detection of criminal offences.

Purposes of collecting personal data
The personal data collected on this website are subject to processing in the following possible scopes:

_Dissemination of the activities developed by PISTA Project, which includes the subscription and sending of Newsletters;
_Creation of a partners’ network.

Personal data may also be processed to respond to questions, suggestions or complaints submitted by the data subject.

Rights of the personal data subjects
Under the terms and for the purposes of the provisions of Articles 13 to 22 of the GDPR, the PISTA Project/UÉVORA informs that any data in its possession may be consulted, limited in their treatment, rectified (by inaccuracy or incompleteness) by the respective holder and, in the event that the treatment was based on consent, the holder is also entitled to request the erasure of data whose treatment does not fit one of the situations of lawfulness provided for in Article 6, paragraph 1, points b) to f) of the GDPR.

The PISTA Project/UÉVORA further informs that, in cases where processing is subject to consent, the data subject has the right to withdraw their consent at any time. The withdrawal of consent shall not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out on the basis of the previously given consent.

The data subject shall also have the right to object to the further processing of their personal data, to be informed, on request, of the purposes of the processing, the categories of data involved, the identity of the recipients to whom they have been disclosed and the period for which their personal data will be stored, and to receive the personal data concerning them which they have provided and have sent to another processing controller (“data portability”).

Storage of personal data
The period of time for which personal data is stored and retained varies according to the purpose for which the information is processed.

PISTA Project keeps personal data only for as long as is necessary to achieve the purpose for which they were provided or to fulfil any contractual or legal obligations to which it is bound.

Thus, and whenever there is no specific legal requirement, the data shall be kept only for the minimum period necessary for the pursuit of the purposes that motivated their collection or their subsequent processing, under the terms defined by law.

Underage users
Minors under 16 should obtain permission from their parents or guardians before accessing or providing personal data on the website.

The responsibility for identifying the contents and pages accessed by minors under 16 is of their parents or legal guardians.

Amendments to this policy
PISTA Project/UÉVORA reserves the right, at any time, to make adjustments or changes to this Personal Data Treatment Policy, publishing such changes in the proper means of dissemination.