Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY AND DATA PROTECTION

No context of registering, accessing, and using the website https://texteislisos.maudlinclothing.com, ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA, as the data controller, may request the User to provide their personal data, i.e., information provided by the User that allows ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA to identify and/or contact them ("Personal Data").

As a general rule, Personal Data is requested when the User submits an information or quote request, where only the name, email, and phone contact will be collected.

Personal Data is also requested when the User submits a newsletter subscription request, where only the name and email will be collected. The User can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time through the received newsletters, without affecting other means of exercising their right to deletion described below.

The collected personal data will be processed for the purpose of responding to information and/or quote requests. Personal data will be retained as long as the purpose for which the data was collected persists or for the period defined by law (if applicable). In the scope of processing User data, the COMPANY may use third-party entities, subcontracted by it, to process User data on behalf of ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA, in strict compliance with the law and this Privacy and Data Protection Policy.

ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA undertakes to subcontract only entities that provide sufficient guarantees of implementing appropriate technical and organizational measures to ensure the defense of the User's rights and strict compliance with legal requirements regarding data protection. All entities subcontracted by ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA are bound to it through a written contract that regulates, among other things, the purpose and duration of the processing, the nature and purpose of the processing, the type of personal data, the categories of data subjects, and the rights and obligations of the parties.

ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA commits to ensuring that User data will be processed in accordance with the general principles regarding the processing of personal data and in accordance with this Privacy and Data Protection Policy, specifically ensuring that the data will:

• Be subject to lawful, fair, and transparent processing in relation to the User;
• Be collected for specified, explicit, and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner incompatible with those purposes;
• Be adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary for the purposes for which they are processed;
• Be accurate and up to date whenever necessary, with all appropriate measures being taken to ensure that inaccurate data, taking into account the purposes for which they are processed, are erased or rectified without delay;
• Be kept in a form that permits the identification of the User only for the period necessary for the purposes for which the data are processed.

 

The processing of personal data carried out by ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA is based on clear and objective lawful grounds, such as:

• The performance of a contract to which the User is a party or the performance of pre-contractual measures at the User's request;
• Compliance with a legal obligation to which ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA is subject;
• Legitimate interests pursued by ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA;
• The explicit consent for the processing of Personal Data, for one or more specific purposes.

 

ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA undertakes to ensure that the processing of User data is carried out only under the above conditions and in accordance with the aforementioned principles.

When the processing of User data is based on the User's consent, they have the right to withdraw their consent at any time. However, the withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of the processing carried out by ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA based on the User's prior consent.

What data do we collect:

• Identification data: Name, Tax Identification Number (NIF);
• Contact data: Email, mobile phone number, address;

To ensure the security and confidentiality of User Data, we treat the information provided to us as absolutely confidential, in accordance with our internal security and confidentiality policies and procedures, which are periodically updated as needed, as well as in accordance with legally established terms and conditions.

Considering the nature, scope, context, and purposes of data processing, as well as the risks to User rights and freedoms resulting from the processing, ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA undertakes to apply, both when determining the means of processing and at the time of processing itself, the necessary and appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect User Data and ensure compliance with legal requirements.

Users, as data subjects, have a set of rights that they can exercise under certain conditions, including:

• Right of access;
• Right of rectification;
• Right to erasure;
• Right to restriction;
• Right to data portability;
• Right to object.

To exercise their rights, Users can contact the Data Protection Officer of ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA by email at comercial@maudlinmerchandise.com or by mail to Zona Industrial de Taboeira, Lote 27, E, 3800-055 Aveiro, Portugal.

If the requests made by the User are manifestly unfounded or excessive, particularly due to their repetitive nature, ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA reserves the right to charge administrative costs or refuse to follow up on the request, without prejudice to the possibility of lodging a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

The website may contain links to third-party websites or portals. ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA is not responsible for the privacy practices of such websites or portals. We recommend that you read their respective privacy statements. ELEMENTO TÊXTIL UNIPESSOAL LDA cannot be held liable or considered responsible for the content and activities of such websites or portals.

In the future, we may choose to modify or update this policy, either due to changes in legislation or to cover new developments on the Internet. Therefore, we reserve the right to make any changes in this regard and request that you visit our website regularly, as such changes may affect you as a User.

This Statement, as well as the collection, processing, or transmission of User Data, is governed by the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 and the applicable legislation and regulations in Portugal (Law 58/2019).

Updated on February 27, 2023.