Terms of use of the site and privacy policy

With this Data Protection Policy we intend that our users are aware of the general privacy rules and how the treatment of their personal data is collected and treated in strict compliance with the Personal Data Protection Law.

MEDD respects the best practices in the field of security and protection of personal data, ensuring the protection of personal data provided to us by all those who have any kind of relationship with MEDD.

This Personal Data Protection Policy applies to the collection and processing of personal data by MEDD, including notice and choice of data use, data access, data security, data integrity, transfer of personal data and enforcement/enforcement.

Consent

By accessing the https://www.medd-design.com web site, you expressly agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy; If you do not agree to any of the terms of use, you should not use the site or provide your personal data.

MEDD, in accordance with the legislation in force, reserves the right to modify or update its Data Protection Policy periodically in order to adapt it to legislative changes that may come into force, as well as to adapt it to the regulations and practices of the sector. Whenever we do so, we will disclose the date of the last update.

MEDD, Lda. also reserves the right to suspend access to this site without prior notice.

Collection and processing of your personal data

In order to provide a better user experience, and better serve our users, MEDD, after your consent, collects, exports and uses personal information, and, when legally applicable, to file it with data protection authorities.

When you visit our site, we may record your IP address and use cookies, as well as use other Internet technologies that allow us to collect general information about our users and their interests.

We may also collect and process any information or data that our users provide to us when subscribing to our newsletters, participating in online surveys, discussion groups or forums, or making purchases.

Use and purpose of collected personal data

The personal data collected are processed by computer and in strict compliance with the legislation in force, particularly on the protection of personal data, and are stored in specific databases created for this purpose and, in any case, the data collected will not be used for any purpose other than that for which the consent of the data subject was given.

The information we collect is essentially used to understand the needs and interests of our users in order to provide a consistent and personalized experience. MEDD will use this information as described in this Data Protection Policy, or as otherwise indicated at the time of collection.

The information collected may also be used for promotional activities for products and/or services of interest that users have expressed at any time, as well as other marketing activities of MEDD. The user may cancel the receipt of these communications at any time.

The use of our users’ personal data will not be altered without their prior consent and in accordance with the applicable legislation.

IP addresses

MEDD uses IP addresses to help diagnose problems and administer the site. We may also use IP addresses or other information, such as MEDD user information you have shared on our site, and the user’s visit is logged without MEDD having direct access to the user’s identity.

MEDD only collects information regarding your visit to our site and does not track or collect personal information about your visits to sites of other companies or entities outside of MEDD.

Cookies

MEDD uses, with your prior consent, cookies to provide personalized content.

Our Site uses Cookies, which are text files that identify the user’s computer on our server. Thus, the Cookies used do not individually identify the User of the Site, and to this extent do not constitute a tool for the collection of personal data.

The User may choose not to use and delete the Cookies referred to above, but in this case the operation of the Site may change or be limited in terms of navigation.

Automatic tools

AIn addition to the information provided by its users, MEDD may also collect information during your visit to MEDD’s web site through automatic tools that include cookies, links and other commonly used information gathering tools. These tools collect certain standard information that your browser sends to MEDD’s web site, such as browser type and language, access times, type of access device and the address of the web site from which you arrived at MEDD’s web site.

By using these tools, MEDD can also confirm receipt of e-mails that the recipient has agreed to receive and can track other information such as pages visited on the MEDD site as well as other data not associated with a particular individual.

E-mail Addresses

If users choose to provide us with their e-mail address, we will communicate with them via e-mail and they can opt out of receiving e-mails at any time.

Depending on the settings of the users’ email application, your personal information may be transmitted automatically when you send an email to MEDD.

Sharing of personal information

MEDD may share information with duly authorized outside business partners, service providers, agents or resellers in order for them to provide a particular service or operation, including processing orders and providing information about products and services that may be of interest to its users.

As a rule, users’ personal data are not shared with third parties. However, in those cases where such communication may occur, namely due to a legal provision, the user will be duly informed and the identity of the recipients and the purpose of the processing of the data provided will be communicated.

In such situations, MEDD will make available to such external companies only the minimum amount of personal data necessary to provide services on behalf of MEDD and they are not authorized to use such personal data for any other purpose than to provide the service or perform the requested operation.

MEDD will not provide the personal data of its users to third parties for marketing purposes unless the users have given their consent.

MEDD may also collect and share personal data as well as any other additional information provided to MEDD in order to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal practices, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical integrity of any person, violation of MEDD’s terms of use or in any other situation provided by law.

Security of your personal data

MEDD is committed to ensuring the protection of the security of the personal data provided to us, having approved and implemented a strict privacy policy. Compliance with the terms of use is an obligation of all those who legally access them.

MEDD has adopted several security measures of a technical and organizational nature in order to protect the personal data made available to us, namely against their unauthorized disclosure, loss, misuse, alteration, processing or access, as well as against any form of unlawful processing.

Notwithstanding the security measures adopted by MEDD, our users should adopt additional security measures, namely to ensure that they use a properly updated and properly configured equipment and browser, with an active firewall, antivirus and antispyware and make sure that the sites they visit on the Internet are authentic, and avoid sites whose reputation they do not trust.

Links to Other Sites

This site may contain links to other sites outside the MEDD.

Such links are provided in good faith, but MEDD cannot be held responsible for the collection and processing of personal data in such third-party web sites.

Therefore, the provision of links to other web sites outside of MEDD does not imply any assumption of responsibility regarding these web sites, and therefore this Personal Data Protection Policy is not applicable in such cases, and MEDD is not responsible for the content or content of the terms and conditions of use of third-party web sites.

Cancellation

MEDD communicates regularly with users who subscribe to our services via e-mail, and may also communicate by telephone.

MEDD gives users the ability to exercise their opt-out choice if they do not wish to receive other types of communication from us, such as e-mails or updates about new services and products offered on this web site, or if they do not want us to share their personal information with third parties.

Data Retention

MEDD will not retain the personal data of its users beyond the time necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected or beyond the time required by law or applicable regulations.

Consultation, access and updating of your personal data

Under the terms of the Personal Data Protection Law, the holder of the data is guaranteed the right to access, update, rectify or delete his personal data at any time, as well as the right to oppose the use of the data provided for marketing purposes, for sending informative communications or for inclusion in lists or informative services. To do so, if he has not done so at the time of collection, he should send a written request addressed to MEDD, LDA, Rua Felizardo Lima 30 – 4100-341 Porto, or send the request via e-mail to geral@medd-design.com.

Law and Jurisdiction

This site was created and is operated in accordance with Portuguese law. The use of this site is subject to the acceptance of these rules and of other terms and conditions that may be adopted.

Any dispute involving MEDD, Lda. within the scope of this site will be governed by the legislation in force and only Portuguese courts, namely the District of Porto, are competent.

Date of last revision: 27 October 2022