Terms of Use

General Terms and Conditions of Use of the DPO Consulting Website
By accessing this website, you expressly confirm that you accept these Terms of Use without reservation:
  1. It is very important that you read the Terms of Use of our website presented below. 
  2. These Terms of Use aim to regulate access to this website, hosted at https://www.dpoconsulting.pt, which is available for personal use and must not be used for illegal or unauthorized purposes.
  3. This website is our property and is managed by us.
  4. By accessing and browsing our website, you implicitly and fully accept the terms set out below.
  5. We may, at any time and at our sole discretion, modify, add to, or remove any of the Terms of Use presented herein.
  6. We recommend that you periodically visit the page to check for any updates. 
  7. All changes will be published on the website for informational purposes.
Definitions
GDPR – General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data.
User – Anyone accessing our website, whether an individual or company, browsing the pages, or accepting these Terms of Use.
Website – The website developed by us, hosted at https://www.dpoconsulting.pt
Access and Responsibility
By using our website, any activities that we consider inappropriate and/or unlawful are expressly prohibited, including, but not limited to:
  • Any act that may constitute a violation of privacy (including submitting private information to our website without the consent of the affected individual) or any other legal rights of natural persons;
  • Using our website or any other public platform to defame and/or insult us as an organization, and/or our employees, or acting in a manner that could harm our reputation and good name;
  • Uploading to our website files containing viruses or other malicious agents capable of causing damage to our website and directly or indirectly to the property of natural persons, or that could allow access to any network, server, or computer system connected to our website;
  • Publishing or transmitting to our website any unauthorized content, in any format, including content likely to cause damage or harm, or that violates the security systems of our network or third parties, defamatory, racist, obscene content, or content that could be considered unlawful under applicable law;
  • Modifying or adapting any part of the website, except to the extent expressly permitted by these Terms;
  • Infringing copyright, trademarks, trade secrets, or other intellectual property rights, whether ours or those of any third party;
  • Generally, using our website in violation of any legal, regulatory, or other rules, national or international.
Our website is presented to you “as is.” Accordingly, our liability is excluded in the exact terms outlined in section 2 of the point “Interruption or Suspension of Access,” which we strongly advise you to read.
We do not guarantee, nor can we guarantee, notwithstanding the security technology implemented and periodically reviewed, protection against denial-of-service attacks or the absolute invulnerability of our website to hacking, viruses, or other malicious or intrusive software/code, and we are not responsible for any damages that may result for the user as a consequence of such third-party violations
Neither party shall be liable to the other for any breach of these Terms of Use when such breach is due to fortuitous events or force majeure.
Privacy and Personal Data
  • The protection of your privacy in the processing of your personal data is a matter of significant concern for us, from the moment we design our website (privacy by design) to the use of your data, which is carried out on a strictly necessary basis, minimizing the scope of its processing and limiting access to it (privacy by default).
  • Any personal data obtained during your visits to our website is processed by us in strict compliance with applicable law.
  • For more information regarding your privacy, please consult our Privacy Policy.
  • We have designated a Data Protection Officer (DPO) who can be contacted directly via the email address dpo@dpoconsulting.pt for the purpose of clarifying any doubts or exercising rights related to privacy and data protection.
  • The Data Protection Officer will respond to requests regarding data processing promptly, in a concise, transparent, intelligible, and easily accessible manner, using clear and simple language, within a period of up to 30 calendar days (which may extend to 60 days in cases of complexity or depending on the number of requests).
  • Information will be provided in writing or by other means, including electronic means where appropriate. If requested by the data subject, information may be provided orally, provided that the identity of the data subject is properly verified; in the absence of verification, the Data Protection Officer may refuse to provide a response. 
Accuracy and Integrity of Information
  1. We strive, at all times, to ensure that the information provided on our website is accurate, appropriate, and properly contextualized.. 
  2. Although we use all means at our disposal to guarantee the availability, accuracy, and integrity of the information we provide, we shall not, under any circumstances, be held liable for any inaccuracies or omissions therein, which shall be regarded solely as clerical errors and subject only to correction, in accordance with the provisions of Article 249 of the Portuguese Civil Code.
Interruption or Suspension of Access
  • We reserve the right to suspend access to our website for the period we deem necessary, whether for technical, administrative, force majeure reasons, or any other circumstances that may arise and are not provided for in these Terms of Use.
  • Under no circumstances shall we be held liable for any damages resulting from the suspension or interruption of access, whether due to technical failures of the internet or of the website itself, changes to its content, its use, or the impossibility of its use. This includes direct and/or indirect damages, property and/or non-property damages, consequential damages and/or loss of profits, or any other damages and/or business losses or other claims that may be alleged and demanded in the specific case.  
Intellectual Property Rights
  • All copyrights, intellectual property rights, and other content rights in general, made available on our website, are our property or used by us with the authorization of the respective owner. 
  • Accordingly, and without excluding other rights, all images, texts, trademarks, service marks and logos (whether owned by us, by group companies, or by third parties), photographs, data, music, sound, graphics, software and source code, and advertising are protected by law. Therefore, their reproduction, copying, dissemination, transmission, modification, publication, sale, distribution, or any other form of use, in whole or in part, regardless of the medium used or the purpose intended, whether public or private, is expressly prohibited.
  • For a user to reproduce part of the content of our website, prior written authorization must be requested from us. We will decide, also in writing and within 10 calendar days, whether authorization for reproduction is granted or not, this period being calculated in accordance with Article 279(b) of the Portuguese Civil Code.
  • Any improper use — whether of texts, images, marketing content, marketing policies, software, graphic design, or any other content of any nature — that contravenes the provisions above and causes any damages, direct or indirect, or losses of any kind, may oblige the user to indemnify us, subjecting the infringer to the appropriate civil and/or criminal proceedings. 
  • Exceptions are made for citations, provided that the source and the respective link to our website where the cited material can be found are always indicated.
  • Additionally, users may reproduce certain documents, without authorization, without altering them, such as press releases or official communications, provided they are used for purely informational purposes, excluding any personal or commercial use. 
  • Our website may contain images acquired from image banks, which are subject to copyright held by the respective suppliers. 
  • Our website may also contain links to websites operated by third parties. We have no influence or control over such websites and are not responsible for their availability or content, unless otherwise stated.
Use of Cookies
  • We use cookies, small software tags stored on your computer through your browser, to make the use of our platform easier for you, among other purposes. To learn more about our cookie policy, you are also advised to consult the website www.allaboutcookies.org.
  • By using our website, you authorize us to use cookies. You can manage cookies in your browser settings by refusing, accepting, or deleting them. Access the “tools” (Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox), “settings” (Google Chrome), or “edit” (Safari) options, as applicable.
  • Please note that disabling cookies may prevent our website from functioning normally, including limiting the operation of some services and restricting access to certain areas.  
Complaints
  • If you have any complaints regarding the operation of the website, please refer to the “Contact” section below. We will respond promptly and resolve the issue if it falls under our responsibility.
Forum
  • These Terms of Use are interpreted in accordance with Portuguese law, in particular following the interpretative criteria set out in Article 9 of the Portuguese Civil Code.
  • We and the user of our website agree, without reservation, that any dispute or litigation will be governed by Portuguese law, designating the court of the district of Porto as competent, with express waiver of any other jurisdiction.
Contact
For any clarification regarding these Terms of Use of our website, the user may contact us at:
DPO Consulting

Rua Eugénio de Castro, 370 – H185
4100-225, Porto, Portugal
Tel (+351) 221 126 665
E-mail: dpo@dpoconsulting.pt

Policy Revision
We reserve the right to change the content of these general terms without prior notice, without prejudice to the fact that we will inform users on our website, prominently, whenever such changes occur. It is the responsibility of the Data Protection Officer to ensure that any revision or update of this policy is carried out in accordance with the requirements of the GDPR.

The user is bound by the new terms whenever they browse our website.