Privacy Policy

The Associated Laboratory in Translation and Innovation Towards Global Health (hereinafter referred to as "REAL") will process the data collected through the website https://la-real.pt/ as the Data Controller.

For the relevant and legal purposes, the full identification and contact details of the Data Controller are as follows:

  • Name: Associated Laboratory in Translation and Innovation Towards Global Health REAL
  • Headquarters: Nova Medical School, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, legal entity number 501 559 094, located at Campo dos Mártires da Pátria, 130, 1169-056 Lisbon.
  • Email Address: [email protected]

Processing of Personal Data Through the Website

The processing of personal data through the website will be conducted under the following terms:

Purposes and Legal Grounds for Processing Personal Data

Depending on the functionalities of the website, your personal data may be processed for the following purposes:

  • To respond to inquiries or requests for clarification via the contact form: We process your personal data based on our legitimate interest in addressing your questions and providing the requested information.

Retention Period of Personal Data

The retention period for your personal data will vary depending on the purpose for which it is processed:

  • Responding to inquiries or requests for clarification: We will retain your personal data until you exercise your right to object, or until the personal data is no longer necessary to fulfill this purpose, unless there is a legal obligation requiring its retention.

Disclosure and Recipients of Personal Data

We may disclose your personal data to third parties in the following circumstances:

  • Compliance with Legal Obligations: When required to comply with legal obligations applicable to each specific case.

International Data Transfers

We do not use cookies or similar tracking technologies that transfer personal data to external servers outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). All personal data collected through the website is processed and stored within the EEA or in jurisdictions that provide adequate levels of data protection as recognized by the European Commission.

Data Subject Rights

As a data subject, you have the following rights concerning the processing of your personal data:

  • Access: You may obtain information if we are processing your personal data and consult the personal data included in the files of this organization.
  • Rectification: You may correct your personal data when it is inaccurate and complete it if it is incomplete.
  • Erasure: You may request the erasure of your personal data when, among other reasons, the personal data is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was collected.
  • Objection: In certain situations, you may request that your personal data no longer be processed. We will cease processing the personal data, except if there are legitimate grounds or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of rights in an administrative, judicial, or extrajudicial process.
  • Restriction of Processing: You may request the restriction of the processing of your personal data in the following situations: (a) during the contestation of the accuracy of your personal data; (b) when the processing is unlawful, and you have opposed it and requested the restriction of the use of the personal data; (c) when we no longer need to process your personal data, but you need it for the establishment or defense of rights in an administrative, judicial, or extrajudicial process; (d) when you have objected to the processing of your personal data for compliance with a public interest obligation or for the satisfaction of a legitimate interest, while it is verified that these legitimate grounds for processing prevail over your reasons.
  • Portability: In certain situations, you have the right to receive, in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format, the personal data you have provided and those obtained from your relationship with us, as well as to transmit them to another entity.

If you have any questions or wish to exercise the aforementioned rights, you may send an email to [email protected]. To exercise your rights, if necessary, we may request the submission of a document verifying your identity. You should also specify the right you wish to exercise. The exercise of rights is free of charge, except if the request is manifestly unfounded, excessive, or repetitive.

Lastly, please note that you may file a complaint with the competent supervisory authority (National Data Protection Commission) via the website www.cnpd.pt.

Changes to the Privacy Notice

This privacy notice may be updated, and data subjects will be informed in a reasonable time frame when changes involve a fundamental alteration in the nature of the processing, such as a change in the purposes of processing, a change in the identity of the Data Controller, or an expansion of the categories of recipients.