This privacy policy is intended for the user who, when accessing this website, accepts this Privacy Policy, which is why it is recommended that you read it in advance.
If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, you must refrain from accessing this website.

Personal Data and its Processing

The protection of citizens regarding the processing of personal data is a fundamental right that must be respected, especially with regards to their privacy.

To this end, in accordance with current legislation on the protection of personal data, this privacy policy clarifies which personal data is collected, for what purposes it is used, the retention period, the guiding principles and the rights of the data owners.

Personal data are any and all data relating to identified or identifiable natural persons, such as name, address, email, age, marital status, location, genetic, physiological, economic, cultural or social data.

The personal data to be entered by users in the website’s forms consists of their name, email address and telephone number, the purpose of which is to receive information about the MED Festival and/or contact them.

Such personal data will not be recorded in any databases, being used only to respond to requests for information/contact requests made by users, and will be kept for as long as strictly necessary.

In the context of the processing of your personal data, the data controller will ensure that it is only accessible to employees of the municipal services who have a need to know it, in the performance of their duties and to the strict extent necessary for the fulfilment of the information and/or contact purpose.

The Municipality is not responsible for processing personal data freely provided by users to other websites

The guiding principles within the scope of the processing of personal data consist, namely, of the following:

• A lawful, fair and transparent treatment in relation to the data owner;

• Ensure that the processing of user data is solely for the purpose for which it was collected, and cannot be subsequently processed in a way that is incompatible with that purpose;

• Commit to respecting the principle of data minimization, in which only the personal data strictly necessary for the development of its activity and information for citizens is collected;

• The non-disclosure, transfer or sharing of the personal data of the user of this website for commercial or advertising purposes;

• Ensure that data is treated in a way that guarantees its security, including protection against unauthorized or unlawful processing and against accidental loss, destruction or damage.

In this context, it is important that the user, as a data owner, are aware of their rights under current legislation on the protection of personal data, which essentially consist of the following:

Right to be informed – the data subject has the right to be informed, in a clear, simple and transparent way about the processing of his Personal Data to be carried out or carried out by the data controller.

Right of access – the data subject has the right to access personal data concerning him.

Right of rectification  – if you find that personal data about you is incorrect, incomplete or inaccurate, the data owner can request its correction or rectification.

Right to object – the data owner has the right to object to the processing of data by the data controller. However, legal or public interest grounds may prevail over the right to object.

Right to restriction – the data owner may request that the processing of their personal data be restricted to certain categories of data or processing purposes. However, legal or public interest grounds may prevail over this right.

Right to erase personal data or “right to be forgotten” – the data owner can ask the data controller to erase their personal data, if there are no legal or public interest grounds justifying the retention of that personal data.

Right to withdraw consent – whenever the processing of your personal data is carried out based on your consent, the data owner can ask the data controller to stop processing their data. In this case, the data owner has the right to withdraw the consent given, at any time, without, however, compromising the validity of the data processing carried out up to that point.

Right to portability – the data owner has the right to receive their personal data in a commonly used, machine-readable digital format or to request that their data be transmitted directly to another organisation, but only if technically possible.
In order to exercise any of these rights, or simply to obtain more information about this privacy policy, the user can contact the data controller, Municipality of Loulé, at geral@cm-loule.pt, dpo@cm-loule.pt, telephone: 289-400600, Fax: 289-415557 - Praça da República, 8104-001 Loulé)

To clarify all questions related to the processing of your personal data and the exercise of your rights as a data owner, you can also contact the Data Protection Officer, via email dpo@cm-loule.pt.

Without prejudice to being able to submit complaints directly to the data controller (Municipality of Loulé) through the contacts indicated above, the data subject also has the right, if they so wish, to complain directly to the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD), Control Authority, using the contacts made available by this entity for this purpose

In the event of a personal data breach, the data controller is obliged to notify the national data protection authority - CNPD - Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados - without undue delay and, where possible, within 72 hours of becoming aware of it, unless the personal data breach is not likely to result in a risk to the rights and freedoms of the data owners.

Changes to the Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy for the MED Festival website may be altered by the Municipality of Loulé at any time and without prior notice, identifying the date of the alteration, so it is advisable for the user to check it regularly in order to keep informed about how your personal data is being protected and your rights.