Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho is responsible for the collection and processing of personal data which has been obtained digitally, particularly through the use of this website, undertaking to respect the privacy of users, thereby ensuring the confidentiality and security of the data received, in strict compliance with legislation in force. 

This Personal Data Protection Policy describes our practices concerning the retention, processing of and access to personal information. By accepting, you are authorizing Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho to process your data, of which you acknowledge you are the data subject, as well as the data related to your commercial and contractual relationship and its management, under the terms of this text.

You further declare that you are aware and have been fully informed that the processing of your personal data, previously transmitted by you, includes all operations carried out by automated means or not.

In addition, you hereby state your knowledge of your rights to oppose, correct and/or request the “Right to Oblivion”, regarding the processing of your Personal Data, by sending a request to an electronic address, as well as the right to submit a complaint to the competent authorities.

Please read the following terms and conditions carefully:

1. PREAMBLE

This Personal Data Protection Policy, hereinafter referred to as “Protection Policy”, is intended to inform you of the following points:

1.1 The commitments adopted by Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho regarding the Protection of Personal Data, under the terms of and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, hereinafter referred to as “GDPR” (EU) 2016/679, concerning the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of Personal Data and the free movement of such data, and;

1.2 Concerning the way in which Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho processes your Personal Data, in particular the Personal Data obtained in digital form, particularly through the website.

2. DEFINITIONS

In the following framework, Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho shall provide the framework with the following definitions:

Definition of “Personal Data”: refers to all information related to the Data Subject which enables him or her to be identified.

Definition of “Data Subject”: an identified or identifiable natural person associated with the Personal Data. The user of the website is considered as the Data Subject as regards Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho. The natural person may be directly or indirectly identifiable or identified, including by their name, civil or tax identification number, location data, online identifiers (such as IP addresses and logs).

Definition of “Controller”: internal entity that defines the objectives and means for Personal Data Processing.

Definition of “Subcontractor”: an entity external to Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho which processes Personal Data in its name. The “Subcontractor” has entered into a confidentiality agreement with Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho, under which it undertakes to keep the information it processes confidential.

Definition of “Processing”: any operation carried out within the scope of Personal Data, either through automatic means or not, such as the collection, recording, organization, structuring, storage, adaptation or alteration, retrieval, consultation, use, disclosure by transmission, dissemination or, alternatively, availability, harmonization or association, restriction, disposal or destruction. Personal Data Processing also includes any other operation provided for as part of the GDPR.

3. COMMITMENTS UNDERTAKEN

Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho guarantees complete protection of Personal Data in accordance with the rules set forth in the GDPR, with respect to all procedures and obligations therein, especially with regard to the Personal Data Processing of users of its websites and/or digital applications (e.g. visitors, job seekers, etc.).

Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho has implemented digital tools and procedures in order to guarantee the effective protection of Personal Data.

In following up its compliance with GDPR procedures, Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho has adopted and implemented various internal policies and procedures aimed at raising the awareness of its employees, suppliers and partners, regarding the protection of Personal Data.

3.1. PRINCIPLES REGARDING THE PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA

Personal Data Processing

Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho undertakes to process your Personal Data in accordance with the following principles:

- Processing legally, impartially and transparently, to ensure the principles of legality, impartiality and transparency;

- Collection and processing for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes. Compliance with the principle of limitation of purpose, since data will not be processed differently in a manner incompatible with the purposes for which they were collected;

- Suitable collection and processing, relevant and limited to what is strictly necessary, taking into account the objectives for which the data is processed, thus respecting the principle of minimization of data;

- The Personal Data transferred must be correct, and should be rectified or updated when necessary or when considered as such.

Security of Processing

Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho has defined technical and procedural measures for the effective implementation of the principles of Personal Data protection, to comply with the GDPR, thus protecting the rights, freedoms and guarantees of Personal Data Subjects, starting from its collection and its subsequent Processing.

It was decided to impose the same level of Personal Data protection level on all Subcontractors (service providers, suppliers, partners, etc.).

4. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

4.1 HOW PERSONAL DATA COLLECTION IS CARRIED OUT

Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho carries out the collection of Personal Data on its premises and through its website and/or digital applications, where the user makes this available and explicitly consents to this, through specifying:

- Company Headquarters and Premises;

- When browsing the websites and/or digital applications of Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho (that is, technical information, such as IP addresses or logs, collected through cookies or similar technologies when authorized to do so);

- When subscribing to the newsletter provided by Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho;

- When participating in a competition, marketing programme, test or survey;

- When applying for a job at our premises or through our website;

- When entering comments or images on social network pages owned by Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho;

- When, in any other way, you send us information of a personal nature and agree to its storage and processing;

4.2. WHY THE COLLECTION OF PERSONAL DATA IS NECESSARY

Management of the Customer/Applicant Relationship

Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho collects Personal Data concerning informational and administrative relations with customers and recruitment candidates and, in particular, to:

- Enable a request for information online, concerning services and job offers, on the website and/or digital applications;

- Enable recruitment actions;

- Enable immediate applications for all job offers to be made available on the website and/or digital applications;

- It will enable all recruitment candidates:

- to receive personalized job offers;

- to manage and update key aspects of their CVs;

- To obtain your opinion on services, in particular through surveys and tests;

- To enable participation in application processes, questionnaires or other marketing programmes;

- To set up statistical analyses, and financial and commercial studies for online traffic management purposes (e.g. to obtain usage levels for Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho’s website and/or digital applications, as well as the relative importance of the services provided as a way of improving their capacity to be utilized);

- To send general information, job offers, promotional communication and/or advertising from Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho, particularly concerning services, news, campaigns and job offers that may interest the customer/applicant (provided this is subject to prior authorization, when necessary and respecting their right of refusal, in accordance with the legal requirements applicable to direct marketing for commercial purposes).

These notifications may be sent by email or through mobile service (telephone call, SMS and MMS).

Fighting fraud

Your Personal Data will be treated in such a way as to prevent fraudulent situations involving third parties.

Information considered obligatory is marked with an asterisk in the online forms provided by Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho. Without completing these fields, the user's request for information and/or order cannot be processed. The provision of the remaining information is optional.

Management of Recruitment and Human Resources

Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho collects your Personal Data through a form available at the company's premises or on the respective website page, in order to analyse and respond to a job application. Should no action is taken by Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho with regard to the employment application, the Personal Data will be kept in accordance with the provisions set forth in the section on “Personal Data Storage Period”.

4.3 LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

The operations carried out regarding Personal Data Processing for customers and/or job applicants for Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho, are based on:

- Your legitimate interest in the carrying out of services, protection of your activities or others, as well as in better identifying your preferences as a way of personalizing Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho offers to better match your needs;

- When the Processing is required by legislation in force;

- When explicit consent is acquired.

Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho may present a legitimate interest in carrying out recruitment operations to manage its activities in the best possible way, by collecting all data necessary concerning interested candidates.

In all cases, it should be noted that Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho only processes Personal Data if:

- Subjects have given express authorization for the processing of their Personal Data for one or more specific purposes;

- Processing is necessary for the proper execution of a contract to which they are a party;

- Processing is necessary to carry out the legitimate interests of Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho, except where these interests do not override the fundamental interests or rights of Data Subjects, especially where Data Subjects are children.

4.4 PERSONAL DATA STORAGE PERIOD

Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho keeps your Personal Data in accordance with the retention periods laid down by legislation and regulations in force, particularly taking into account your activities, storing them during the following periods:

- When you contact us to request information, we store your personal data for as long as necessary to process and carry out your request;

- We store your personal data used for direct marketing until you cancel such authorization or request us to dispose of it under legislation in force. In such an event, Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho will only preserve the information necessary to guarantee its right of opposition in accordance with legal regulations and rules.

- We keep your personal data associated with applications and CVs, which correspond to our actions and recruitment offers.

The cookies used by Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho are stored until you remove them from your browser.

4.5 PERSONAL DATA RECIPIENTS

Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho employees responsible for managing customer and job applicants support (sales, recruitment and human resources departments) may only access your Personal Data on the basis of strict necessity.

Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho does not share its Personal Data with third parties, except for service providers, in accordance with the provisions of the section “Security Measures and Subcontractors”, especially for the purpose of combating fraud, payment management, storage, administration of Information Technologies and customer support provision.

Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho may transfer Personal Data to third parties in line with requests from public judicial authorities with legal powers for this purpose, in accordance with the legal regulations in force.

Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho guarantees the confidentiality and security of Personal Data during the transfer to the aforementioned recipients.

5. ABOUT COOKIES

What are cookies?

Websites, applications and digital platforms may use cookies or similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies constitute information stored on your personal equipment concerning the websites you visit. Sometimes they are stored in a plain text file, accessed by a server that reads and records the information.

Websites may only read and write cookies held by them.

Our use of cookies

While browsing our website, we use cookies to 'recognize' your browser only during your visit (“session cookie”) or during all your visits (“permanent cookie”).

On our website, cookies are used for the following purposes:

- For technical reasons (identifying sessions, maintaining configurations or shopping carts, etc.), for example, to modify the presentation of the website, application or digital platform for your device;

- For statistical analyses and for online traffic management purposes, for example, to improve the utilization capacity of a website, application and digital platform and the relevance of our services;

- To redefine the target audience and provide you with marketing content on other websites;

- For geo-location purposes when using specific functions, such as recommendations of addresses of stores and products available at the nearest point of sale.

5.1. OTHER COOKIES

Third-party cookies

If authorized in your cookie settings (see the cookie settings section below), third parties (advertising agencies, internet analytics companies, etc.) will set up/read cookies when browsing our website/digital applications.

The use of these cookies is governed by such privacy policies.

These cookies are used by these companies during the working life of the cookies to determine and distribute relevant advertising content reflecting your main interests based on knowledge of your browsing habits on our website, applications and digital platforms.

Social networks

To allow you to share content or comments about our products and/or services, our website may include social networking components (buttons, plug-ins, etc.).

These components are used by social networks to track your browsing habits and will only work if your browser is connected to the social network in question (but you do not have to use the “share” button, for example).

The social networks you use determine the terms governing your use of the information they obtain, and Sociedade Agrícola Quebramilho has no control over the use of this information. We recommend that you review their privacy policies, which will specify how they use this data and what you can do to increase the confidentiality of your account.

Shared devices

Since cookies are linked to the device and the browser used, it is not possible to determine the identity of the user of the device. Therefore, some services and advertising offered on this device may not match your use (the settings/browsing habits of other users of the device may influence the content offered).

You can choose the level of confidentiality of your device when deciding who can use it (individuals authorized to access the device) and change its settings (in particular, its cookie settings).

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