LAST UPDATED: 01 March 2023
PRIVACY POLICY
At genesis.studio we care deeply about the protection of your personal data and we are truly committed in protecting your privacy.
In this Privacy Policy, we describe how we collect and process personal data of all those who use our services as well as those who access and browse our website.
We have tried to make this policy as self-explanatory as possible, but if anything is unclear, please contact us at the following e-mail address: [•]
LEGAL FRAMEWORK
Your personal data shall be processed in a way to ensure compliance with the applicable legislation, namely Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 or General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) and Law no. 58/2019 of 8 August, which ensures the execution of the GDPR in Portugal.
DATA CONTROLLER
WEGENBLOCK, LDA., with registered office at Lugar do Medronhal, 475Z, 8005-502 Faro, legal entity identification number 515163724 (“genesis.studio”), is the entity responsible for the processing of your data.
Throughout this Policy, references to “we” or “us” shall mean genesis.studio.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or about how we treat your data, please refer to the “CONTACT US” section below.
WHO ARE WE?
Founded in December 2018, genesis.studio is a professional consulting, development, and integration services provider and a software house.
Its Founders accumulate decades of experience in corporate advisory and enterprise-grade IT services and operations, spanning organizations from Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America.
We have explored what several cutting-edge technologies can and cannot do across a wide range of use cases, verticals and applications.
Our experience and methodologies can make it easier for organizations to acquire a holistic view of their own digital transformation journeys – from governance and business to operations and technology – and make decisions faster and simpler.
WHICH TYPE OF DATA DO WE COLLECT?
Personal data are any information, of any nature and regardless of its medium, relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. Pursuant to the GDPR, an identifiable natural person is one who can be identified, directly or indirectly, in particular by reference to an identifier such as a name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that natural person.
The information we collect about you and how we collect it may vary depending on the products or services you use, subscribe to or contract.
We only collect the data we consider to be essential for you to browse our website, to provide you with the products or services you request, to manage your orders, to register and invoice your requests, to ensure that these are provided to you and, if you show interest, to let you know about our news.
In order to consult the purposes and legal basis for processing your data, please refer to the Section “WHY WE PROCESS YOUR DATA AND FOR WHICH PURPOSES” (below).
In particular, we process the following categories and types of personal data:
Identification data: name, company name, tax identification number.
Contact details: e-mail address, phone number.
Purchasing and billing data: billing address, payment methods and amounts.
Connection and location data: IP address, type of device and country from which you access our website.
FOR WHICH PURPOSES DO WE PROCESS YOUR DATA?
Genesis.studio will process your personal data on the following legal basis:
We use the data we collect from you to provide you with the best possible experience. In particular, we collect and process personal data for:
The following table identifies some of the purposes for which we collect and process your personal data:
Purpose | Categories of data | Legal basis |
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New customer registration | Identification and contact details | Performance of a contract with the customer |
Management of the service provided | Identification data, contact data, location data | Performance of a contract with the customer |
Payment processing | Identification data, purchasing and invoicing data | Performance of a contract with the customer Legitimate interest of the controller (e.g. for debt recovery) |
Management of our relationship with the client (contacts, notification of modifications to our terms and conditions of sale) | Identification data, contact data | Performance of a contract with the customer Compliance with legal Obligations Legitimate interests of the controller (for example, to understand how we can offer better services and products to our customers) |
Ensuring full functioning of our website | Identification data, contact data, connection and location data | Legitimate interests of the controller (for example, to keep our online services fully functional and secure) Compliance with legal obligations |
Sending newsletters and other marketing communications | Identification and contact data. | Legitimate interests of the controller (to inform you of our news and keep you up to date with information regarding genesis.studio) Performance of a contract with the customer |
WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR DATA WITH?
In the context of the rendering of our services or products, we may use service providers (processors), such as companies that provide technological support, network providers or hosting companies, which must have access to some of your personal data.
However, these communications are made solely and exclusively for the fulfilment of the purposes for which the data are collected and in accordance with our instructions, in strict compliance with the regulations on the processing of personal data and information security. In any case, we will share all information regarding such communications with you.
We may also communicate your personal data to third parties where:
We will only transfer your personal data outside the European Union or the European Economic Area, i.e. to a third country, ensuring strict compliance with European legislation on the transfer of data to third countries and will provide all necessary information, including, for example, an indication of the safeguards for such transfer:
FOR HOW LONG WILL WE RETAIN YOUR PERSONAL DATA?
Your personal data will only be kept for the period of time necessary for the purposes for which they were collected or for the periods of time required by law.
Our data storage policies regarding records are fully in accordance with the current legislation. We will keep and use your information to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations, namely regarding taxes and income and dispute resolution.
WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS?
We make every effort to ensure that your personal information is accurate, up-to-date and complete in accordance with the purposes for which we use that information.
According to the GDPR, you have the right, at any time, to access and object to the processing of your personal information, as well as the right to update, correct and delete data collected by us that is incomplete, incorrect, out of date, or prohibited by law. You may exercise these rights by contacting us using the contact details provided below (“CONTACTS“).
We explain your rights briefly below:
HOW CAN YOU EXERCISE YOUR RIGHTS?
You can exercise any of these rights by using the contact details provided below (“CONTACTS“).
AUTOMATED INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS
We do not anticipate that any decisions which have legal or other effects on you will be made using purely automated means; however, we will update this policy if this situation changes and notify you of such changes.
HOW DO WE RESPECT THE SECURITY OF SHARED INFORMATION?
We implement the technical and organisational measures that ensure the confidentiality of your personal data, protecting it from accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure or access and against other unlawful forms of data processing.
For example, we take the following measures:
Any entity we outsource to will be bound by equivalent security measures, acting at all times under our duly documented instructions.
COOKIE POLICY
We use cookies on our Website. When you access the Website, various text files known as “Cookies” may be installed or stored in the memory or hard drive of your device and retain information relating to your preferences. Cookies are placed after obtaining your consent to do so [link to cookie consent form].
WHAT ARE COOKIES USED FOR?
Cookies help determine the usefulness, relevance and number of visits to a website and provide users with a faster, more efficient browsing experience by reducing the need to repeatedly enter the same information.
WHAT KIND OF COOKIES DO WE USE?
We use strictly necessary cookies and [•] cookies.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF THE COOKIES WE USE?
Strictly necessary cookies: these cookies enable users to navigate on the Website and access secure areas. Without these cookies, some services that you have requested may not be offered.
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COOKIE MANAGEMENT
You may at any time authorise, restrict or prohibit the cookies listed above.
You may also at any time authorise, restrict or prohibit cookies by configuring your Internet browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome, Opera, etc.) as described below. Please be advised that any configuration may alter your Internet browsing and your conditions of access to services that require the use of cookies.
The configuration of each browser is different, so we advise you to consult the help menu of your browser:
For Chrome:
https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647?hl=es-419
For Safari:
Clear the history and cookies from Safari on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch – Apple Support
For Firefox:
Block websites from storing cookies and site data in Firefox | Firefox Help (mozilla.org)
For Internet Explorer:
Delete and manage cookies (microsoft.com)
For Opera:
Web preferences – Opera Help
HOW TO BE INFORMED ABOUT POSSIBLE CHANGES IN OUR PRIVACY POLICY?
As practices regarding the processing of personal data may change from time to time, this Privacy Policy will need to be updated accordingly and on a regular basis, so we advise you to check it periodically. If there is a significant change, we will inform you directly by email.
CONTACTS
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or want to exercise your rights to access, update or correct any personal information, please contact us through the following contacts:
Address: Rua Soeiro Pereira Gomes, Lote 1, 7B, 1600-198 Lisboa
Telephone: (+351) 918 371 846 (rede móvel nacional)
E-mail: info@genesis.studio