Privacy Policy

PRIVACY POLICY POINT 1 – THE BROTHERHOOD OF CLERICS

The Brotherhood of Clerics, with head office in Clérigos Church in this city and diocese of Porto since 1757, is a public, canonical, collegial and perpetual legal person of the Catholic Church, subject according to canon law to rights and obligations in accordance with its nature (Canon 113, § 2), consisting of a group of people or a clerical association of presbyters (Canon 302) to undertake, in the name of the Catholic Church, the duties set out in these articles of association for the public ecclesial good (Canon 116, § 1), canonically erected by decree of the Bishop of Porto and under his direction (Canons 301, § 1, 305, §1, 312, §1(3) and 315), which is governed by these articles of association, by the general rules for associations of the faithful and by Canon Law. According to Portuguese law, the brotherhood is a religious institution.

POINT 2 – OUR COMMITMENT

The Brotherhood of Clerics undertakes not to copy, reproduce, adapt, modify, alter, erase, destroy, disseminate, transmit, disclose or otherwise place your personal data at the disposal of third parties. In addition, the Brotherhood of Clerics may use these data to allow for the communication and disclosure of cultural activities, participation in competitions, direct marketing campaigns and invitations to concerts and other events. By submitting the forms for data collection and directly or indirectly providing data, you acknowledge that you are aware of this policy and of any other specific terms and conditions regarding the services provided.

POINT 3 – DATA PROTECTION AND PROCESSING

The Brotherhood of Clerics processes all information and data with complete respect for the data subjects and/or those responsible for them, assuring the confidentiality of this information and these data.

The Brotherhood of Clerics processes all the information and data provided by the data subjects and/or those responsible for them when these are provided and/or indicated freely and voluntarily.

The information and data provided are those necessary for entering into, executing and managing the contractual relationship between the Brotherhood of Clerics and the data subjects and/or those responsible for them.

The information and data provided will be used only for the functions, services, provision of services and/or similar activities that are inherent to the contractual relation entered into and/or to be entered into by the data subjects and/or those responsible for them and the Brotherhood of Clerics and that are essential for the execution of and compliance with said contract.

In the event of a judicial or extrajudicial dispute because of the contractual relation entered into and/or to be entered, as well as legal or judicial requirements, the information and data provided may be shared with the competent authorities.

POINT 4 – USE OF WEB PLATFORMS

Visiting the website of the Brotherhood of Clerics – www.torredosclerigos.pt – does not imply automatic recording of any personal data that might identify the user. However, when the need arises to register / book a visit or to request to hold a celebration in the church, this may imply the provision of personal data by the users. In this case, only the data necessary for the provision of the service in accordance with the indications on the website and the user options will be collected. The data collected are only used for fulfilling the request / providing the service and are stored on specific databases according to the request/service.

POINT 5 – CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

The Brotherhood of Clerics reserves the right to change, add to or revoke this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be made available promptly and it is therefore suggested that you check this document regularly to see if changes have been made to it, always in accordance with the law.

POINT 6 – RIGHTS OF DATA SUBJECTS

The Brotherhood of Clerics assures complete respect for the rights of data subjects and/or those responsible for the information and data, particularly:

a. Lawfulness of processing and conditions for consent (Art. 6 and 7 of the GDPR) The data subject and/or the person responsible for the data and/or information has given consent to the processing of their personal data for one or more specific purposes.
b. Right of access by the data subject (Art. 15 of the GDPR) The data subject and/or the person responsible for the data and/or information shall have the right to obtain from the controller confirmation as to whether or not personal data concerning them are being processed, and, where that is the case, access to the personal data in order to find out the purposes of the processing, the data storage period and other information.
c. Right to rectification (Art. 16 of the GDPR) The data subject and/or the person responsible for the data and/or information shall have the right to obtain from the controller, without undue delay, the rectification of inaccurate personal data concerning them.
d. Right to erasure (‘right to be forgotten’) (Art. 17 of the GDPR) The data subject and/or the person responsible for the data and/or information shall have the right to obtain from the controller the erasure of personal data concerning them without undue delay and the controller shall have the obligation to erase personal data without undue delay provided there are no legal or compelling grounds for storing them.
e. Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 of the GDPR) The data subject and/or the person responsible for the data and/or information shall have the right to request the restriction of processing of their personal data in the form of suspension or restriction of processing under the scope of processing certain categories of data or purposes of processing.
f. Right to object (Art. 21 of the GDPR) The data subject and/or the person responsible for the data and/or information shall have the right to object at any time to processing provided there are no compelling grounds for storing them.
g. Right to data portability (Art. 20 of the GDPR) The data subject and/or the person responsible for the data and/or information shall have the right to receive the personal data concerning them, which they have provided to a controller, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and have the right to transmit those data to another controller without hindrance from the controller to which the personal data have been provided, as long as this is technically possible.

POINT 7 – SECURITY

The data and information stored digitally and/or in computer files are protected by password systems, antivirus software and firewalls. Hard copy data are stored locally, protected by an alarm system and kept in a locked room. The data and information in the possession of the Brotherhood of Clerics are exclusively used in the pursuit of their duties and are not used for any purpose other than the purpose they were collected for. The data and information provided are used and processed exclusively by the Brotherhood of Clerics. They are not given to third parties except when the data subjects and/or those responsible so request or when they invoke their right to data portability.

POINT 8 – COMPLAINTS, QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION

For further clarification, complaints, questions or other information, please contact us at the following e-mail address: info@torredosclerigos.pt or send a letter to: Torre dos Clérigos Rua de São Filipe Nery 4050-546 Porto, Portugal