Privacy and GDPR
Baker Tilly Portugal wants to safeguard the privacy of its customers, partners and suppliers when using its products and services, as well as when using its websites.
On the Baker Tilly Portugal website, users can browse without having to provide any personal information. However, if you wish to subscribe to our newsletter, make applications or requests for information, it is necessary to register some personal information.
Therefore, this Personal Data Privacy Statement aims to clarify how personal data is collected, processed and protected when you visit our website and/or use Baker Tilly Portugal software and products.
What is Personal Data?
For the purposes of this law, personal data means “any information of any nature and regardless of its medium, including sound and image, relating to an identified or identifiable natural person”. Thus, any person who can be identified through one or more specific elements of their identity is considered an identifiable person.
Who is responsible for data processing
Baker Tilly Portugal is responsible for processing personal data.
Data Collection
Baker Tilly Portugal respects the right to privacy of all its customers and partners and does not collect any information without their prior knowledge and authorization.
The personal data collected by Baker Tilly Portugal normally includes name, address, telephone number, e-mail address and VAT number, but other personal data may be collected that is necessary for the provision of products or services.
Some of the personal data requested from the user is mandatory. Baker Tilly Portugal promptly informs all users of the personal data required to enable the company to provide the information or services requested. Furthermore, we inform you that the incorrect provision of data is the sole responsibility of the customer/partner.
When Personal Data is collected and used
The personal data obtained from the Customer, as a general rule, arises from the request for information on Baker Tilly Portugal products and services or the subscription to Newsletters. Baker Tilly Portugal therefore respects your right to privacy and does not collect any personal information without your prior consent.
Confidentiality, Security and Data Retention
The data collected by Baker Tilly Portugal is stored in its system and is treated by the company in a secure and confidential manner. The company has technical and organizational measures in place to prevent unauthorized access, alteration, destruction or loss of the data collected. Data processing and access is restricted to Baker Tilly Portugal employees/collaborators who carry out professional tasks which, by their nature, involve intervention and/or management of the company's relationship with the Data Subject. Personal data will be kept by Baker Tilly Portugal for as long as it is necessary for the respective data subjects or until consent is obtained from the data subject. Once the periods justifying their retention have expired, the data will be destroyed within an appropriate period.
What is the purpose of collecting personal data?
The personal data collected from our Customers is used for: providing and billing services; providing information on Baker Tilly Portugal products and services; evaluating the contractual relationship with the customer and marketing or telemarketing actions.
Your personal data will also be processed to answer your questions, suggestions and complaints.
We stress once again that your data is protected and will not be made available to third parties without your prior authorization.
Data Subject Rights
The holder of data provided to Baker Tilly Portugal has the right to request information about it, and may request its correction, blocking or partial or total deletion, without prejudice to other rights provided for in the Data Protection Regulation. You have the right to request that your Personal Data not be used for promotional or marketing communications, and you must notify Baker Tilly Portugal of this.
Consent
The data subject authorizes Baker Tilly Portugal to collect, process and use his/her personal data under the terms and for all the purposes described in this form. Consent may be withdrawn at any time.
Cookies
What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on devices such as computers, tablets and cell phones via the internet browser.
These are used by the vast majority of websites to improve the user experience and obtain analytical data.
What kind of cookies are used on Baker Tilly Portugal websites?
There are different types of cookies used on the Baker Tilly Portugal website that enable the best browsing experience for users.
- Necessary Cookies: Necessary cookies allow the site to be navigated and Baker Tilly Portugal applications and services to be used (as is the case with secure/protected areas that are only accessed by Baker Tilly Portugal administrators).
- Analytical Cookies: These cookies allow aggregated data to be obtained for statistical analysis and improvements to the site's usability.
- Third-party cookies: On Baker Tilly Portugal websites there are components provided by third parties (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google +) that use cookies independent of the cookies managed by Baker Tilly Portugal.
It should also be noted that some website cookies will be deleted from your device when you close your browser session (known as “session cookies”). Other types of cookies will remain on your computer and make it possible to identify you the next time you visit the site.
How can you block the use of cookies?
Your browser allows you to manage cookies in the configuration options, and you can even block all Baker Tilly Portugal cookies. However, blocking cookies from the Baker Tilly Portugal website will affect your user experience.
Marketing and telemarketing
In order to keep Customers informed about new products and services, Baker Tilly Portugal may use the following means for this purpose: telephone, e-mail, SMS or any other electronic communication service. This processing of personal data is only carried out if the customer gives us the appropriate authorization.
In the Service Contract proposal, you can choose not to authorize this type of processing, or refuse this type of sending at any time, simply by sending the request to: