Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 30, 2026

1. Introduction

Welcome to Montado Living Lab. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy informs you how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

2. The Data We Collect

We may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, including:

  • Identity Data: Name, username, or similar identifier.

  • Contact Data: Email address and telephone numbers (collected via our Contact Form).

  • Technical Data: IP address, browser type and version, time zone setting, and location (collected via cookies/analytics).

  • Usage Data: Information about how you use our website.

3. How We Collect Your Data

We use different methods to collect data from and about you, including:

  • Direct Interactions: You provide your Identity and Contact Data by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, or email.

  • Automated Technologies: As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect Technical Data about your equipment and browsing patterns via cookies.

4. Cookies

This Cookie Policy explains how our website uses cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better browsing experience.

What are cookies?
Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device through your browser when you visit a website. These files allow the website to remember your actions and preferences over a certain period of time.

How do we use cookies?
We use cookies to ensure the website functions correctly and to improve your experience. The cookies we use fall into the following categories:

Necessary Cookies: These are essential for the website to function properly (e.g., enabling secure log-ins or processing purchases). Without these cookies, the site cannot work as intended.

Performance and Analytical Cookies: These help us understand how visitors interact with the website by collecting information anonymously (e.g., which pages are visited most). We use this data to improve website performance.

Functionality Cookies: These allow the website to remember choices you make (such as your username or preferred language) to provide a more personalized experience.

How can you control cookies?
You have the right to accept or reject cookies.

You can configure or disable cookies at any time directly through your browser settings. However, please note that disabling necessary cookies may prevent some parts of our website from functioning properly.

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Under GDPR, we only process your data if we have a valid legal basis. For the data collected via our contact form, the basis is Consent (by clicking “Send,” you agree to us contacting you) or Legitimate Interest (to respond to your inquiry).

6. How We Use Your Data

We will only use your personal data for the purpose for which we collected it, including:

  • To respond to your inquiries submitted via our contact form.

  • To improve our website, services, and customer relationships.

  • To comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.

7. Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.

8. Your Legal Rights

Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data:

  • Request access to your personal data.

  • Request correction of your personal data.

  • Request erasure of your personal data (“The Right to be Forgotten”).

  • Object to processing of your personal data.

  • Request restriction of processing your personal data.

  • Request transfer of your personal data.

  • Right to withdraw consent at any time.

9. Contact Details

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or our privacy practices, please contact our Data Protection Officer (DPO) at: Email: llmontado@uevora.pt