Privacy Policy

Who we are

Associação Causas de Caudas is an animal protection association whose work is carried out through the implementation of the TNR method (Trap – Neuter – Return) in colonies of animals in need, through medical and veterinary care, and by promoting the sponsorship or adoption of animals.

If you need to, you can contact the association by email at:
Associação Causas de Caudas – geral [at] causasdecaudas.org

The processing of personal data, such as name, address, email address or telephone contact, follows the rules set out in the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and complies with the data protection legislation in force in Portugal.

You can browse our website without providing any personal data. However, in order to communicate with Causas de Caudas, it may be necessary to collect and process personal data.

To ensure the protection of the personal data we process, various measures have been implemented, both technical and organisational. However, data transmissions over the internet can have security flaws, so absolute protection is not guaranteed.

We assure users that no personal data will be provided to third parties without the prior consent of its owner, and that none of the personal data provided to us will be transferred, free of charge or commercially, to marketing companies.

Through this privacy policy, we inform users about the scope, purpose and nature of the personal data we collect, use and process.

What personal data is collected and how is it collected?

The Causas de Caudas Association website collects some general data when users browse its pages. This general information is recorded and stored by the server. The data collected may include:

• date and time of access to the site;
• IP address (Internet Protocol);
• which browsers and versions are used;
• the user's operating system;
• the internet service provider (ISP) of the access system;
• the site from which the user arrives.

Other data and information that may be useful for characterising attacks on information technology infrastructure may also be recorded.

Associação Causas de Caudas analyses data anonymously, with the aim of providing users with content in a correct and functional way, enabling the optimisation of the site and its content, improving interaction and communication with users.

Contact forms

If the user wishes to contact Associação Causas de Caudas by filling in any of the available forms, the data provided by users is recorded and managed within the scope of the activities carried out by the animal protection association. Users' personal data is kept for one year, or for a longer period where justified for the proper fulfilment of the association's mission.

User data provided in our website's forms is not used for marketing purposes. Only in the case of the Newsletter subscription, which has its own form, will users receive news about the activities carried out by the association.

Embedded content from other sites

The content made available may include embedded content, such as videos, for example. Embedded content from other sites behaves just as if the user had visited those sites.
This site may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, monitor your interactions with it, including recording interactions with embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that site.

Analytics data

Analytics data is recorded through the Google Analytics platform, and its privacy policy is available at the following web address:
https://www.google.com/analytics/learn/privacy.html?hl=pt

Who your data is shared with

Data submitted through the forms is recorded on the website's servers and managed using Google Suite tools.
Google's privacy policies are available at: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=pt-BR
If you subscribe to the Newsletter, the only data collected is users' email addresses, which are recorded solely on the MailChimp platform.
https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/

Cookies

Cookies are files containing small fragments of text that are sent to the user's computer or mobile device when they visit a website.
You can find more information about Cookies on our page: – Cookie Policy

Technical cookies make sure you can interact with the website, while analytical cookies are used anonymously for statistical purposes. Functionality cookies store the user's preferences and security cookies guarantee user authentication.

How long is your data kept for?

Depending on the scope of the form completed by the user, the shared data may be stored for an indefinite period. It will always remain available for the user to edit or remove, should they wish to do so.

What rights do you have over your data

All users of the website have the right to edit or remove the data they have provided. In that situation, they must send an email to the address of Associação Causas de Caudas with the respective request. The data will be deleted immediately.