Privacy policy

Name: Efacec Power Solutions, SGPS, S.A. (including all the companies in the group), hereinafter “Efacec”.

Registered office: Lugar da Arroteia 4465-587 Matosinhos VAT Number: 513180966

Contact: privacy@efacec.com

In the context of its activity and the contractual relationships established, Efacec collects personal data from its customer representatives, suppliers, candidates for recruitment processes, partners and other natural persons. In addition, interaction with users of the website https://www.efacec.pt/ also requires, in some cases, (i) the collection of personal information through the respective contact form, as well as (ii) the collection of data from your device (through cookie files), under the terms of the respective Privacy and Cookies Policy.

In general, Efacec collects and processes personal data for the development of its business activity, namely the provision of its services, the management of the contractual relationship with its customers, suppliers and partners, from the pre-contractual steps to the execution of the contract. However, in the context of this website, Efacec processes data essentially for the purposes inherent to it.

Table of purposes, grounds and retention periods.

Through the table below, Efacec informs the data subject of the purposes for which the personal data are processed, i.e. the reason why the data is processed. In addition, the data subject is informed of the legal basis applicable to each processing purpose, i.e. the legal basis that allows Efacec to process the data. Finally, Efacec also lists the retention periods applicable to each category of personal data, in strict compliance with the applicable legislation.

Under the terms of the law, and whenever the processing of personal data is based on the consent of the data subject, the data subject has the right to revoke their consent, as easily as they provided it and without any negative consequences arising from such revocation. Revoking consent does not, however, jeopardize the lawfulness of the processing carried out up to that point on the basis of that consent.

Whenever the legal basis is pre-contractual or contractual steps at the request of the data subject / the performance of a contract to which the data subject is a party to , the data is necessary for the conclusion of the contract in question. Failure to provide this data will result in the impossibility of concluding a contract with the data subject.

When using our website, and in order for it to function properly, we also process personal data through cookies. For more information on how we process this data, please consult our Cookie Policy .

Efacec uses other entities to provide certain services. Occasionally, this provision of services may imply that these entities have access to the personal data of their customers, suppliers and partners, processing it for the provision of the services in question, in pursuit of this strict purpose (processors).

Any processor of Efacec will process the personal data of data subjects in the name and on behalf of Efacec, under the strict obligation to follow our instructions. Efacec ensures that such processors provide sufficient guarantees for the implementation of appropriate technical and organizational measures so that the processing meets the requirements of the applicable legislation and ensures the security and protection of the rights of the data subjects, under the terms of the data processing agreement signed with said processors.

In certain situations, the personal data of data subjects may also be transmitted to third parties, when such data communications are necessary or appropriate (i) in the light of applicable law, (ii) in fulfilment of legal obligations/court orders, (iii) by determination of the National Data Protection Commission (“CNPD”) or other competent supervisory authority, or (iv) to respond to requests from public or governmental authorities, such as tax authorities, courts and regulatory bodies.

In any of the situations mentioned above, Efacec undertakes to take all reasonable measures to ensure the effective protection of the personal data it processes.

In the course of its business, the provision of services and supply of products by Efacec may involve the transfer of personal data of data subjects to third countries (countries that do not belong to the European Economic Area). In such cases, Efacec will implement the necessary technical and organizational measures to ensure that the transfers are lawful and secure in accordance with the applicable legislation, and the data subject will be informed if this occurs.

Under the terms of the law, the data subject may at any time use their rights in relation to personal data concerning them (in some cases and depending on the terms of the contract in force, these rights may be exercised through the client, supplier or partner where the data subject is integrated):

• Access – The data subject is entitled to access his/her personal data;
• Rectification – The data subject has the right to have inaccurate personal data concerning them rectified, as well as the right to have incomplete personal data completed;
• Erasure of your Data (“right to be forgotten”) – the data subject has the right to request the erasure of their data in certain cases, namely, but not limited to, personal data that is no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected or processed, where the data subject withdraws consent on which the processing of the data is based, among others;
• Data Portability – in certain cases, the data subject may request the personal data concerning them that they have provided to Efacec, in a structured, commonly used and machine-readable format and the right to transmit this data to another data controller;
• Restriction of Processing – the data subject has the right to request the limitation of the processing of their data in certain cases, namely in return for the processing being unlawful and they oppose the erasure of their data, Efacec no longer needs the personal data for processing purposes, but they are required by them for the purposes of declaring, exercising or defending a right in legal proceedings, among others;
• Objection – the data subject may object to the processing of their data, for reasons relating to their particular situation, and in cases where the data are processed (i) for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by Efacec or by third parties, or are processed for purposes other than those for which the data were collected and are not carried out with the consent of the data subject or on the basis of provisions of European Union or Member State law, or (ii) the personal data are processed for direct marketing purposes, or (iii) the personal data are processed for scientific or historical research purposes or for statistical purposes.

The data subject may exercise these rights by writing to Efacec at privacy@efacec.com.

Without prejudice to any other administrative or judicial remedy, the data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority in their member state. In the case of Portugal, this entity is the National Data Protection Commission (“CNPD”) or another competent supervisory authority under the terms of the law, if you consider that your data is not being processed legitimately by Efacec, under the terms of the applicable legislation and this Policy.