Privacy Policy


We are grateful for your interest in our website and the services we make available online. Protecting the personal data of visitors/ users of our website and using them only for previously defined purposes is one of our highest priorities. Therefore, this privacy policy is designed to inform you about the processing of your data and your rights, under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other Data Protection laws.

What is personal data?

Personal data is any type of information that identifies or makes identifiable a person, the “data subject”. Examples of personal data include name, address, telephone number and biometric data, among others.

Who is responsible for processing my personal data?

The entity responsible for processing personal data that may be collected on the “decide.i3s.up.pt” website is i3S.

What personal data is collected?

This website collects personal data – name, email – through contact forms (when completed and submitted by the user). This website also collects general data for analysis through Google Analytics: IP address, Geographic location, Pages Visited, User activity on the page (time per page, downloads made, clicks), and how users arrived at the page.

Why do they collect this personal data?

The data collected on this website aims to enable the team to respond to information requests received via contact form.

Who will have access to my data?

Team members of the Decide project will have direct access to the collected data. i3S employees who manage the website and servers may, in certain circumstances, have access to your data indirectly. i3S will not disclose your personal data to other entities, except if required by law or competent authorities. The data collected in the forms is stored on i3S servers. General traffic analysis data is stored by Google Analytics and is therefore subject to its privacy policies.

How long do they keep my data?

Your data will only be kept for the minimum period necessary for the purposes for which it was collected or subsequently processed, after which it will be deleted.

How securely is my data stored?

Any personal data provided in the forms on this website will be treated by i3S with guarantees of security and confidentiality, as required by the Laws that regulate the Protection of Personal Data. In particular, i3S applies appropriate technical and organizational measures to guarantee the security of personal data made available to us to avoid loss of confidentiality, integrity and accessibility.

What rights do I have about my data?

As the holder of your data, you have the right to request access to additional information regarding how your data is being processed; request the rectification of your data whenever they are out of date or incorrect; request the erasure of your personal data; restrict the processing of your personal data; oppose the processing of your personal data (except if the Institution is required by law to maintain the data in question); withdraw the consent that had previously been given for a specific processing of personal data (without, however, compromising the lawfulness of any operations carried out with the data up to that point).

Who can I contact if I have any questions:

If you have questions regarding the processing of your personal data or if you wish to request the exercise of your rights, you can contact our Data Protection Officer using the following email address: dpo@i3s.up.pt

Who can I complain to?

As a data subject, you have the right to complain to the National Data Protection Commission at https://www.cnpd.pt.

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