YOUR PRIVACY AND THE PROTECTION OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO US, WE THEREFORE ADVISE YOU TO READ THIS PRIVACY POLICY TO KNOW AND ACCEPT THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH YOU PROVIDE YOUR PERSONAL DATA AND AUTHORIZE THEIR COLLECTION, USE AND DISCLOSURE OF THE SAME. I AGREE WITH THE RULES DEFINED HERE.
Realty MLS Algarve is committed to protecting the personal data of its customers and website users, having for this purpose prepared this Privacy Policy with the aim of making you aware of its commitment and respect for the rules relating to privacy and protection of personal data that is collected and processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Realty MLS Algarve collects the following information from users:

During your visit to this website, we will automatically collect the following personal data about you:
• information about the pages you visit on this website;
• date and time of your visit,
• IP adress,
• web browser,
• the website (URL) you visited before accessing this website and
• some cookies (see section 2.1 below and also see our cookie policy).
Furthermore, we will collect all the information you submit to us when using the contact forms available on this website.
We also obtain personal customer data provided by members of the partner/agent network. The personal data we process in this context are:
• name;
• address;
• phone number;
• email address;
• fundraising and information associated with fundraising;
• data relating to individual real estate transactions.
Where we ask you to provide any personal data, there is no obligation to do so, but if you do not do so, you will not be able to use all the functions of our website or make use of our real estate services in general.

2. Use of Cookies
This website uses so-called cookies. A cookie is a small file that may be saved on your computer when you visit a website. Cookies are generally used to provide website visitors with additional functionality within the website. They may, for example, be created to keep track of your visit and support your navigation of the website, help you pick up where you left off and/or remember your preferences and settings when you visit the website again.
Cookies cannot access, read or modify any other data on your computer.
The majority of cookies used on this website are so-called session cookies. They are automatically deleted when you leave the website.
There are also persistent cookies, which remain on your computer until you delete them in your browser. We use persistent cookies to recognize you when you next visit this site.
If you want to control the cookies installed on your computer, you can modify your browser settings so that it notifies you when a website tries to install a cookie, or you can block cookies permanently. You can also delete cookies that have already been installed on your computer. See the 'Help' function in your browser for more information on how to perform these steps.
Please note, however, that disabling cookies may affect your online experience and/or prevent you from taking full advantage of our website.
For more information about the use of cookies and how to block them, visit http://allaboutcookies.org, http://youronlinechoices.eu (Europe). If you have questions or comments about our use of cookies, please contact us by email at [email protected]

3. Google Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics, an Internet traffic analysis service provided by Google, Inc., 1600 Amphitheater Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA ("Google"). Google Analytics uses cookies to help us analyze how you use this website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website will be transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Your IP address will be truncated by Google within an EU Member State or another EEA State before being transmitted to the USA. Only in exceptional situations will your full IP address be transmitted to Google servers in the United States and truncated there. Google will use this information for the purpose of evaluating your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity for website operators and providing other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You can prevent Google from collecting information (including your IP address) through cookies and processing this information. To do this, you must use this plugin in your browser and install it: http://Tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout . Additional information about the terms and conditions of use and data privacy can be found in the Google Analytics terms of service (https://www.google.com/analytics/terms/pt.html) or in the Google General Privacy Policy Analytics (https://support.google.com/analytics/answer/6004245?hl=pt ). Please note that on this website, Google Analytics is supplemented by "GAT.anonymizeIp(); " to ensure anonymous collection of IP addresses (IP masking).

4. Sharing on Social Media
Our pages integrate plugins from the social network Facebook, Whatsapp and Twitter. When you visit our pages and use this content sharing option, you will establish a direct connection to these platforms and their servers. The platforms may correlate your visit to our website with your user account. We declare that as the provider of this website we have no knowledge of the data transmitted or how these platforms may use it. For more information, please consult the privacy statement of each platform.

5. We use the data collected to:
We use your personal data to make this website available to you as a user, to generate usage statistics, to improve and develop this website, to provide you with real estate brokerage services, to respond to requests and messages from you, to send you our newsletter if you have subscribed to it, to contact you about properties that may interest you, and to analyze your data in aggregate form for the purpose of analyzing our business.
Personalize content: Recommend relevant properties.
Communication: Send updates, newsletters and respond to queries.
Analysis: Evaluate website performance and optimize resources.

6. Data Protection
We implement security measures to protect personal data.
We do not share information with third parties without consent. The legal basis for processing your data will be our current legitimate interest (pursuant to Article 6(1)(f) of the EU General Data Protection Regulation, "GDPR").
If we process certain personal data about you that we receive from another member of partners/agents, in particular our partners, the legal basis for the processing will be your consent pursuant to Article 6(1)(a) GDPR which will be requested separately. Your consent will be requested for this collection, and you may withdraw your consent at any time. However, this does not affect the lawfulness of the processing of your data based on consent before its withdrawal.

7. Disclosures and Data Transfers
Some of the above-mentioned recipients are located in or process personal data outside your country. The level of data protection in another country may not be equivalent to that in your country. However, we only transfer your personal data to countries that the European Commission has decided have an adequate level of data protection or we have taken measures to ensure that all recipients provide an adequate level of data protection. We do this, for example, through appropriate data transfer agreements based on standard contractual clauses (2010/87/EC and/or 2004/915/EC). These agreements are accessible upon request to [email protected]

8. Retention Periods
We will retain your data that we collect automatically when you visit this website for a maximum period of six months. If you have subscribed to our newsletter, we will keep your email address until you cancel our newsletter. If you have registered on our website, we will retain your data for as long as your account exists and thereafter only if there is any legal obligation to retain your data.
Furthermore, we will retain your personal data that we receive from other partners at least until the end of your business relationship with any of those partners and thereafter, as long as there is a legal obligation to retain the data or for the exercise or defense of complaints.

9. Your Rights
The Customer, being the data owner, has the right to access all of their data. You also have the right to demand its limitation, rectification, opposition or erasure within the legally imposed limits.
The Customer, as data holder, also has the right to withdraw their consent to the processing of data at any time. This change in consent does not compromise the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent previously given.
When technically feasible, the Customer may request the portability of their data to another data controller, which will only be kept for the exercise or defense of claims.
Also for this purpose (sole purposes of declaring, exercising or defending a right in a judicial proceeding), data may be kept when some of the rights identified above are exercised.
If you wish to exercise these rights or for any other additional questions regarding data protection and processing, you must contact the person responsible in writing using the contact details below. You will always be asked to provide proof of the identity of the data subject. Additionally, and if at any time you consider that your rights have not been adequately protected, you may file a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission.
You can find additional information by consulting the Commission's website https://www.cnpd.pt/.

10. Contact
For any questions or requests related to privacy, please contact Form&Angimo, Ldª
to E-mail: [email protected]