PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: August 20261. Data Controller
The controller responsible for the processing of personal data through this website is:
Vítor Fernandes
Rua Vale de Cambra 96
3700-296 São João da Madeira
Portugal
Email: vitor.fernandes.clarinet@gmail.com
2. General Information
The protection of your personal data is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data may be collected when you visit this website, how that information is used, and the choices and rights available to you.
Personal data is processed in accordance with applicable data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Portuguese data protection law.
3. Website Hosting and Squarespace
This website is created and hosted using Squarespace.
When you visit the website, Squarespace may process technical information necessary to provide, secure and operate the website. Depending on your cookie preferences, Squarespace may also process information for website analytics and performance purposes.
Non-essential cookies on this website are restricted unless the visitor provides the relevant consent.
The Squarespace Activity Log has been disabled for this website.
4. Contact Form
If you contact Vítor Fernandes through the contact form on this website, the information you provide may include your name, email address and the content of your message, together with any other information you choose to provide.
This information is used solely for the purpose of receiving, responding to and managing your enquiry or communication.
Personal data submitted through the contact form will be retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose of the correspondence and any resulting professional or contractual relationship, or where retention is required by applicable law.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies.
Some cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly. Other cookies, including those relating to analytics, performance or third-party embedded content, are considered non-essential and are restricted until the visitor provides consent where required.
When visiting the website, you can:
Accept all cookies, Decline all non-essential cookies, or use Manage cookies to select your preferences.
You can subsequently review or change your choice at any time using the Cookie Preferences control available on the website.
6. Embedded YouTube Content
This website contains videos provided through YouTube, a service operated by Google.
When embedded YouTube content is activated or played, information may be transmitted to Google/YouTube. Depending on your settings and whether you are signed in to a Google account, Google may process information relating to your interaction with the video.
Where such processing involves non-essential cookies or similar technologies, these are subject to the cookie-consent choices available through this website.
For further information about Google's processing of personal data, please refer to Google's applicable privacy information.
7. Social Media Links
This website contains links to Vítor Fernandes's profiles or content on third-party social-media platforms, including Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
Where these are ordinary links rather than embedded social-media services, visiting this website alone does not mean that you are visiting those external platforms. If you follow a link to a third-party service, the privacy policy and data-processing practices of that provider apply.
8. Website Analytics
Squarespace may provide aggregated website analytics that help understand how the website is used.
Non-essential analytics cookies are restricted according to the cookie preferences selected by the visitor. The Squarespace Activity Log has been disabled.
No separate Google Analytics integration is intentionally used on this website unless otherwise indicated in this Privacy Policy.
9. Legal Bases for Processing
Depending on the circumstances, personal data may be processed on the basis of:
your consent, particularly in relation to non-essential cookies and technologies;
steps taken at your request before entering into a contract or the performance of a contract, where an enquiry concerns a potential or existing professional engagement;
legitimate interests in operating the website, communicating with visitors and responding to professional enquiries; or
compliance with applicable legal obligations.
10. Data Recipients and Service Providers
Personal data may be processed by service providers where this is necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of relevant services.
In particular, this may include Squarespace as the website platform and hosting provider and Google/YouTube in connection with embedded video content.
Personal data is not sold to third parties.
11. International Data Transfers
Some service providers used in connection with this website may process data outside Portugal or the European Economic Area.
Where personal data is transferred internationally, such processing is subject to the safeguards and transfer mechanisms required under applicable data protection law.
12. Your Data Protection Rights
Subject to the conditions provided by applicable law, you may have the right to:
request access to your personal data;
request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
request deletion of your personal data;
request restriction of processing;
object to certain processing;
request data portability where applicable; and
withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
To exercise your rights regarding personal data processed through this website, contact:
vitor.fernandes.clarinet@gmail.com
13. Right to Lodge a Complaint
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese supervisory authority:
Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD)
Av. D. Carlos I, 134, 1.º
1200-651 Lisboa
Portugal
CNPD – Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when necessary to reflect changes to the website, the services used, or applicable legal requirements. The date of the most recent revision is indicated at the top of this page.