Having your personal data well protected is a right protected by the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD). With this Privacy Policy, we seek to provide transparency about how we handle your data.

1 – DEFINITIONS

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, the following definitions apply:

Cookies: Files sent by the Site’s server to Visitors’ computers, in order to identify the computer and obtain access data, such as pages browsed or links clicked, thus allowing the personalization of Visitors’ browsing on the Site, according to their profile.

Owner: TECTOS LABORATORIO DE ANÁLISES E CENTRO DE PESQUISAS EM GEOCIENCIA LTDA., a limited liability company, registered under number (CNPJ) 41.397.814/0001-99, with headquarters at Rua 11 Amigos, 1181, Bairro Vale Direito, Dois Irmãos, RS, Brazil.

IP: stands for Internet Protocol. It is a set of numbers that identifies each device connected to the network.

Logs: Records of Visitors’ activities carried out on the Site.

Site: Refers to the electronic address http://www.tectos.com.br and its subdomains. Visitor: Any person browsing the Site.

User: Visitors who are authenticated in the Site’s system.

Web beacons: Lines of code in HTML pages that aim to obtain details of the user’s browsing, such as how long they stayed on the Site, which address they visited next, among others.

Acceptance of our policy will occur when you access or use the Site or services of [TECTOS]. This will indicate that you are aware of and in full agreement with how we will use your information and data.

2 – OBTAINING DATA AND INFORMATION

2.1 – We may collect the following personal data: Name, Email, Telephone and Professional Address, among others. Depending on the service, more or less data may be collected than provided. The ways in which we collect them may be:

2.1.1 – By filling out forms – In general, we collect your data when you fill out registration fields on our Site.

2.1.2 – Through cookies – We also collect data through cookies, small text files sent by the Site to the user’s computer and stored there. For example, data about the device used by the user, as well as their location and time of access to the Site, may be stored.

3 – DATA AND INFORMATION STORAGE

3.1 – All data and information collected from Visitors will be incorporated into the Site’s database, with [TECTOS] being responsible for and controlling it.

3.2 – The collected data and information will be stored in a secure environment, observing the available state of the art, and may only be accessed by qualified persons authorized by [TECTOS].

3.3 – Considering that no security system is absolutely secure, [TECTOS] disclaims any liability for any damages and/or losses resulting from failures, viruses or intrusions into the Site’s database, except in cases of intent or negligence.

3.4 – [TECTOS] collects only the information essential to the use of the functionalities of this Site, as well as that necessary to provide technical and operational support and guarantee the security and functionality of the services.

4 – USE OF DATA AND INFORMATION

4.1 – The data and information collected from Visitors may be used for the following purposes:

1. a) To respond to any questions and requests from Visitors;
2. b) To comply with legal or judicial orders;
3. c) To establish, defend or regularly exercise rights in judicial or administrative proceedings;
4. d) To prepare general statistics, to identify the profile of Visitors and develop improvements for [TECTOS], but without personal identification;
5. e) To guarantee the security of Visitors;
6. f) To keep Visitor records updated for contact purposes by telephone, email or other means of communication;
7. g) To inform about news and events of [TECTOS];
8. h) To correct problems, analyse behavior, measure access and improve the use of our Site;
9. i) To comply with legal and regulatory obligations.

4.2 – The database collected by the [TECTOS] Site will not be shared, sold, assigned, transferred, disclosed, or rented to third parties.

4.3 – The acquired data may only be accessed by professionals duly authorized by [TECTOS], respecting the need to which they will be subjected, the relevance to the Site’s objectives and the users’ interests, in addition to preserving the users’ privacy.

4.4 – If the User ceases to use the services offered by the Site, [TECTOS] may, for the purposes of complying with legal or regulatory obligations, retain the record of their data and information, according to the specific retention period, with the option to permanently delete them at its convenience.

5 – COOKIES

5.1 – The Site may use cookies, and it is up to Visitors to configure their Internet browser if they wish to block them. In this case, some Site functionalities may be limited.

5.2. The Site may also use web beacons to collect visitor behavior data on the pages, where the installation of files on visitors’ equipment is not necessary.

5.3. Other technologies may be used to obtain user browsing data; however, they will always respect the terms of this policy and the user’s options regarding its collection and storage.

6 – GENERAL PROVISIONS

6.1 – The provisions contained in this Privacy Policy may be updated or modified at any time, and it is the Visitors’ responsibility to check it whenever accessing the Site.

6.2 – Visitors should contact us in case of any questions regarding the provisions contained in this Privacy Policy through the “Customer Service Center” section.

6.3 – By posting information in a public area of ​​the [TECTOS] Site, the user is aware that it will be available to other Visitors and Users of the Site.

6.4 – [TECTOS] cannot control what Visitors and Users do with the information published on the Site. Remember that any information disclosed in these areas may become public information and that, therefore, caution and common sense are important when publishing any content.

7 – APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

7.1 – This Privacy Policy shall be interpreted in accordance with Brazilian law, in the Portuguese language, and the Court of the District of Dois Irmãos in the state of Rio Grande do Sul shall have exclusive jurisdiction to settle any subsequent dispute, question or doubt, with express waiver of any other, however privileged it may be.