Privacy policy

The present General Conditions of Use govern the use of the site with the current address http://www.chronopost.pt, under its current name or any other that may be adopted in the future (the "site").

The site is oriented towards persons and entities resident or with their registered address in Portugal, and is governed in accordance with Portuguese law. Users who are resident or have their registered address in any other place who decide to access and/or use this website do so under their own responsibility, and must ensure that such access and/or use complies with the applicable local legislation.

The use of the site depends on the prior consent of the user to the present conditions of use, reading of which is recommended on every occasion of use. By accessing and using the site the user recognises that he has read and accepted these General Conditions of Use and agrees thereto, undertaking to be bound by all their terms and conditions. The user must not use and/or visit the site if he does not agree with the present terms and conditions. Likewise the user recognises and accepts that access to and use of this site will be subject to the General Conditions of Use currently in force whenever he enters the site.

CHRONOPOST, Sociedade Anónima, with share capital of 700,000 Euros, registered in the Lisbon commercial companies register, section 4; registered offices Avenida Infante D. Henriques, lote 10, Olivais, 1849-003 Lisbon, Portugal, telephone 707 20 28 28 (hereinafter "the Company").

The site is reached by the address: http://www.chronopost.pt

By accessing this site, the user undertakes to respect the conditions of use and declares that he has prior access to Internet, that he knows the rules and standards for its use, its technical capacities and functions and has all the equipment and software necessary for navigating the Internet.

The user guarantees the Company against any illicit, undue and/or unauthorized use of the information accessible through this site and is solely responsible for the use of the information accessible through this site, which the Company reserves the right to modify at any time, namely to update it. The Company further reserves the right to freely suppress or modify certain functions of the site, with no prior warning or compensation.

The user undertakes to respect the use of the Internet and the current regulations, and not to divulge any illegal information through this site. The user is solely responsible for the identity which he provides and for the information which he uploads.

Any use of data carried out from the user's electronic address is considered to have been effected by the user.

The Company gives no guarantee of any kind as to the accuracy or exhaustiveness of the information provided by the reference sites.

The site may contain links to websites and contents provided by third parties.

If the Contents of third parties is included in the site, the Company will not act as editors of the same and therefore gives no guarantee nor accepts any liability with respect to their legality, reliability, usefulness, truth, accuracy, exhaustiveness or currency. In so far as the law permits, the Company will not be liable for any damages and prejudice which may arise from any possible infraction or inadequacy for any purpose, or for decisions or actions taken by the User on the strength of the said Contents.

The Company reserves the right to remove and/or block access to any Content if it has reliable knowledge that such Content is illegal or infringes the rights of third parties, or if ordered to do so by a court decision or administrative order.

The Company undertakes to make every effort to guarantee accessible service 7 days per week and 24 hours per day, except in the event of force majeure or any occurrence beyond its control, i.e. disturbances or interruptions to access networks, damage to the user's computer or telephonic equipment, and in general any event linked to the conditions of Internet access and reserving any damage or maintenance operations necessary for the good functioning of the site.

The Company reserves the right to interrupt access to the website or provision of any of its Contents, at any time and without prior notice, for technical or safety reasons, power cuts or any other cause. Such interruption may be temporary or definitive.

The Company reserves the right to change, alter, add or eliminate parts of these Conditions of Use of the website as it sees fit and at any time. We recommend that you access this page periodically to check on any alterations made to the Conditions of Use of the site in permanent force. Continued use of this website after the publication of alterations made to the Conditions of Use of the site will be understood as acceptance of the changes made.

The contents made available in the present site (including for example logotypes, commercial names, texts, pictures, graphs, designs, sounds, databases, software, flow charts, presentations, audio and video, marks and patents, etc.), are protected by author's rights and other intellectual and industrial property rights belonging to the Company and/or third parties.

By accessing the site, the user recognises that the elements of which it is composed are legally protected and that the user is specifically not authorized to extract, re-use, record, reproduce, represent or save on any means of support, by any means or in any form, all or part of the necessary elements accessible from the site for commercial ends. The Company authorizes Users to use, view, print, download and store the contents and/or elements inserted in the site exclusively for their personal, private and non lucrative use. Any use or exploitation other than those expressly provided for here of any contents and/or of other elements inserted in the site are subject to prior written authorization by the Company or by a third party which is the owner of the affected rights.

The contents and services provided by third parties are presented as supplied by the owners. The Company does not guarantee the contents supplied, either expressly or implicitly, for any purpose, nor does it guarantee the accuracy, validity, opportuneness, legality or completeness of any contents or services offered by third parties. The Company reserves the right to eliminate the contents provided on the website if it has reliable knowledge that such they are illegal or infringe the rights of third parties, or if ordered to do so by a court decision or administrative order.

None of the sites which have a hypertext link from the present site are under the Company's control, and the Company therefore declines any responsibility for their content. The user is solely responsible for their use and any questions or requests relating to the contents or services of third parties must be addressed directly to the respective suppliers/providers of contents and services.

Although the Company only facilitates hyperlinks to websites which, to the best of its knowledge, comply with the applicable legislation, the Company does not approve or check the contents of such websites and/or any modifications thereto, and reserves the right to eliminate the hyperlinks to any website.

The Company reserves the right to cancel or modify accesses to the websites and links of third parties at any time, without prior notice and for whatever reason, declaring that it is not responsible for any damage or liability arising from any interruption or suspension of any content or service offered through this website.

The Company undertakes to handle the personal data of users with great care and complete respect for the privacy of those who visit our website for the sole purpose of achieving their objectives.

When you access and use the website, and when you provide your Personal Data on-line, you expressly accept the terms presented in this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with any of the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use the website or give us your Personal Data.

Personal Data:

In the terms of the Law on the Protection of Personal Data (Law nº 67/98, of 26th October) and for the purposes of the present Privacy Policy, “Personal Data” means any information by which the user may be personally identified, including name and surname, address and contact details (telephone number and e-mail address), sex, age, date of birth, profession, etc.

The present Privacy Policy governs the handling of your Personal Data, including but not limited to collection, use, processing, storage and security of the information provided by the user.

The Company will use your Personal Data only for the following specific objectives:

• Dealing with requests for information;
• Sending commercial information;
• Control of access to areas protected by a password.

The Company will only keep Personal Data for as long as is necessary for the purposes described.

The Company does not sell, hire, cede or in any other way distribute your Personal Data to third parties, except if necessary for the Company to provide you with the services for which your data were made available.

Direct Marketing:

Your Personal Data will not be used without your prior consent for the purposes of Direct Marketing, understood to mean unsolicited communications sent to you in order to promote products and services offered and sold by the Company. If you wish, you can opt to receive such communications when you provide us with your Personal Data.

Security:

The Company uses the technology commonly employed to safeguard your Personal Data from undue use, guaranteeing that only authorized persons will have access to your data and that any entities acting as the Company's partners in carrying out its activities will likewise handle your Personal Data in strict confidentiality. The storage and sending of your Personal Data by Internet will be safeguarded by the latest technological means.

Minors:

Individuals under the age of 18 may only provide their Personal Data with the consent of their legal representatives, which will be assumed to have been given.

Contacts:

The user has permanent right of access to his Personal Data, at any time and by simple request, being able to alter, rectify or remove them whenever he wishes.

For any questions or complaints over the handling of your Personal Data, please contact: g-comunicacao@chono-inter.com

If you do not wish to be contacted by us again, we will immediately cease using your Personal Data. For this purpose you must ensure that you supply us with your correct contact details (e-mail address, name, address and/or telephone number) to enable us to handle your request correctly.

Modifications:

The Company reserves the right to change, alter, add or eliminate parts of this Privacy Policy as it sees fit and at any time. We recommend that you access this page periodically to check whether any alterations have been made to the Privacy Policy in permanent force. Continued use of this website after the publication of alterations made to the Privacy Policy will be understood as equivalent to acceptance of the changes made.

The present General Conditions of Use, and the relationship between the Company and the User, shall be governed and interpreted according to Portuguese law. The parties agree to submit exclusively to the jurisdiction of the courts of the District of Lisbon for the resolution of any dispute related with the present General Conditions of Use or the relationship between them.

Chronopost Portugal S.A. 2010