Privacy Policy
Last updated on January 25, 2023
This privacy notice for Ar de Paixão, Lda ( Branco by Forlar's legal name) ('Branco by Forlar', 'we', or 'our'), describes how and for what reasons we may collect, store, use and/or share ('process') your information when you use our services ('Services'), such as when:
- Visit our website at https://www.brancobyforlar.com , or any website that links to this privacy notice;
- Engage with us in other related ways, including sales, marketing or events.
Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any doubts or questions, please contact us at Branco@forlar.pt .
Summary of key points
This summary provides key points from our privacy notice. You can find more details on any of these topics in the next section.
What personal information do we process?
When you visit, use or browse our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with Branco by Forlar and our Services, the choices you make and the products and resources you use.
Do we process any sensitive personal information?
We do not process sensitive personal information.
Do we receive any information from third parties?
We do not receive any information from third parties.
How do we process your information?
We process your information to provide, improve and administer our Services, communicate with users, for security and fraud prevention and to comply with the law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent . We process your information only when we have a valid legal reason to do so.
In what situations, and with which parties, do we share personal information?
We may share information in specific situations and with specific third parties.
How do we keep your information secure?
We have organizational and technical processes and procedures to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, so we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals or other unauthorized third parties will not be able to circumvent our security and access, collect, steal or modify your information.
What are your rights?
Depending on your geographic location, applicable privacy law may mean that you have certain rights over your personal information.
How can you exercise your rights?
The easiest way to exercise your rights is by contacting us at white@forlar.pt. We will consider and act on any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
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What information do we collect?
In short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our products and Services, or when you contact us.
Personal information provided by you. The personal information we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and our Services, the choices you make, and the products and features you use.
The personal information we collect may include the following:
- Name
- Email address
- contact preferences
- billing addresses
- Debit/credit card numbers
- shipping addresses
- Phone numbers
Sensitive information. We do not process confidential information.
Payment data. We may collect data necessary to process your payment if you make purchases, such as your payment method number and the security code associated with your payment method. All payment data are stored by MBWay, Visa, Mastercard and Multibanco. You can find the respective privacy policies here:
All personal information you provide to us must be true, complete and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to that personal information.
Information collected automatically
In short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) and/or browser address and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use or browse the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (such as your name or contact information), but may include device and usage information such as IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, name device, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information.
This information is needed primarily to maintain the security and operation of our Services and for internal analysis and reporting purposes. Like many companies, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies. The information we collect includes:
Registration and usage data. Log and usage data is service, diagnostic, usage and performance related information that our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services and that we record in log files.
Depending on how you interact with our website, this log data may include your IP address, device information, browser type and settings, and information about your activity on the Services (such as timestamps associated with your usage, pages and files viewed, searches and other actions the user performs), device event information (such as system activity, error reports (sometimes called 'crash dumps') and hardware configurations).
Device data. We collect device data, such as information about your computer, phone, tablet or other device you use to access our Services. Depending on the device used, this device data may include information such as your IP address (or proxy server), device and application identification numbers, location, browser type, hardware model, internet service provider and/or carrier, operating system, and system configuration information.
Location data. We collect location data, such as information about your device's location, which may be accurate or inaccurate. The amount of information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services. For example, we may use GPS and other technologies to collect geolocation data that tells us your current location (based on your IP address).
You can choose not to allow us to collect this information by refusing access to the information or disabling your location setting on your device. However, if you choose not to participate, you may not be able to use certain aspects of the Services.
two.
How do we process your information?
In short: We process your information to provide, improve and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, and to comply with the law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.
We process your personal information for a variety of reasons, depending on how you interact with our Services, including:
To process and manage your orders. We may process your information to process and manage your orders, payments, returns and exchanges made through the Services.
To save or protect an individual's vital interest. We may process your information when necessary to save or protect an individual's vital interest.
3.
What legal bases do we rely on
to process your information?
In short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e. legal basis) to do so under applicable law, such as with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide services to you to enter into or perform our contractual obligations, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.
If the customer is located in the EU or UK, this section applies to the customer.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on to process your personal information. As a result, we may rely on the following legal bases to process your personal information:
Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission (ie consent) to use your personal information for a specific purpose. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
Execution of a Contract. We may process your personal information when we deem it necessary to fulfill our contractual obligations to you, including the provision of our services, or at your request prior to entering into a contract with the customer.
Legal obligations. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to comply with our legal obligations, such as cooperating with a law enforcement or regulatory agency, exercising or defending our rights, or disclosing your information as evidence in disputes in which we we found involved.
Vital Interests. We may process your information where we believe it is necessary to protect your vital interests or the vital interests of a third party, such as situations involving potential threats to the security of any person.
4.
When, and with what parties, do we share
your personal information?
Briefly: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following third parties.
We may need to share your personal information in the following situations:
Business transfers. We may share or transfer your information in connection with, or in the course of negotiating any merger, sale of company assets, financing, or acquisition of all or a portion of our business to another company.
5.
Do we use cookies?
In short: We may use cookies and other tracking technologies to collect and store your information.
We may use cookies and similar tracking technologies (such as web beacons and pixels) to access or store information. Specific information about how we use these and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Policy.
6.
How long do we store
your information?
In short: We retain your information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this privacy notice, unless otherwise provided by law.
We will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements).
Where we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your information, we delete or anonymize such information, or, if this is not possible (for example, because your personal information has been stored in backup files), then we will securely store your personal information and isolate it from any further processing until it is possible to delete it.
7.
How do we keep your information secure?
In short: Our aim is to protect your personal information through a system of organizational and technical security measures.
We implement appropriate and reasonable technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts to protect your information, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure, and we cannot promise or guarantee that hackers, cybercriminals, or other third parties will not authorized parties will not be able to defeat our security and improperly collect, access, steal, or modify your information.
Although we will do our best to protect your personal information, transmission of personal information to and from our Services is at your own risk. You should only access the Services within a secure environment.
8.
What are your privacy rights?
Briefly: In some regions, such as the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom (UK), and Canada, you have rights that allow you greater access and control over your personal information. You can review, change, or close your account at any time.
In some regions (such as the European Economic Area (EEA, UK and Canada), you have certain rights under applicable data protection laws. These may include the right (i) to request access to and obtain a copy of your personal information , (ii) to request rectification or erasure; (ili) to restrict the processing of your personal information; and (iv) if applicable, to data portability.
In certain circumstances, you may also have the right to object to the processing of your personal information. You can make such a request by contacting us using the contact details provided in section 11 .
We will consider and act on any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
If you are located in the EEA or the UK and you believe that we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority.
You can find your contact details here:
https://ec.europa.eu/justice/dataprotection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.
If you are located in Switzerland, contact details of data protection authorities are available here: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html.
Withdraw your consent. If we are relying on your consent to process your personal information, which may be express and/or implied consent, depending on the applicable law, you have the right to withdraw your consent at any time. You can withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us using the contact details
provided in section 11.
However, please note that this will not affect the lawfulness of processing prior to your withdrawal nor, where applicable law permits, will it affect processing of your personal information conducted on the basis of lawful processing grounds other than consent.
Opt-out of promotional and marketing communications. You can unsubscribe from our promotional and marketing communications at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link in emails we send you, or by contacting us using the details provided in section 11. You will then be removed from our marketing lists. However, we may still communicate with you - for example, to send you service-related messages that are necessary for the administration and use of your account, to respond to requests for services, or for other non-marketing purposes.
Cookies and similar technologies. Most web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. If you prefer, you can generally choose to set your browser to remove cookies and reject cookies. If you choose to remove cookies or reject cookies, this may affect certain features or services of our Services.
If you have questions or comments about your privacy rights, you can send us an email to white@forlar.pt.
9.
Controls for non-tracking features
Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems and mobile apps include a Do-Not-Track ('DNT') feature or setting that you can enable to signal your privacy preference to not have data about your online browsing activities tracked and collected.
At this stage, no uniform technological standard for the recognition and implementation of DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT navigation signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If an online tracking policy is adopted that we are required to follow in the future, we will inform you of this practice in a revised version of this privacy notice.
10.
Do we make updates to this note?
Briefly: Yes, we will update this notice as necessary to stay in compliance with relevant laws.
We may update this privacy notice from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated 'Revised' date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible.
If we make material changes to this privacy statement, we may notify you by either prominently posting a notice of such changes or by sending you a notice directly. We encourage you to review this privacy notice frequently to be informed about how we are protecting your information.
11.
How can you contact us?
about this policy?
If you have questions or comments about this notification, you can send us an email to white@forlar.pt or by post to:
Air of Passion Ltd
Rua João de Castro 29
S. Jorge de Selho, Braga 4835-299
Portugal
12.
How you can review, update or delete
data we collect about you?
Based on applicable laws in your country, you may have the right to request access to the personal information we collect from you, change that information, or delete it. To request a review, update or deletion of your personal information, please submit a request form on our contact page.
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Cookie Policy
This Cookie Policy explains how Branco by Forlar ("Company", "we" and "our") uses cookies and similar technologies to recognize you when you visit our website at https://www.brancobyforlar.pt ("Website "), explains what these technologies are and why we use them, as well as your rights to control our use of them.
In some cases, we use cookies to collect personal information. or that becomes personal information if we combine it with other information.
What are Cookies?
Cookies are small data files that are placed on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. Cookies are widely used by website owners to make their websites work, or to work more efficiently, as well as to provide communication information.
The cookies set by the owner of the website (in this case, Branco by Forlar) are called "first party cookies". Cookies set by parties other than the website owner are called "third party cookies".
Third party cookies allow third party features or functionality to be provided on or through the website (eg advertising, interactive content, and analytics). The parties that set these third-party cookies can recognize your computer both when it visits the website in question and when it visits certain other websites.
Why do we use cookies?
We use first-party and third-party cookies for a variety of reasons. Some cookies are required for technical reasons for our website to function, and we refer to these as "essential" or "strictly necessary" cookies. Other cookies also allow us to track and target our users' interests to improve their experience on our Online Properties. Third parties serve cookies through our Website for advertising, analytics, and other purposes. This is described in more detail below.
How can I control cookies?
You have the right to decide whether to accept or reject cookies. You can exercise your cookie rights by setting your preferences in the Cookie Consent Manager. The Cookie Consent Manager allows you to select which categories of cookies you accept or reject. Essential cookies cannot be rejected as they are strictly necessary to provide you with services.
The Cookie Consent Manager can be found in the notification banner and on our website. If you choose to reject cookies, you will still be able to use our website, but your access to some features and areas of our website may be restricted.
You can also set or change your browser controls to accept or refuse cookies. The specific types of first-party and third-party cookies served through our website and the purposes they serve are described in the table below (please note that the specific cookies served may vary depending on the specific Online Properties you visit).
Essential website cookies:
These cookies are strictly necessary to provide you with services available through our website and to use some of its features, such as accessing secure areas.
| Name: secure customer sig Purpose: Used in connection with customer login. Provider: Brancobyforlar.pt Service: Shopify View Service Privacy Policy Country: Canada Type: http cookie Expires in: 11 months 30 days |
Analysis and personalization cookies:
These cookies collect information that is used in aggregate form to help us understand how our Website is being used or how effective our marketing campaigns are, or to help us customize our Website for you.
| Name: _s Purpose: Shopify analytics. Provider: Brancobyforlar.pt Service: Shopify.com View Service Privacy Policy Country: Canada Type: http_cookie Expires in: 30 minutes |
| Name: _v Purpose: Shopify analytics. Provider: Brancobyforlar.pt Service: Shopify.com View Service Privacy Policy Country: Canada Type: http_cookie Expires in: 11 months 30 days |
| Name: _shopify_y Purpose: Shopify analytics. Provider: Brancobyforlar.pt Service: Shopify.com View Service Privacy Policy Country: Canada Type: http_cookie Expires in: 11 months 30 days |
| Name: _shopify_s Purpose: Shopify analytics. Provider: Brancobyforlar.pt Service: Shopify.com View Service Privacy Policy Country: Canada Type: server_cookie Expires in: 30 minutes |
Advertising cookies:
These cookies are used to make advertising messages more relevant to you. They perform functions such as preventing the same advertisement from continually reappearing, ensuring that advertisements are properly displayed to advertisers, and in some cases, selecting advertisements that are based on your interests.
| Name: _landing_page Purpose: Track landing pages. Provider: Brancobyforlar.pt Service: Shopify.com View Service Privacy Policy Country: Canada Type: http_cookie Expires in: 14 days |
| Name: shopify_sa_p Purpose: Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals Provider: Brancobyforlar.pt Service: Shopify.com View Service Privacy Policy Country: Canada Type: http_cookie Expires in: 30 minutes |
| Name: _orig_referrer Purpose: Track landing pages. Provider: Brancobyforlar.pt Service: Shopify.com View Service Privacy Policy Country: Canada Type: http_cookie Expires in: 14 davs |
| Name: shopify_sa Purpose: Shopify analytics relating to marketing & referrals Provider: Brancobyforlar.pt Service: Shopify.com View Service Privacy Policy Country: Canada Type: http_cookie Expires in: 30 minutes |
Unclassified cookies:
These are cookies that have not yet been categorized. We are in the process of classifying these cookies with the help of their providers.
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Name: location |
| Name: tidio_state_vk8uhjorzzx4ohlvdklg8ycy2q6lvzss_cartitemCount Purpose: Provider: Brancobyforlar.pt Service: Country: Canada Type: html local storage Expires in: persistent |
| Name: tidio_state_vk8uhjorzzx40hlvdklg8ycy2q6lvzss Purpose: Provider: Brancobyforlar.pt Service: Country: Canada Type: html local storage Expires in: persistent |
| Name: cmp_ Purpose: Provider: .brancobyforlar.pt Service: Country: Canada Type: http_cookie Expires in: 1 day |
| Name: tidio_state_vk8uhjorzzx4ohlvdklg8ycy2q6lvzss_cache Purpose: Provider: Brancobyforlar.pt Service: Country: Canada Type: html_local_storage Expires in: persistent |
| Name: keep_alive Purpose: Provider: Brancobyforlar.pt Service: Country: Canada Type: http_cookie Expires in: 30 minutes |
How can I control cookies in my browser?
As the means by which you can refuse cookies through your web browser controls
vary from browser to browser, you should visit your browser's help menu for more
information. Information below on how to manage cookies in the most popular browsers?
- Chrome
- Internet Explorer
- Firefox
- Safari
- edge
- opera
Additionally, most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of the target.
advertising. If you would like more information, please visit:
- Digital Advertising Alliance
- Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada
- European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance
What about other tracking technologies like web beacons?
Cookies are not the only way to recognize or track visitors to a website. We may use other similar technologies from time to time, such as web beacons (sometimes called "tracking pixels" or "clear gifs"). These are small graphic files that contain a unique identifier that allow us to recognize when someone has visited our website or opened an email that included them.
This allows us, for example, to monitor user traffic patterns from one page within a website to another, to deliver or communicate with cookies, to understand whether you reached the website from an online advertisement displayed on a website third-party services, improve site performance and measure the success of email marketing campaigns. In many cases, these technologies depend on cookies to function correctly, so declining cookies will impair their functioning.
Do you do targeted advertising?
Third parties may serve cookies on your computer or mobile device to serve advertising through our Website. These companies may use information about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide you with relevant advertisements about goods and services that you may be interested in.
They may also employ technology that is used to measure the effectiveness of advertisements. They may do this by using cookies or web beacons to collect information about your visits to this and other sites in order to provide you with relevant advertisements about goods and services of potential interest to you. The information collected through this process does not allow us or them to identify your name, contact details, or other details that directly identify you, unless you choose to provide them.
How often will you update this Cookie Policy?
We may update this Cookie Policy from time to time to reflect, for example, changes to the cookies we use or for other operational, legal or regulatory reasons.
Therefore, please regularly review this Cookie Policy to stay informed about our use of cookies and related technologies.
The date at the top of this Cookie Policy indicates when it was last updated.
Where can I get more information?
If you have any questions about our use of cookies or other technologies, please send us an email to white@forlar.pt or by post to:
Air of Passion Ltd
R. João de Castro 29
4835-299 St. George of Selho
Portugal
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