Política de Privacidade e Cookies

Last Updated: 11/05/2026

This Privacy and Cookies Policy explains how the company BERRELHAS DE CAMIONAGEM LDA, with NIPC 500095884, collects, uses, stores and protects the personal data of website users. https://berrelhas.pt as well as the rights they have under applicable law.

Responsible for treatment

The controller of personal data collected through the website is:

EMPRESA BERRELHAS DE CAMIONAGEM LDA
Trade name: Berrelhas
NIF: 500095884
Commercial Registry: registered at the Commercial Registry Office of Viseu
Address: Parque Industrial de Coimbrões, Lote 78, 3500-618
Email: geral@berrelhas.pt
Telephone: (+351) 232 470 500 (Cost of call to national landline)

Personal data we may collect

Berrelhas may collect and process the following categories of personal data, depending on the user's interaction with the website:

name;
email address;
phone number or contact information;
city;
content of messages sent through the website's forms;
Information submitted in quote requests;
Information submitted in job applications or recruitment contacts;
Technical browsing data, including IP address, device type, browser, and technical logs associated with website usage.
Data collected through strictly necessary cookies and, if used, other cookies subject to consent.

How we collect data

Personal data may be collected when the user:

Fill out and submit contact forms;
Request a quote;
Submit an application through the "Work with us" page;
Communicate with Berrelhas by email or phone;
Browse the website;
The use of non-strictly necessary cookies is accepted, where applicable.

Purposes of treatment

Berrelhas processes personal data for the following purposes:

Respond to requests for contact, information, and quotes;
Manage communications with clients, potential clients, and candidates;
Analyze applications and recruitment processes;
to ensure the website's operation, security, and technical management;
to fulfill legal, regulatory, tax or administrative obligations;
to exercise or defend Berrelhas' rights in case of litigation.

Basis of legality

The processing of personal data is carried out based on the following grounds, as applicable:

Pre-contractual due diligence, when the user requests contact, a quote, or a proposal;
Contract execution, when a service provision contract is entered into;
compliance with legal obligations;
Berrelhas has a legitimate interest, particularly in managing the website, security, responding to inquiries, and organizing the recruitment process;
The data subject's consent will be obtained whenever legally required, especially for cookies that are not strictly necessary, should they be used.

Sharing data with third parties

Personal data may be disclosed to third-party entities that provide services to Berrelhas, only to the extent strictly necessary, namely:

website hosting and maintenance providers;
technology and IT service providers;
Email and communications service providers;
accounting, legal or administrative consultants;
public authorities, when there is a legal obligation or legitimate request.

Berrelhas seeks to ensure that any third-party entities that process data on its behalf offer adequate guarantees of confidentiality and data protection.

International data transfers

Whenever a service provider is located outside the European Economic Area, or uses infrastructure outside that area, Berrelhas will seek to ensure that such transfers occur only with adequate safeguards and under legally permissible terms.

Data preservation

Berrelhas retains personal data only for the period necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and, where applicable, for the legally required periods.

In particular:

Data relating to contact requests and quotes will be kept for the period necessary to manage the order and any eventual commercial follow-up;
Recruitment-related data will be kept for the period necessary for the analysis and completion of the respective process, unless there is a legal obligation or the data subject consents to further retention;
Data necessary for compliance with legal obligations may be kept for the legally applicable periods.

Security

Berrelhas adopts appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against loss, destruction, alteration, unauthorized access or any other form of unlawful processing.

Nevertheless, and in accordance with recital 20 of Directive 2002/58/EC, Berrelhas informs that the use of the Internet and electronic communication systems involves inherent security risks, and it is not possible to guarantee that any data transmission or electronic storage system is completely secure.

Therefore, although reasonable and appropriate measures are implemented to mitigate existing risks, Berrelhas cannot guarantee absolute protection against unauthorized access, security breaches, interruptions, viruses, cyberattacks, or other situations that may compromise data security and access to the website.

Data subject rights

Under applicable law, the data subject may exercise the following rights, where applicable:

right of access;
right of rectification;
right to erasure;
right to limitation of treatment;
right to object;
right to data portability;
The right to withdraw consent, when the processing depends on this basis, without compromising the lawfulness of the processing carried out previously.

The exercise of these rights can be requested via email geral@berrelhas.pt.

If you believe that the processing of your personal data violates the law, you can still file a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD).

Cookies

This section of the policy is drafted under the Law No. 41/2004, of August 18, amended by Law No. 46/2012, of August 29, which transposes the ePrivacy Directive into national law, as well as Article 12 of the GDPR and recital 25 of Directive 2002/58/C.

What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device (computer, tablet, or mobile phone) when you visit a website. These files allow the website to recognize your device on future visits and remember certain information about your browsing, such as preferences. Cookies do not contain viruses and cannot access other files on your device.

What types of cookies are there?

Cookies can be classified according to their origin, duration, and purpose:

Regarding origin:

Our own cookies— installed directly by the website you are visiting;

Regarding duration:

Persistent cookies— They remain on your device for a defined period, even after you close the browser, until they expire or are manually deleted.

Regarding purpose:

Strictly necessary cookies— essential for the basic functioning of the site, such as consent preferences;
Preference (functional) cookies— allow the site to remember your choices, such as language or region, to provide a personalized experience;

Cookies we use

Strictly necessary cookies — do not require prior user consent under the Law No. 41/2004:

Form cookies— They temporarily store the information submitted in forms, preventing data loss in case of error;

Non-essential cookies — require your prior, express, and informed consent, in accordance with article Article 5 of Law No. 41/2004 and the Article 6, paragraph 1, point a) of the GDPR:

Google Analytics— We use Google Analytics to understand how the site is used and to improve the user experience. These cookies may record, for example, the time spent on the site or the pages visited. The data collected is anonymous and aggregated. For more information, please see Google's privacy policy at policies.google.com;
Preference cookies— They save user preferences, such as language or content layout, to provide a personalized experience on future visits;

Origin and duration of cookies

The cookies used on this website are first-party cookies, strictly associated with the website domain, and have a maximum duration of 30 (thirty) days, unless applicable law requires or permits a different retention period.

How to manage cookies

You can manage or disable cookies at any time through your browser settings. Consult your browser's "Help" section for specific instructions. Keep in mind that disabling certain cookies may limit the functionality of this website, particularly in terms of preferences or personalization of your browsing experience.

You can also choose not to be tracked by Google Analytics by going to https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Final Considerations

This Privacy and Cookies Policy may be updated at any time, with changes published on this page indicating the date of the last update. We recommend that you periodically review this document. For any questions related to the processing of your personal data or the use of cookies, you can contact Berrelhas using the contact information available on this website.

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