Your privacy is extremely relevant to us. The collection and processing of personal data has been designed to comply with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and Council, of the 27 th of April 2016, on the protection of individuals with regards to personal data processing and the free movement of such data and which repeals the Directive 95/46/EC (General Regulation on Data Protection).

This Privacy Policy explains:
• What personal information we collect and process and why we do it;
• How we use this information;
• The options we offer, including how to access and update information.

ESSENTIAL APPROACH may, unilaterally and at any time, change, modify, add or amend this Privacy Policy, without the need for any prior notice.

Responsible for the processing of personal data:
The data controller is ESSENTIAL APPROACH. You can contact the data controller at any time with any questions regarding data protection by email to “info@essential-approach.com” or by registered mail to our headquarters address.

Legal basis for the collection and processing of personal data:
As part of our activity, we collect and process personal data, in writing, e-mail, post, among others. These data may be collected and dealt with either within the legitimate interest, in a contractual or pre-contractual relationship, or in express consent.

Purposes of the processing of personal data:
The personal data provided by you to ESSENTIAL APPROACH is done for the purpose of managing, developing and controlling the commercial relationship. Some of the data we request is mandatory and therefore constitutes essential elements for the perfect execution of the commercial and/or contractual relationship (Ex: Name; Contact; VAT).

Destination of personal data:
ESSENTIAL APPROACH does not collect or process any personal data or information obtained for the purpose of allowing its exploitation, in any way, by third parties.

Security of the processing of your personal data:
ESSENTIAL APPROACH guarantees the protection of your personal data against any loss, destruction, alteration, access, or improper or unauthorized use, adopting for this purpose all the measures legally required.
For these purposes, ESSENTIAL APPROACH has technical and organizational measures that aim to guarantee the security of information and protect it against any deliberate or accidental acts that may cause its manipulation, destruction, loss or unauthorized use.
Despite our best efforts however, we advise that the Internet may not be a safe place for communication. In fact, information transmitted through the Internet may be intercepted by third parties. Thus, we cannot guarantee the security and authenticity of the information sent to us by this means.
It should also be noted that, when surfing the Internet, you must adopt additional security measures, namely ensure that you use an updated PC and Browser in terms of properly configured security patches, with an active firewall, antivirus and antispyware, and make sure the authenticity of the sites you visit on the internet, avoiding websites whose reputation you don’t trust.

Deadline for retention/conservation of personal data:
The period of time during which data is stored and preserved varies according to the purpose for which the information is processed. There are legal requirements that oblige us to retain data for a minimum period of time.
If there is no legal conservation period, the data will be stored and preserved only for the minimum period necessary for the purposes that motivated its collection and subsequent treatment, after which they will be eliminated from our database.

Right of Access, Rectification, Cancellation and Opposition of personal data
Under the terms of the GDPR, the data subject has the right to request the controller to have access to the personal data concerning him, as well as to rectify or delete it.
The data subject also has the right to demand, in certain circumstances, the limitation of the processing of personal data, as well as the right to object to the processing and the right to portability of the data.
The data subject also has the right to withdraw the consent given to the processing of the data, at any time, without compromising the lawfulness of the treatment carried out based on the consent previously given.
You can exercise these rights of access, rectification, deletion, limitation of treatment, opposition to treatment, portability or withdrawal of consent from ESSENTIAL APPROACH by sending an email to “info@essential-approach.com” or by written communication to the headquarters address.

Right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority
Under the terms of the GDPR, it is informed that the data subject has the right to submit complaints to the competent supervisory authority, in this case the National Data Protection Commission.

What are “cookies” and how do we use them?
“Cookies” are small software tags that are stored on your computer through the browser (browser), retaining only information related to your preferences, not including, as such, your personal data.
To find out more about “cookies” and how ESSENTIAL APPROACH uses them on its website,
consult the section “Cookies Policy” bellow.

Contacts
Questions, comments and requests related to this privacy policy and your rights should be addressed to “info@essential-approach.com” or by written communication to the headquarters address.

Cookies Policy
What are “cookies”?
“Cookies” are small software tags that are stored on your computer through the browser (browser), retaining only information related to your preferences, not including, as such, your personal data.

What are “cookies” for?
Cookies are used to help determine the usefulness, interest and number of uses of your websites, allowing for faster and more efficient navigation, eliminating the need to repeatedly enter the same information.

What type of “cookies” are there?
There are two groups of “cookies” that can be used
– Permanent “Cookies” – these are “cookies” that are stored at the browser level on your access devices (PC, mobile and tablet) and that are used whenever you make a new visit to one of our websites. They are generally used to direct navigation to the user’s interests, allowing us to provide a more personalized service.
– Session “cookies” – are temporary “cookies” that remain in your browser’s “cookie” file until you leave the website. The information obtained by these “cookies” is used to analyse traffic patterns on the web, allowing us to identify problems and provide a better browsing experience.

For what purposes do we use “cookies”?
ESSENTIAL APPROACH only uses “cookies” that are strictly necessary. These “cookies” allow you to browse the website and use your applications, as well as access areas from the website. Without these “cookies”, the services you have requested cannot be provided.
We reiterate that ESSENTIAL APPROACH only retains information related to your preferences, not including, as such, your personal data.

How can you manage “cookies”?
All browsers allow the user to accept, refuse or delete “cookies”, namely by selecting the appropriate settings in the respective browser. You can configure “cookies” in the “options” or “preferences” menu of your browser.
Note, however, that by disabling “cookies” you can prevent some web services from functioning correctly, affecting, partially or totally, the navigation on it.