At Português com Diego (www.portuguescomdiego.com), your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have — in accordance with the Brazilian Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD) and the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Who We Are
This website is operated by Diego, an individual Portuguese language tutor based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For any data-related enquiries, you can contact us at the email address provided on the Contact page.
2. What Data We Collect
We collect personal data only when you voluntarily provide it through our contact form. This may include:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your WhatsApp or Telegram handle (optional)
- Information about your Portuguese level and lesson interests
- Any message content you choose to share
We do not collect sensitive personal data (e.g. health information, financial data, government IDs).
3. How We Use Your Data
We use the information you provide solely to:
- Respond to your enquiry or booking request
- Schedule and manage your Portuguese lessons
- Send you information directly relevant to your lessons
We will never sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.
4. Third-Party Services
Our contact form is powered by Web3Forms, a third-party form processing service. When you submit the form, your data is transmitted to Web3Forms servers in order to deliver it to us by email. Web3Forms processes this data solely to facilitate form submission and does not use it for any other purpose. We encourage you to review Web3Forms' Privacy Policy.
We may also use Google Analytics or similar tools in the future to understand how visitors use our website. If we do, we will update this policy accordingly.
5. Cookies
This website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience. You can accept or decline non-essential cookies using the banner displayed on your first visit. Essential cookies (required for the website to function) are always active. For more details, see our Terms of Use.
Your cookie preference is stored locally in your browser and is never transmitted to our servers.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy — typically for the duration of our teaching relationship and a reasonable period thereafter. You may request deletion of your data at any time.
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- Access — request a copy of the data we hold about you
- Correction — ask us to update inaccurate or incomplete data
- Deletion — request that we erase your personal data
- Portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Objection — object to how we process your data
- Withdrawal of consent — withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior processing
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us via the Contact page.
8. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. Our website is served over HTTPS at all times.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
10. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please get in touch.