PRIVACY POLICY
QTS appreciates your interest in our institutional communication and our website.
QTS respects your privacy
The protection of your privacy in the processing of your personal data is a matter to which we pay special attention. The personal data collected during the visit to our website are processed using a conventional method and in accordance with the legislation in force.
Collection and processing of personal data
Personal data is only stored when it is voluntarily provided by you for a particular purpose, such as in the context of a registration, an investigation or in the context of the conclusion of a contract.
In addition, when you visit our website, the following information is collected: IP address, the website from which you visit us, the pages viewed, the saved files (downloads), videos viewed and audio tracks heard, individual links clicked, words or phrases searched (site search), duration of the visit, browser used, etc. If the visit results from online advertising such as banners, video ads, search engine advertising, etc., we also record that banner, advertising word, etc. motivated you to visit the QTS website.
The analysis of the collected data allows us to continue to optimize our institutional communication and our website, adapting them even better to the needs of those who visit us.
Use of cookies
1) Third party cookies
QTS website incorporates content and services from other operators (e.g., YouTube, Facebook, Mailchimp, Google) that in turn may use cookies and active components. QTS has no influence on the processing of personal data by these operators.
In this regard, please consult the websites of the respective operators to collect information on how your data is handled.
2) Using the Google Analytics web analytics tool
For its web pages, QTS takes measurements of access through the Google Analytics web analytics tool. Access data is collected anonymously, and it is not possible to establish membership with a specific user.
For the measurement, cookies are used to enable the analysis of the use of the website. In this way, QTS can specifically improve data quality.
Access to this anonymised data is granted exclusively to authorized persons.
Use of social plugins as part of social media social media
1) Facebook
QTS website uses social plugins ("plugins") of the social network Facebook.com, which is managed by meta. Plugins are identified with the Facebook logo or the suffix "Facebook", "like", or "share". If you're signed into Facebook, Facebook can link your visit to your Facebook account.
For information about the scope and purpose of data collection, the processing and use of data by Facebook, your rights, and settings that you can set to protect your privacy, please refer to Facebook's "Data Policy.“
If you don't want Facebook to collect data about you through our website, you'll need to log out of Facebook before visiting our website.
2) YouTube
QTS website uses the YouTube video platform, managed by YouTube LLC. YouTube is a platform that allows the playback of audio and video files.
When you upload a page to our website, the built-in YouTube player connects to YouTube to ensure the technical transmission of the video or audio file. When the YouTube connection is established, the data is transferred to YouTube.
For information about the scope and purpose of data collection, the processing and use of data by YouTube, and your rights and settings that you can set to protect your privacy, please refer to your Privacy Policy.
Use of external links
QTS website may contain links to other websites managed by operators who are not associated with us. By clicking on the link, we no longer have any influence on the collection, storage or processing of any personal data transmitted (such as the IP address or URL of the page containing the link), considering that the behaviour of third parties is by nature beyond our control. Therefore, QTS is not responsible for the processing of personal data by third parties.
Use of personal data and purpose
QTS or a service provider contracted by QTS uses your personal data for the purposes of technical administration of websites, customer management, product surveys, surveys that you submit to QTS and only in the scope necessary for that purpose or in accordance with the description of processing given in the corresponding location on our website. Employees and service providers contracted by QTS are required to maintain confidentiality and comply with the provisions of the Personal Data Protection Act (GDPR).
In addition, compliance with all necessary technical and organizational measures will be guaranteed.
Safety
QTS takes security measures to protect data we detain against manipulation, loss, destruction, access by unauthorized persons or unauthorized disclosure. Our security procedures are continuously improved as new technologies are available.
Advertising
When you communicate personal data to us, we use it to inform you about our products and services and to include you in surveys of them, if you have expressly and previously authorized us to use your personal data for advertising purposes. If you have given your consent to do so, but wish to no longer receive advertising from QTS, you may revoke your consent at any time. You will only need to inform us to delete your data, or to block it if it is necessary for billing and accounting purposes.
Void Consent
You may always void your consent to the collection, processing, and use of your personal data for the future.
Personal data will be deleted if your consent to its storage is voided, if the information of the personal data to achieve the intended purpose is no longer necessary or if the storage of personal data is inadmissible due to other legal reasons.
The data required for billing and for accounting purposes or that is subject to be stored for legal reasons will not be affected.
Contact
For information or to send suggestions or complaints regarding the processing of your personal data, you can contact our Marketing Department.
If incorrect information has been stored, despite our accuracy and update efforts, we will correct that information at your request.
Marketing Department
marketing@qtservices.pt
R. Pomar de Marvila, Lote 15, Parque Industrial de Sequeira
4705-629 Braga, Portugal