Terms of Use

Terms of Use

1. Ownership of the domain www.institutoderetina.pt

This website (www.institutoderetina.pt) is owned by “IPR – Oftalmologistas Associados Lda”, hereinafter referred to as “IPR”, with headquarters at Av. das Nações Unidas, N.º29, at 1600- 581 Lisbon, registered at the Lisbon Commercial Registry Office under the unique registration and legal person number 514362685, with share capital of €100,000.00. Registered as a healthcare provider with ERS with Establishment Registration No. E154224 and Operating License No. 20511/2021.
It is your responsibility to process personal data collected in this way, through insertion by the holder in the appropriate fields.

2. Object and scope of application

These General Conditions of Contract and Use (“General Conditions”) apply to visitors to the Site (“Visitors”).
Browsing the Website implies knowledge and acceptance of these General Conditions by Users.
IPR reserves the right to change these General Conditions, without prior notice, and any changes to them will be published on the Website (www.institutoderetina.pt).

3. Information about content

The reproduction, transfer, distribution or storage of the page contents without prior written authorization granted by IPR is prohibited for purposes other than strictly personal use.
IPR reserves the right to modify at any time the information and commercial offer presented regarding: prices, promotions and commercial conditions.
It is expressly prohibited to introduce links to this website, regardless of the intended purpose, without prior authorization from IPR. The use of the domain Institutoderetina.pt and/or the page www.institutoderetina.pt for abusive purposes, and without prior authorization, is subject to recourse to the competent legal means by the IPR. In the event that you find links on other websites that allow you to access Institutoderetina.pt, we inform you that IPR has no responsibility for either the origin of the page or the content contained therein, and is therefore unable to guarantee their quality. , nor assume any responsibility for the content or other features of these sites.
Every effort has been made to ensure that the information presented here is free from typographical errors and whenever these are identified, IPR will correct them as soon as possible.

4. Policy of Action

The use of the website for illegal purposes or any other purposes that may be considered unworthy of IPR's image is expressly prohibited.
Usurpation, counterfeiting, taking advantage of usurped or counterfeit content, illegitimate identification and unfair competition are criminally punishable.

5. Intellectual and industrial property

All data, trademarks and all content in general on this website are the property or exclusive use of IPR and are protected under the general terms of law and by national and international legislation for the protection of Intellectual Property. Reproduction for personal use is permitted, but unauthorized modifications, imitations, transmissions or sales of any content on this site are prohibited.
The contents of the pages of this website are protected by Copyright and Related Rights, and Industrial Property Rights.
All rights not expressly granted by IPR are rights reserved. Therefore, all texts, images, illustrations, photographs, advertising, brands and other elements of the website's content are protected by law, and any copying, reproduction, dissemination or transmission, use, modification, sale, publication, distribution is expressly prohibited. or any other use, in whole or in part, whatever the means used. The reproduction or representation of all or part of these distinctive signs is strictly prohibited and must be subject to prior written authorization from the respective owners.
Exceptions to this prohibition are free uses authorized by law, namely the right to quote, as long as its origin or the use of tools on the website are clearly identified, such as sharing an event via Facebook and/or Instagram.

6. Responsibilities

IPR, or any other party involved in the creation, production, maintenance or implementation of the website, cannot be held responsible for any losses or damages arising from civil liability (including, but not limited to, consequential damages, loss of profits and moral damages, caused directly or indirectly), which arise as a result of the correct or incorrect use of the website and its contents by the user, access to the user's computer and IT system by third parties, computer viruses, malfunctions or disconnections of the operating system that may temporarily prevent access, navigation or provision of services to Users.

7. User Obligations

The User must comply with these General Conditions. They undertake to comply, among others, with the following obligations:
1) Do not introduce, store or disseminate through the Website defamatory, obscene, insulting, xenophobic and/or any other content that violates the general principles of law and public order;
2) The Customer is responsible for the veracity of the data communicated and undertakes to inform the IPR of any changes to them.
3) The use of this Site is subject to the conditions of use pre-defined by IPR, as its sole and exclusive owner.

8. Privacy and Personal Data Protection Policy

IPR is strongly committed to respecting the privacy of its users. For this reason, we have prepared the following Privacy Policy to properly inform you how the website works and how your personal information is treated, in accordance with national and European legislation, namely for the purposes of complying with the General Data Protection Regulation.
Any changes to our Privacy Policy, subsequent to your active submission of personal data and which call into question the purposes for which you made them available, will be made known to you if you have provided us with a means of contact.
The data subject must expressly declare that he/she authorizes the collection or updating of his/her contact details (full name, email, telephone number and date of birth), for eventual integration into the IPR files for the purpose of commercial relations, as well as for the sending advertising about products and services in accordance with Law No. 6/99, Law No. 41/2004 and Directive No. 2002/58/CE, through automated processing and definition of profiles, through all channels available means of communication, including electronic means such as email, or others.
The contact data collected will be kept for the period in which the purpose for which the processing was consented is verified, or, if no period has been established for that purpose, until the exercise of the right to object, rectify and erasure thereof.

The data subject has the right to access the stored data, as well as to request its limitation, rectification, opposition or erasure when, among other legal grounds, the contact data is inaccurate or is no longer necessary for the purpose that motivated the collection, at any time and free of charge, using the email geral@institutoderetina.pt.
The holder also has the right to withdraw their consent at any time, without compromising the lawfulness of the processing carried out based on the consent previously given.
If technically possible, you may request the portability of your data to another data controller, in which case it will only be kept for the exercise or defense of claims.
When exercising some of the rights mentioned above, we reserve the right to retain data exclusively for the purposes of declaring, exercising or defending a right in legal proceedings.

To exercise these rights or other additional questions you may have regarding data protection, you may contact IPR in writing through the following means:

• Email: geral@institutoderetina.pt
• Letter: Avenida das Nações Unidas, N.º29, 1600-581, Lisbon
• Telephone: +351 214091979

We also inform you that you may file a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission if you consider that your rights have not been adequately safeguarded. For more information you can consult: https://www.cnpd.pt/.

Abstract

The IPR - Instituto Português de Retina is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected and that you comply with your obligations under the Data Protection Act. Our Privacy Policy and Cookies explains how you will handle any personal information you provide to us when using this site. It also describes how we use Internet cookies and some of the security measures we take to protect your privacy, as well as giving certain assurances about things you will not do.

The information we collect and how we will use it

When you register on our site, we collect the information you choose to fill in the forms of the site. We gather this information so that we can process your requests and efficiently manage any transactions, as well as use it to develop and improve our services. We may use aggregated information to monitor the use of our services and to help us develop and improve our site. The aggregated information and statistics does not, however, include details that can be used to identify it.

We may have received personal information from other companies and organizations (for example, marketing purposes) and rely on such third parties to obtain your consent so that we may use this information.

Cookies

We use cookies on this site. A cookie is a small text file that identifies your computer on our server. The cookies themselves do not identify the individual user, only the computer used. Cookies are not used to collect personal information. You may at any time configure your computer to accept all cookies, to notify you when a cookie is issued or not to receive any cookies. The way you do this depends on the browser (web browser) you use. Please refer to the "Help" function of your browser. If you accept cookies, they can remain on your computer for many years unless you delete them. Please note that turning off cookies may limit the use of general websites. Here is a list of the main cookies we use, and what their function is:

The Cookies we use

  • PHPSESSID This cookie is essential and allows our site to respond to any action it takes on the site, such as completing an inquiry form. The site does not function properly if this cookie is not used.
  • xms_user This cookie is used by backoffice users. The site works properly if this cookie is not used.
  • __utma, __utmb, __utmc, __utmz Cookies starting with "__utm" enable the function of analytics software. This software helps to analyze our site visitors and provide anonymous information such as browsers used, return visitors and response to marketing activities. This information helps us to improve the site and its experience online.
  • __atuvc The _atuvc cookie is created and read by the site's JavaScript which allows the sharing of content on social networks "AddThis".

Cookie Control

Web browsers allow you to exercise some control of cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block cookies or block cookies from specific websites. Browsers can also help you clear cookies when you close the browser. It should be noted however, that this may mean that any opt-outs or preferences defined on the site will be lost. To learn more about cookies, including how to see what cookies were created and how to manage and delete them, visit www.allaboutcookies.org which includes information on how to manage your settings for various browsers.

Google Analytics opt-out browser

To provide visitors with more choice on how their data is collected by Google Analytics, Google has developed Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on browser. The add-on communicates with the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js) to indicate that information about the site visit should not be sent to Google Analytics. The Google Analytics Opt-out extra browser does not prevent the information from being sent to the site itself or to other web analytics services. Learn more about Google Analytics Browser Opt-out extra.

Acceptance of these terms

By using this site, you agree to the collection and use of your information as set out in this cookie policy and privacy policy. If we change our privacy or cookies policy in any way, those changes will be posted on this site.

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