In accordance with good practices and following the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation)
Our Commitment
Your privacy is important to us. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting you. To best protect your privacy, we present this notice explaining our privacy practices and the options available for how your information is collected and used.
Our website has been designed to collect a minimal amount of personal data from users and the data collected will not exceed its original purpose.
Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda advises all users to read this privacy policy which details how your data is collected and processed by us.
Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda is responsible for defining and implementing this privacy policy to ensure, among other aspects, the compliance of the data processing within the scope of legislation and regulations in force and in accordance to the terms within this policy.
1. What kind of personal information we collect?
We may request personally identifiable information when you request a service, respond to an inquiry, participate in a contest, exchange correspondence with us or participate in certain other activities.
You decide whether you wish to pursue any activity that solicits personal information.
However, if you do not want to provide the requested personal information, you may not be able to complete the transaction.
Similarly, when you visit our websites, we will collect information known as "clickstreams" (IP address, domain name, etc.). This information, combined with the data you provide, allows us to personalize your visits better.
2. How do we use the information we collect?
We use your personal information in the following ways:
1. To provide you with information about product updates, new products, services, newsletters, informational emails and research on ideas for future products or improvements;
2. To help us create relevant content for you;
3. To offer you special offers that may be of interest to you;
4. To help us create better products and services that meet your needs;
5. To enable you to download documents, gain access to services, or participate in other activities you select;
6. To help you quickly find services, or information about products that are important to you.
Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda considers personal data to be information of any nature which relates to an identified or identifiable person. A person can be identified either directly or indirectly by reference to an identification number or to one or more specific elements relating to their physical, physiological, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity.
In the following situations your data will be collected and processed:
- If you fill in your personal information and submit the consent form on our website we will collect the following data:
- Name
- Telephone number
- Email address
- Country
- If you use and interact with our website the data we will collect will be:
- Information about your IP address, access times, account activity and pages accessed, the type of browser that you use and language, the operating system you use, device and network data, software installed including product keys.
- Data on your precise location through Global Positioning System (GPS) or location information obtained via your IP address as a city or postcode
- If you communicate with us by email or by phone
3. How do we protect your personal information?
To ensure the security of your personal information, we have established a series of security measures and protections. Your personal information is stored on secure networks that can only be accessed by a limited number of people who have special access rights and undertake to respect and maintain the confidential nature of such information.
Notwithstanding these measures, when you provide personal information on the Internet there is always a risk that they may be intercepted and used by third parties outside our control. While we make every effort to protect your personal information and your privacy, we cannot guarantee the security of the information you make available through the Internet.
3.1 Period of personal data retention
Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda will keep your personal data on file for the period necessary for the provision of services, respective billing and in compliance with legal obligations.
When there is no specific legal obligation, personal data will be processed by Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda only for the period necessary to achieve the defined purpose.
3.2 Security measures
Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda is committed to undertaking the necessary security measures to ensure the safeguarding of the personal data of users against possible misuse or against any unauthorised access.
To achieve this, Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda has put in place adequate and necessary security measures to protect your personal data from destruction, loss, alteration, dissemination, unauthorised access or any other form of accidental or unlawful processing.
This is achieved by:
- Implementing a strict policy regarding access to systems and information and we maintain a “Clean desk policy”
- The transfer and storage of personal data only in encrypted form - website has SSL certificate
- Protecting information technology systems through firewalls to prevent unauthorised access to personal data.
- Continuous monitoring of access to information technology systems with a view to preventing, detecting and avoiding the misuse of personal data.
- The signing of confidentiality agreements with all employees within the scope of the employment relationship with Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda, being aware of the importance of legal compliance regarding confidentiality procedures & rules.
- Storing the information in protected servers designed for this purpose.
- Our office is protected against intrusion & theft.
Please be aware that while Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda makes every effort to protect the information of customers and users, no website, internet connection, computer system or wireless connection is completely safe.
4. Who has access to your personal information and to what extent?
We do not sell, exchange or transfer to third parties your personal information in any form. Your personal information may be transferred to outsourced external suppliers to provide us with certain services. We require such subcontractors to keep our customers' personal information secure and confidential. We also require these suppliers to use personal information only on behalf of Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda.
You may at any time choose not to allow the sharing of your personal information with third parties. Such request can be made through our website in the contact section or simply by email us.
5. Links
In order to improve the services offered, we may include links to third party websites. Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda is not responsible for the privacy practices of such Websites. We recommend that you read the respective privacy statements as they may be different from ours. Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda can not be held responsible or responsible for the content and activities of such websites.
6. Cookies
Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda Websites may use technology widely known in the industry as "cookies". A cookie is a single text file that a website sends to your browser software. Cookies allow a Website to customise the information presented to you, based on your browsing preferences. We may use cookies to personalize your pages or to "remember" you when registering products or services. If you do not want us to install cookies in your browser, you can set cookies to reject cookies. Rejecting cookies may affect your ability to use some of the services on our websites.
Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda also uses cookies to track visits to our websites. The information collected in this way helps us to optimize the content of websites, navigation and their performance.
A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer or mobile device. Cookies store information that is then used to help websites function. We can only access the cookies that are created by our site alone. You are able to control your cookies through your browser. By disabling cookies, you can prevent the use of certain functions.
We use cookies for the following purposes:
- Necessary cookies – these are required for you to be able to use important functions on our site, such as login. These cookies do not collect any personal information.
- Functional cookies – these provide functionality to make the use of our service more convenient for you. For example, they can remember your name and email in a form.
- Analytical cookies – are used to monitor the use and performance of our site and services.
- Advertising cookies – are used to provide you with ads that are relevant to you according to your preferences.
- Session cookie – These are temporary and remain in the cookies of your browser until you leave our site. The information gathered by these cookies allows you to identify problems to provide a better browsing experience.
For statistical purposes our newsletters may contain a single “pixel” that allows us to know if the newsletter has been opened and checks the click through links or adverts within the newsletter. The user always has the option to unsubscribe from receiving newsletters by selecting the “unsubscribe” option.
We use Google Analytics to measure traffic to our site. Google has its own Privacy Policy. If you do not want your site visits to be detected by Google Analytics, please visit
http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
6.1 PLUG-INS and Social Networks
When you use a service that contains Plug-ins, the information may be transferred directly from your device to a social network operator. Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda has no control over the data collected by a Plug-in. If you are logged in to a social network account, your use of Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda services can be referenced through the social network account. If a client interacts with the Plug-Ins, eg. by clicking on a “Like”, “Follow” or “Share” button or by commenting on a post, this information may automatically be displayed in their personal social network profile. Even when a client is not logged in to a social network account, Plug-Ins may pass their IP address to the operators of the social network. Please take into account this information when using the services of Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda. For further information about social network and Plug-In operators please consult below.
If you are a member of one or more of the following social networks and you do not want the Operator to associate data relating to your use of the Member Services already stored by the Operator, log off from the network before using the Services of Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda.
6.2 Facebook
Responsible for data collection and treatment: Facebook Ireland Limited, Hanover Reach, 5-7 Hanover Quay, 2 Dublin, Ireland (“Facebook”). For further information, please visit the Facebook privacy policy, available here: “https://www.facebook.com/about/privacy/”.
6.3 Google+
Responsible for data collection and treatment: Google Inc., Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA (“Google”). For further information, please visit the Google privacy policy, available here “https://www.google.com/privacy”.
6.4 LinkedIn
Responsible for data collection and treatment: LinkedIn Ireland, Gardner House, Wilton Place, Wilton Plaza, Dublin 2, Ireland (“LinkedIn”). For further information, please visit the LinkedIn privacy policy, available here “http://www.linkedin.com/legal/privacy-policy?trk=hb_ft_priv”.
6.5 Twitter
Responsible for data collection and treatment: Twitter, Inc., 1355 Market Street, Suite 900, San Francisco, CA 94103, USA (“Twitter”). For further information, please visit the Twitter privacy policy, available here “https://twitter.com/privacy”.
7. Options and cancellation
There are several ways you can review, change or delete your personal information, or request that we do not send you additional information. We may at the same time make these options available to you when you provide us with personal information.
If you have difficulty changing or deleting your personal information, you can contact us for assistance.
8. Contact us
For any questions regarding this privacy policy and privacy aspects of our products and services, or to make a complaint, please contact:
Sampson Property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda.
Office: Rua dos Pescadores 131, loja 1. 8400-512 Lagoa – Algarve – Portugal
Phone: + 351 282 357 133
E-Mail: info@sampsonproperty.com
9. Changes to the privacy policy
In the future, we may choose to modify or update this policy either because of changes in legislation or in order to cover new developments in the Internet. Accordingly, we reserve the right to make any changes in this regard and request that you visit this page/document regularly, as such changes may affect you as a visitor to our website.
10. Who manages personal information?
Sampson property – Sociedade de Mediação Imobiliária, Lda is the responsible for collecting and processing personal data together with our official partner (Marques Associados Digital, Lda) with the company that supplies the customer management service. You may analyse our partner privacy policy at the next two hyperlinks: