Who we are
The address of our website is: https://studiomateria.pt.
Data collected via our Project Wizard
When you submit a project inquiry through our interactive website wizard, we collect the personal data you provide, including your name, email address, phone number, client profile (e.g., Homeowner or Architect), and specific project details (such as budget ranges, area sizes, and architectural requirements).
- Purpose: We use this data exclusively to evaluate your project request, contact you regarding your inquiry, and formulate an accurate proposal.
- Legal Basis (GDPR): The processing of this data is based on your explicit consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR) and the necessity to take steps at your request prior to entering into a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, the data present in the comments form is saved, as well as the IP address and the browser user agent string, to help with spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year. If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When you log in, several cookies will be set up to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for one year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. When you log out, the login cookies will be removed. If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor had visited the other website. This site may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
To manage our client relationships and project leads securely, the data submitted through our forms is transferred to and stored within our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to outside marketing firms. Data is only shared with our internal team and secure, GDPR-compliant third-party infrastructure providers (such as our CRM and email hosting services) strictly for the purpose of handling your project request.
How long we retain your data
If you submit a project inquiry via our website, your contact information and project details are retained in our database and CRM for as long as necessary to process your request, maintain our business relationship, or for a maximum of 3 years after our last point of contact, for administrative and legal record-keeping.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.