Confidentiality

Introduction

The lapds.org website belongs to Luiz Awazu Pereira Da Silva.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal information may be processed when you visit or use our website, how this information may be used, and what rights you have regarding your personal data.

We respect the privacy of our visitors and aim to process personal data in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This Privacy Policy is provided for information purposes and explains how personal data may be processed when you use this website.

Personal Data We Collect

Our website does not provide user registration or user accounts. We therefore do not intentionally collect registration data or maintain user profiles through this website.

However, certain personal or technical information may be processed when you use the website.

Technical Information

As part of the hosting, operation and security of the website, limited technical information may be processed automatically.

This may include information such as an IP address, browser type, device information, language, date and time of access, and other technical connection information.

Such information may be processed by our hosting provider, WordPress.com, as necessary to operate, maintain and secure the website.

Contact Form

Our website provides a contact form using Jetpack Contact Form, a service provided by Automattic.

When you voluntarily submit information through the contact form, you may provide information such as your name, company, phone number, email address, subject and the content of your message.

Information submitted through the contact form may be processed by Jetpack in order to transmit, manage and deliver your enquiry.

We use the information submitted through the contact form solely to respond to your enquiry, communicate with you and provide any assistance requested.

We do not use information submitted through the contact form for advertising, commercial profiling or the sale of personal information.

For further information about how Jetpack and Automattic process personal data, please consult their applicable privacy documentation.

Data Storage and Hosting

Our website is hosted by WordPress.com, operated by Automattic.

WordPress.com may process personal and technical information in connection with the hosting, operation, maintenance and security of our website.

According to WordPress.com, personal data may be stored on servers located in the European Union and the United States. It is not possible to restrict all data associated with a WordPress.com website to a single geographic location.

WordPress.com states that it applies appropriate safeguards to international transfers of personal data and provides Standard Contractual Clauses where applicable.

For further information about how WordPress.com processes personal data, please consult the relevant WordPress.com and Automattic privacy documentation.

Registration and Comments

Our website does not currently provide user registration, user accounts or a comment function.

We therefore do not collect or maintain personal information relating to user accounts or comments through this website.

Google Analytics

We do not currently use Google Analytics on our website.

Embedded Content

Pages on this website may contain embedded content from third-party websites, such as YouTube videos.

Embedded content from third-party websites may behave in the same way as if you had visited the third-party website directly.

These third-party services may collect information about you, use cookies or similar technologies, and monitor your interaction with their content according to their own privacy policies.

We do not control the data processing practices of these third-party services.

YouTube

We may use YouTube videos embedded on our website.

When you view or interact with embedded YouTube content, YouTube may process information and use cookies or similar technologies in accordance with its own privacy policy.

We do not control the information collected or processed by YouTube.

Cookies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files or pieces of information that may be stored on your device when you visit a website.

Some cookies may be necessary for the proper functioning, security and maintenance of the website.

Cookies or similar technologies may also be used by third-party services integrated into the website, such as embedded YouTube content.

Because our website is hosted on WordPress.com, certain cookies and technical technologies may be used by WordPress.com in connection with the operation and security of the website.

You can manage or disable cookies through the settings of your web browser.

Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the website.

For more information about cookies used by WordPress.com, please consult WordPress.com’s Cookie Policy.

Who Has Access to Your Data?

Personal information submitted through the contact form may be accessed by the website administrator and by the Gmail account used to receive and manage contact messages.

Our hosting provider, WordPress.com, operated by Automattic, may process limited personal and technical information as necessary to provide hosting, security, maintenance and related services.

Third-party services embedded in the website, such as YouTube, may independently process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

We do not sell, rent or otherwise disclose personal information for commercial purposes.

International Data Transfers

Because our website is hosted by WordPress.com, personal information may be processed or stored in countries outside the European Economic Area, including the United States.

WordPress.com states that personal data may be stored on servers located in both the European Union and the United States and that it is not possible to restrict all data associated with a WordPress.com website to one geographic location.

Where applicable, WordPress.com uses appropriate safeguards for international transfers of personal data, including Standard Contractual Clauses.

How Long Do We Keep Your Data?

Information submitted through the contact form is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your enquiry, maintain the relevant correspondence and comply with applicable legal obligations.

We do not intentionally retain information relating to user accounts or comments because our website does not currently provide these functions.

Technical information processed by WordPress.com is retained in accordance with WordPress.com’s policies and operational requirements.

Security Measures

Our website uses HTTPS encryption to protect communications between your browser and the website.

We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

In the event of a personal data breach affecting information for which we are responsible, we will take appropriate measures in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Your Data Rights

If you have submitted personal information through our contact form, you may request access to, correction of, or deletion of the personal data that we hold about you.

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you may also have the right to object to certain processing, request restriction of processing, or request portability of your personal data.

You may exercise your rights by contacting us at:

luiz.apereira@lapds.org

We will respond to requests in accordance with applicable data protection law.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

In France, the relevant authority is the Commission Nationale de l’Informatique et des Libertés (CNIL).

Third-Party Websites

lapds.org may contain links to third-party websites.

These websites are operated independently from lapds.org and are not under our control.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security measures or content of third-party websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies and terms of service of any third-party website that you visit through a link on our website.

Social media links and other external links do not transmit personal information to those third parties merely because they appear on our website. Information may be transmitted when you choose to click on or interact with an external service.

We may disclose personal information where such disclosure is required by applicable law, a court order, or a lawful request from a competent public authority.

We may also disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to protect our legal rights, the security of our website, or the rights and safety of others.

Any disclosure of personal information will be carried out in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

Data Controller

The website lapds.org is operated by Luiz Awazu Pereira Da Silva.

For questions concerning this Privacy Policy or the processing of personal data by the website, you may contact us at:

luiz.apereira@lapds.org

Modifications

This Privacy Policy was last updated on 2 September 2026.

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our website, the services we use, or applicable legal requirements.

Any updated version will be published on this page with the corresponding update date.