Privacy Policy

1. Data Controller

Hotopics Unipessoal Lda, the owner of the website PrivateMarkets.pt, with registered office in Almada, at Rua Barradas de Carvalho 17, 4º Esq, (2800-288), Tax Identification Number 510751202, and telephone number 922 111 910 (hereinafter referred to as Hotopics) is the data controller of the personal data sent through our website, its sub-domains, or our apps (hereinafter referred to as the “Website and Apps”).
We provide information about your rights and how we use your personal data, whether you are a User, Private Seller, or Real Estate Broker, by virtue of the GDPR.
For queries related to the processing of your personal data, contact us at info@privatemarkets.pt.

2. Purpose of Processing

• Manage your personal data to render services requested through the Website and Apps, such as signing up, managing searches, contacting advertisers, posting advertisements, and contact chat.
• Process your data to manage claims or queries.
• If you are a User or Private Advertiser, we may send you promotional messages with your express consent.
• Create a profile to show you similar properties that may be of interest based on your activity.
• If you are a representative of a Professional Advertiser, we manage your data to maintain contact and develop the business relationship.
• Process personal data to manage any claims for payment due amounts.

3. Legal Basis

• Contractual relationship: Applicable when you request one of our services.
• Legitimate interest: To handle queries and claims, manage payments, and invite you to events.
• Your consent: For sending promotional messages and marketing communication.

4. Recipients

• To advertisers, mortgage partner companies, or partner companies of Hotopics for direct marketing, with your consent.
• To courts, tribunals, or public authorities for legal requirements.
• To third parties in the real estate sector, energy companies, insurance companies, and other companies when you have accepted this.

5. International Data Transfers

There are no international transfers of your personal data for any of the processing purposes stated in section 2.

6. Period for Storing Your Data

• During the contractual relationship, while using our services.
• Until the query or claim has been settled.
• Until you revoke your consent.
• If you are a representative or contact person, during the contractual relationship with the company you represent.
• Until you request cancellation.

Your data will remain blocked during the time-barring periods of obligations for each purpose stated in section 2.

7. Required Updated Information

When you click on the “Ok, let’s go” button, you state that the information and data provided are correct and true. Please update your information as soon as possible by contacting info@privatemarkets.pt.

8. Rights of Data Subjects

• The right to access your personal data.
• The right to rectify any inaccurate personal data.
• The right to cancel your personal data.
• The right to request restriction of your data processing.
• The right to oppose processing of your personal data.
• The right to the portability of your data.
• The right to revoke your consent.

You can exercise your rights by contacting info@privatemarkets.pt.

You are also entitled to submit a claim to the Portuguese Data Protection Agency if you consider an infringement has been committed of the data protection laws when processing your personal data.

9. Confidentiality and Security

We apply strict security levels to protect the personal data we process, considering the nature and risks involved. However, we cannot be held responsible for the use of data not through our tools, Website, or Apps.

10. Additional Information

Hotopics will make a message archive service and internal messaging available on the Website and Apps. By accepting this Privacy Policy, you consent to Hotopics storing such chats and using automatic systems to check them.

We reserve the right to block access to the messaging service if we consider that the chats could contain malicious content, spam, or imply any risk for Users or Advertisers.

When signing up on the Website and Apps, you must specify a username and password. It is essential to keep the password secret and not share it with third parties.

We may use software and/or third-party services to passively collect data while you browse or interact with our website or Apps. This information is used to improve your experience and detect possible errors.

For more information on passively collected information, please review our Cookies Policy.