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Privacy Policy
Last updated: 3 June 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Maria João Abrantes (“I”, “me”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit mariajoaoabrantes.work(the “site”) or get in touch. I am the data controller for the purposes of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Portuguese data protection law.
If you have any questions, you can reach me at info@mariajoaoabrantes.work.
What data I collect
Information you give me
When you email me or book a call, I receive the details you choose to share — typically your name, email address, and the contents of your message or booking (for example, what you’d like to discuss).
Information collected automatically
Like virtually all websites, my hosting provider records basic technical information needed to serve and secure the site, such as your IP address, browser type, and the pages requested. I also use privacy-friendly, cookieless analytics (Vercel Web Analytics and Speed Insights) to understand aggregate traffic and real-world site performance. These do not set cookies, do not track you across other sites, and do not build a profile of you. This site uses no advertising or marketing trackers.
How I use your data
- To respond to your enquiries and correspond with you.
- To schedule and hold calls you book.
- To operate, maintain, and secure the site.
Legal bases
I process your data on the basis of: your consent and/or steps taken at your request prior to entering into a contract (when you contact me or book a call), and my legitimate interests in running a secure, functional website (Article 6(1)(a), (b) and (f) GDPR).
Third-party services
I rely on a small number of trusted providers who act as data processors. Each has its own privacy practices:
- Cal.com — powers the booking calendar on the Contact page. If you schedule a call, the details you enter are processed by Cal.com to manage the appointment. Cal.com privacy policy.
- Vercel — hosts the site, provides the privacy-friendly cookieless analytics described above, and processes the technical log data. Vercel privacy policy.
- LinkedIn — if you follow the LinkedIn link in the footer, LinkedIn processes your data under its own policy. I do not embed LinkedIn tracking on this site.
Cookies
This site itself sets no analytics, advertising, or tracking cookies — the analytics I use (Vercel) are cookieless. Fonts are self-hosted, so no data is shared with third-party font services when you browse.
The only cookies that may be set are functional cookies from the Cal.com booking widget, and only on the Contact page. These are strictly necessary to provide the booking service you have chosen to use (for example, to keep your place in the calendar and complete a booking). Because they are limited to delivering a service you have actively requested, they are not used for tracking or advertising.
International transfers
Some providers (such as Cal.com and Vercel) may process data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States. Where that happens, transfers are covered by appropriate safeguards such as the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses.
Data retention
I keep emails and booking correspondence only for as long as needed to respond to you and manage our working relationship, after which they are deleted. Technical server logs are retained for a limited period by the hosting provider for security and diagnostics.
Your rights
Under the GDPR you have the right to:
- access the personal data I hold about you;
- have inaccurate data corrected;
- request deletion of your data;
- restrict or object to certain processing;
- receive your data in a portable format;
- withdraw consent at any time.
To exercise any of these, email info@mariajoaoabrantes.work. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese supervisory authority, the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD).
Data security
The site is served over encrypted HTTPS connections, and I take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, but I work to keep your information safe.
Changes to this policy
I may update this policy from time to time. The “last updated” date above reflects the most recent revision.