Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how levera partners, a trading name of ECHO LOCATION LDA ("levera partners", "we", "us", or "our"), collects, uses, discloses, and otherwise processes personal information in connection with our website, and the related content, products, services, and other functionality offered on or through our online services (collectively, the "Services").

1. What is Personal Information?

When we use the term "personal information" in this Privacy Policy, we mean information that identifies, relates to, describes, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, to an individual. It does not include aggregated or de-identified information that is maintained in a form that is not reasonably capable of being associated with or linked to an individual.

2. Our Collection of Personal Information

We collect personal information in several ways. Sometimes we collect personal information directly from you, and sometimes we collect personal information automatically when you interact with our Services. At times, we may collect personal information about you from other sources and third parties.

Personal Information You Provide to Us

We may collect the following personal information you provide in connection with our Services:

• Contact Information, including name, email address, phone number, and company affiliation.
• Additional Information You Provide, including information you send to us using the contact information provided on our Services, through our contact forms, or that you provide directly to a member of the levera partners team in relation to our advisory services.

Personal Information Automatically Collected

As is true of most digital platforms, we and our third-party providers may also collect personal information from your device, browsing actions, and site usage patterns automatically when you visit or interact with our Services, which may include:

• Log Data, such as internet protocol (IP) address, operating system, browser type, browser ID, the URL entered and the referring page/campaign, date/time of visit, the time spent on our Services, and any errors that may occur during the visit to our Services.
• Analytics Data, such as the electronic path taken to our Services, through our Services, and when exiting our Services, as well as usage and activity on our Services. For information about our and our third-party providers' use of cookies and related technologies to collect information automatically, please review the "Cookies and Related Technologies" section below.

Personal Information from Third Parties

We also obtain personal information from third parties, which we may combine with personal information we collect either automatically or directly from an individual.

• Social Media: When you interact with our Services through various social media networks, such as LinkedIn or X (formerly Twitter), we may receive some information about you that you permit the social network to share with third parties. The data we receive is dependent upon your privacy settings with the social network.
• Service Providers: Our service providers that perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting and marketing providers, may collect personal information and share some of this information with us.
• Publicly Available Sources: We may collect personal information about you that we do not otherwise have (e.g., contact information, employment-related information) from publicly available sources.

3. Our Use of Personal Information

We use personal information we collect to:

• Fulfill or meet the reason the information was provided, such as to deliver the Services you have requested.
• Manage our organization and its day-to-day operations.
• Communicate with you, including via email, and/or telephone calls.
• Administer, improve and personalize our Services.
• Conduct research and analytics on our client base and our Services.
• Help maintain the safety, security, and integrity of our property and Services.
• Defend, protect, or enforce our rights or applicable contracts and agreements.
• Prevent, investigate, or provide notice of fraud or unlawful activity.
• Comply with legal obligations under Portuguese and EU law.

4. Legal Bases for Processing (for EEA, UK, and Swiss Individuals)

If you are an individual in the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK, or Switzerland, our legal basis for collecting and using the personal information described above will depend on the personal information concerned and the specific context in which we collect it. We normally collect personal information from you only:

• Where we need the personal information to perform a contract with you (e.g., to provide our advisory services).
• Where the processing is in our legitimate interests and not overridden by your data protection interests or fundamental rights and freedoms (e.g., for our direct marketing, to improve our Services).
• Where we have your consent to do so (e.g., for deploying certain cookies).
• Where we need to comply with a legal obligation.

You have the right to withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on your consent to process your personal information.

5. Our Disclosure of Personal Information

We may disclose personal information in the following ways:

• Service Providers: We share information with third-party service providers that perform services for or on our behalf (e.g., website hosting, IT services, analytics services).
• Business Transaction or Reorganization: We may disclose personal information during negotiation of, in connection with, or as an asset in a corporate business transaction, such as a merger, acquisition, joint venture, or financing or sale of company assets.
• Legal Obligations and Rights: We may disclose personal information to third parties, such as legal advisors and law enforcement, in connection with legal claims, to comply with laws, or to protect our rights and property or the rights and property of others.
• With Consent or Direction: We may disclose personal information about you to certain other third parties or publicly with your consent or direction.

We do not sell your personal information.

6. Cookies and Related Technologies

We and our third-party providers may use cookies (small data files stored on your computer) and other related technologies such as web beacons and pixels to automatically collect personal information when you use our Services. These help us operate our Services, understand Seryice usage, and improve your experience.

Types of cookies we may use include strictly necessary cookies, functionality cookies, analytical/performance cookies, and targeting/advertising cookies. You can typically manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings. Please note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our Services.

7. Data Retention

We will store the personal information we collect about you for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or for other legitimate business purposes, including to meet our legal, regulatory, or other compliance obligations under Portuguese and EU law.

8. International Data Transfers

ECHO LOCATION LDA is based in Portugal. If you are accessing our Services from outside the European Economic Area (EEA), please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in Portugal and other countries where our service providers are located. We will take appropriate safeguards to protect your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy and applicable law (e.g., by relying on Standard Contractual Clauses for transfers outside the EEA where necessary).

9. Your Rights (GDPR and other EU/Portuguese Laws)

If you are in the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, or otherwise subject to applicable data protection laws (such as GDPR as implemented in Portugal), you have certain rights regarding your personal information. Subject to certain conditions and exceptions, these may include the right to:

• Access your personal information.
• Rectify inaccurate personal information.
• Erase your personal information (right to be forgotten).
• Restrict the processing of your personal information.
• Object to the processing of your personal information (particularly where we rely on legitimate interests).
• Data portability (receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format).
• Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent).
• Lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (e.g., the Portuguese Data Protection Authority - CNPD).

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section.

10. Links to Third-Party Websites or Services

Our Services may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. This Privacy Policy does not apply to, and we are not responsible for, any personal information practices of third-party websites and online services. Please review their respective privacy notices.

11. Updates to This Privacy Policy

We will update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. If we make material changes, we will notify you by a prominent posting on our Services or through other appropriate communication channels.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions or requests in connection with this Privacy Policy or other privacy-related matters, please contact us:

ECHO LOCATION LDA
Company Registration Number: [Insert Company Registration Number Here]
Registered Address: [Insert Registered Address Here]
Portugal
Email: [Insert Contact Email for Privacy Inquiries Here]