Privacy Policy

At Kinta , we value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your information in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and applicable Portuguese law.

1. Data Controller

Kinta is responsible for processing your personal data: Legal name: Kinta – Local Commerce Platform Contact email: suporte@kinta.pt Headquarters: [insert full address] NIF: [insert number if applicable]

2. What data do we collect?

We only collect data strictly necessary to provide our services:

  • Full name
  • Email address
  • Password (encrypted)
  • Delivery and billing address
  • Taxpayer ID number (optional)
  • Purchase history
  • Favorite products
  • Communications exchanged with Kinta
  • Consent to marketing, if applicable

3. Purpose of Processing

We use your data for the following purposes:

  • Create and manage your account on the platform
  • Process orders and payments
  • Send notifications related to orders
  • Provide customer support
  • Manage the loyalty program ( Kinta Sheets )
  • Send promotional campaigns (with prior consent)
  • Improve the browsing experience and personalize the service

4. Legal Basis

We process your data based on:

  • Contract performance (e.g. purchase of products)
  • Consent (e.g. sending newsletters)
  • Legal obligations (e.g. issuing invoices)
  • Legitimate interest (e.g. improving services or preventing fraud)

5. Data Retention

We keep your data only for as long as necessary:

  • Customer data: while the account is active or up to 5 years after the last interaction
  • Billing data: 10 years, as required by tax law
  • Data for marketing: until consent is revoked

6. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data against:

  • Unauthorized access
  • Accidental loss or destruction
  • Improper alteration or disclosure

We use secure connections (HTTPS), password encryption and firewalls to ensure the integrity of information.

7. Sharing with Third Parties

We may share data with:

  • Service providers (payments, web hosting, logistics)
  • Tax authorities or public authorities, if legally required
  • Business partners, only with consent

We never sell your personal data to third parties.

8. International Transfers

Your data may be stored outside the European Union only if a level of protection equivalent to the GDPR is guaranteed, through contractual clauses or adequacy mechanisms of the European Commission.

9. ✅Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Access your data
  • Rectify incorrect data
  • Erase your data (“right to be forgotten”)
  • Limit or object to processing
  • Withdraw consent
  • Data portability
  • Submit a complaint to the CNPD ( www.cnpd.pt )

You can exercise your rights by sending an email to: suporte@kinta.pt

10. Cookies

We use cookies to improve your browsing experience, analyze traffic, and personalize content.

By browsing the site, you accept the use of cookies, in accordance with our [Cookie Policy].

 

11. Changes to the Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Policy at any time.