Terms of Use
1. Terms
Please read these terms of use carefully before you start to use the site. By using this website we consider accessing, browsing, or contacting us through our site. By doing this, you confirm that you accept these terms of use, that you agree to abide and that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable laws and regulations. If you are a consumer/business user, you shall understand that the site content is for personal, private use only, under the current terms of use. Do not continue to use this site if you do not agree to take all of the terms of use stated on this page.
2. Disclaimer
All content and materials on sergiosousa.org’s website are provided "as is". It is not intended to amount to or constitute professional advice on which you should rely. To the extent permitted by law, we make no representations, conditions, warranties or guarantees, whether expressed or implied, that the content and materials on our site are accurate, complete, up-to-date, or fit any particular purpose for any individual or organisation/business user. We will not be liable to any user, private or business/consumer, for any loss of: profit, sales or revenue; business interruption; business opportunity; loss of business; and for any reputational damage, or any other indirect or consequential loss or damage. Also, we will not be liable for any loss or damage caused any third-party technologically harmful material (e.g. but not limited to, software virus) that may infect or otherwise impact your hardware, software or data, due to your use of this site or to your downloading of any content on it.
3. Content characteristics
Any information provided on this site is, and shall be deemed only, as summarised content. Those summaries of information, in particular in the “’My HR Work’ section(s) are excerpts, work samples of previous own work, which fall under a ‘fair use’, ethical context and therefore are not a copyright infringement, ensuring the protection of any potential confidential information, and not falling under the scope of any non-disclosure agreement(s).
4. Accessing and linking to our site
Access is permitted without the guarantee that the site will always be available or the access to be uninterrupted. This is applicable to the site as a whole or any available content. We may suspend, withdraw, discontinue or amend all or any part of our site without notice. For all intents and purposes, we will not be liable if for any reason our site becomes unavailable at any time or for any period. You may link to our homepage (but not to any other page without our prior, written consent), as long as the link: (a) does not damage our personal and professional reputation; (b) does not causes any type of direct or indirect damage; (c) is not in any way deceptive; (d) does not falsely imply sponsorship, endorsement, or approval of the linking party and its products and/or services; and (e) fits within the context of the linking party's site. We reserve the right to request that you remove all links or any particular link to our website, and you approve to immediately remove all links to our website upon request.
5. Cookies
The website uses cookies to help personalize your online experience. By accessing sergiosousa.org, you agreed to use the required cookies. We may use cookies to collect, store, and track information for statistical or marketing purposes to operate our website. You have the ability to accept or decline optional Cookies. There are some required Cookies that are necessary for the operation of our website. These cookies do not require your consent as they always work.
6. Site Terms of Use Modifications
Due to legal and other developments, Sergiosousa.org may revise the terms of use for its website at any time without notice. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the current version of these terms of use (the date of last revision is identified at the end of these terms).
7. Governing Law
Any claim relating to sergiosousa.org's website shall be governed by the English law without regard to its conflict of law provisions.
Revision date: May 12, 2025
Privacy Policy
Sergiosousa.org website is owned by Sergio Sousa, which is a data controller of your personal data.
We have adopted this Privacy Policy, which determines how we are processing the information collected by Sergio Sousa, which also provides the reasons why we must collect certain personal data about you. Therefore, you must read this Privacy Policy before using Sergiosousa.org.
We take care of your personal data and undertake to guarantee its confidentiality and security.
1. Personal information we collect
When you visit Sergiosousa.org, we automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the installed cookies on your device. Additionally, as you browse the Site, we collect information about the individual web pages you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Site, and how you interact with the Site. We refer to this automatically collected information as “Device Information.” Moreover, if you fill-in the site’s ‘Contact form’, we might collect the personal data you provide to us i.e. name, surname, and e-mail address to be able to fulfil your contact request.
2. Why do we process your data
Data security is a top priority and, as such, we may process only minimal user data, only as much as it is absolutely necessary to maintain the website. Information collected automatically is used only to identify potential cases of abuse and establish statistical information regarding website usage. This statistical information is not otherwise aggregated in such a way that it would identify any particular user of the system.
3. Your rights
If you are a UK resident, your personal data protection rights are governed by the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018). Key rights include the right to be informed, the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restrict processing, the right to data portability, the right to object, and rights related to automated decision-making. For more information, you can visit GOV.UK and the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
If you are an EU resident, similar rights relate to your personal data, governed by the General Data Protection Directive (GDPR), such as the right to be informed, the right of access, the right to rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restrict processing, the right to data portability, the right to object, and rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling. For more information, please visit https://commission.europa.eu/law/law-topic/data-protection_en.
If you would like to exercise any of the above rights, please contact us through the site’s contact form.
4. Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other websites that are not owned or controlled by us. Please be aware that we are not responsible for such other websites or third parties' privacy practices. We encourage you to be aware when you leave our website and read the privacy statements of each website that may collect personal information.
5. Information security
We secure information you provide on computer servers in a controlled, secure environment, protected from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. We keep reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect against unauthorized access, use, modification, and personal data disclosure in its control and custody. However, no data transmission over the Internet or wireless network can be guaranteed.
6. Legal disclosure
We will disclose any information we collect, use or receive if required or permitted by law, such as to comply with a subpoena or similar legal process, and when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request.
7. Contact information
If you would like to contact us to understand more about this Policy or wish to contact us concerning any matter relating to individual rights and your personal Information, you may use the site’s contact form.
Revision date: May 12, 2025
