Last updated: April 27, 2026
This Privacy and Cookies Policy explains how the MUNICIPIO DA HORTA, with Tax Identification Number 512073821, collects, uses, stores and protects the personal data of users of the website https://eblue.pt, as well as the rights they have under applicable law.
Data Controller
The controller of personal data collected through the website is:
MUNICIPIO DA HORTA
Trade name: Eblue
Taxpayer Identification Number (CPF): 512073821
Address: Rua das Sete Carvalhas, 21, Travessós de Orgens 3510-708, Viseu
Email: bikesharing@cmhorta.pt
Telephone: (+351) 292 202 000 (Cost of call to a national landline)
Personal data we may collect
Eblue may collect and process, depending on the user’s interaction with the website, the following categories of personal data:
• name;
• email address;
• telephone or contact number;
• city;
• content of messages sent through website forms;
• information submitted in quote requests;
• information sent in applications or recruitment contacts;
• Technical navigation data, including IP address, device type, browser, and technical logs associated with website usage;
• Data collected through strictly necessary cookies and, if used, other cookies subject to consent.
How we collect data
Personal data may be collected when the user:
• fills out and submits contact forms;
• requests a quote;
• submits an application through the “Work with us” page;
• communicates with Eblue by email or telephone;
• browses the website;
• accepts, where applicable, the use of non-strictly necessary cookies.
Purposes of processing
Eblue processes personal data for the following purposes:
• responding to contact requests, information requests, and quote requests;
• managing communications with clients, potential clients, and candidates;
• analyzing applications and recruitment processes;
• ensuring the operation, security, and technical management of the website;
• complying with legal, regulatory, tax, or administrative obligations;
• exercising or defending Eblue’s rights in case of litigation. Legal Basis for Processing
The processing of personal data is carried out based, as applicable, on the following grounds:
• pre-contractual due diligence, when the user requests contact, a quote, or a proposal;
• contractual performance, when a service agreement is entered into;
• compliance with legal obligations;
• legitimate interest of Eblue, particularly in the management of the website, security, responding to contacts, and organizing the recruitment process;
• consent of the data subject, whenever legally required, particularly for cookies that are not strictly necessary, should they be used.
Data Sharing with Third Parties
Personal data may be communicated to third-party entities that provide services to Eblue only to the extent strictly necessary, namely:
• website hosting and maintenance providers;
• technology and IT service providers;
• email and communications service providers;
• accounting, legal, or administrative consultants;
• public authorities, when there is a legal obligation or legitimate request. Eblue seeks to ensure that any third-party entities that process data on their own behalf offer adequate guarantees of confidentiality and data protection.
International data transfers
Whenever a service provider is located outside the European Economic Area, or uses infrastructure outside that area, Eblue will seek to ensure that these transfers occur only with adequate guarantees and under legally permissible terms.
Data retention
Eblue retains personal data only for the period necessary for the purposes for which it was collected and, where applicable, for the legally required periods.
In particular:
• data relating to contact requests and quotes will be kept for the period necessary for the management of the request and any commercial follow-up;
• data relating to recruitment will be kept for the period necessary for the analysis and closure of the respective process, unless there is a legal obligation or consent from the data subject for additional retention;
• data necessary for compliance with legal obligations may be kept for the legally applicable periods.
Security
Eblue adopts appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against loss, destruction, alteration, unauthorized access or any other form of unlawful processing.
However, no transmission or storage system is absolutely secure, therefore Eblue cannot guarantee absolute security, without prejudice to adopting reasonable and appropriate protection measures.
Data subject rights
Under applicable law, the data subject may exercise, when applicable, the following rights:
• Right of access;
• Right of rectification;
• Right to erasure;
• Right to restriction of processing;
• Right to object;
• Right to data portability;
• Right to withdraw consent, when the processing depends on this basis, without compromising the lawfulness of the processing carried out previously.
The exercise of these rights can be requested via email at bikesharing@cmhorta.pt.
If you consider that the processing of your personal data violates the law, you can still file a complaint with the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD).
Cookies
The website https://eblue.pt uses cookies that are strictly necessary for its operation, security, navigation and management of cookie preferences.
Strictly necessary cookies do not depend on prior consent, insofar as they are indispensable for the basic functioning of the website.
If analytical, functional, marketing, or third-party cookies that are not strictly necessary are implemented, their use will depend on the user’s prior, free, specific, and informed consent, through the cookie management mechanism available on the website.
The user can, at any time, configure or block cookies through their browser, without prejudice to the fact that certain website functionalities may be limited.
Changes to this Policy
Eblue reserves the right to update this Privacy and Cookies Policy at any time. Any changes will be published on this page, indicating the respective update date.
