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PTCRIS facilitates the management and access to information on national scientific activity.

Privacy Policy

The Foundation for Science and Technology, IP, as an administrative entity with strong commitments in the area of research in science, technology and innovation in all areas of knowledge, is committed to respecting the principles applicable to data protection and strengthening the legal protection of personal data holders in strict compliance with applicable legislation, in particular, the provisions of Article 35 of the Constitution of the Portuguese Republic, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 27, 2016, on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data – General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Law No. 58/2019 of August 8, which ensures the implementation of the GDPR in the national legal order.

This Privacy Policy aims to inform holders of personal data who interact with this website, hereinafter PTCRIS, about compliance with FCT's privacy practices regarding the protection of such data, without prejudice to the combination with the reading and understanding of the Cookies Policy.

Data Controller

FCT assumes the role of controller of personal data, with headquarters at Av. D. Carlos I, 126, 1249-074 Lisbon, telephone: +351 21 3924300.

Data Protection Officer

The FCT has appointed a Data Protection Officer, who should be contacted directly via email [email protected] for all questions related to the processing of personal data processed under this Privacy Policy.

Data Collection, Data Subject Categories and Data Categories

When using PTCRIS, personal data is collected directly from data subjects in the following cases:

  • By completing the form for assistance or information requests;
  • To subscribe to Newsletters;
  • By using cookies.

Within the scope of PTCRIS, the following common categories of personal data are collected:

  • Civil identification: name, nickname
  • Contact: personal email address, institutional email address.
  • Tracking: tools and protocols such as IP (internet protocol) addresses, unique identifiers, security (access) logs, audit logs, session cookies, user cookies

Purpose of Personal Data Processing

Data is collected for specific, explicit and legitimate purposes and may not be further processed in a manner incompatible with those purposes.

Personal data processed through PTCRIS are intended for the management and development of digital infrastructures for the dissemination of scientific knowledge.

Grounds for the Lawfulness of Processing

The processing of personal data complies with the principles of lawfulness, loyalty, transparency and limited retention periods, based on:

FCT's legitimate interest in completing the form for assistance or information requests;

The consent of data subjects to subscribe to Newsletters and to use non-essential cookies.

Rights of Personal Data Holders

Data subjects have the right to be informed about the processing of their data, having the right to demand the correction of any inaccuracies, the deletion of unduly recorded data and the integration of omissions, in accordance with the GDPR and other applicable legislation.

Specifically, they may exercise, within the limits and exceptions provided for by law, the following rights:

  • right of access: the data subject has the right to obtain confirmation from the FCT (responsible for processing) regarding the processing of their personal data, as well as to access such data and request information about the processing thereof.
  • right of rectification: the data subject has the right to obtain the rectification of inaccurate personal data and to complete incomplete personal data.
  • right to erasure: the data subject has the right to obtain the erasure of his/her personal data, without prejudice to the established retention periods.
  • right to restriction of processing:the data subject has the right to obtain the restriction of processing.
  • right to portability: The data subject has the right to receive personal data concerning them collected through this website in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format. They also have the right to have their personal data transmitted directly to other data controllers.
  • right of opposition:The data subject has the right to object at any time, on grounds relating to his or her particular situation, to the processing of personal data concerning him or her, including profiling. The FCT will cease processing personal data unless it demonstrates compelling legitimate grounds for such processing that override the interests, rights, and freedoms of the data subject, or for the establishment, exercise, or defense of legal claims.
  • right to withdraw consent: the data subject has the right to withdraw consent at any time, provided that the data is processed based on consent and provided that there is no other legal basis that allows such processing.
  • right to complainto the National Commission for the Protection of Personal Data (www.cnpd.pt), if you consider that any of the listed rights are being violated.

Retention period

The retention period for personal data is that which is established by law or regulation or, in the absence thereof, that which is necessary for the pursuit of the purpose for which it was collected and processed.

General measures adopted to ensure the security of personal data

To ensure the protection of personal data, the FCT implements strict, internationally recognized rules that apply to all those who legally handle personal data.

Accordingly, technical and organizational security measures are implemented to protect the personal data provided to FCT, as well as the confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity of the data processed. Personal data stored by FCT is encrypted and anonymized whenever possible and subject to access control based on the principle of least privilege.

The FCT continually reviews its information quality and security practices to ensure, on the one hand, continuous improvement and, on the other, monitoring new cyber threats and implementing the necessary countermeasures.

Notification and complaint

Without prejudice to sending direct notification to the FCT, through the contacts available at https://www.fct.pt/contactos, you can complain directly to the National Data Protection Commission (www.cnpd.pt), using the contact details provided by this entity for this purpose.

Changes to the privacy policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated, so we recommend checking it regularly. Changes are considered effective from the date they are posted on this website, with express reference to the update date.

Atualizado em March 8, 2025