Privacy Policy

Legal Advised is an international legal network conceived and developed by Paulo Claudino & Associados. Personal data submitted through this website is handled in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other applicable data-protection rules.

1. Data we may process

Depending on the nature of the contact or legal matter, we may process identification and contact data, professional and corporate information, contractual and financial information, documents supplied for legal assessment, and other data necessary to understand or coordinate a matter. Where legally necessary, this may include special-category data or information relating to legal proceedings.

2. How data is obtained

Data may be provided directly by the data subject, a client or a duly authorised person through email, website forms, video calls, documents or other professional communications. Information may also be received from partner lawyers, public authorities, courts, counterparties or lawful public sources where relevant to a matter.

3. Purposes and legal bases

Personal data may be processed to respond to enquiries, assess potential matters, coordinate and provide legal services, comply with legal and professional obligations, manage records and billing, establish or defend legal claims, and maintain the security of communications and systems. Depending on the circumstances, processing may rely on pre-contractual or contractual necessity, compliance with legal obligations, legitimate interests compatible with professional legal activity, the establishment or defence of legal claims, or consent where required.

4. Professional confidentiality

Legal work coordinated through Legal Advised may be subject to professional secrecy and confidentiality obligations applicable to the lawyers and firms involved. Access to information is limited to what is reasonably necessary for the relevant matter.

5. Independent partner firms and local counsel

Legal Advised is a network, not a single multinational law firm. Where a matter requires work in another jurisdiction, relevant data may be shared with independent lawyers or partner firms that are appropriately qualified in that jurisdiction. Those professionals may act as independent controllers under the law and professional rules applicable to them.

6. International transfers

Cross-border legal matters may require data to be transferred outside the European Economic Area. Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards are applied as required by applicable law, taking into account the jurisdiction, recipient and nature of the matter.

7. Service providers

We may use technical and professional service providers for hosting, email, security, document management, communications and similar operational functions. Providers receive only the data necessary for their role and are subject to applicable confidentiality and data-protection requirements.

8. Retention

Personal data is retained only for as long as necessary for the relevant purposes and for compliance with legal, tax, professional, record-keeping and legal-claims requirements. Retention periods vary according to the nature of the information and matter.

9. Security

Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to reduce the risk of unauthorised access, loss, alteration or disclosure. Security controls are reviewed proportionately to the sensitivity and context of the information processed.

10. Cookies

This website may use cookies that are strictly necessary for its operation and, where applicable, other cookies or similar technologies. Where required by law, non-essential cookies are used only after the appropriate consent has been obtained. Available choices can be managed through the website’s consent mechanism.

11. Your rights

Subject to applicable law, data subjects may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection and portability, and may withdraw consent where consent is the legal basis for processing. Certain rights may be limited by legal obligations, professional secrecy, record-retention requirements or the establishment and defence of legal claims.

Data subjects also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority, including the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD) where applicable.

12. Updates

This Privacy Policy may be updated to reflect legal, technological or organisational changes. The version published on this website is the current version.

Last updated: 3 October 2026.