Privacy policy of dunspep.pt and Informa D&B
practices in data protection

For over 100 years, Informa D&B has been collating data on business and economical activities, so as to assemble products and services which will help their customers to take vital decisions on buying and selling. Informa D&B is one of the world leaders in the supply of credit services business to business, marketing, purchasing and debt collection.

Since information is our area of activity, privacy and data protection is a fundamental component of our operations. As leader in business information, Informa D&B have for over twenty five years developed and made public their practices in data protection.

Practices in Internet data protection

With the power of the Internet, it is possible today to supply goods and services faster and more efficiently than ever. The Internet makes it possible for us to provide a better service to our customers; users of our website dunspep.pt benefit from a personalized service based on their respective preferences.
Many of the quantifiable advantages deriving from the use of Informa D&B goods and services, as included in our website, are the result of our capacity to obtain information and to use it for the benefit of our customers. Informa D&B realizes that the freedom to obtain and circulate information in the Internet could cause apprehension to some users. As such it sustains that the flow of information must be simultaneous with the upholding of the privacy of each individual. The company firmly believes that the adoption of strong and balanced protection practices, applied to the Internet, is a sensible approach in commercial terms. As such, Informa D&B subscribes the described practices.

Use of internet and "cookies" technology

Using Internet technology, our dunspep.pt website can obtain information which identifies the visitor individually, such as the browser used (e.g., Netscape) or the name of the domain from which the visitor accessed the site (e.g., www.company.com or www.university.edu). This information is aggregated for use in the administration of the Informa D&B system or for the improvement of the respective site.

Cookies are data components which websites transfer to the main disc of the computer for the purpose of maintaining a record. Although cookies are in bad fame, it is still true that they are used by thousands of websites to ease the life of users and to make browsing easier and more practical. Informa D&B will use cookies to improve and update its site and to better personalize their services in line with the needs of its users. It may equally use cookies to provide users with a personalized browsing of the site. The user may decide if he accepts cookies through the pre-definitions of his computer; if the user prefers not to receive cookies he may refuse them when alerted to their presence by the browser, by so advising before the cookies are registered.

Customer registration

Some pages of the dunspep.pt require personal information which individually identifies the users, for the purpose of registration. Data required may include name, address and e-mail, telephone and fax numbers, as well as any further information given by you to personalize your browsing the site.

Informa D&B gathers individual identification data in order to supply goods and services, administration of individual accounts, assistance to customers, and also to fulfil legal requisites, such as taxation. Informa D&B is responsible for the treatment of information. The user agrees to the gathering and electronic treatment of his data, and Informa D&B inserts it in a database.
In legal terms users may request Informa D&B in writing, to examine, correct, update or eliminate such data, to the address of Informa D&B, or if preferred, to do so by e-mail to its address at informadb@informadb.pt.

Informa D&B does not sell or share voluntarily with third parties the information contained in its customer register. However,it regularly uses such information for internal analyses, such as the investigation and identification of market sectors and needs. Informa D&B will also use such information to supply its customers with updates of Informa D&B goods and services by e-mail.
When such information is obtained from each customer, the opportunity is given him to refuse sending such updates by electronic mail.

Business connections

Our dunspep.pt site is connected to other websites. Informa D&B will not accept any responsibility for the privacy protection practices of such other websites, neither for their contents, and the Informa D&B privacy rules are not applicable to third party websites.

Confidentiality and security safeguards

Informa D&B takes technical, contractual, administrative and physical measures to protect data gathered by non authorized access and to prevent the dissemination of information likely to identify anybody without their prior agreement. Notwithstanding this guarantee Informa D&B cannot guarantee the safety of the information transmitted and the data provider should also ensure all necessary precautions to protect his data when using the Internet. In addition data can circulate in the net with the risk of being viewed by unauthorized third parties.

If in the performance of their professional duties Informa D&B staff become aware of confidential information relative to Informa D&B or to its customers, such information will be treated with total confidentiality and cannot be viewed by third parties. Informa D&B staff are also responsible for the internal security of such information. Technology used by Informa D&B is more than ever endeavouring to reinforce security of information.

Applicability of the privacy and update policy

The above referred practices are the protection practices in force. In order to keep abreast of the speed in the evolution of the Internet, Informa D&B will regularly assess its adequacy, and advise of any substantial alteration or update of such practices.

Queries and doubts

To obtain further information, place questions or clarify doubts as to our privacy policy or practices of data protection adopted by Informa D&B, please contact our Marketing Dept., by telephone Nº. +351 213 500 300.