Micauto Usados values your privacy and undertakes to protect personal data collected in the course of its business, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Portuguese law.
1. Data controller
Micauto Usados is the controller of personal data collected through this website. For any questions about privacy, you can contact us by email at usados@micauto.com.
2. Data collected
We collect only the data necessary to provide our services, including:
- Contact details: name, email, phone number and, where applicable, address.
- Vehicle details: for trade-in or valuation enquiries (make, model, year and mileage).
- Browsing data: technical information collected automatically, such as IP address, browser type and pages visited.
3. Purposes of processing
The data collected is used to:
- Respond to enquiries, appointments and requests for commercial proposals.
- Manage sales, finance and trade-in processes.
- Comply with applicable legal and tax obligations.
- Improve the website user experience.
4. Legal bases
Your data is processed on the basis of express consent (forms completed voluntarily), performance of a contract or pre-contractual steps, compliance with legal obligations and the legitimate interests of Micauto Usados in its business activities.
5. Retention period
Data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfil the stated purposes and applicable legal obligations, after which it is deleted or anonymised.
6. Sharing data
Your personal data is not shared with third parties, except:
- With partner financial institutions for finance applications duly authorised by the data subject.
- With service providers contractually bound to confidentiality (such as email platforms and data processors).
- Where required by law or a court order.
7. Your rights
Under the GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access your data and request a copy.
- Request correction of inaccurate or outdated information.
- Request erasure, restriction of processing or data portability.
- Object to processing and withdraw consent previously given.
- Lodge a complaint with the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD).
To exercise any of these rights, email us at usados@micauto.com.
8. Security
We adopt appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, alteration or improper disclosure.
9. Cookies
Our website uses technical cookies to function correctly. You can configure your browser to refuse cookies, but this may affect some website features.
10. Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated at any time to reflect changes to the law or our services. We recommend checking it periodically.