Privacy

Who We Are

Amazonia 4.0 is an institute that develops advanced technologies and methods to transform Amazonian inputs into products of very high added value, develop a powerful bioindustry, empower the local people, and create urgently needed alternatives to deforestation. We are combining traditional knowledge with science and industry 4.0 in our mobile biofactories, the Amazon Creative Labs (ACL).

The Amazonia 4.0 Institute will have access to your personal data and may use, store, or share it. This data includes your personal information obtained through the registration form. The Amazonia 4.0 Institute will comply with the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) – Law No. 13,709/2018, in particular that, by means of its acceptance, your consent to provide data has been made freely, knowingly and explicitly.

Moreover, the actions developed by the Amazonia 4.0 Institute will be carried out in compliance with the principles of transparency, security, purpose, adequacy, free access, prevention and non-discrimination in the processing and storage of the data collected.

The Amazonia 4.0 Institute commits to safeguarding the provided data under the terms of the law, using them exclusively for the organization’s purposes, including mobilization and fundraising, invitations to events, promotion of campaigns and projects, committing not to disclose or sell them under any circumstances to third parties.

The Amazonia 4.0 Institute follows and supports the policy of good practices on the internet, preserving user privacy and confidentiality.

By accessing this website and completing the registration form for the Amazonia 4.0 Institute, the user declares to be aware and agree with the terms herein described.

 

Collected or Received Data

The Amazonia 4.0 Institute collects and processes information which the user sends via email through the contact form on our website. We may keep records of any information exchanged with us. Additionally, we collect details of your visits to our site and the resources you access.

 

Purpose of Information

The personal data of the user and visitor collected and stored by the Amazon Institute of Technology are intended for:

• Sending emails about services, donations, or other relationships that the user may have with the Amazon Institute of Technology.
• Sending emails about activities, ways of donation, and other institutional activities in which we have a legitimate interest.
• Conducting research to improve our services.
• Preventing fraud, information security, or technical issues;
• To comply with fiscal and legal obligations. 

The processing of personal data for purposes not provided in this Privacy Policy will only occur upon prior communication to the user, so that the rights and obligations provided herein remain applicable.

 

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser data to help detect spam.

An anonymized string of characters created from your email (also called a hash) may be sent to Gravatar to verify if you are using the service. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment has been approved, your profile picture is publicly visible next to your comment.

 

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

 

Cookies or Navigation Data

When you leave a comment on our site, you may opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies. This is for your convenience, so that you do not have to fill in your details again when making another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you have an account and you log in to this website, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie does not contain any personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen option cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after one day.

 

Embedded Media from Other Sites

Articles on this website may include embedded content such as videos, images, articles, etc. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor were visiting the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

 

Data Sharing

Your information will only be shared with the people mentioned in this policy:

• Employees, service providers, and collaborators;
• Business partners;
• Bodies provided for in the legislation.

Employees, service providers, and collaborators have access only to the information necessary for the execution of the purposes exposed herein. These transfers are under the protection of appropriate contracts and within the requirements of current legislation.

Our data protection policy requires that all employees, service providers, and collaborators involved respect the security of personal data and treat them according to the law. We do not allow our service providers to use personal data for their own purposes and only allow them to process your personal data for specific purposes and in accordance with our instructions.

 

How Long We Retain Your Data

The personal data of the user and visitor is stored by the platform for the period necessary for the provision of the service or the fulfilment of the purposes set out in this document, in accordance with the provisions of item I of article 15 of Law 13.709/18.

The data can be anonymized or removed at the user’s request, except for cases where the law provides another treatment.

In addition, the personal data of users can only be preserved after the end of their treatment in the following cases provided in article 16 of the aforementioned law:

1. Compliance with legal or regulatory obligation by the controller;
2. Research by research bodies, ensuring, whenever possible, the anonymization of personal data;
3. Transfer to a third party, provided that the requirements of data treatment set forth in this Law are respected;
4. Exclusive use by the controller, prohibited access by third party, and provided that the data are anonymized. 

 

Your Rights Over Your Data

The Amazonia 4.0 Institute follows the terms under the General Data Protection Law (LGPD) – Law No. 13.709/2018 – the user has rights over the processed data, what they are and how they can be exercised:

• Right of Confirmation and Access – Request the Amazonia 4.0 Institute to confirm the existence of the processing of your personal data so that, if positive, you can access them, including through requests for copies of the records we have about you;
• Right to Review – Request the correction of your personal data if they are incomplete or outdated;
• Right to Anonymity – Request the anonymization of your data, which will no longer be related to you and therefore cease to be personal data;
• Right to Block – Request the blocking of your personal data, temporarily suspending your possibility of treating them for certain purposes;
• Right to Elimination – Request the elimination of your personal data, which will be deleted;
• Right to Information – Request information related to your data;
• Right to Revocation – Request the cancellation of your consent at any time, however, this will not affect the legality of any treatment carried out before the revocation. 

 

Security of Stored Personal Data

The Amazonia 4.0 Institute uses standard techniques to protect personal data information during transmission and once they are obtained. However, no security measure is infallible. We recommend using appropriate security measures for the type of device you are using and in the use of your email and other digital tools.

Thus, we seek to establish appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally used, accessed, shared, or lost.

The stored personal data are treated confidentially within the legal limits. However, we may disclose your personal data if we are required by law to do so or if you violate our Terms of Service. 

 

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy as necessary according to the law, so it is advisable that the user and visitor review it frequently.

Changes will take effect immediately after publication on the platform. When changes are made, users will be notified. By using the service or providing personal information after any modifications, the user and visitor demonstrate their agreement with the new norms.

 

Contact Information

In case of doubt or any requests to exercise your legal rights, please contact:

Full name of the legal entity: Amazonia 4.0 Institute

Name of the Person in Charge: Bruno Justen Santos 

Email address: desenvolvimento@amazonia4.org 

Postal address: Avenida Shishima Hifumi 2911 Module 401 Parque Tecnológico UNIVAP – ZIP code 12.244-390 São José dos Campos (SP)