Last updated: September 29, 2026
This English version is provided for information purposes. In case of any discrepancy, the Portuguese version prevails.
SENE & ARAÚJO SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS (“Sene & Araújo”) respects your privacy. This policy explains how we process the personal data collected through the website senearaujo.com.br and through our contact channels, in accordance with Law No. 13,709/2018 (Brazilian General Data Protection Law – LGPD), Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR), and Portuguese Law No. 58/2019.
1. Data controller
SENE & ARAÚJO SOCIEDADE DE ADVOGADOS, registered with the Brazilian National Register of Legal Entities (CNPJ/MF) under No. 18.266.042/0001-34.
- Brazil office: Rua Luigi Galvani, No. 42, suites 85/86, Brooklin, São Paulo-SP, postal code (CEP) 04575-020
- Portugal office: Rua das Telecomunicações, No. 12, 2.º E, 8200-184 Albufeira
- Data Protection Officer (LGPD, Article 41): Maristela de Araújo – maristela@senearaujo.adv.br
- Deputy: Natalie Sene – natalie@senearaujo.adv.br
- You may also contact Laís Vellozo Sene about privacy matters – lais@senearaujo.adv.br
2. What data we process
- Contact data that you send us through the website form, by email, by phone, or on WhatsApp: name, email address, phone number, country of residence, subject, and the content of your message. Form messages are sent by email to our team and are not stored in a website database.
- Data required to provide legal services, when you engage the firm: identity documents, civil registry certificates, parentage details, residence, immigration status, and other information required for the proceedings.
- Technical browsing data: IP address and server logs, collected by the hosting provider and by the website’s security tools.
3. Purposes and legal bases
- Responding to contact and quote requests – preliminary steps relating to a contract, at your request (LGPD, Article 7, V; GDPR, Article 6(1)(b)).
- Providing the legal services engaged – performance of the contract, compliance with legal obligations, and the regular exercise of rights (LGPD, Article 7, II, V, and VI; GDPR, Article 6(1)(b) and (c)).
- Ensuring the security of the website – legitimate interest (LGPD, Article 7, IX; GDPR, Article 6(1)(f)).
Data relating to criminal convictions (for example, criminal record certificates) is processed only when the law requires it for the proceedings concerned, such as citizenship and residence permit applications (GDPR, Article 10). Any sensitive data that may be required (for example, health data) is processed only for the regular exercise of rights in judicial or administrative proceedings (LGPD, Article 11, II, d; GDPR, Article 9(2)(f)).
4. Data sharing
Your data is protected by attorney-client confidentiality. We disclose it only to the entities required for your matter (for example, civil registry offices (conservatórias) and the Institute of Registries and Notary Affairs (IRN), AIMA (Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum), consulates, courts, notary offices, and the Portuguese Tax and Customs Authority (Autoridade Tributária)) and to the service providers that support us, bound by contract: website hosting and email (Hostinger) and messaging (WhatsApp, by Meta Platforms). We do not sell personal data.
5. International transfers
Because we work between Brazil and Portugal, data may be transferred between the two countries to the extent necessary to provide the service you request. In the European Union, this transfer relies on the European Commission’s adequacy decision for Brazil (Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/179; GDPR, Article 45); in Brazil, on LGPD Article 33, IX (performance of a contract and regular exercise of rights).
If you contact us on WhatsApp, the conversation data is also processed by Meta Platforms, including in the United States, under WhatsApp’s own terms and privacy policy.
6. Retention period
Contact requests that do not result in an engagement: up to 12 months. Client data: for the duration of the contractual relationship and for the applicable statutory document retention and limitation periods.
7. Your rights
You may request confirmation that processing takes place, access, correction, anonymization, blocking or deletion of unnecessary data, portability, information about data sharing, and objection to processing, through the contacts listed in section 1. You may also lodge a complaint with the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD – gov.br/anpd) or with the Portuguese National Data Protection Commission (CNPD – cnpd.pt).
8. Cookies
This website uses only technical cookies, which are necessary for it to work, for security, and to record your choice in the cookie notice. We do not use advertising or analytics cookies.
Some pages load third-party resources: typefaces (Google Fonts), which receive the visitor’s IP address in order to display the content. The maps on the contact page are images hosted on this website (data © OpenStreetMap contributors) and open Google Maps only if you click on them. You can manage or delete cookies in your browser settings.
9. Changes
We may update this policy. The version in force is always the one published on this page, with the date of the last update.