Last updated: 30 July 2026
1. Who We Are
This website is operated by Barbara Lia – Image Consulting.
Website: https://barbaralia.com
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, you may contact us through the contact form available on this website or by email at hello@barbaralia.com.
2. What Personal Data We Collect
Depending on how you interact with this website, we may collect the following information:
- Name
- Email address
- Phone number (if provided)
- Information submitted through contact or application forms
- Technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information and pages visited
You are only required to provide the personal information necessary for the specific service you request.
3. Why We Collect Your Data
Your personal data is processed for the following purposes:
- Responding to enquiries
- Scheduling consultation calls
- Assessing applications for private consulting services
- Sending requested information
- Providing services you have requested
- Improving the performance and security of the website
- Complying with legal obligations
If you subscribe to our newsletter or marketing communications, we will only send you promotional content with your explicit consent. You may unsubscribe at any time.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your personal data under one or more of the following legal bases established by the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- Your consent
- Performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures requested by you
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Legitimate interests, such as improving our services and ensuring website security
5. Cookies
This website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience and analyse website traffic.
Cookies may include:
- Essential cookies required for the website to function
- Analytics cookies (such as Google Analytics, if enabled)
- Marketing cookies (only where applicable)
You can accept, reject or manage cookies through the cookie banner displayed when you first visit the website.
You may also disable cookies in your browser settings at any time, although this may affect some website functionality.
6. Analytics
This website may use analytics services to understand how visitors use the website and improve the user experience.
These services may collect information such as:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on the website
- Device type
- Browser type
- Approximate geographic location
- Referring website
Where required, analytics cookies are only activated after your consent.
7. Third-Party Services
This website may integrate third-party services, including but not limited to:
- Google Analytics
- Google Fonts
- YouTube or Vimeo videos
- Meta (Facebook and Instagram)
- Calendly
- Email marketing platforms (such as Mailchimp, Kit or similar)
These providers may process personal data according to their own privacy policies.
8. Embedded Content
Pages on this website may include embedded content (such as videos, maps or social media posts).
Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited those websites directly. Those websites may collect personal data, use cookies and monitor your interaction according to their own privacy policies.
9. Data Sharing
Your personal data is never sold.
We only share information with trusted service providers when necessary to operate this website or provide our services, and only under appropriate confidentiality and data protection obligations.
Personal data may also be disclosed where required by law.
10. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, including compliance with legal, accounting and tax obligations.
Where consent is the legal basis, your data will be retained until you withdraw that consent.
11. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your data
- Restrict processing
- Object to processing
- Request data portability
- Withdraw consent at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the contact details provided above.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados – CNPD).
12. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure or destruction.
However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
13. International Data Transfers
Some of our service providers may process personal data outside the European Economic Area.
Whenever this occurs, appropriate safeguards are implemented in accordance with the GDPR, including the use of Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent legal mechanisms.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated periodically to reflect changes in legal requirements or our services.
The latest version will always be published on this page with the corresponding revision date.