PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: September 30, 2026
Catarina Zério ("I", "me", "my") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.
This Privacy Policy explains how I collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit www.catarinazerio.com or contact me through the website.
This website is an informational portfolio website for my professional makeup artistry services in the Algarve, Portugal. It allows potential clients, wedding planners and other visitors to view my work and contact me regarding makeup services, including weddings, destination weddings, events and other occasions.
1. Who is responsible for your personal data?
The person responsible for the processing of personal data collected through this website is:
Catarina Zério
Self-employed Makeup Artist
Portugal
Email: info@catarinazerio.com
I operate as a self-employed professional and do not operate this website through a separate limited company or corporate entity.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or about how your personal data is processed, you can contact me at info@catarinazerio.com.
2. What personal data do I collect?
I only collect personal data that is reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
Depending on how you interact with the website, I may collect:
Your name;
Your email address;
Your telephone or mobile number;
Information contained in your enquiry or message;
Information about your wedding, event, preferred date, location or makeup requirements that you voluntarily provide;
Any other information that you voluntarily choose to provide when contacting me.
I do not intentionally request sensitive personal data through the website.
Please avoid including sensitive or unnecessary personal information in contact forms or messages.
If you provide personal information relating to another person, such as your partner, a member of your wedding party or another guest, you should ensure that you are entitled to provide that information.
3. How do I collect your personal data?
Personal data may be collected when you:
Submit an enquiry or contact form on the website;
Contact me by email following an enquiry;
Contact me through another communication method made available on the website;
Browse the website, through cookies or similar technologies where applicable.
The website is hosted and operated using Squarespace. Squarespace may process certain technical information and personal data on my behalf as part of providing website hosting, security, functionality and related services.
The exact information processed by Squarespace depends on the features and settings enabled on this website.
4. Why do I use your personal data?
I may use your personal data for the following purposes.
Responding to enquiries
When you submit an enquiry, I use the information you provide to:
Respond to your message;
Understand your requirements;
Check or discuss availability;
Discuss makeup services;
Provide information or quotations requested by you;
Communicate with you regarding your wedding, destination wedding or event.
The legal basis for this processing is generally taking steps at your request prior to entering into a contract.
Managing bookings and providing services
If you decide to book my services, I may use your personal data to:
Manage your booking;
Communicate with you before your appointment or event;
Coordinate details relating to your wedding or event;
Provide the services agreed with you;
Deal with changes, cancellations or other matters relating to your booking.
The legal basis for this processing is generally the performance of a contract or taking steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Legal and administrative purposes
I may also process personal data where this is necessary to:
Comply with legal or regulatory obligations;
Maintain appropriate business and accounting records;
Establish, exercise or defend legal claims;
Protect my legitimate interests.
5. Information relating to weddings and events
When you contact me regarding a wedding, destination wedding or other event, you may voluntarily provide information such as:
Event or wedding date;
Location or venue;
Number of people requiring makeup services;
Getting-ready location;
Preferred services;
Timings;
Other information necessary to plan the requested services.
I use this information only to respond to your enquiry, prepare a quotation, organise your booking and/or provide the services requested.
You are not required to provide information that is not necessary for your enquiry.
6. Contact forms
When you submit a contact form through the website, the information you provide is used to respond to your enquiry.
Depending on the form, this may include your name, email address, telephone number and the contents of your message.
I do not sell, rent or trade contact-form information.
I do not use enquiry information for unsolicited marketing communications unless I have a separate lawful basis to do so.
7. Email communications
If you contact me by email, I will use your email address and the contents of your communication to respond to you and manage your enquiry.
If you subsequently become a client, relevant email communications may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary to manage the client relationship and for legal, accounting or administrative purposes.
8. Website hosting and service providers
This website is created and hosted using Squarespace.
Squarespace may process certain information necessary to provide website hosting, security, technical functionality and other services associated with the website.
Other service providers may also process personal data where necessary to provide services to me or to operate the website, including email and technical service providers.
I do not sell personal data to third parties.
9. Google Maps
The website may include an embedded Google Maps map showing the location of my salon/work location.
Google Maps is a third-party service operated by Google. Depending on how the map is implemented and interacted with, Google may process technical information about your device or visit and may use cookies or similar technologies.
For more information about how Google processes personal data, please refer to Google's privacy documentation.
10. Cookies and similar technologies
This website may use cookies and similar technologies.
Some cookies may be necessary for the website to operate correctly, while other cookies may be used for analytics or other functionality.
I do not intentionally use cookies for behavioural advertising, remarketing or targeted marketing.
Where applicable, non-essential cookies will be used in accordance with your cookie preferences and applicable law.
For more information, please see the Cookie Policy available on this website.
11. Who may receive your personal data?
Your personal data may be processed by service providers where this is necessary for the operation of the website or the provision of my services.
These may include:
Squarespace, as the website platform and hosting provider;
Email and communication service providers;
Technical and security service providers;
Google, where you interact with an embedded Google Maps feature or another Google service incorporated into the website.
I may also disclose personal information where required by law, by a competent authority, or where necessary to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.
12. International data transfers
Some service providers used by this website may process or store information outside the European Economic Area (EEA), including in the United States.
Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, appropriate safeguards will be used where required by applicable data protection law. These safeguards may include an adequacy decision, Standard Contractual Clauses or another legally recognised transfer mechanism.
Because I work with destination wedding clients and wedding planners from different countries, including the United States and other countries outside the EEA, I may communicate with individuals located internationally.
13. How long do I keep your personal data?
I retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
Enquiry information may be retained for a reasonable period after an enquiry has been resolved, particularly where this is necessary to maintain a record of communications or respond to a future enquiry.
If you become a client, relevant information may be retained for the duration of the client relationship and for any additional period required or permitted by applicable law, including accounting, tax or legal requirements.
When personal data is no longer necessary, it will be securely deleted or otherwise disposed of where reasonably practicable.
14. Your data protection rights
Depending on your circumstances and applicable law, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
The right to be informed about how your personal data is processed;
The right to access your personal data;
The right to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information;
The right to request deletion of your personal data;
The right to request restriction of processing;
The right to object to certain processing;
The right to data portability, where applicable;
The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any applicable right, please contact:
I may need to request reasonable information to verify your identity before responding to your request.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.
For individuals in Portugal, the relevant supervisory authority is the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD).
15. Visitors and clients from outside the European Union
My services are based in Portugal, but this website may be visited by clients and wedding planners from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries.
This website is primarily operated in accordance with applicable Portuguese and European data protection requirements.
Where another jurisdiction's privacy legislation applies to the processing of your personal data, I will respect the rights and obligations applicable to that processing to the extent required by law.
Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to create rights or obligations beyond those required by applicable law.
16. Children's privacy
This website is not directed at children under the age of 16, and I do not knowingly collect personal data from children through the website.
If you believe that a child has provided personal data through this website, please contact me at info@catarinazerio.com.
17. Third-party websites and services
This website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms or other external services.
I am not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of third-party websites.
If you follow a link to an external website, I recommend reviewing its privacy policy before providing personal information.
18. Security
I take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure, and I cannot guarantee absolute security.
19. Changes to this Privacy Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to:
The website;
My services;
The technologies used;
The way personal data is processed;
Applicable legal requirements.
The latest version will always be published on this page, together with the date of the latest update.
20. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or about how your personal data is processed, please contact:
Catarina Zério
Self-employed Makeup Artist
Portugal
info@catarinazerio.com
Last updated: September 30, 2026