Privacy Policy

This privacy policy describes how Editora Atlântica collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you use our online platform and services. Editora Atlântica is committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data in a transparent and lawful manner, in compliance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Brazilian data protection laws.

Information We Collect

We may collect different types of information from or about you in connection with your use of our site and services. This includes information you provide directly to us when you interact with our platform, such as when you submit manuscripts, request editorial services, purchase books, or contact us. The types of information you provide may include your name, contact details (excluding electronic communication for this policy's contact point), payment information (processed securely), and information related to your publishing or service needs.

We may also automatically collect certain information about your device and usage of our site through cookies and similar technologies. This automatically collected information may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates and times of your visits.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for various purposes related to providing and improving our services:

• To provide, operate, and maintain our site and services, including processing book orders, managing publishing projects, and delivering editorial services.
• To process transactions and send you related information, including purchase confirmations and invoices.
• To communicate with you, respond to your inquiries, and provide customer support.
• To manage and administer author rights and licensing activities.
• To understand how you use our site and improve user experience, content, and service offerings.
• For internal business purposes, such as data analysis, audits, fraud prevention, and developing new products and services.
• To comply with legal obligations and enforce our terms and conditions.

Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information based on several legal grounds, as required by applicable law:

• Performance of a contract: When processing is necessary to fulfill our obligations under a contract with you or to take steps at your request before entering into a contract (e.g., processing manuscript submissions, fulfilling book orders).
• Legitimate interests: When processing is necessary for our legitimate business interests, provided these interests are not overridden by your data protection rights (e.g., improving services, preventing fraud, direct marketing where permitted).
• Legal obligation: When processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation (e.g., tax or accounting requirements).
• Consent: When you have given your explicit consent for specific processing activities. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time.

Sharing Your Information

We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may share information with third-party vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, and customer service. These service providers are required to protect your information and use it only for the purposes for which it was disclosed.
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, reorganization, bankruptcy, or sale of all or a portion of our assets, your information may be transferred to the acquiring entity.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, prevent fraud, act in urgent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public, or protect against legal liability.

Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The specific retention period will depend on the type of information and the purpose for which it is processed.

Your Data Protection Rights

Under applicable data protection laws, you have certain rights regarding your personal information. These rights may include:

• The right to access the personal information we hold about you.
• The right to request the rectification of inaccurate or incomplete information.
• The right to request the erasure of your personal information under certain conditions.
• The right to request the restriction of processing your personal information under certain conditions.
• The right to object to the processing of your personal information under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability, allowing you to receive your information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and transmit it to another controller.
• The right to withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent.
• The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the physical address provided below.

Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures designed to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, and disclosure. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to collect and use personal information about you, including to serve interest-based advertising. For more information about the types of cookies we use, why, and how you can control them, please refer to our Cookie Policy (if available, otherwise this section serves as the notification).

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy periodically to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will post any changes on this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically for any updates.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this privacy policy or our data practices, please contact us by mail at:

Editora Atlântica
Rua Bandeira Paulista, 716, 8th Floor
São Paulo, São Paulo, 04533-002
Brazil