Privacy Policy

Aquimora is a private, curated community for international women living in Lisbon. We are based in Lisbon, Portugal, and operate under EU/GDPR regulations.

For any privacy-related questions, please contact us at hello@aquimora.pt.

We collect only what is necessary:

• Email address - when you submit your interest via our sign-up form
• Application responses - when you complete our membership application (name, nationality, profession, and your answers to our questions)
• Instagram handle - optional, only if you choose to provide it

We do not collect payment data directly. Any payment processing is handled by third-party providers under their own privacy policies.

• To send you updates about Aquimora (only if you consented via the checkbox)
• To review your membership application and respond personally
• To communicate with active members about events and community matters

We do not use your data for advertising, profiling, or automated decision-making.

We process your data on the following legal bases:

• Consent - for marketing emails (you opted in via checkbox)
• Legitimate interest - to process and respond to your membership application
• Contract - to manage your membership once accepted

We do not sell or share your personal data with third parties for commercial purposes. We may use the following trusted tools to operate:

• Mailchimp or similar - for email communications (data stored in the EU or under Standard Contractual Clauses)
• Google Workspace - for internal communication and document storage

All third-party processors are bound by data processing agreements in line with GDPR.

• Email subscribers - until you unsubscribe
• Application data - up to 12 months after submission, then deleted
• Member data - for the duration of your membership and up to 24 months after it ends

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate data
• Request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Withdraw consent at any time (for marketing emails - use the unsubscribe link)
• Lodge a complaint with the Portuguese data protection authority (CNPD) at cnpd.pt

To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@aquimora.pt.

Our website uses only essential cookies necessary for the site to function. We do not use tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or third-party analytics at this time.

We may update this policy from time to time. If we make significant changes, we will notify members by email. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last updated.