Updated on 22/08/2025

Privacy and Data Processing Policy of Beneficência Portuguesa

1. INTRODUCTION

This Policy aims to transparently demonstrate the commitment of R.B.A. PORTUGUESA DE BENEFICENCIA ("BP"), headquartered in the Municipality of São Paulo - SP, at Rua Maestro Cardim, 769, Bela Vista, CNPJ: 61.599.908/0001-58, and its respective branches, to your privacy and the protection of personal data, respecting the provisions of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law.

This Policy describes the applicable guidelines for the collection, production, reception, classification, use, access, reproduction, transmission, distribution, processing, archiving, storage, elimination, evaluation or control of information, modification, communication, transfer, dissemination or extraction of personal data from clients and/or their legal representatives, companions and visitors, employees, members of its clinical and multidisciplinary staff, students, volunteers, researchers, service providers, sponsors and any other third parties, in accordance with current laws.

To access and use the services offered by BP, you, as the data subject, are aware of the terms and way we process your data and have read this Policy in full and attentively, granting your free and express agreement to the processing of your Data in accordance with the conditions specified below.


2. SCOPE

This Policy applies to all administrators (members of the Board of Directors, Advisory Board, Fiscal Council, Administrative Board, Associates) and BP employees, clients and their legal representatives, companions and visitors, members of its clinical and multidisciplinary staff, students, researchers, volunteers, goods, and service providers and any other third parties.


3. INFORMATION SUBJECT TO BP'S PRIVACY POLICY

3.1. All information provided or collected from clients and/or their legal representatives, whether physically or when accessing our virtual environments, in the context of providing healthcare services by BP.

Among the healthcare services that may be provided by BP, depending on the chosen unit, are: hospital services, hospitalization, outpatient, surgical, diagnostic exams, consultations, care lines, urgent care, or emergency services, among other health services; as well as for the application of clinical studies and research, credit recovery and predictive analysis to improve the experience of services provided, respecting the terms of applicable laws;

3.2. All information of BP administrators and employees, goods and service providers, collected in the context of contractual or legal obligation;

3.3. All information provided or collected from Volunteers in the context of promoting support activities providing well-being, leisure and social responsibility for our clients and companions;

3.4. All information provided or collected from members of its clinical and multidisciplinary staff, researchers in the context of providing healthcare services, contractual or legal obligation;

3.5. All information provided or collected from Students in the context of providing educational services.


4. PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

4.1. Considering the principles and foundations defined by the Brazilian General Data Protection Law, the Processing of Personal Data by BP will only be carried out when the following hypotheses are observed:


Legal Basis Description
Consent When the data subject or their legal representative consents to the processing of personal data, freely, unequivocally, specifically, and in a highlighted manner, for a determined purpose.
Execution of Public Policies When data processing is necessary to serve the public interest.
Contract Execution When data processing is necessary to ensure the fulfillment of contractual execution.
Compliance with Legal or Regulatory Obligation When data processing is required due to a legal or regulatory obligation.
Exercise of Regular Rights When data processing is necessary for the regular exercise of rights in a contract, judicial, administrative, or arbitration proceeding.
Protection of the Life of the Data Subject or Third Party When data processing is indispensable for the protection of life or physical integrity.
Health Protection When data processing is carried out for the purpose of executing procedures by healthcare professionals, health services, or sanitary authorities.
Legitimate Interests When in certain situations, on an exceptional basis, BP may rely on legitimate interest for processing the data subject's data, in the regular exercise of its rights for operational quality and service or service provision improvements that benefit them, always in accordance with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law.
Studies by Research Entities When promoting clinical research studies, in accordance with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law.

5. ABOUT THE DATA WE COLLECT

5.1. How we collect personal data: Personal data and sensitive personal data may be collected physically and/or digitally when interacting with our institutional environments.

5.2. What personal data we collect and for what purposes:


Data Subject What We May Collect? For What Purpose Do We Collect?
Clients/Patients and their Legal Representatives Registration data; personal characteristics; identification generated by official bodies; residential information; professional, financial, and credit information; legal and health information; preferences; video images captured by CCTV; information about mobile devices and computers; digital identification; Preferences. • To initiate requests and in-person services for patient registration and admission;
• To facilitate interactions with our digital channels, including check-in for consultations and exams, online scheduling, exam results;
• To provide medical and healthcare services, including video consultation cases (telemedicine), situations where your data may also be used for identification processes on telemedicine service provider platforms;
• To provide assistance via electronic messaging applications;
• To request authorization for exams and/or consultations from the health insurer/operator, as well as to carry out financial procedures;
• To perform post-discharge recovery follow-up and support services (including through remote monitoring technologies);
• To quote the values of medical procedures and materials such as orthoses, prostheses, and special materials (OPME) and other special categories with Third Parties and Health Operators;
• To invite you to participate in clinical research projects;
• To participate in clinical research projects;
• To participate in the Clinical and Surgical Patient Welcome Program;
• To participate in care lines;
• To prepare legal instruments related to the services provided;
• To identify, grant access, and monitor our facilities, such as badges, stickers, identification bracelets, as well as record your images in our monitoring and physical security systems (CCTV);
• To comply with obligations arising from the use of our services and required by health authorities;
• To address requests and other communications made through BP's service channels, including, but not limited to, the "Contact Us" channel;
• To implement administrative and financial processes, including indicator studies that enable service improvement;
• To recover credits due to default;
• To send institutional communications;
• Use of digital platforms • patient portal, applications, and others that may be developed;
• To authenticate and grant access to the wireless internet network.
Companions and Visitors Registration Data, Personal Characteristics, Identification generated by official bodies; Residential information; Information about mobile devices and computers; digital identification; Video images captured by CCTV. • To identify, grant access, and monitor our facilities, such as badges, stickers, identification bracelets, as well as record your images in our monitoring and physical security systems (CCTV);
• To authenticate and grant access to the wireless internet network;
• To provide assistance via electronic messaging applications;
• To comply with obligations arising from the use of our services and required by health authorities;
• Use of digital platforms;
• To address requests and other communications made through BP's service channels, including, but not limited to, the "Contact Us" channel;
• To authenticate and grant access to the wireless internet network.
Associates and Administrators Registration Data; Personal Characteristics; Identification generated by official bodies; Residential information; Professional, financial, and credit information; legal and health information; Information about mobile devices and computers; digital identification; Video images captured by CCTV; Preferences. • To fulfill statutory legal obligations;
• To promote electronic voting of Associates and Administrators in Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meetings and other statutory acts, through digital platforms of service providers;
• To conduct internal and external audits;
• To provide access to physical and digital environments;
• To prepare legal instruments related to the services provided and other legal and statutory obligations;
• To address requests and other communications;
• To initiate requests and in-person services for the registration and admission of associate and administrator patients;
• To provide medical and healthcare services, including video consultation cases (telemedicine), situations where your data may also be used for identification processes on telemedicine service provider platforms;
• To request authorization for exams and/or consultations from the health insurer/operator, as well as to carry out financial procedures;
• To perform post-discharge recovery follow-up and support services (including through remote monitoring technologies);
• To quote the values of medical procedures and materials such as orthoses, prostheses, and special materials (OPME) and other special categories with Third Parties and Health Operators;
• To invite you to participate in research projects;
• To identify, grant access, and monitor our facilities, such as badges, stickers, identification bracelets, as well as record your images in our monitoring and physical security systems (CCTV);
• To comply with obligations arising from the use of our services and required by health authorities and other public administration bodies;
v To provide assistance via electronic messaging applications;
• To implement administrative and financial processes, including indicator studies that enable service improvement;
• To recover credits due to default;
• To authenticate and grant access to the wireless internet network;
• To address requests and other communications made through BP's service channels, including, but not limited to, the "Contact Us" channel;
• Use of digital platforms;
• To authenticate and grant access to the wireless internet network.
Employees and Clinical Staff Registration Data; Personal Characteristics; Identification generated by official bodies; Residential information; professional; financial and credit information; legal and health information; Information about mobile devices and computers; digital identification; Video images captured by CCTV; Information about education and titles; Health information; Preferences. • To carry out recruitment and functional registration processes;
• To perform activities related to your job function;
• To conduct periodic medical exams;
• To identify, grant access, and monitor our facilities, such as for the creation of identification badges, bracelets, stickers, as well as to record your images in our monitoring and physical security systems (CCTV), and to grant access to the corporate digital environment (computer network and system authentication services);
• To process payroll, charges, and benefits;
• To provide medical assistance;
• To prepare legal instruments related to the services provided and legal obligations;
• To conduct training;
• To comply with obligations required by public authorities;
• To send institutional communications, internal guidelines.
• Registration, Accreditation, and disclosure of Clinical Staff;
• Assistance to employee patients and medical record and prescription registration;
• To certify technical responsibility before the Competent Authorities;
• To process payments;
• To facilitate interactions with our digital channels;
• To address requests and other communications made through BP's service channels, including, but not limited to, the "Contact Us" channel;
• Use of digital platforms;
•vTo authenticate and grant access to the wireless internet network.
Students Registration Data; Personal Characteristics; Identification generated by official bodies; Residential information; Professional, financial, and credit information; legal and health information; Information about mobile devices and computers; Digital identification; Video images captured by CCTV; Information about education; Preferences. • To register for the selection process of the chosen course and for other activities related to your academic activity, (such as: enrollments, re-enrollments, registration with government bodies, such as the Ministry of Education • MEC, Education Secretariat, Federal Council of Medicine, and other related public bodies);
• To prepare legal instruments for the services provided and legal obligations;
• To process payments and issue invoices;
• To request health insurance for Students, when applicable and within legal limits;
• To identify, grant access, and monitor our facilities, such as badges, stickers, identification bracelets, as well as record your images in our monitoring and physical security systems (CCTV);
• To authenticate and grant access to the wireless internet network;
• To comply with obligations required by public authorities;
• To facilitate interactions with our digital channels;
• To address requests and other communications made through BP's service channels, including, but not limited to, the "Contact Us" channel;
• Use of digital platforms;
• To authenticate and grant access to the wireless internet network.
Volunteers Registration Data (including corporate name and personal data of the NGO's legal representative); Identification generated by official bodies; Residential information; Information about mobile devices and computers; Digital identification; Video images captured by CCTV. • To promote support activities providing well-being, with social participation by making your time, experiences, competencies, and skills available for solidarity activity services, without personal cost.
• To act in activities that generate knowledge, leisure, comfort, and social responsibility for our patients and companions, whether as a volunteer or partner.
• To identify, grant access, and monitor our facilities, such as badges, stickers, identification bracelets, as well as record your images in our monitoring and physical security systems (CCTV);
• To authenticate and grant access to the wireless internet network;
• To comply with obligations arising from the use of our services and required by public authorities and public administration.
• To address requests and other communications made through BP's service channels, including, but not limited to, the "Contact Us" channel;
• Use of digital platforms;
• To authenticate and grant access to the wireless internet network.
Third Parties Registration Data; Identification generated by official bodies; Legal information; Information about mobile devices and computers; Digital identification; Video images captured by CCTV. • To prepare legal instruments;
• To process payments;
• To identify, grant access, and monitor our facilities, such as badges, stickers, identification bracelets, as well as record your images in our monitoring and physical security systems (CCTV);
• To authenticate and grant access to the wireless internet network;
• To comply with obligations arising from the use of our services and required by public authorities and public administration;
• Use of digital platforms;
• To address requests and other communications made through BP's service channels, including, but not limited to, the "Contact Us" channel.

SPECIAL NOTE FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES

BP may collect and process Personal Data of children and adolescents under the age of 18, physically and/or digitally, when interacting with Our Environments, including Sensitive Personal Data, and therefore, depending on the purpose, there may be a need for legal consent from parents or legal representatives.

Even if there is consent for the collection and processing of Personal Data of children and adolescents, parents should supervise the online activities of their minor children in Our Environments, especially in Our digital environments. The activities of adolescents over 16 and under 18 years of age must be assisted by parents or legal representatives.

5.3. Many of BP's services depend directly on some of the personal data listed in the table above, mainly registration data.

5.4. BP is not responsible for the accuracy, truthfulness, or timeliness of the information or personal data provided by the data subject, it being the data subject's responsibility to provide them accurately or update them whenever necessary.

It is important to say that BP is relieved from processing or treating any personal data if there are reasons to believe that such processing or treatment may impute any legally foreseen infraction to us, or if Our Environments are being used for any illegal, illicit purposes or contrary to ethics and/or morality.

5.6. The database formed through the collection of personal data is the property and responsibility of BP, and its use, access, and sharing, when necessary, will be done within the limits of this Privacy Policy and specific Terms of Use, when existing.


6. DATA COLLECTION THROUGH COOKIES

6.1. BP collects cookies to identify you on your next access to the website, offering a personalized service according to your preferences or browsing history, providing more convenience when accessing service portals, and speeding up the user identification process.

6.2. To learn more about which cookies we collect, understand the purpose of collection and why we collect them, access and learn about our Cookie Policy available on the website: https://www.bp.org.br/politica-de-cookie

6.3. All technologies used by BP that involve the collection or processing of cookies within their scope comply with current cookie processing legislation and are in accordance with the terms set forth in this Policy.


7. SHARING OF PERSONAL DATA

7.1. The personal data collected and recorded activities may be shared by BP in the following cases:

  • With competent judicial, regulatory, administrative, or governmental authorities, whenever there is a legal determination, request, requisition, or court order;
  • With health operators and insurers, laboratories, pharmaceutical industries, professional councils, and other medical entities, exclusively for purposes related to the provision of health services, compliance with legal and regulatory obligations, and as provided for in current legislation;
  • Procedurally, in case of corporate movements, such as merger, acquisition, and incorporation;
  • In case of compliance with statutory obligations, as legally provided.
  • With third-party suppliers and service providers in the healthcare area, whenever necessary for the proper provision of medical and hospital services, strictly observing confidentiality criteria, information security, and the limits established by data protection legislation.
  • We may also share data with third parties and suppliers for other processes pertinent to BP's operations, in order to validate, within institutional possibilities, the due compliance with privacy, data protection, and other applicable legislation by the third party, ensuring that they act within what the LGPD (Brazilian General Data Protection Law) prescribes and are responsible for all data processing in their environment.

7.2. BP is not responsible for any misuse of personal information carried out by third parties, volunteers, students, or employees, when such conduct results from non-compliance with this Privacy Policy or contractual obligations previously assumed through specific instruments. In these cases, responsibility will be attributed exclusively to the infringing party, as provided by applicable law.


8. INFORMATION SECURITY AND DATA PROTECTION

8.1. Measures adopted by BP for the protection of information and data: BP employs its best efforts to maintain the privacy and security of information through the adoption of technical, physical, and administrative security measures:

  • Technical measures: such as transmission of personal data through a secure internet page, storage of data in electronic media that maintain high security standards, use of a system whose access is controlled and segregated according to the responsibilities of each employee;
  • Physical measures: such as restricted access to authorized persons maintained in facilities that include the use of market security tools;
  • Administrative measures: including the adoption of Security Policies and Norms, employee training and awareness, and confidentiality agreements.

8.2. Internally, the Personal Data collected by BP is accessed only by duly authorized professionals, respecting the principles of proportionality, necessity, and relevance to the objectives of our business, in addition to the commitment to confidentiality and preservation of your privacy under the terms of this Policy.

8.3. When using Our digital environments, it is very important that the data subject(s) protect their data against unauthorized access to their computer or cell phone, account, or password, in addition to making sure to always click "log out" when ending their browsing on a shared computer.

It is also very important to inform that BP never sends electronic messages with attachments that can be executed (this can be verified through file extensions such as: .exe, .com, among others) or links for file downloads. The emails are intended to bring information about your appointments, scheduling, health bulletins and care, and other information consented to by the data subject(s). Always contact our service channels to verify the veracity of any content received in the name of BP.

8.4. When the data subject(s) access Our Environments, they may be directed, via link, to other portals or platforms (this also includes BP's social networks), which may request that you provide your personal data and other information and have their own Data Processing Policy or specific Terms and Conditions of Use:

  • It is the data subject's responsibility to read the Privacy and Data Processing Policies of such portals or platforms outside our environment, and it is their responsibility to accept or reject them.
  • BP will not be responsible for the Privacy and Data Processing Policies of Third Parties nor for the content of any websites or services linked to BP's virtual environments, even if linked to them via links;
  • BP has commercial partners that may eventually offer services through functionalities or sites that can be accessed from Our Environments. When providing data to these partners, it will be their responsibility, and thus subject to their own data collection and usage practices.

The consent provided by the data subject, when applicable, is collected individually, clearly, specifically, legitimately, and in an informed manner.

8.5. BP uses technologies compatible with the market, respecting reasonable state of the art, with constant updates. All technologies used must respect current legislation and the terms of this Privacy Policy.

8.6. BP conducts training with its employees, clinical staff, and multidisciplinary professionals regarding norms and best practices related to information security, privacy and protection of personal data, and the Brazilian General Data Protection Law, and has developed a governance program, aiming to raise their awareness of the importance of preserving and maintaining the confidentiality of collected, recorded, stored, used, shared information, and responsible disposal.

8.7. BP respects the principles of lawfulness, purpose, adequacy, proportionality, necessity, free access, data quality, transparency, security, prevention, non-discrimination, accountability, auditing, subsidiarity, and storage limitation, in addition to affirming the commitment to confidentiality and preservation of privacy under the terms of this Privacy Policy.

8.8. BP is committed to making every possible effort, through technical and organizational measures, to protect the personal data it processes, preventing and correcting any incidents of privacy, security, or data protection. However, it is important to highlight that, even with all care, no system is completely immune to failures or malicious actions by third parties. Therefore, BP limits its liability in cases where such situations are beyond its control. We recommend that, in the face of any contact, request, or suspicious activity in the name of BP, data subjects contact our official service channels to confirm the veracity of the information before passing on any information or taking any action.


9. STORAGE OF PERSONAL DATA

9.1. BP will maintain and store Personal Data and sensitive personal data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which they were collected, as well as for the purposes of complying with any legal, regulatory, contractual, accountability obligations, or requests from competent authorities, in accordance with applicable legislation.

9.2. The Data collected will be stored on our servers located in Brazil, as well as in a cloud computing resource or server environment, which may require a transfer and/or processing of this Data outside Brazil.


10. INTERNATIONAL DATA TRANSFER

10.1. BP informs that, depending on the services used, your data may be transferred and maintained in an environment inside or outside Brazil. This transfer will always respect evaluation criteria for partners and suppliers that provide technological infrastructure in countries with data protection laws equivalent to the Brazilian General Data Protection Law.

10.2. Currently, data from some of our services are stored in:

  • Brazil;
  • Germany;
  • Bolivia;
  • Chile;
  • United States of America;
  • Canada;
  • Netherlands;
  • Switzerland;
  • United Kingdom.

11. WHAT ARE YOUR RIGHTS AND HOW TO EXERCISE THEM

11.1. Any data subject has the right to request information from BP related to the processing of their data. According to the LGPD, your rights consist of:

  • Confirmation: right to be informed about the existence of processing.
  • Access: right to request access to the personal data being processed.
  • Elimination: right to request the deletion of personal data, subject to compliance with legal or regulatory obligations;
  • Revocation of consent: right to revoke consent at any time, through express manifestation, via a free and facilitated procedure.
  • Portability: right to request the transmission of processed data to another service provider.
  • Correction: right to request the alteration of processed personal data whenever they are incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated.
  • Information: right to be informed about the public and private entities with which the data has been shared.
  • Restriction: right to request the anonymization, blocking, or deletion of unnecessary, excessive data, or data processed in non-compliance with personal data protection legislation.
  • Review of automated decisions: possibility to review decisions made solely based on automated processing of personal data that affect your interests.
  • Access to Data: and a copy of your medical records;

11.2. To address your rights based on information requests, contact us through the DATA SUBJECT REQUEST FORM available in the form below: (Note: The form mentioned would be inserted here in the original document)

11.3. The data subject may exercise their rights directly or through a legally constituted representative. Through this channel, it is also possible to request a Copy of your Medical Records.

11.4. To protect the privacy of data subjects, some additional documents will be requested by the BP Team to verify your identity. All validation steps will be done via your email. We recommend adding the domain @m.onetrust.com to the safe sender list of your email provider to track emails sent.

11.5. To unsubscribe from the mailing list to receive communications from BP and other consents provided to our institution, access our preference center, available at the Link: https://privacyportal.onetrust.com/ui/#/preferences/multipage/login/46f72a0e-1293-4b45-976d-8d3d993e79e4

11.6. If we are requested to delete Personal Data, it may occur that the Data needs to be retained for a period longer than the deletion request, under the terms of Article 16 of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law, for:

  • Compliance with a legal or regulatory obligation;
  • Study by a research entity;
  • Transfer to a third party (respecting the data processing requirements set forth in the same Law).

11.7. After the retention period and legal necessity have ended, Personal Data will be deleted using secure disposal methods or used in an anonymized form for statistical purposes, through the adoption of reasonable efforts and available techniques.


12. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

12.1. Seeking to continuously improve and optimize the healthcare services provided, and provide a more efficient, personalized, and secure experience for its patients, BP may use resources from technologies that utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its processes and development.

12.2. We may use AI for the automation of some processes, such as service and interactions with data subjects; optimization of internal processes and materials; support in clinical analyses, laboratory results, reports, and diagnoses; other processes that may be enhanced with the application of this technology. Our technological resources that use AI include human review and are under constant monitoring and control.

12.3. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by BP is carried out ethically, responsibly, and in strict compliance with current legislation, especially the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD). The institution ensures that the processing of personal data through tools that use AI occurs for legitimate purposes, respecting patient privacy and limited to the minimum necessary to meet its objectives. Furthermore, the best practices of privacy, data protection, and information security are applied, including appropriate technical and organizational measures, such as anonymization whenever possible, ensuring that the use of such data occurs exclusively within legal limits.


13. AUTOMATED DECISION-MAKING

13.1. Automated decision-making occurs when an electronic system uses personal information to make a decision without human intervention.

13.2. If BP makes decisions that will have a significant impact on data subjects based on automated processing of personal data, we will provide full transparency regarding the criteria and procedures used and will make appropriate means available to request a review of these decisions, observing commercial and industrial secrets.


14. CONTACT US

14.1. In case of any questions regarding the provisions of this Privacy and Data Processing Policy, the data subject may contact us through the service channels listed below: Data Protection Officer - DPO: Amanda Beatriz Cezario E-mail: dpo@bp.org.br


15. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

15.1. We seek to offer you services with the greatest possible efficiency and, for that reason, we constantly update them. Therefore, this Policy may be adjusted at any time. Whenever possible, access the updates of this Policy through this electronic address.


16. GENERAL PROVISIONS

16.1. If any point of this Policy is considered inapplicable by a Data or Judicial Authority, the other conditions will remain in full force and effect.

16.2. Any communication made by email (to the addresses provided in your registration), SMS, instant messaging applications, or any other digital form is also valid, effective, and sufficient for the disclosure of any matter referring to the services we provide, as well as the conditions of their provision or any other matter addressed therein, with the exception only of what this Policy provides as such.


17. APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION

17.1. This Policy will be interpreted according to Brazilian legislation, in the Portuguese language, with the jurisdiction of your domicile elected to settle any controversy involving this document, except for a specific reservation of personal, territorial, or functional jurisdiction by applicable legislation.

17.2. If domiciled in Brazil, and due to the services offered by BP only within national territory, you submit to Brazilian legislation, therefore agreeing that, should there be a dispute to be resolved, the lawsuit must be filed in the Court of the District of São Paulo.


18. PUBLIC REGISTRY

18.1. This Policy is registered at the 4th Registry of Deeds and Documents and Legal Entity Civil Registry of the District of São Paulo. For all purposes, consider the latest version in force as published on our website.


19. GLOSSARY

19.1. For the purposes of this Policy, the following definitions and descriptions should be considered for better understanding:

  • National Data Protection Authority ("ANPD"): A public administration body responsible for overseeing, implementing, and enforcing compliance with the LGPD throughout the national territory.
  • Anonymization: The use of reasonable and available technical means at the time of Processing, through which data loses the possibility of association, directly or indirectly, with an individual.
  • CCTV: "Closed Circuit Television." A monitoring and surveillance camera system that transmits images in real-time to a video recorder and/or monitoring center via a wired or IP system.
  • Cloud Computing: Technology for virtualizing services built from the interconnection of more than one server through a common information network (e.g., the Internet), aiming to reduce costs and increase the availability of supported services.
  • Access Account: Credential required to use or access the functionalities of BP's virtual environments.
  • Cookies: Small files sent by the Platform, saved on your devices, that store preferences and a few other pieces of information, with the purpose of personalizing your browsing according to your profile.
  • Personal Data Controller: A natural or legal person, governed by public or private law, to whom decisions regarding the processing of personal data belong.
  • Data: Any information entered, processed, or transmitted through Our Environments.
  • Personal Data: Data related to an identified or identifiable natural person.
  • Sensitive Personal Data: Personal data concerning racial or ethnic origin, religious conviction, political opinion, membership of a trade union or religious, philosophical, or political organization, data concerning health or sex life, genetic or biometric data, when linked to a natural person.
  • Solely automated decisions: These are decisions that affect a user and that were programmed to function automatically, without the need for a human operation, based on automated processing of personal data.
  • Data Protection Officer (DPO): Person appointed by BP to act as a communication channel between the controller, the data subjects, and the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD).
  • Session ID: Identification of the user session when accessing BP's virtual environments.
  • IP: Abbreviation of Internet Protocol. It is an alphanumeric set that identifies users' devices on the Internet.
  • General Data Protection Law (or "LGPD"): Law No. 13,709/18, which governs the processing of Personal Data in Brazilian territory.
  • Logs: Records of activities of any users who use BP's virtual platforms.
  • Our Environments: Refers to both our digital environments such as our electronic address https://www.bp.org.br/ and appointment scheduling for consultations and exams, as well as our physical environments, such as our buildings and facilities.
  • Personal Data Processor: A natural or legal person, governed by public or private law, who processes personal data on behalf of the Controller.
  • Third Parties: A natural or legal person, governed by public or private law, that provides or supplies goods or services to BP, on its premises or remotely, and in the exercise of their activities may come to have access to information concerning BP's business or that of its clients.
  • Data processing: Any operation performed with Personal Data, such as those related to collection, production, reception, classification, use, access, reproduction, transmission, distribution, processing, archiving, storage, elimination, evaluation or control of information, modification, communication, transfer, dissemination, or extraction.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS - FAQ

What is the Brazilian General Data Protection Law - LGPD? Who does it apply to?
The Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD - Law No. 13,709/18) is the legal norm that aims to protect the Personal Data of natural persons ("Data Subject"), seeking to guarantee transparency and security regarding how their Personal Data is processed by third parties. The LGPD applies to any person, natural or legal, who carries out activities of Processing Personal Data (in physical or virtual media) in Brazilian territory, offers goods or services to Data Subjects located in Brazil, or has collected the Personal Data in Brazil.
What are Personal Data?
Personal Data is information related to a natural person that allows their direct identification or, when associated with other data, makes this identification possible, such as name, ID/CPF, address, email, telephone, profession, IP address, and geolocation.
What is the Processing of Personal Data?
According to the LGPD, Processing means any operation performed with Personal Data, such as collection, production, reception, classification, use, access, reproduction, transmission, distribution, processing, archiving, storage, elimination, evaluation or control of information, modification, communication, transfer, dissemination, or extraction of Personal Data. Thus, we can say that simply accessing a Data Subject's Personal Data constitutes Processing.
Does Beneficência Portuguesa comply with the LGPD?
We reaffirm our commitment to medical confidentiality, privacy, and protection of personal data. In this sense, through the application of technologies and innovation and continuous improvement of our processes, we always seek to attend to the privacy of our users and maximum transparency in the data processing process. With the LGPD, we reinforce this commitment, pledging during Personal Data Processing activities to comply with all obligations defined in the LGPD. We are constantly evolving to adapt all our processes, providing adequate security for Personal Data, giving you a transparent view of the Processing, and guaranteeing the exercise of your rights as a Personal Data Subject.
What are Sensitive Personal Data?
Sensitive Personal Data are Personal Data that, due to their nature, require even greater caution in their processing, as they may reveal data about creed, race, political opinion, health, among other information linked to a natural person, as provided for in Art. 5, II of the LGPD.
Does Beneficência Portuguesa process Sensitive Personal Data?
During the processing operations carried out, we may collect certain Sensitive Personal Data, always in accordance with the purposes established in our Privacy Policy. In observance of the principle of necessity, we commit to collecting only the data necessary to achieve the informed purpose.
What are anonymized data?
Anonymized data are data where it is not possible to identify a natural person, as they lose the possibility of direct or indirect association with the Data Subject, that is, they are not characterized as Personal Data. This data may be used by us for statistical purposes.
What is pseudonymization?
Pseudonymization is the processing through which Personal Data loses the possibility of association with an individual, except through the use of additional information kept separately by the Controller in a restricted and secure environment.
How is the collection of Personal Data carried out?
We may collect Personal Data in two ways: (i) your Registration Data, when you provide it voluntarily, from registration on our website or in our physical units; and (ii) your Digital Identification Data, automatically, when you visit our site.
Where does Beneficência Portuguesa store Personal Data?
Furthermore, Personal Data may be stored on servers located in Brazil or abroad through the use of cloud computing services. In any scenario, we will commit the necessary efforts to guarantee the confidentiality and security of Personal Data.
What is the National Data Protection Authority - ANPD?
The National Data Protection Authority - ANPD is a federal public administration body linked to the Presidency of the Republic, which, among other attributions, is responsible for overseeing the protection of Personal Data, inspecting, and applying administrative sanctions to those who disrespect the LGPD, receiving complaints from Data Subjects, and stimulating knowledge about Personal Data protection.
Who is the Officer in charge of Processing Personal Data?
The Officer, also called DPO, from English, Data Protection Officer, is the person designated by the Processing Agents to act as a communication channel between the controller, the data subjects, and the National Data Protection Authority.
Who is the Officer designated by Beneficência Portuguesa? What do they do?
Our Personal Data Officer is the focal point in communications between us, the ANPD, and you; in addition to guiding our employees on Data Protection norms, they will also ensure that requests related to Personal Data that you make are addressed. You can get more information about our Officer via email dpo@bp.org.br.
What are your Rights and how can you exercise them?
You have the basic rights to Intimacy, Freedom, and Privacy, in addition to the specific rights provided for in the LGPD, as listed below:
  • Access: You have the right to know which of your Personal Data we process.
  • Confirmation of existence of Processing: You have the right to know if we carry out any Processing activity with your Personal Data.
  • Correction: You have the right to request the correction of your Personal Data that is incorrect, inaccurate, and/or outdated.
  • Elimination: You have the right to request the deletion of your Personal Data.
  • Information about Sharing: You have the right to know with whom we share your Personal Data.
  • Limitation: You have the right to request the anonymization or blocking of your unnecessary or excessive Personal Data.
  • Objection to Processing: You have the right to object at any time to the Processing of your Personal Data.
  • Portability: You have the right to request that your personal data under our processing be transferred to another company indicated by you.
  • Revocation and information about consequences: You have the right to revoke your consent for the purposes of Personal Data processing linked to it, as well as to be informed of any consequences in the provision of services resulting from the revocation request.

You can exercise your rights through our Contact Channels:

  • Channel for questions: SAC: (11) 3505-1000 or ouvidoria@bp.org.br
  • Through our Data Officer: dpo@bp.org.br
  • Channel for infringements and/or reports: https://www.canalconfidencial.com.br/bp; or Phone: 0800-882-0628

For us to provide all clarifications and enable the exercise of your rights, as the case may be, remember to inform, clearly and objectively: (i) your identification as requested (ii) what the request is, and (iii) the right you would like to exercise. We remind you that limiting the processing of some of your Personal Data, through the exercise of rights such as requests for blocking, deletion, or revocation of consent, may cause harm in the execution of the services provided by us to You. However, do not worry, we will inform you when this is the case, and the decision to proceed with the request will be at your discretion.

How long can Beneficência Portuguesa retain my Personal Data?
The retention periods for Personal Data vary according to the reasons for which we process your data. We keep your Personal Data only for the period necessary to fulfill the processing purposes and our legal obligations.
  • Generally, we may retain your registration Personal Data for up to 5 years after the end of our relationship under the terms of Articles 12 and 34 of the Brazilian Consumer Protection Code.
  • Data that are part of medical records will be stored for a minimum period of 20 years, counted from the date of the last record, according to Article 6 of Law No. 13,787/2018. This period also applies to physical and electronic medical records.
  • Digital identification Personal Data (IP address, for example) will be stored for 6 months, under the terms of Article 15 of the Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet.

These periods may be longer depending on specific regulation issued by a regulatory authority, legal obligation arising from law, or for the preservation of rights.

Where can I get more information about Privacy and Data Protection?
You can get more information about how we process and protect your Personal Data through our Privacy Policy.
Are there subcontractors that will have access to your Personal Data? How does Beneficência Portuguesa monitor or control the legitimacy of this use?
To support certain activities, we may subcontract third-party service providers. We give these third parties the name of sub-operators. To guarantee compliance in the protection of your Personal Data that these sub-operators may have access to, we have contracts defining obligations and holding them accountable in case of any irregularities in the processing of your Personal Data. We are always monitoring the compliance of these sub-operators and guarantee that we will only share data strictly necessary to achieve a specific purpose and for the time necessary for it to occur.
How does Beneficência Portuguesa protect information?
Through the main tools of information security, privacy, and data protection, with backup routines, in addition to the application of internal policies that guide our employees and third parties. You can help us take care of your online security by avoiding accessing suspicious sites, not downloading files from unknown sources, choosing complex passwords, and not providing them to third parties.
How will the processing of personal data of children and adolescents be carried out?
We process the Personal Data of children and adolescents in their best interest, according to Article 14 of the LGPD. Furthermore, the processing of Personal Data and Sensitive Personal Data of children (up to 12 years) is carried out with the specific and highlighted consent given by at least one of the parents or the legal representative.
How can "consent" be obtained? Must it be in writing or can it also be in digital format?
In cases where the data subject's consent is necessary for the processing of personal data, consent may be obtained through a physical written document or also in digital format. Remembering that, for the data subject's manifestation to be valid, it must be free, informed, and unequivocal and for a determined purpose.
Who are the Data Processing Agents? What are their roles?
The agents for processing personal data are:
  • Controller: consists of a natural or legal person who makes decisions regarding the processing of personal data;
  • Processor: a natural or legal person who processes personal data on behalf of the Controller.
How to proceed in case of an information security incident involving personal data?
If you notice or suspect the occurrence of a security incident, it is important to remain calm and follow some steps: Report the incident or your suspicion immediately to the Officer in charge of Processing Personal Data, who will investigate what happened and take appropriate measures, including communication to the ANPD, affected data subjects, and involved third parties. The Officer must objectively assess the level of risk created by the breach and communicate it to the ANPD, the affected Data Subjects, and the involved third parties.

Do you have any other questions? We can help you, send your question to our contact channels and we will be happy to answer you!

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