Legal

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 13 June 2026

1. Who We Are

LuMe PT is the music project of Luís Merces, based in Portugal. This website (lumept.com) is operated solely to present his music and artistic work.

2. What Data We Collect

This website collects minimal data. Specifically:

• Contact emails: If you email us directly at luismerces96@gmail.com, we receive your email address and message content.
• Cookies and usage data: We use cookies to improve the website experience. Please see our Cookie Policy for details.
• Analytics: If you accept cookies, we may use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site (pages visited, time spent, device type). This data is anonymised and does not identify you personally.

We do not collect names, phone numbers, payment information, or any sensitive personal data through this website.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), we process data on the following legal bases:

• Consent — analytics cookies are only set after you accept our cookie banner.
• Legitimate interests — ensuring the website functions correctly and is secure.
• Contract performance — responding to direct email inquiries you initiate.

4. How We Use Your Data

• To respond to your direct emails and inquiries.
• To understand how the website is used and improve it (analytics only, with consent).
• We do not sell, rent, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes.

5. Data Retention

Email correspondence is retained for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and for a reasonable period thereafter. Analytics data is retained for up to 14 months in Google Analytics, after which it is automatically deleted.

6. Third-Party Services

This website may embed content from or link to the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

• Spotify — spotify.com/pt-pt/legal/privacy-policy/
• SoundCloud — soundcloud.com/pages/privacy
• Google Analytics — policies.google.com/privacy
• Google Fonts — fonts.google.com (font files loaded from Google servers)

7. Your Rights (GDPR)

As a resident of the European Union, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• Right of access — request a copy of the data we hold about you.
• Right of rectification — request correction of inaccurate data.
• Right of erasure — request deletion of your data.
• Right to restrict processing — request we limit how we use your data.
• Right to data portability — request your data in a machine-readable format.
• Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests.
• Right to withdraw consent — withdraw cookie consent at any time by clearing your browser cookies.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at luismerces96@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Complaints

If you believe your data protection rights have been violated, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese data protection authority:

Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD)
Rua de São Bento, n.º 148 — 3.º, 1200-821 Lisboa
www.cnpd.pt

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page indicates when it was last revised. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

10. Contact

For any privacy-related questions, contact us at luismerces96@gmail.com.