Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Central do Livro LTDA ("we", "our", or "us"), registered under CNPJ 46.565.175/0001-47, with its principal place of business at R. Araxá, 510, Colégio Batista, Belo Horizonte - MG, 31110-272, is committed to protecting your privacy and personal data.

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, store, and share your personal information in compliance with Brazil's General Data Protection Law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados — LGPD, Law No. 13.709/2018) and other applicable regulations.

2. Data We Collect

• Identification data: full name, CPF, date of birth
• Contact data: email address, phone number, physical address
• Subscription data: publication preferences, delivery schedules, subscription history
• Contributor data: author names, biographical information, content submissions, contracts
• Advertiser data: business information, advertising specifications, billing details
• Reader data: feedback, letters to the editor, opinion submissions
• Payment data: billing information for subscriptions and advertising processed through secure systems
• Fiscal data: information required for NF-e and tax compliance
• Navigation data: IP address, browser type, cookies, access logs

3. How We Use Your Data

• Managing newspaper and periodical subscriptions and deliveries
• Processing editorial contributions and managing author relationships
• Coordinating advertising placements and billing
• Publishing reader submissions (letters, opinions) with appropriate consent
• Managing distribution logistics and circulation records
• Processing payments and issuing invoices (NF-e)
• Sending publication updates and editorial notifications (with consent)
• Maintaining editorial archives and publication records
• Complying with press and media regulations and legal obligations

4. Legal Basis for Processing

• Consent provided by the data subject
• Performance of a contract or preliminary procedures related to a contract
• Compliance with legal or regulatory obligations
• Legitimate interests of the controller, including editorial and journalistic purposes, provided fundamental rights are preserved

5. Data Sharing

• Print production and distribution partners for newspaper circulation
• Postal and delivery services for subscription fulfillment
• Payment processors for secure transaction handling
• Technology service providers for digital publishing platforms
• Tax authorities as required by fiscal regulations
• Government authorities when required by law

6. Data Retention

Your personal data will be retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, or as required by applicable law. Subscription records are retained for the duration of the subscription plus any legally required period. Published editorial content and contributor records are retained as part of the publication archive. Transaction and fiscal data are retained as required by tax regulations. Upon expiration, your data will be securely deleted or anonymized.

7. Your Rights

Under the LGPD, you have the following rights:

• Confirmation of the existence of data processing
• Access to your personal data
• Correction of incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated data
• Anonymization, blocking, or deletion of unnecessary or excessive data
• Portability of data to another service provider
• Deletion of data processed with your consent
• Information about entities with which your data has been shared
• Information about the possibility of denying consent and its consequences
• Revocation of consent

Please note that published content forms part of the editorial archive and may be subject to press freedom and public interest considerations. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information in Section 10.

8. Cookies

Our website and digital publications may use cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience. You may configure your browser to refuse cookies; however, some features may not function properly without them.

9. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. Editorial source information and unpublished content receive enhanced confidentiality protections. Despite our efforts, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure.

10. Contact Information

11. Changes to This Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.