Privacy Policy.

1. Who we are

Sovereign Copywriter operates at R. Caetano Beirao 3, 2790-209 Carnaxide, Portugal. Contact: hello@sovereigncopywriter.com. This policy covers how we collect, use and protect personal data when you use sovereigncopywriter.com or purchase our services.

2. Data we collect

• Contact enquiries: name, email, phone and message content.
• Checkout: first and last name, email, phone and country. Card data is handled entirely by Stripe and never reaches our systems.
• Technical data: IP address, browser type, pages visited and session duration via server logs and optional analytics cookies.

3. Legal basis

We process data on the basis of legitimate interest (enquiry responses), contract performance (service delivery), legal obligation (tax records) and consent (analytics cookies). You may withdraw consent at any time.

4. How we use your data

• To respond to project enquiries and communicate about scope and delivery.
• To deliver completed copy files and follow up on project status.
• To comply with Portuguese and EU tax and legal obligations.

5. Third-party processors

• Stripe Inc.: payment processing. Transfers to the US are governed by Standard Contractual Clauses.
• Hosting provider: servers located in the EU.

6. Retention

Contact enquiry data is retained for 24 months. Transaction records are retained for 10 years as required by Portuguese tax law (Autoridade Tributaria e Aduaneira). Data is securely deleted after expiry.

7. Your rights (GDPR)

You have the right to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or port your data, and to object to processing. Email hello@sovereigncopywriter.com to exercise any right. You may also lodge a complaint with the CNPD (Comissao Nacional de Protecao de Dados) at www.cnpd.pt.

8. Cookies

See our Cookie Policy for full details. Non-essential cookies may be declined at any time using the banner on this website.

9. Updates

We may update this policy to reflect changes in law or practice. The effective date above will be updated. Continued use of the website after an update constitutes acceptance.