Lisbon Influence Awards (LIA) 2027
Organized by MakeByAgapi Lda

Last updated: 8 August 2026

1. Introduction

MakeByAgapi Lda ("MakeByAgapi", "we", "us" or "our"), organizer of the Lisbon Influence Awards (LIA) 2027, is committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of visitors, applicants, finalists, winners, partners, guests and users of the Lisbon Influence Awards website.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, protect and disclose personal information when you visit our website, submit an application, register for an event, contact us, subscribe to communications or otherwise interact with the Lisbon Influence Awards.

We process personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and applicable Portuguese data protection legislation.

By using our website or submitting your personal information, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

2. Data Controller

The entity responsible for processing your personal data is:

MakeByAgapi Lda
Organizer of the Lisbon Influence Awards (LIA) 2027
Portugal

Website: LisbonInfluenceAwards.com
Email:info@lisboninfluenceawards.comtraduit ca en 

For privacy-related questions or requests concerning your personal data, you may contact us using the email address above.

3. Personal Data We Collect

Depending on how you interact with our website and the Lisbon Influence Awards, we may collect the following categories of personal data:

A. Identification and contact information

This may include:

• First and last name

• Email address

• Telephone number

• Country and city

• Company or organization

• Professional position or role

B. Award application information

When submitting an application for the Lisbon Influence Awards, we may collect:

• Creator or professional name

• Social media usernames and links

• Website or portfolio links

• Category selected

• Professional biography

• Description of your work

• Information relating to your achievements

• Supporting documents or materials

• Other information voluntarily provided as part of your application

C. Event and registration information

If you register for an event, networking activity, gala, conference or other LIA activity, we may collect:

• Registration information

• Ticket information

• Guest information

• Dietary or accessibility requirements, where voluntarily provided

• Payment and transaction information

Payment card details may be processed directly by our authorized payment service providers. We do not necessarily store complete payment card details on our own systems.

D. Communications

If you contact us, subscribe to our newsletter or communicate with us, we may retain:

• Your name

• Email address

• Message or correspondence

• Communication preferences

E. Technical information

When you visit our website, certain technical information may be automatically collected, such as:

• IP address

• Browser type

• Device type

• Operating system

• Language preferences

• Pages visited

• Date and time of access

• Website interactions

• Referring website

This information may be collected through cookies, analytics tools and similar technologies.

4. How We Use Your Personal Data

We may process your personal data for the following purposes:

• Processing and managing award applications

• Evaluating applications and selecting finalists

• Communicating with applicants, finalists and winners

• Organizing the Lisbon Influence Awards

• Managing registrations and event participation

• Processing payments and transactions

• Responding to inquiries and requests

• Sending administrative communications

• Sending newsletters and promotional communications where permitted

• Promoting finalists, winners and the Lisbon Influence Awards

• Improving our website, services and user experience

• Monitoring website performance and security

• Preventing fraud, abuse or unauthorized access

• Complying with legal and regulatory obligations

• Protecting our legal rights and legitimate business interests

5. Legal Bases for Processing

We process personal data only where there is an appropriate legal basis under applicable data protection law.

Depending on the circumstances, this may include:

Consent

Where you have provided consent, for example to receive certain marketing communications or for optional uses of your information.

You may withdraw your consent at any time.

Contract

Where processing is necessary to provide a service you have requested, such as managing an application, registration or ticket purchase.

Legal obligation

Where processing is necessary for us to comply with applicable legal or regulatory requirements.

Legitimate interests

Where processing is necessary for legitimate interests pursued by MakeByAgapi Lda, provided that these interests do not override your fundamental rights and freedoms.

6. Award Applications and Publicity

By submitting an application to the Lisbon Influence Awards, applicants understand that information provided for evaluation may be accessible to authorized members of the LIA jury, evaluation team and relevant personnel involved in the awards process.

If you are selected as a finalist or winner, certain information may be published as part of the Awards' communication and promotional activities.

This may include:

• Name

• Professional or creator name

• Country

• Category

• Biography

• Social media or website links

• Photographs

• Videos

• Award status

• Publicly available professional information

Where required by law, we will seek appropriate consent for the publication or use of personal information, photographs or other materials beyond the scope reasonably expected from participation in the Awards.

7. Jury Confidentiality and Impartiality

The Lisbon Influence Awards may involve an independent international jury.

Personal information submitted by applicants may be shared with authorized jury members strictly for the purpose of evaluating applications.

Jury members may be required to comply with confidentiality, impartiality and conflict-of-interest obligations.

Personal data will not be disclosed to unauthorized third parties for purposes unrelated to the Awards process.

8. Marketing Communications

If you have subscribed to our newsletter or otherwise provided consent where required, we may send you information about:

• Lisbon Influence Awards announcements

• Applications and nominations

• Finalists and winners

• Events and activities

• Partnerships

• News and editorial content

• Future editions of the Awards

• Relevant promotional opportunities

You may unsubscribe from marketing communications at any time by using the unsubscribe mechanism included in the communication or by contacting us.

9. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to provide essential functionality, analyze website traffic, improve performance and, where applicable, support marketing activities.

Cookies may include:

• Strictly necessary cookies

• Functional cookies

• Analytics cookies

• Marketing or advertising cookies

Where legally required, non-essential cookies will only be activated after obtaining your consent.

You may manage or withdraw your cookie preferences through the cookie settings available on our website.

For more information, please refer to our Cookie Policy.

10. Third-Party Service Providers

We may use trusted third-party service providers to operate our website and organize the Lisbon Influence Awards.

These providers may include services relating to:

• Website hosting

• Website analytics

• Email communications

• Forms and applications

• Ticketing and registration

• Payment processing

• Cloud storage

• Marketing

• Event management

• IT security

These providers may process personal data only to the extent necessary to provide their services and, where applicable, under appropriate contractual and data protection safeguards.

11. International Data Transfers

Some service providers we use may process personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, we will take appropriate measures to ensure that such transfers comply with applicable data protection legislation.

This may include the use of:

• Adequacy decisions adopted by the European Commission

• Standard Contractual Clauses

• Other legally recognized transfer mechanisms

12. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Different categories of information may therefore be retained for different periods.

For example:

• Award application information may be retained for the period necessary to administer the Awards and maintain appropriate records.

• Transaction information may be retained for periods required by accounting and tax legislation.

• Marketing information may be retained until you withdraw your consent or unsubscribe, where applicable.

• Website technical information may be retained according to the applicable analytics or security requirements.

When information is no longer required, it will be securely deleted or anonymized where appropriate.

13. Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal data against:

• Unauthorized access

• Loss

• Destruction

• Alteration

• Disclosure

• Accidental or unlawful processing

However, no internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

14. Your Data Protection Rights

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Access your personal data

• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data

• Request deletion of your personal data

• Request restriction of processing

• Object to certain processing activities

• Request data portability

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

• Lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority

To exercise your rights, please contact us using the details provided in Section 2.

We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

15. Right to Lodge a Complaint

If you believe that your personal data has been processed unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority.

In Portugal, the competent data protection authority is the:

Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD)

Further information regarding the CNPD and its complaint procedures can be obtained from its official website.

16. Children's Privacy

Our website and the Lisbon Influence Awards are not intentionally designed to collect personal information from children without appropriate authorization.

If you believe that a child has provided us with personal data without appropriate consent, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.

17. Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social media platforms or other external services.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of those websites before providing personal information.

18. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our services, legal requirements, technologies or data processing practices.

The updated version will be published on this page with a revised "Last updated" date.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

19. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact:

MakeByAgapi Lda
Organizer of the Lisbon Influence Awards (LIA) 2027
Portugal

Email:info@lisboninfluenceawards.com

Website: LisbonInfluenceAwards.com

YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS

At the Lisbon Influence Awards, we believe that trust, transparency and responsible data management are essential to building a truly international platform for creators, brands and industry leaders.

We are committed to handling personal information responsibly and with respect for the rights of every member of our community.