Terms and Conditions
General Terms and Conditions of Use
1. General Terms and Conditions of Use
1.1. This document contains the rules applicable to the use of the DESIGNGOURMET website, available at www.designgourmet.pt (hereinafter “Website”), which, taken together, constitute the General Terms and Conditions of Use of the Website (hereinafter “Terms and Conditions”). By accessing the Website, the respective user (hereinafter “User”) agrees to respect and comply with these Terms and Conditions. Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully before using the Website. In the event that you do not wish to be bound by these Terms and Conditions, you should refrain from using the Website; in some circumstances, failure to expressly accept the Terms and Conditions may prevent navigation of the Site.
1.2. The Site is administered by Sandra Nicolau, Unipessoal Lda, NIPC 510138659, trading as Design Gourmet (hereinafter “Company”).
1.3. The Company’s contact details are:
Email: design@designgourmet.pt
Postal Address: 4445-668
1.4. The Company reserves the right to change any part of the Website’s content at any time, at its sole discretion and without prior notice.
2. Privacy
2.1. The personal data of Users collected by the Company will be processed in strict respect and compliance with applicable legislation.
2.2. We want Users to know the general privacy and data processing rules that we collect and process in the context of making the Website available. The Website’s Privacy Policy (hereinafter “Privacy Policy”) forms an integral part of these Terms and Conditions and includes the rules applicable to the use of cookies and storage mechanisms and access to information. Please read the Privacy Policy carefully before using the Website.
3. Use of the Website
3.1. The User is solely responsible for the use of the Website and the use made of it, including the information contained therein.
3.2. The use of the Website for unlawful purposes or purposes contrary to law, as well as for commercial or business purposes, is expressly prohibited.
3.3. The User may not interfere, in any legal or illegal manner, with the content and information contained on the Website, and undertakes not to use any device, software, or routine capable of affecting or attempting to interfere with the availability and public access and/or the proper functioning of the Website, under penalty of being civilly and criminally liable for such acts.
3.4. The availability of the Website may be suspended or interrupted, temporarily or permanently, at any time and without any prior notice, namely for maintenance, without such suspension or interruption serving as grounds for any claim for compensation, on any basis whatsoever, by any User.
4. Intellectual Property and Right to Image
4.1. The content, including but not limited to icons, images, graphics, text, photographs, and features on the Website, is protected by intellectual property rights and/or personality rights. The aforementioned content subject to copyright, industrial property, domain names, and/or personality rights is the exclusive property of the Company or third-party entities that have authorized its use on the Site.
4.2. By accessing the Site, the User agrees not to copy, reproduce, alter, modify, or publicly disclose any content from this Site and not to insert or implement any link to this Website on any website owned, maintained, and/or operated by themselves or by a third party, whether their employer or not, without the prior express authorization of the Company or third parties previously indicated by it, except if it is personal information and provided that the copying of these materials complies with the provisions of applicable legislation on intellectual property and maintains any proprietary notices contained in the original material.
4.3. Failure by the User to comply with the provisions of 4.2. above implies, without prejudice to any civil and criminal liability, the destruction of any copies, reproductions, transmissions, or other derivative and/or equivalent works made by the User.
4.4. If the User becomes aware of any abusive use of the Website and its content, they agree to immediately notify the Company of such facts through any of the contact means indicated in 1.2. above.
5. Third-Party Websites
5.1. The Website may contain links to third-party websites that are not maintained or controlled by the Company and that will have their own Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies distinct from those of this Website. These links will be included solely for the User’s convenience, with no underlying association or endorsement by the Company of such websites and the respective entities that administer them, their content, or features.
5.2. The Company hereby excludes any liability for references made to third-party websites, their content, or the activity carried out by those websites, including advertising activity; the Company will likewise not be responsible for any damages or losses arising, directly or indirectly, from the use of third-party websites.
6. Limitation of Liability
6.1. It is the Company’s concern that the Website meets the level of satisfaction expected by the User. There are, however, guarantees that cannot be assumed, as set out herein.
6.2. The information made available on the Website is provided “as is,” without any warranty or condition, express or implied, as to the content of the Website or the accuracy or reliability of any information or statements contained therein, or instructions, advice, and opinions. The Company will make every effort within its power to include accurate and current information whenever possible, but does not provide any guarantee or representation regarding its accuracy or completeness. However, we emphasize that the Company assumes no obligation to update the content. Please bear in mind that the information contained on the Website may include inaccuracies, typographical errors, or may have become outdated.
6.3. Under no circumstances shall the Company, the service provider agency, or their respective legal representatives or employees be liable for any direct, indirect, or consequential losses or damages resulting from, arising from, or related to (1.) the use of or performance of the Site, (2.) the User’s inability to use the Site, (3.) or reliance on any content displayed on the Website.
7. Suggestions and Comments
If you wish to make any suggestions or comments about the Website or if you have any questions you would like clarified, please contact the Company through one of the means referred to in 1.2. above.
8. Invalidity
The partial invalidity of any of the Terms and Conditions shall not affect the remainder, which shall remain valid and fully in force; the part affected by invalidity shall be governed by the applicable supplementary rules, resorting, if necessary, to the rules for integration of legal transactions.
9. Changes to the Terms and Conditions
9.1. The Company reserves the right to introduce modifications or changes to the Terms and Conditions at any time, with relevant changes being duly notified to the User through the Website by means of specific notices published on the Site and prior to requesting the User’s consent to those changes. The User should consult the Terms and Conditions regularly.
9.2. If the User does not accept the modified Terms and Conditions, they must cease using the Website.
9.3. In the event of a conflict between these Terms and Conditions and those subsequently published following changes, the latter shall prevail over the former.
Last updated: July 2026