Privacy policy
Last updated: 7 October 2026
Draft text. It must be reviewed by the owner (and ideally a lawyer) before the site goes live.
Data controller
[Owner's full name], tax no. [000000000], of [address], is the controller of the personal data collected on this website. Contact: [email] · [phone].
What we collect
When you send a booking request: name, email, phone, country, number of guests, stay dates and the message you send us.
When you pay: payment is made by bank transfer to the owner's account. We only record the date and the amount received; we store no card or bank account details of yours.
Before arrival, Portuguese law requires us to collect identification details of foreign guests to report them to the authorities.
Why we use it and on what basis
To handle your request, booking, payment and stay — performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b) GDPR).
To meet legal, tax and guest-registration obligations — legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c) GDPR).
We never use your data for marketing without your explicit consent.
Processors
Supabase (database hosting in the European Union — Ireland), Resend (email delivery) and Vercel (website hosting). They only process data on our instructions and with appropriate safeguards for any transfer outside the European Economic Area.
How long we keep it
Requests that don't become bookings: up to [12 months]. Bookings and invoicing: for the legal retention period for tax records (10 years). Guest registration forms: as required by law.
Your rights
You may request access, rectification, erasure, restriction or portability of your data, or object to its processing, by writing to [email].
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese data protection authority, CNPD (www.cnpd.pt).
Cookies
We use necessary cookies for your session and language preference. When analytics is configured, PostHog is activated only after explicit consent, which you can withdraw in Analytics preferences. We do not use advertising cookies, session recordings or analytics in the private dashboard.
