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Privacy policy
Casa do Pedro respects your privacy. This policy explains what personal data we process when you visit this website or contact us, why we process it, how long we keep it and what your rights are, under the General Data Protection Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2016/679, “GDPR”) and Portuguese Law no. 58/2019 of 8 August.
This is a translation for information purposes. In the event of any discrepancy, the Portuguese version prevails.
01Data controller
The data controller is the operator of the local accommodation establishment Casa do Pedro, registered with the Portuguese National Register of Local Accommodation (RNAL) under no. 84087/AL.
Day-to-day management of the property and bookings is handled by RJRI – Holidays in Ericeira, Lda. (A Casa das Casas), tax no. 518161765, acting on behalf of the controller.
Privacy contact
Email: al@acasadascasas.pt
Phone: +351 261 866 587
Address: Rua Dr. Eduardo Burnay, 71, 2655-368 Ericeira, Portugal
02Data we collect
This website is for information only. It has no forms, no customer account area and no booking system of its own. We only process personal data in the following situations:
- When you contact us by email, phone or WhatsApp: your name, contact details, the content of your message and, where relevant, the dates and number of guests for your stay.
- When you stay at Casa do Pedro: guest identification details required by law, booking details and, where applicable, invoicing details.
- Technical browsing data: the server hosting this website may automatically log data such as your IP address, browser type and the date and time of access, to keep the service secure and working properly.
We do not collect special categories of data and we do not carry out automated decision-making or profiling.
03Purposes and legal bases
| Purpose | Legal basis (GDPR) |
|---|---|
| Replying to enquiries about information and availability | Steps taken at your request before entering into a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) |
| Managing your booking and stay | Performance of a contract (Art. 6(1)(b)) |
| Mandatory guest reporting to the competent authorities, invoicing and tax obligations | Compliance with a legal obligation (Art. 6(1)(c)) |
| Security and proper functioning of the website | Legitimate interest (Art. 6(1)(f)) |
| Showing the interactive Google Maps map | Consent, given by clicking “View interactive map” (Art. 6(1)(a)) |
04Bookings and platforms
Bookings are made through external platforms (Booking.com, Airbnb and Holidays in Ericeira). When you follow those links you leave this website, and any data you provide on those platforms is processed by them under their own privacy policies. We recommend reading them before you book.
The platforms send us the data needed to manage your stay, which we process in accordance with this policy.
06Third-party services
Google Maps
The map in the “Location” section is only loaded if you click “View interactive map”. From that moment, Google Ireland Limited may collect data such as your IP address and set cookies, in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy. If you do not click, no connection is made to Google.
If you contact us via WhatsApp, the communication takes place through WhatsApp Ireland Limited (Meta), in accordance with the WhatsApp privacy policy.
External links
This website contains links to third-party websites (booking platforms, Instagram and the Portuguese electronic Complaints Book). We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites.
Some of these providers may transfer data outside the European Economic Area. Where they do, transfers rely on European Commission adequacy decisions, such as the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, or on standard contractual clauses.
07Recipients
We do not sell your data or share it for marketing purposes. Your data may only be disclosed to:
- the company managing the property, acting on behalf of the controller;
- technical service providers, such as website hosting, email and invoicing software, bound by contract and confidentiality obligations;
- public authorities, where required by law, in particular for reporting the stay of foreign guests and for tax purposes.
08Data retention
- Enquiries that do not lead to a booking: up to 12 months after the last contact.
- Booking and stay data: for as long as needed to manage the stay and, afterwards, for the applicable legal periods (for example, 10 years for invoicing records).
- Server logs: for the period set by the hosting provider, generally no longer than 12 months.
Once these periods end, the data is deleted or anonymised.
09Your rights
Under the GDPR, you may at any time exercise your rights to:
- access your personal data;
- have inaccurate or incomplete data corrected;
- have your data erased (“right to be forgotten”), where applicable;
- restrict processing;
- data portability;
- object to processing based on legitimate interest;
- withdraw your consent, without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at al@acasadascasas.pt. We will reply within one month at most. We may ask for additional information to confirm your identity.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese supervisory authority, the Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD), at www.cnpd.pt, or with the data protection authority in your country of residence.
10Security and changes
We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against loss, unauthorised access or disclosure, including an encrypted (HTTPS) connection on this website.
We may update this policy to reflect legal changes or changes to our services. The date of the last update is shown at the top of this page.