1. Introduction

At Villa Dona Belida, accessible at https://villadonabelida.pt, we are committed to protecting the privacy and personal data of our visitors and clients in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Portuguese data protection laws.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you use our website.

2. Who We Are

Website: https://villadonabelida.pt

Villa Dona Belida operates this website and is responsible for the processing of personal data collected through it.

If you have any questions regarding this policy or your personal data, you may contact us through the contact form available on our website.

3. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information when you:

  • Submit a contact or inquiry form
  • Leave a comment on the website
  • Subscribe to communications
  • Interact with the website

The information collected may include:

  • Name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Message content
  • Technical information such as IP address and browser type

4. Comments

When visitors leave comments on the website, we collect the information displayed in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be sent to the Gravatar service to verify if you are using it.

Gravatar privacy policy:
https://automattic.com/privacy/

After approval of a comment, your profile picture may be publicly visible alongside your comment.

5. Media

If you upload images to the website, we recommend avoiding images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS).

Visitors may download and extract location data from images available on the website.

6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience.

Comment Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies.
These cookies are for convenience and last one year.

Login Cookies

When you visit the login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine whether your browser accepts cookies.

When you log in, several cookies will be stored to save:

  • Login information
  • Screen display preferences

Login cookies last two days, while display preference cookies last one year.

If you select “Remember Me”, your login will remain active for two weeks.

7. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this website may include embedded content such as:

  • Videos
  • Images
  • Articles
  • Social media elements

Embedded content behaves exactly as if the visitor had accessed the external website directly.

These websites may:

  • Collect data about you
  • Use cookies
  • Embed third-party tracking
  • Monitor your interaction with the content

8. How We Use Your Data

The personal data collected may be used to:

  • Respond to inquiries or requests
  • Provide information about services or events
  • Improve website functionality
  • Prevent spam and fraudulent activity
  • Ensure website security

Your data will never be sold or shared for commercial purposes without your consent.

9. Data Sharing

We do not share personal data with third parties except when necessary for:

  • Website operation
  • Security and spam prevention
  • Legal obligations

For example, visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

10. Data Retention

Personal data is stored only for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy.

Comments

Comments and their metadata may be retained indefinitely to allow automatic recognition and approval of follow-up comments.

Registered Users

If users register on the website, we store the personal information they provide in their user profile.

Users can:

  • Access
  • Edit
  • Delete their personal information

Website administrators may also access and edit this information.

11. Your Data Protection Rights

Under GDPR, you have the right to:

  • Request access to the personal data we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate data
  • Request deletion of your personal data
  • Request restriction of data processing
  • Request a copy of your personal data in a portable format

To exercise these rights, please contact us through our website.

12. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no method of internet transmission is completely secure.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect changes in legal requirements or website functionality.

The updated version will always be available on this page.