GDPR Terms and Conditions

Terms and Conditions of GDPR

Who we are

This website, WelcomeMadeira, is managed by José Elvio Andrade Castanho, based at Achada de Santo Antão 184, 9370-056 Madeira, Portugal.
For any questions related to privacy or the terms described in this document, please contact us via email at geral@welcomadeira.com or by phone at +351 965 624 754.

This website is dedicated to promoting and managing Local Accommodation and holiday rentals.

Collection of personal data

We do not collect or share your personal data with third parties. Any information you provide through forms or emails will be used solely for the management of local accommodation and to address your booking requests.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the information provided in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser data to help detect spam.
If you use the Gravatar service, an anonymous hash of your email may be sent to check if you are using the service. You can review Gravatar’s privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the site.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on the site. Here’s how they work:

Comments: If you leave a comment, you can opt to save your name, email, and website in cookies. These cookies will last for one year for your convenience.
Login: When logging in, we set cookies to save your session information and screen preferences. These cookies expire after two days, except if the “Remember Me” option is selected (in which case they persist for two weeks).
Content editing: When editing or publishing articles, a temporary cookie will be set and will expire after one day.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you are logged into those websites.

How long we retain your data

Comments left on the site and their metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to automatically approve subsequent comments without moderation.
For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profiles. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except their username). Site administrators can also edit this information.

Your rights regarding your data

You have the following rights regarding your personal data:

Access: Request a copy of the data we hold about you.
Correction: Request updates or corrections to inaccurate information.
Deletion: Request the deletion of your data, except for those we are required to retain for legal or administrative reasons.

To exercise these rights, contact us at geral@welcomadeira.com.

Data security

We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, loss, alteration, or disclosure. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to this policy

We reserve the right to update this document periodically. Significant changes will be notified through the website or by email, where applicable.

This version has been tailored for the WelcomeMadeira website and reflects the practices described. If you need further adjustments, feel free to ask!