Our primary commitment at Casa de Vila Boa, and across all our online channels, is to respect your privacy. This is our Privacy Policy for an informational website only.

1. Information Collection
We only collect personal data when it is strictly necessary to provide you with a better informational experience on our site. Such collection is always carried out transparently, lawfully, and with your explicit consent, informing you of the specific purposes (for example, newsletter subscription, contact requests, etc.).

2. Purposes and Use of Information
The data we collect is used exclusively to:

• Send you communications about news and events at the estate.

• Respond to inquiries you send us.

• Improve the usability and content of the site.

We will not use your information for third-party marketing purposes or commercial profiling unless you have given prior authorization.

3. Retention Period
We retain your data only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purpose for which it was collected. Once that period has expired, the data will be securely deleted.

4. Security
We implement commercially reasonable security measures to protect your data against loss, unauthorized access, disclosure, copying, misuse, or alteration.

5. Information Sharing
We do not publicly share personally identifiable information, nor do we sell or rent it to third parties, except when required by law or by order of a competent authority.

6. Links to External Sites
Our site may include links to partner or supplier websites. These external pages have their own policies, over which we have no control. We recommend that you review their respective privacy policies.

7. User Rights
You may refuse to provide personal data or withdraw your consent at any time. However, this may limit your access to certain site features (e.g., newsletter subscription).

8. Cookies & Similar Technologies
We use cookies and analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to:

• Improve site navigation and performance.

• Deliver more relevant content and advertisements.

• Ensure the security and integrity of the platform.

You can manage or disable cookies in your browser settings; however, doing so may affect certain functionalities.

9. Site Conduct
By using our site, you agree not to:

• Engage in illegal or harmful activities.

• Disseminate offensive, defamatory, or infringing content.

• Compromise system security (e.g., introducing viruses, attacking servers, etc.).

10. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at afonsolencastre@casavilaboa.com.

This Privacy Policy came into effect on July 13, 2025.

For further information on the terms governing use of our site, please also review our Terms & Conditions.