Privacy Policy
Last updated: 19/09/2025
Gemas de Tavira (“we”, “our”, “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal data of our guests and website visitors. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data in compliance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Portuguese law.
Who we are
Gemas de Tavira – Derek Schoeters
NIF: PT306115565
Tavira, Portugal
Email: contact@gemasdetavira.com
Phone: +351 960 320 259
Website: https://gemasdetavira.com.
Comments / Forms
When visitors leave comments or fill a form on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service Privacy Policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
We use your personal data only to:
- Respond to booking requests or questions
- Manage reservations and communicate with you about your stay
- Fulfil legal obligations under Portuguese accommodation law
We do not sell or share your data with third parties for marketing.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies for basic functionality. For details on cookies, please see our Cookie Policy
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, maps, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How long we retain your data
We keep your data only as long as necessary to provide our services and to comply with Portuguese legal requirements (e.g., invoicing, local accommodation reporting,…).
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, have left comments, or filled a form, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we modify or erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To exercise your rights, contact us at contact@gemasdetavira.com
Where your data is sent
Comments and forms may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data against loss, misuse, unauthorized access, or disclosure.
Complaints
If you believe your data is being misused, you can lodge a complaint with the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD): https://www.cnpd.pt