Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Welcome to surfincaparica.com ("Surf in Caparica", "we", "us", or "our"). We operate a surf directory and guide platform for Costa da Caparica, Portugal. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. By using our site, you consent to the practices described in this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Personal information you voluntarily provide when submitting a listing, claiming a listing, contacting us, or subscribing to our newsletter, such as your name, email address, phone number, and business details. This includes images and photos you upload through the business admin portal.
• Usage data collected automatically through Cloudflare Web Analytics, including pages visited, referring URLs, browser type, operating system, and country. This data is aggregated and does not include your IP address or any personally identifiable information.
• Device information such as your device type, screen resolution, and language preferences.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We do not use cookies or any client-side tracking technologies on our public-facing website. We use Cloudflare Web Analytics, a privacy-first analytics service that does not use cookies, does not track individual visitors, and does not collect personally identifiable information. All analytics data is aggregated and anonymous.

Our business admin portal uses browser local storage (not cookies) to maintain authenticated sessions. This data is stored only on your device and is never shared with third parties.

4. How We Use Your Information

• To operate and maintain our surf directory platform.
• To process listing submissions and business enquiries.
• To send you newsletters and updates, if you have opted in to receive them.
• To analyse usage patterns and improve our content and user experience.
• To comply with legal obligations and protect against fraudulent or unauthorised activity.

5. Third-Party Services

We use the following third-party services to operate our platform:

• Cloudflare — website hosting, content delivery, and privacy-first web analytics (no cookies, no personal data collection).
• Resend — transactional email delivery for contact forms and business enquiries.

Each third-party service has its own privacy policy governing the use of your information. We encourage you to review their policies.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data with trusted third-party service providers who assist us in operating our website, provided they agree to keep your information confidential. We may also disclose your information if required by law or to protect the rights, safety, or property of Surf in Caparica, our users, or the public.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law. Usage data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when used to strengthen security or improve functionality.

8. Your Rights

Under applicable data protection laws (including the GDPR), you have the right to access, correct, update, or request deletion of your personal information. You may also object to or restrict certain processing of your data, and you have the right to data portability. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address below.

9. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your data.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at [enable JavaScript to see email].