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It is important to us for you to be aware that your privacy is very important to us. The Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 laying down rules on the protection of individuals concerning the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data shall apply in the Member States of the European Union and for this reason, we make a point of treating personal data collected with the utmost rigor and transparency, in strict compliance with the law.
This Privacy Policy describes what data we collect, for what purposes we may use it, how we treat it, with whom we share it, how long we store it, and how we may contact you and exercise your rights.
The NorthShore Hostel, located at Rua do Passal, 38, 9600-548, Ribeira Grande, Sao Miguel – Azores, is responsible for this website whose address is as follows: https://northshorehostel.pt/.
NorthShore Hostel undertakes to honor the privacy of its users and to process their data carefully and confidentially, by the applicable laws at the moment. Data will not be processed for purposes other than those specified herein. By using the NorthShore Hostel website you are giving your consent to the collection/access and use of the information provided.
NorthShore Hostel reserves the right to update or modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so that it may also be adapted to any legislative changes that may occur. For these reasons, the user is advised to visit this page regularly.
When visitors leave comments on the site, the data in the comments form, as well as their IP address and browser user agent, are saved to help with spam detection.
An anonymous string created from your email address (also called a hash) can be sent to the Gravatar service to verify that you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile photo is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
When uploading images to the site, you should avoid uploading images with embedded geolocation data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract geolocation data from site images.
By filling out the contact form on our website the NorthShore Hostel will have access to the data provided on that form.
The types of personal information we collect include:
. Your first, your last name and your email address.
Access to the NorthShore Hostel website may imply the use of cookies on both its pages and on the pages and/or websites that are linked to or referenced from the links on this website. Users who wish not to receive cookies or who wish to be informed of their settings can set their browser to do so.
If you leave a comment on our site you can choose to store your name, email address and website in cookies. This is for your convenience so you don’t have to re-fill in your details when leaving another comment. These cookies will last a year.
If you have an account and log in to this site, a temporary cookie will be set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and will be deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, some cookies will be set to store your session information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last one year. If you select “Remind Me”, your session will persist for two weeks. When you log out, your login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be stored in your browser. This cookie does not include personal data, it only indicates the content ID of the article you just edited. Expires after 1 day.
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content on other sites behaves as if you visit those sites.
This site may collect data about you, use cookies, incorporate third-party tracking, monitor your interactions with it, including record interactions with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that site.
We may use your information for our legitimate interests, such as offering you the most appropriate content on our website, email, and newsletters, to improve and promote our products and services, and the content of our website. This is also due to administrative reasons, legal and fraud detection purposes, security, prevention, customer service, comments or other possible communications.
When we use personal data to serve our legitimate interests, we will always take your rights and interests into account when protecting your personal information.
NorthShore Hostel is governed by high ethical standards and respects your privacy. Except as required by law in any relevant jurisdiction and disclosure of your name, email address and credit card details to complete your reservation, we will not disclose your personal information to third parties without your consent.
Airbnb: We use the services of Airbnb, based in San Francisco, California, United States, whose website is as follows: www.airbnb.com (hereafter Airbnb), to process your personal information solely on our behalf and so that you can be provided with online booking services. Reservations are processed by Airbnb, and the information you provide on our website will also be shared with Airbnb and its affiliates. This information may include personal information such as your name, contact details, payment details, guests traveling with you, and any preferences you may have made when making a reservation.
To learn more about the Airbnb business group, visit the Airbnb Terms page at https://www.airbnb.com/terms.
By sharing your data with the Airbnb team you will get a response when you need assistance. Airbnb may use your data for technical, analytical, and marketing purposes, please verify as described in the Airbnb Privacy Policy at https://www.airbnb.com/terms/privacy_policy.
This includes that your data may also be shared with other members of the Airbnb business group for review so that you may be presented with travel-related offers that may be of interest to you and offer a personalized service. If required, by applicable law, Airbnb will first request your consent.
Google Web Fonts: For uniform representation of fonts, this page uses web fonts provided by Google. When you open a page, your browser loads the required web fonts into your browser cache to display texts and fonts correctly.
For this purpose, your browser has to establish a direct connection to Google servers. Google thus becomes aware that our web page was accessed via your IP address.
If your browser does not support web fonts, a standard font is used by your computer.
Further information on handling user data, can be found at https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq and Google’s privacy policy at https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Competent Authorities: We disclose personal information to law enforcement officials and other governmental authorities by applicable law or if strictly necessary for the prevention, detection or execution of criminal acts and fraud.
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are saved indefinitely. This is so that any subsequent comments can be recognized and approved automatically, instead of putting them in a moderation queue.
For users who register with our site (if any), we store the personal information you provide in your user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Site administrators can also view and edit this information.
If you have an account on this site, or left comments, you can request to receive an export file with personal data stored about you, including any personal data you have entered. You can also request that the stored data be deleted. This does not include any personal data that is required to be kept for administrative, legal or security purposes.
Visitor comments can be verified through an automatic spam detection service.
To protect your data, we depend on our obligation to comply with applicable law. Where necessary, under applicable law, we will obtain your consent before processing your data for direct marketing purposes, for example. You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us through any of the contacts indicated at this Privacy Policy.
You can use your browser settings and set which cookies you accept and which you reject. Where you find these settings depends on the browser you use. You can go to the “Help” function in the browser to find the necessary settings.
NorthShore Hostel has implemented some technical and organizational measures necessary to ensure the security of your data and to prevent its alteration, loss, and treatment and/or unauthorized access.
