Privacy & Cookies Policy

This Privacy & Cookies Policy explains how Portugal By Maria collects, uses, and protects personal data when you use our website.

By using this website, you agree to the terms described in this policy.

1. Who We Are

Portugal By Maria is an incoming tourism company operating in Portugal, providing travel experiences, tours, and tourism-related information.

If you have any questions regarding data protection, you may contact us through the official contact details available on the website.

2. Personal Data We Collect

Currently, our website does not include contact or booking forms. However, we may automatically collect limited technical data such as:

IP address

Browser type and version

Device type

Pages visited

Time and date of visit

This information is collected for security, performance, and analytics purposes.

3. How We Use Personal Data

We use collected data to:

Ensure website security and stability

Improve website performance and usability

Analyze website traffic and usage trends

4. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to ensure proper functionality and improve user experience.

Essential Cookies (Laravel)

These cookies are necessary for the website to function correctly and cannot be disabled. They may include session and security cookies used by the Laravel framework.

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website and help us improve our services.

Google Analytics may collect anonymized data such as:

Pages visited

Time spent on the website

Navigation paths

You can learn more about how Google processes data in their privacy documentation.

5. Legal Basis (GDPR)

Data processing is based on:

Legitimate interest (website security and improvement)

Consent (for non-essential cookies, where applicable)

6. Data Retention

We retain data only for the time necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy or as required by law.

7. Data Sharing

We do not sell personal data.
Data may be processed by trusted service providers (e.g., analytics providers) strictly for operational purposes.

8. User Rights

Under GDPR, users have the right to:

Access their data

Request correction

Request deletion

Restrict processing

Object to processing

Request data portability

9. External Links

Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for their privacy practices.

10. Policy Updates

We may update this policy periodically. Updates will be published on this page.