We believe in plain language. This policy explains clearly what data we collect, why, and what you can do about it. If you have questions, email us at hello@primestays.co.
PrimeStays is an independent editorial platform operated at primestays.co. We curate and publish information about holiday rental properties in Portugal and distribute a fortnightly newsletter, The PrimeStays Letter.
For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Portuguese and EU data protection law, PrimeStays is the data controller for personal data collected through this website and newsletter.
Contact: hello@primestays.co
When you subscribe to The PrimeStays Letter, we collect:
When you visit primestays.co, we may collect:
Our email platform (Beehiiv) may track whether you open our emails and which links you click. This helps us understand which content is most useful to our readers.
We use your personal data only for the following purposes:
We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not sell your data to third parties.
Legal basis: Processing is based on your consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), which you provide when subscribing. You may withdraw consent at any time by unsubscribing.
PrimeStays contains affiliate links to third-party booking platforms (including but not limited to Holidu and partner platforms). When you click these links and make a booking, we may receive a commission from the platform at no additional cost to you.
What happens when you click an affiliate link:
We only link to platforms we consider reputable. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites. We encourage you to read their privacy policies before making a booking.
Our email platform: We use Beehiiv (beehiiv.com) to manage our newsletter. Beehiiv stores subscriber email addresses and engagement data on servers in the United States. Beehiiv is GDPR-compliant. You can review Beehiiv's privacy policy at beehiiv.com/privacy.
PrimeStays uses cookies to improve your experience. A cookie is a small text file stored on your device.
Required for the website to function. These cannot be disabled:
Help us understand how visitors use our site. We only enable these with your consent:
When you click affiliate links, third-party platforms may set tracking cookies on your device to attribute any subsequent booking to PrimeStays. These are set by the third party, not by us.
You can manage your cookie preferences at any time using the cookie banner on our website, or through your browser settings.
As a resident of the European Union or European Economic Area, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
To exercise any of these rights, email us at hello@primestays.co. We will respond within 30 days.
If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese data protection authority (CNPD) at cnpd.pt, or your local supervisory authority.
We retain your personal data for as long as you remain a subscriber to The PrimeStays Letter. If you unsubscribe, your email address will be removed from our active mailing list within 30 days.
We may retain anonymised, aggregated data (such as total subscriber counts) indefinitely for statistical purposes. This data cannot be used to identify you.
Beehiiv retains subscriber data in accordance with their own retention policy. You may request deletion of your data from Beehiiv directly at privacy@beehiiv.com.
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. These include:
No method of transmission or storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security. In the event of a data breach that poses a risk to your rights, we will notify you and the relevant supervisory authority as required by law.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make significant changes, we will notify subscribers by email. The date of the most recent update is shown at the bottom of this page.
Continued use of our website or newsletter after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
We're happy to help. Email us and we'll respond within 30 days.
hello@primestays.co