The access and use of the website www.azoresgolfislands.com (hereinafter referred to as the website) gives the visitor the status of user. Azores Golf Islands is managed by Ilhas de Valor S.A., headquartered at Rua Dr. Luís Bettencourt n.º86 1º Andar, Frente, 9580-529 Vila do Porto, Santa Maria – Azores, hereinafter referred to as Azores Golf Islands, is responsible for the website and commits to guarantee the privacy of the personal data of its users. Please read the following text to understand and learn how the information you provide will be handled by Azores Golf Islands.


1 – DEFINITION 

1.1  Personal data shall be understood as information, of any nature and support, including sound and image, relating to an identified or identifiable natural person. An identifiable person is considered to be a person who can be identified, directly or indirectly, namely by reference to an identification number or to one or more specific elements of his physical, physiological, psychological, economic, cultural or social identity.


2 – RESPONSIBLE FOR TREATMENT AND NATIONAL CONTROL AUTHORITY

2.1  Azores Golf Islands is the entity responsible for the collection and processing of the users’ personal data, namely, by the categories of data collected, what is their treatment and the purposes for which they are used.

2.2  National control authority | The national supervisory authority is the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD): Av. D. Carlos I, 134 – 1.º 1200-651 Lisboa, email geral@cnpd.pt


3 – PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED AND PURPOSES

3.1 Access to the website and navigation: with access to the website, a set of computer data is automatically collected, which are temporarily recorded in their own files, which are also automatically deleted after a certain period of time. The collection of this data is purely for technical purposes, such as the configuration of the connection, system security, the technical administration of the network and the optimization of our website. The data to which we refer are the following:

a) IP address of the requesting processor;
b) Date and time of access;
c) Name and URL of the downloaded file;
d) Volume of data transmitted;
e) Indication of whether the transfer was successful;
f) Identification data of the browser software and the operating system;
g) Website from which you accessed our site;
h) Name of Internet service provider.

3.2 During the visit to the website, Azores Golf Islands may collect personal data from the user (for example, by e-mail, when filling out the contact form, or when filling out the booking request form).

3.3 To fill in the contact form you are required to name, telephone, email and location. A dialog box is also provided in which you can register more information that contains other personal data.

3.4 To fill in the contact form, name, location, contact, e-mail are required. A dialog box is also provided in which you can register more information that contains other personal data.

3.5 Newsletters: Azores Golf Islands offers the possibility of subscribing to a free newsletter service to its website visitors. The purpose of this service is to make its subscribers aware of relevant information within the areas of interest covered by the services provided by Azores Golf Islands. In order to use this service, you will necessarily have to provide your e-mail address. You may unsubscribe from the newsletter service at any time, by simply following the instructions to this effect at the end of each newsletter.

3.6 By using the Azores Golf Islands website, you undertake to accept this Privacy Policy, as explained in this section of the website. If you do not accept the terms of this Privacy Policy, we ask you not to provide Azores Golf Islands with any personal data through this website.

3.7 The User guarantees that the personal data provided to Azores Golf Islands are true and is responsible for communicating any changes to them.


4 – PERIOD OF CONSERVATION OF YOUR DATA

The user’s personal data will be kept for the period necessary to comply with legal obligations. In the absence of a specific legal requirement, the user’s personal data will be stored and kept for a period of 5 years after the last change, update or interaction of the user with Azores Golf Islands. After this period, they will be eliminated.


5 – STORAGE OF YOUR PERSONAL DATA

The personal data collected and processed by Azores Golf Islands are stored on servers with limited access, located in controlled facilities.


6 – DATA TRANSFERS TO FOREIGN

The provision of certain services by Azores Golf Islands may imply the transfer of your data outside Portugal. In such a case, Azores Golf Islands will strictly comply with the applicable legal provisions, namely regarding the determination of the suitability of such country with regard to the protection of personal data and the requirements applicable to such transfers.


7 – DATA SECURITY AND CONFIDENTIALITY

It is Azores Golf Islands’s objective to guarantee the quality and integrity of the information provided by the website’s users, having implemented the necessary measures, both at a technological and organizational level, in order to keep the information secure, namely, authentication / access control systems ( login and password), use of firewall and intrusion detection systems, registration of actions taken by Azores Golf Islands employees on personal data of customers or users (login);


8 – COOKIES

This website uses cookies to improve its service. Some cookies are essential to guarantee the functionality provided, while others are intended to improve performance and the user experience. You should not continue to access our website after the warning about cookies, if you do not agree with their use. For more information about the cookies used by this website and how to manage and modify them, please see our Cookies Policy.


9 – DATA HOLDERS’ RIGHTS

In accordance with current legislation, the User has the right to access and rectify his Data, as well as the right to request its elimination, oppose its processing and obtain its limitation or portability, as applicable. You may also object to your Data being used for the purpose of creating your customer profile; in this case, you will not be able to benefit from personalized offers or services. In addition, you may, at any time, request to opt-out of receiving communications from us for marketing and advertising purposes.

These rights can be exercised by contacting Azores Golf Islands directly.
By post: Rua Dr. Luís Bettencourt n.º86 1º Andar, Frente, 9580-529 Vila do Porto, Santa Maria – Azores
By email: info@azoresgolfislands.com


10 – CONNECTION TO SOCIAL NETWORKS

We allow you to connect to social media, but we are not responsible for their privacy and security policies. We recommend that you check them out.
These are links to social networks outside Azores Golf Islands subject to their own Privacy Policy. These networks may record information relating to users’ activities on the Internet, including on our website.
We recommend analyzing the conditions of use and privacy policies of these social networks, in order to know exactly how they use the personal data of users, as well as the procedure to eliminate or limit the processing of such data.


11 – APPLICABLE LAW

In case of controversy or claim of any nature related to this website, Portuguese law will apply, regardless of any conflict of applicable laws. Without prejudice to the filing of a complaint with the national supervisory authority identified 2.2, the parties agree that all legal actions or proceedings arising out of or related to this Privacy Policy shall fall within the competence of the Portuguese courts and agree to submit any litigation relating to this matter to the jurisdiction of the Judicial Court of Ponta Delgada.


12 – UPDATES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

This Privacy Policy is subject to change. An indication of the date of the last update to this document is contained in the caption “Last updated:” at the foot of this document. Changes to this Privacy Policy will be effective upon publication on the website.


Last update: November 1, 2021