Privacy Policy

Introduction

This privacy policy explains how your personal data is collected, used, and processed in connection with the use of this website and the booking of holiday apartments. Data transmission on the internet inherently involves security risks. Therefore, it is not possible to guarantee complete protection of your data from third-party access.

The use of this website is generally possible without registration. However, every time you access the website, data such as the pages visited, the files retrieved, the date, and time are automatically stored. This data is used for statistical purposes and is not directly linked to your identity.

Personal data such as name, address, or email address is only collected when you provide it voluntarily. This data will only be shared with third parties with your explicit consent.

Responsible Entity

The responsible entity within the meaning of data protection laws is:

Ljupko Balta Vizinada 75c 52460 Buje info@villakasandra.com

Data Security and Encryption

To ensure the security of your data and protect confidential information, we use SSL/TLS encryption on this website. This encryption technology secures the transmission of sensitive content, such as your inquiries as a website visitor. When SSL/TLS encryption is activated, the address bar of your browser changes from "http://" to "https://" and is accompanied by a lock symbol in the browser bar.

Activating SSL or TLS encryption ensures that the data you transmit is protected from third-party access.

Processing of Personal Data

The legal basis for processing your personal data is:

  • Your consent: If you give us your consent to process your personal data, e.g., for marketing purposes.
  • Contract fulfillment: Processing your personal data is necessary to fulfill a contract with you, e.g., to process your booking.
  • Legitimate interests: We process your personal data in our legitimate interest, e.g., to improve our website and provide you with a better user experience.

Disclosure and Storage of Personal Data

Your personal data will only be transferred to third parties if it is necessary to fulfill contractual or legal obligations or if you have given prior consent. Third parties to whom we may transfer your data include payment service providers for processing payments.

We store your personal data only as long as necessary for the respective purpose of processing. In cases of longer retention periods due to legal or other obligations to which we are subject, your personal data will be archived in accordance with the relevant legal requirements and stored for the duration of the legal retention period.

Cookies

This cookie privacy policy explains in detail what cookies are, how they work, and how we use them on our website.

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your computer or mobile device when you visit a website. They serve to store information about your interactions with the website and allow the website to remember certain information to improve and personalize your user experience.

When you visit a website, the website may place cookies on your device. These cookies contain information such as your preferences or login credentials, which the website can read when you visit again. Cookies may be placed either by the visited website (first-party cookies) or by other websites that provide content on the website (third-party cookies).

Types of cookies we use:

  • Necessary Cookies: These cookies are essential for the functionality of the website. They allow you to navigate the website and use certain features, such as accessing secure areas of the website.
  • Performance Cookies: These cookies collect information about how visitors use our website, e.g., which pages they visit most often and whether they receive error messages from web pages. These cookies do not collect information that identifies a visitor. All information collected by these cookies is aggregated and therefore anonymous.
  • Functionality Cookies: These cookies allow the website to remember your choices (e.g., username, language, or region) and provide enhanced, personalized features.
  • Advertising or Targeting Cookies: These cookies are used to make advertising more relevant to you and your interests. They are also used to limit the number of times you see an ad and measure the effectiveness of advertising campaigns.

Upon your first visit to our website, you will be informed about the use of cookies via a banner. By continuing to use our website, you consent to the use of cookies in accordance with this privacy policy. However, you can change your cookie settings at any time by adjusting your browser settings or deleting cookies from our website.

You have the right to withdraw your consent to the use of cookies at any time by changing your cookie settings or deleting cookies from your device. Please note that disabling cookies may impair the functionality of our website.

Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service from Google LLC ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies", text files that are stored on your computer and allow analysis of your use of the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is usually transferred to a server of Google in the USA and stored there.

If IP anonymization is enabled on this website, your IP address will be truncated by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the European Economic Area. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be transferred to a server of Google in the USA and truncated there. On behalf of the operator of this website, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, compile reports on website activities, and provide other services related to website usage and internet usage to the website operator.

The IP address transmitted by your browser as part of Google Analytics will not be combined with other data from Google. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser software accordingly; however, we point out that in this case, you may not be able to use all functions of this website fully. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google and the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout?hl=en.

Alternatively, to prevent tracking by Google Analytics across all devices, click this link to activate the opt-out cookie, which will prevent future collection of your data by Google Analytics for this website (the opt-out works only in the browser and only for this domain). If you delete your cookies in this browser, you must click this link again.

We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of our website and improve it regularly. By using the statistics obtained, we can improve our offering and make it more interesting for you as a user. In exceptional cases where personal data is transferred to the USA, Google has committed to the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, https://www.privacyshield.gov/EU-US-Framework.

Google Maps

This website uses the Google Maps API to visually display geographical information. When using Google Maps, Google also collects, processes, and uses data about the usage of the map functions by visitors. Further information on data processing by Google can be found in Google's privacy policy. There you can also change your personal privacy settings in the privacy center.

Detailed instructions on managing your data in connection with Google products can be found here.

Google Maps collects and processes data regarding the use of the map functions. This may include:

  • IP address
  • Location information
  • Information about the device (e.g., device type, operating system)
  • Unique application numbers

Google's privacy policy describes in detail which information is collected and how it is used.

The data collected serves to improve the use of Google Maps, provide location information, and ensure the security of the services.

You can control the use of location data in your browser or device settings. For more information on managing your privacy settings, please refer to Google's privacy policy.

Please note that disabling location data may limit the full functionality of Google Maps and possibly this website.

Server Log Files

Captured Data: When you access our website, information is automatically collected by the website provider and stored in server log files. The captured data includes:

  • Date and time of access
  • IP address of the accessing device
  • Name and URL of the retrieved file
  • Website from which the access is made (referrer URL)
  • Browser type and version
  • Operating system of the accessing device
  • Hostname of the accessing device
  • Internet service provider of the accessing device

Disclaimer for External Links

Our website may contain links to external third-party websites over which we have no control. The content of the linked pages is always the responsibility of the respective provider or operator of the pages. We therefore take no responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of the content of external links.

Updating the Privacy Policy

This privacy policy is regularly reviewed and updated, if necessary, to comply with current legal requirements and technological developments. The latest version can be found on our website.

Date: February 20, 2024

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