1. Data Controller
The web portal Estepona.eu is responsible for the processing of personal data provided by users. We are committed to ensuring the security and privacy of your data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) of the European Union.
2. Personal Data We Collect
We collect information only when you interact with the features of the portal:
- Registration Data: When creating an account, we collect your username, email address, country, gender, and date of birth.
- Travel Diary and Reviews: We store the routes you save in your diary, your ratings (stars), and the comments you decide to make public or private about the points of interest.
- Location Data (GPS): For the real-time navigation feature, the application accesses your device's GPS location. This location is processed solely in your browser to guide you on the map and is never stored on our servers.
3. Purpose of Data Processing
We use your data for the following purposes:
- To allow the correct operation of your user account and access to your personal travel diary.
- To display reviews and opinions about tourist points that you decide to share with the community.
- To improve the portal's features through completely anonymous usage statistics.
4. Third-Party Advertising (Google AdSense and Cookies)
This website uses Google AdSense to show advertisements to users. Google, as an associated provider, uses cookies to serve ads on this site:
- Google uses the DART cookie to serve ads based on users' visits to this and other websites.
- Users can opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
- We use analysis tools (such as Google Analytics) that collect anonymous information about traffic and visitor behavior to optimize the portal.
5. Data Retention
The personal data provided will be kept as long as your account remains active on the portal or until you request its permanent deletion.
6. User Rights
You have the right to access, rectify, limit the processing of, or request the total deletion of your personal data at any time. To exercise your rights, you can modify your data in your profile panel or contact the portal's support team via our contact email.