Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

This policy explains what personal data El Libre Playa collects when you visit this website or make an enquiry, why it's collected, and what rights you have over it. El Libre Playa is a privately owned holiday apartment personally managed by its owner, so this policy is written in plain language wherever possible.

Your personal data is used only to respond to your enquiry, manage your reservation, comply with legal obligations applicable to holiday accommodation in Spain, and provide the services you request. Personal data is never sold or used for advertising purposes.

2. Data Controller

The data controller (the "Controller" under Article 4(7) GDPR) responsible for the personal data described in this policy is:

Name: Roberto Liardo
Avenida Roque del Este 16
35130 Gran Canaria, Spain
Email: roliardo@t-online.de
Phone: +491725324996

3. Personal Data Collected

When you use the contact form on this website, or otherwise communicate with me directly, I may collect:

• Name and email address
• Telephone number, if you provide one
• Requested check-in and check-out dates, and number of guests
• Nationality, if provided or required for guest registration
• Booking reference and correspondence relating to your stay
• Technical information collected automatically by this website's hosting provider, such as IP address, browser type, operating system, and date/time of access

I don't collect payment details through this website — those are arranged directly once a booking is confirmed. This website is not intended for children to submit personal information independently.

4. Purposes of Processing

Personal data is used to:

• answer your enquiry and check availability
• confirm and manage a reservation
• communicate with you before and during your stay
• comply with legal obligations, including guest registration requirements
• prevent fraud and maintain the security of this website

5. Legal Basis for Processing

Personal data is processed on one or more of the following legal bases:

• responding to your request before entering into a contract
• performing a booking agreement with you
• complying with legal obligations under Spanish law
• legitimate interests in operating and securing this website

6. Data Recipients

Personal data may be shared with the following recipients, only to the extent necessary for the purposes described above:

• My email provider, to receive and store enquiry messages
• My website hosting company, which processes technical data as part of normal server operation
• The form-delivery service used by the contact form on this website
• Google, via embedded Google Maps and Google Fonts used on this website — see Google's own privacy policy at policies.google.com/privacy
• The competent Spanish authorities, where guest registration is legally required

If you book through a third-party platform such as Booking.com, Airbnb, or Vrbo, your data is also processed by that platform in accordance with its own privacy policy.

7. International Data Transfers

Some of the services above (such as Google) may transfer personal data outside the European Economic Area. Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards are used in accordance with the GDPR.

8. Cookies

Information about the cookies used on this website is provided in the separate Cookie Policy.

9. Data Retention

Personal data is kept only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy. For example:

• enquiries that don't result in a booking are typically deleted after a reasonable period
• booking records are kept for the duration of your stay and a reasonable period afterwards
• records that must be kept by law (such as guest registration or tax records) are retained for as long as legally required

10. Guest Registration Requirements

As a registered holiday accommodation provider in Spain, certain guest information may be collected and transmitted to the competent Spanish authorities where required by applicable law.

11. Your Rights under the GDPR

Under the GDPR, you have the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal data, to object to or restrict its processing, to request a copy of it in a portable format, and to withdraw your consent at any time where processing is based on consent. Where applicable, you also have the right not to be subject to a decision based solely on automated processing. To exercise any of these rights, simply contact me using the details below. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Spanish data protection authority, the Agencia Española de Protección de Datos (AEPD), if you believe your data has been mishandled.

12. Data Security

Appropriate technical and organisational measures are used to protect personal data against unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or loss.

13. Changes to this Policy

If this policy is updated, the new version will be posted on this page with a revised "last updated" date above.

14. Contact

Questions about this policy or your data, or requests to exercise any of your rights, can be sent to:

Avenida Roque del Este 16
35130 Gran Canaria, Spain
Email: roliardo@t-online.de
Phone: +491725324996