Privacy Policy

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:

“Company”, referred to as “the Company”, “We”, “Us”, "Our”, refers to Cadeira ao Norte, Lda., the management organization of Quinta do Bom Despacho.
“Content” refers to any frontend or backend content, such as, but not limited to, text, images, videos, logos, documents, source code or any other information available to the User, regardless of the form of that content.
“Device” refers to any device that can access the Services, such as a computer, smartphone or tablet.
“Property” refers to the land on which the House is located, accessible through the main green gate located on the southeast side or through the secondary red gate located on the northwest side.
“Service” or “Services” refers to all or any of the services offered by the Company, such as, but not limited to: the website, accommodation, events or visits.
“Terms” refers to this Privacy Policy, which constitutes the entire agreement between the User and the Company regarding access and use of the website.
“Third-party booking services” refers to platforms external to the Company, such as Booking.com, Airbnb or Coliving.com, through which you can book one or more rooms, half or the entire house. ings may services or content (including data, information, products or services) provided by third parties that may be displayed, included or made available by the Service.
“User” refers to any person who accesses and browses the Website.
“Website” refers to the Quinta do Bom Despacho website, accessible from https://www.quintadobomdespacho.com
“You”, or “Your” refers to yourself, as a User or as a former, current and/or potential customer of the Company.
 

Introduction

Quinta do Bom Despacho is the commercial name of the local accommodation managed by Cadeira ao Norte, Lda., a limited company with registered office at Rua do Lajedo nº 62, 9500-213 Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal, registered with the number of tax identification 513 285 156.

These Terms govern access to and use of the Website as an informational service provided by Us. For specific Services with particular conditions, these prevail over these Conditions, as well as any others that are expressly agreed in writing between the User and the Company. By using or purchasing any of our Services, the User acknowledges and accepts the established Terms.

 

1. Use of the Website

1.1. By using the Website, the User agrees to these terms. If the User does not agree with these terms, they must immediately stop using the Website.

1.2. Our Website is made available exclusively for personal access and use, to obtain information about the services we provide and to request the provision of these services.

1.3. The use of the Website is not linked to any commercial or professional activity of the User. Your breach of this clause or any other of these Terms may result in the withdrawal of authorization to use and the subsequent exercise of Our rights under applicable law.

1.4. The User undertakes to indemnify and exempt us, as well as our legal representatives, partners and employees, from any damages, liabilities, complaints or requests for compensation, including expenses and representation costs, claimed by the User or by third parties as a result of any use of the Website that does not comply with these Terms.

1.5. Under the terms of the law and these Conditions, the User may not use, copy, transfer, alter, adapt, sublicense, attempt to modify or alter the source code, carry out reverse engineering operations on the content of the Website, in whole or in part.

1.6. By accessing the Website, the User acknowledges and accepts that its content may be incomplete, inaccurate, out of date or may not correspond to their needs and requirements.

1.7. We reserve the right to change or update, in whole or in part and without prior notice, these Conditions, as well as any others that may be applicable.

1.8. All changes and/or updates are binding and come into force as soon as they are published in the appropriate section of the Website. To obtain the most up-to-date version of these Terms, Users are advised to regularly consult the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy sections.

 

2. Access, interruption and suspension of Wesbite

2.1. We make our best efforts to provide continuous access to the Website. However, access to the Website may occasionally be limited, suspended or interrupted.

2.2. For maintenance or development of new features and/or services, access to the Website may be limited from time to time.

2.3. Access to the Website may also be interrupted in the event of “Force Majeure”, that is, any cause that disrupts its operation and that may have any type of impact on the fulfillment of our obligations. These cases may result from or be attributed to acts, events, omissions or accidents beyond our reasonable control, such as, but not limited to, power, software, hardware or telecommunications failures or other network failures, storms, floods or other natural disasters or any legislation, regulation or decision of a court or country.

2.4. Regardless of what may be causing the interruption or suspension of access to the Website, we will make every effort to restore access as quickly as possible.

2.5. At Our discretion, we reserve the right to remove and/or block access to any content that may have caused interruption or temporary suspension of access to the Website or that has the potential to lead to a violation of these Terms.

 

3. Hyperlinks to other Websites

3.1. Whenever the Website provides Hyperlinks to external pages and their Content, such as those of Third Party Reservation Services or any others, such Hyperlinks are provided for the User's convenience and for informational purposes only.

3.2. We declare that we do not own or control such external web pages and, therefore, we decline any responsibility for any Content or information that may result in any damages or losses resulting from the access to and use of external web pages.

3.3. When accessing and using any web page other than our Website, the User acknowledges that they do so at their own risk, being responsible for consulting information on the Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policies and collection and use of Personal Data on the pages external web.

 

4. Intellectual property rights

4.1. All rights are reserved. Access to the Website does not grant the User any rights over the content made available by Us.

4.2. When using the Website, the User undertakes not to use the Contents for illegal purposes and not to violate Our rights.

4.3. The Website and all its contents, including, but not limited to, texts, photographs, images, drawings, video or audio clips or marketing materials, such as brands, logos, domain names and any other elements that may be covered proprietary rights (including source codes) and/or other types of intellectual property rights are owned by the Company or owned by third parties with which the Company has an established formal business relationship.

4.4. The use, duplication, distribution, transmission or any other abusive act in relation to the Website or any of its contents not specifically identified, but of an identical nature, is expressly prohibited.

4.5. The Website and all its contents are protected against unauthorized use, copying or disclosure by national and international laws regarding intellectual property rights.

4.6. None of the provisions of these Conditions and/or the contents of the Website may be interpreted as implicitly accepting, granting or, by any means, licensing the right to use any Content by any means, without the prior written consent of the Company or any third party owner of the Content or intellectual property rights published on the Website.

4.7. The User may view and display the Website and/or the Content on any Device, store that Content in electronic format on disk (but not on a server or a memory device connected to the Internet) or print a copy of that Content for personal use and not commercial, provided that all information relating to intellectual property rights is retained by the User.

 

5. Protection of personal data

5.1. By using the Website, the User acknowledges and agrees to the collection and use, in whole or in part, of their personal data.

5.2. The collection and use of the User's personal data is in accordance with the provisions and terms of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the processing of personal data and free movement of these data.

5.3. For a better understanding of how personal data is collected and used, any User of the Website is advised to read the Website's Data Protection and Privacy Policy, made available as part of the Website's content. For more information about how we collect and use personal data, send us an email to info@quintadobomdespacho.com.

 

6. User acceptance

6.1. By accessing and using the Website, the User acknowledges and accepts:

6.2. Have read and understood these Conditions.

6.3. Refrain from using, directly or indirectly, and, in whole or in part, the Website and/or the Contents for purposes contrary to these Terms or any other considered illegal.

6.4. Refrain from reproducing, duplicating, copying, selling, reselling or, by any means, commercially exploiting the Website, the Contents or part(s) thereof.

6.5. Refrain from using and/or reproducing any material that is the Company's intellectual property.

6.6. Do not use, publish or disseminate any false, misleading or defamatory information regarding the Website or the Company.

6.7. Do not spread any electronic threats, such as, but not limited to, viruses, spyware, adware, rootkit, backdoor or Trojan viruses.

6.8. Do not use any software or any other mechanism, automatic or manual, to access, copy and/or control the Website or the Contents.

 

7. Miscellaneous

7.1. These Conditions are governed by Portuguese law and interpreted in accordance with it.

7.2. In the absence of an agreement or negotiated transaction between the parties, any dispute arising from or related to these Conditions will be settled by the Judicial Court of Ponta Delgada, with express waiver of any others.

7.3. Any provision contained in these Terms that becomes void will be considered unwritten, the remaining provisions remaining valid and producing all their effects.

7.4. The User has the right to obtain more information about the Terms, but also about the Company, the Website, the Content and/or the Services. For any questions related to these, please contact us at info@quintadobomdespacho.com.

 

Last updated June 2023