Privacy Policy
How we collect, use and protect your personal data
Last updated: 12.05.2026
Algarve Eden Properties respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use and safeguard your information when you visit our website, contact us, request property information or communicate with us through our available contact channels.
This website is operated in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation, GDPR.
Who we are
Algarve Eden Properties
Operated by MAUREEN EDES
Apartado 7098
Estação Correios Vale Paraíso, Albufeira
8200-995 Albufeira
Portugal
Phone: (+351) 914 420 152
Email: info@algarveedenproperties.com
Website: https://algarveedenproperties.com
For any privacy-related questions or to exercise your data protection rights, you may contact us using the email address above.
Personal data we may collect
We may collect personal data when you voluntarily submit information through our website forms, property enquiry forms, email, telephone or WhatsApp.
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Message or enquiry details
- Property reference or property information requested
- Any other information you choose to provide when contacting us
- Technical information such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited and website usage data
- Cookie preferences and consent choices
This website does not include user accounts, login areas, public comments or review systems.
How we collect your data
We may collect your personal data through the following channels:
- The contact form on the contact page
- Property enquiry forms available on individual property pages
- Email communications
- Telephone calls
- WhatsApp messages, when you choose to contact us through WhatsApp
- Cookies and similar technologies used on the website
- Google Analytics 4, subject to your cookie consent choices where applicable
Why we use your personal data
We may use your personal data for the following purposes:
- To respond to enquiries submitted through the website
- To provide information about specific properties
- To communicate with potential buyers, sellers, investors or property owners
- To arrange viewings or provide further details about our real estate services
- To provide personalised assistance during the buying or selling process
- To keep a record of communications where necessary for service, legal or administrative purposes
- To improve the website, user experience and website performance
- To monitor website traffic and general usage trends through analytics tools
- To comply with applicable legal obligations
Legal basis for processing personal data
We process personal data only when there is a valid legal basis to do so. Depending on the situation, we may process your data based on:
- Your consent, for example when you accept non-essential cookies or choose to contact us through a form or WhatsApp
- Pre-contractual steps, when you request information about a property or our services
- Legitimate interests, such as responding to enquiries, managing client relationships, improving the website and protecting our business communications
- Legal obligations, when we are required to keep or disclose certain information under applicable law
Contact forms and property enquiry forms
When you submit a contact form or request more information about a property, the information you provide is used to respond to your enquiry and provide the requested assistance.
Property enquiry forms may collect details such as your name, email address, telephone number, message and the property you are interested in.
You should only provide information that is necessary for us to respond to your request.
WhatsApp communications
This website may offer the option to contact Algarve Eden Properties through WhatsApp.
If you choose to communicate with us through WhatsApp, your name, phone number, profile information, message content and other data associated with your WhatsApp account may be processed by WhatsApp and its parent company, Meta, according to their own privacy practices.
WhatsApp is an optional communication channel. You may also contact us by email or telephone.
Google Analytics 4
This website uses Google Analytics 4 to help us understand how visitors use the website and to improve its content, structure and performance.
Google Analytics 4 may collect information such as pages visited, session duration, device type, browser, approximate location and general interaction with the website. This information is used for statistical purposes and website improvement.
Analytics cookies and similar technologies will be managed according to your cookie consent preferences, where required.
Cookies
This website uses cookies and similar technologies to ensure the proper functioning of the website, improve user experience, analyse website traffic and, where applicable, support communication or marketing features.
We use CookieScript to manage cookie consent on this website. Through the cookie banner, you can accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies according to your preferences.
Cookies may include:
- Strictly necessary cookies, required for the website to function properly
- Analytics cookies, used to understand how visitors interact with the website
- Preference cookies, used to remember user choices where applicable
- Marketing or third-party cookies, only where such tools are active and subject to consent where required
You can change your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie settings available on the website.
Cookies currently used on this website
The following cookies may be used on this website, depending on your cookie consent preferences and the services active at the time of your visit.
Strictly necessary cookies
| Cookie key | Domain | Path | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CookieScriptConsent | algarveedenproperties.com | / | First-party | 1 month | This cookie is used by the Cookie-Script.com service to remember the visitor’s cookie consent preferences. It is necessary for the Cookie-Script.com cookie banner to work properly. |
| PHPSESSID | algarveedenproperties.com | / | First-party | Session | Cookie generated by applications based on the PHP language. This is a general-purpose identifier used to maintain user session variables. It is normally a random generated number, and its use can be specific to the site, for example maintaining a logged-in status or session continuity between pages. |
Performance cookies
| Cookie key | Domain | Path | Cookie type | Expiration | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| _ga | .algarveedenproperties.com | / | First-party | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is associated with Google Analytics and is used to distinguish unique users by assigning a randomly generated client identifier. It is included in each page request and is used to calculate visitor, session and campaign data for website analytics reports. |
| _ga_9FCGWVW3Z4 | .algarveedenproperties.com | / | First-party | 1 year 1 month | This cookie is used by Google Analytics to persist session state. |
Sharing of personal data
We do not sell your personal data.
We may share personal data only when necessary and appropriate, including with:
- Website hosting and technical service providers
- Email and communication service providers
- Analytics and cookie management providers
- Professional advisers, such as legal, financial or property-related professionals, when required to assist with your enquiry or transaction
- Public authorities, courts or regulatory bodies, when required by law
Whenever we use third-party service providers, we aim to ensure that they process personal data securely and only for the purposes required to provide their services.
International data transfers
Some third-party services used on this website, such as Google Analytics, WhatsApp or other online communication tools, may process data outside the European Economic Area.
Where such transfers occur, we rely on appropriate safeguards required by applicable data protection law, such as contractual protections or other legally recognised transfer mechanisms.
How long we keep your data
We keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required by law.
- Enquiries submitted through forms may be kept for as long as needed to respond and manage the communication
- Client or transaction-related communications may be kept for the duration of the relationship and for any applicable legal or administrative retention periods
- Analytics data is retained according to the settings configured in Google Analytics
- Cookie consent records are retained according to the settings configured in CookieScript
How we protect your data
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. For this reason, we cannot guarantee absolute security, but we work to protect your information using appropriate measures.
Your data protection rights
Under applicable data protection law, you may have the right to:
- Request access to your personal data
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Request restriction of processing
- Object to certain types of processing
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
- Request data portability, where applicable
- Lodge a complaint with a data protection authority
To exercise your rights, please contact us at info@algarveedenproperties.com.
Complaints
If you believe that your personal data has not been processed correctly, you have the right to contact the relevant data protection authority.
In Portugal, the supervisory authority is:
Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados, CNPD
Website: https://www.cnpd.pt
Children’s privacy
This website is not directed at children and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
If you believe that a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.
Links to third-party websites
This website may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content or security of those third-party websites.
We recommend that you read the privacy policies of any external websites you visit.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our website, services, legal requirements or data processing practices.
Any updates will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.