Spanish Estate Privacy Policy
At Spanish Estate, we understand the importance of handling your personal information with care. We are committed to protecting your data and ensuring it is used responsibly.
We comply with all relevant data protection laws. By using our services, you agree to the collection and use of your information as described in this policy.
We strive to ensure that your data is:
- processed legally, fairly, and transparently
- collected for specific, clear, and legitimate purposes
- relevant and not excessive
- accurate and up-to-date
- not retained longer than necessary
- processed in line with your rights
- secure
We will seek your consent to process your data when required, and you have the right to withdraw this consent at any time.
This policy applies to all websites owned by Spanish Estate, including www.spanishestate.com, and any other interactions you have with us. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use our services.
About Us
Spanish Estate, accessible at www.spanishestate.com, is operated by Spanish Estate, a Dutch company registered at Nieuweweg 86, 8391KS, Noordwolde, The Netherlands (EU VAT registered as NL002338304B69).
We are not estate agents; we operate the website to connect buyers with properties and services offered by individual estate agents or companies. These advertisers may have their own privacy policies, which you should review.
Information We Collect
Personal Data
While using Spanish Estate, we may request certain personally identifiable information, such as:
- contact details like name, email address, or phone number
- unique identifiers like account numbers
- geo-location based on IP address
Tracking Data
Like many websites, we automatically collect certain information, including:
- Internet protocol (IP) addresses, device and browser type, Internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, pages viewed on our site, operating system, date/time stamps, and other data to analyze trends and administer the site.
We use cookies or similar technologies to analyze trends, track movements around the website, and gather demographic information. You can control cookies at the browser level, but disabling them may limit your use of certain features on our website. For more details, please see our cookie policy.
Additional Data
Other data submitted to our websites, such as survey responses, job applications, support requests, social media interactions, or other communications with Spanish Estate, may also be stored.
Providing Additional data is optional, but not doing so may limit your access to certain features.
Aggregated Data
We may collect, use, and share Aggregated Data, which is high-level data derived from your Personal Data but anonymized to prevent identification. This includes statistical or demographic data to help us understand customer interactions. If Aggregated Data becomes identifiable, it will be treated according to this policy.
How We Use Your Data
Third Parties
When you make an inquiry on Spanish Estate, we share your information with the relevant estate agent. We may also recommend third-party services based on the data we collect, but we will never share your personal data without your permission.
Service Providers
We may share your information with third-party service providers to assist with our business activities. These companies are authorized to use your personal information only as necessary to provide services to us, which may include:
- customer service
- marketing communications
- research and analysis
- analytics
- payment processing
Public Authorities
In certain situations, we may need to release account and other personal information to comply with the law, enforce our terms of use, or protect the rights, property, or safety of Spanish Estate, our users, or others. We do not sell, rent, or share personally identifiable information for commercial purposes beyond those described in this policy.
Data Storage
We store your data on secure servers provided by our service partners and will retain your personal information for as long as necessary for the relevant activities.
Spanish Estate may retain Personal, Tracking, or Additional data for as long as necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. This may include retaining information after account deactivation to pursue legitimate business interests, conduct audits, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.
While we cannot guarantee the security of your data in transit, we have procedures and security features in place to protect your data once we receive it.
Your Rights
Your rights include:
- the right to be informed
- the right of access
- the right to rectification
- the right to erasure
- the right to restrict processing
- the right to data portability
- the right to object
- rights related to automated decision making and profiling
We will make all reasonable efforts to supply, correct, or delete personal information about you as necessary. Please make those requests by emailing us at info@spanishestate.com.
We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to such requests.
Age Restrictions
Spanish Estate does not offer its services to anyone under the age of 16. If you learn that anyone under 16 has provided us with personal data, please contact us, and we will delete that information.
Policy Updates
This policy may be updated from time to time. Please check it each time you submit personal information to Spanish Estate. The date of the most recent revisions will appear on this page. If you do not agree to these changes, please do not continue to use this website or submit personal information to it. If material changes are made to the policy, we will provide a more prominent notice, such as by email notification of the changes.
Data Protection Authority
Subject to applicable law, you also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority or the Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens), which is the supervisory authority for Spanish Estate in the European Union:
Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens
Bezuidenhoutseweg 30
2594 AV Den Haag
Netherlands
Tel: +31 (0)70 888 85 00
Email: info@autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl
Contacting Spanish Estate
If you have any concerns about privacy at Spanish Estate, please email us at info@spanishestate.com, and we will try to resolve it.