Privacy Policy

Monte Ardila — Atividade Agrícola e Agropecuária, Lda. is the data officer for personal data collected through this website (thewildheifer.eu), in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), the Portuguese Law n.° 58/2019 of 8 August, and the guidelines of the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD).

1. Identification of the data officer

Monte Ardila — Atividade Agrícola e Agropecuária, Lda.
Registered office: (to be confirmed)
Portuguese tax number (NIPC): (to be inserted)
Email for data protection enquiries: dataprotection@thewildheifer.eu

2. Personal data collected

We collect the following personal data when you interact with our website or contact us:

  • Identification: first name, surname (where provided);
  • Contact: email, telephone (optional);
  • Country of residence (for travel logistics);
  • Content of messages submitted through forms;
  • Anonymised browsing data, after consent for analytics cookies.

3. Purposes of processing

  • Reply to enquiries about stays, partnerships, or other matters;
  • Manage commercial and institutional relationships with guests, partners, and visitors;
  • Send seasonal informational communications (newsletter), upon consent;
  • Comply with legal and contractual obligations;
  • Anonymised statistical analysis of website usage.

4. Legal basis

Processing is based, depending on the purpose, on consent (Article 6(1)(a) GDPR), performance of a contract (Article 6(1)(b)), compliance with a legal obligation (Article 6(1)(c)), or legitimate interest (Article 6(1)(f)).

5. Data retention

Personal data is retained for the period strictly necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, and in line with applicable legal retention periods. Contact data is generally retained for 3 years from your last interaction, unless you have expressly objected.

6. Rights of data subjects

Under the GDPR, you have the right to: access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, data portability, objection, withdrawal of consent, and the right to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (CNPD) or with the supervisory authority in your member state of residence.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at dataprotection@thewildheifer.eu.

7. Sub-processors and international transfers

Personal data may be processed by the following sub-processors: Hostinger (web hosting), Jotform (form management), Google (Analytics, Maps), in compliance with Standard Contractual Clauses approved by the European Commission for international transfers, where applicable.

8. Cookies

For information about cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.

9. Updates

This Policy may be updated. The current version dates from April 2026.