Privacy
Policy

This Privacy Policy explains how wherever.pt collects, processes and protects personal data, in line with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) and applicable Portuguese law. By using this website, users confirm they have read and understood this policy.

1. Data controller

The data controller for personal data collected through this website is the owner of the wherever.pt project. For privacy matters, rights requests, or event removal requests, contact us at wherever-support@protonmail.com.

2. Personal data we collect

We may collect personal data in the following situations:

• Data provided voluntarily — when users contact us by email or other contact channels;
• Technical browsing data — such as IP address, browser type/version, visited pages and session duration, collected for security and analytics purposes.

We do not intentionally collect special category data under Article 9 GDPR without explicit and valid consent.

3. Purposes of processing

Personal data is processed only for these purposes:

• Responding to contact requests and managing user communications;
• Ensuring website security and proper technical operation;
• Producing aggregated usage statistics to improve the service;
• Displaying advertising through Google AdSense (including Auto Ads), in personalized or non-personalized mode according to user consent choices.

4. Legal basis

Depending on the case, processing is based on user consent (including analytics and advertising cookies), pre-contractual measures, legitimate interests (security and service improvement), or legal obligations.

5. Retention period

Data is retained only for as long as necessary to fulfill the relevant purposes, or for legally required periods. After that, it is deleted or anonymized securely.

6. Data sharing

Personal data is not sold or commercially traded. It may be shared only when strictly necessary with technical service providers (hosting, analytics, and advertising/monetization) and competent authorities when required by law.

For advertising, the website may use Google services, including Google AdSense (Google Ireland Limited / Google LLC), subject to user consent preferences and Google policies.

7. International transfers

If data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, such transfers will rely on appropriate legal safeguards, including standard contractual clauses approved by the European Commission.

8. User rights

Users have rights of access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection and portability. These rights can be exercised at wherever-support@protonmail.com.

9. Security

Appropriate technical and organizational measures are implemented to protect personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, loss, or unlawful disclosure.

10. Advertising and consent (Google AdSense)

When users allow advertising cookies, the website may enable Google AdSense Auto Ads to show ads and measure ad performance. Depending on selected preferences and Google’s applicable policies, ads may be personalized or non-personalized.

For traffic from the European Economic Area (EEA), the UK and Switzerland, the website’s consent platform manages and transmits the relevant Google consent signals (including ad_storage, analytics_storage, ad_user_data, and ad_personalization) according to each user’s choices.

Users can change or withdraw cookie preferences at any time via the “Privacy Choices” option on the website, managed through the consent platform (CMP). Users may also review Google ad settings at adssettings.google.com.

11. Changes

This policy may be updated at any time. The version published on this page prevails over previous versions.