Privacy Policy

Welcome to the Privacy Policy of Just Holiday Villas 4 U, which outlines how we gather, utilize, maintain, and disclose information collected from users (referred to as "Users") of our website, www.justholidayvillas4u.com ("Site"). This Privacy Policy applies to both the Site and all the products and services offered by Just Holiday Villas 4 U.

Personal identification information
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Collection of Personal Identification Information

We may collect personal identification information from Users through various means, including when Users visit our Site, place orders, complete forms, and engage in other activities, services, features, or resources provided on our Site. This information could include names, email addresses, mailing addresses, and phone numbers, as appropriate. Users have the option to visit our Site anonymously. We will only gather personal identification information from Users if they voluntarily provide such information to us. Users have the right to decline providing personally identifiable information; however, this may restrict their participation in certain activities related to the Site.

Collection of Non-Personal Identification Information

Whenever Users interact with our Site, we may collect non-personal identification information. This could encompass details like browser names, types of computers, technical information about how Users connect to our Site (such as operating systems and Internet service providers), and similar data.

Use of Web Browser Cookies

To enhance User experience, our Site may employ "cookies." These are stored by a User's web browser on their hard drive for record-keeping purposes and occasionally to track information. Users can configure their web browsers to decline cookies or to provide alerts when cookies are being sent. However, this might result in certain parts of the Site not functioning optimally.

Utilization of Collected Information

Just Holiday Villas 4 U, may gather and use Users' personal information for the following objectives:

- Enhancing Customer Service: Information provided by Users helps us efficiently address customer service requests and support needs.

- Personalizing User Experience: We may aggregate information to comprehend how Users, as a group, employ the services and resources available on our Site.

- Improving our Site: User feedback can aid in refining our products and services.
- Processing Payments: Information Users provide when placing orders is used solely to fulfill those orders. We do not share this information with external parties except when necessary to provide the service.
- Sharing Information with Third Parties: Information may be shared or sold to third parties for marketing or other purposes.
- Conducting Promotions and Site Features: Users may receive information they've consented to receive, regarding topics we believe will interest them.
- Sending Periodic Emails: Provided email addresses might be used to send User-related updates, respond to inquiries, and fulfill requests. If Users opt-in to our mailing list, they could receive emails containing company news, updates, product or service information, and more.

Safeguarding Your Information

We adopt suitable data collection, storage, processing practices, and security measures to protect personal information, usernames, passwords, transaction details, and stored data on our Site. Our Site complies with PCI vulnerability standards to ensure the utmost security for Users.

Third-Party Websites

Our Site may contain advertising or other content linking to the websites and services of partners, suppliers, advertisers, sponsors, licensors, and other third parties. We lack control over the content or links on these sites and are not responsible for their practices. These external sites may have their own privacy and customer service policies, subject to change.

Advertising

Ads on our Site could be provided by advertising partners, who may utilize cookies. These cookies allow ad servers to recognize devices, compiling non-personal identification information about Users for targeted advertisements. This Privacy Policy does not cover advertisers' cookie usage.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

Just Holiday Villas 4 U reserves the right to update this Privacy Policy at its discretion. Notifications about changes will be posted on the main page of our Site, along with the revised date at the bottom of the page. Users are encouraged to regularly review this page for any alterations.

Acceptance of Terms

By using our Site, you indicate your acceptance of this policy and the terms of service. If you disagree with this policy, kindly refrain from using the Site. Continued use of the Site post-policy changes signifies acceptance of those modifications.

Contact Us

For inquiries about this Privacy Policy, our practices, or your interactions with our Site, reach out to us at:

Website: www.justholidayvillas4u.com
Email: info@justholidayvillas4u.com

This document's last update was on August 19, 2023.

Data Protection Policy

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Goal of the data protection policy

The goal of the data protection policy is to depict the legal data protection aspects in one summarising document. It can also be used as the basis for statutory data protection inspections, e.g. by the customer within the scope of commissioned processing. This is not only to ensure compliance with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data protection Act (DPA) 2018 but also to provide proof of compliance.

Preamble

Brief description of the company and motivation to comply with data protection.

Security policy and responsibilities in the company

  • For a company, in addition to existing corporate objectives, the highest data protection goals are to be defined and documented. Data protection goals are based on data protection principles and must be individually modified for every company.
  • Determination of roles and responsibilities (e.g. representatives of the company, operational data protection officers, coordinators or data protection team and operational managers)
  • Commitment to continuous improvement of a data protection management system
  • Training, sensitisation and obligation of the employees

Legal framework in the company

  • Industry-specific legal or conduct regulations for handling personal data
  • Requirements of internal and external parties
  • Applicable laws, possibly with special local regulations

Documentation

  • Conducted internal and external inspections
  • Data protection need: determination of protection need with regard to confidentiality, integrity and availability.

Existing technical and organisational measures (TOM)

Appropriate technical and organisational measures that must be implemented and substantiated, taking into account, inter alia, the purpose of the processing, the state of the technology and the implementation costs.

The description of the implemented TOM can, for example, be based on the structure of ISO/IEC 27002, taking into account ISO/IEC 29151 (guidelines for the protection of personal data). The respective chapters should be substantiated by referencing the existing guidelines.

Examples of such guidelines include:

  • Guideline for the rights of data subjects
  • Access control
  • Information classification (and handling thereof)
  • Physical and environmental-related security for end users such as:
    • Permissible use of values
    • Guideline for information transfer based on the work environment and screen locks
    • Mobile devices and telecommuting
    • Restriction of software installation and use
  • Data backup
  • Information transfer
  • Protection against malware
  • Handling technical weak points
  • Cryptographic measures
  • Communication security
  • Privacy and protection of personal information
  • Supplier relationships: Noting regular inspection and evaluation of data processing, especially the efficacy of the implemented technical and organisational measures.

GDPR

Just Holiday Villas 4 U

Privacy Notice

Updated: 01-02-22

1. Who is responsible for managing my information?

Just Holiday Villas 4 U and all websites and brochures operated and/or produced in relation to it are owned and maintained by:

Just Holiday Villas 4 U, El Salto, Granadilla, Tenerife, 38600 ("we" or "us")

This is our Privacy Notice and it explains how we collect, use, share and protect your personal data.

We are responsible for the collection and proper management of any personal information you submit. We will keep your personal details secure and use the information you provide consistently with applicable privacy and data protection laws and the terms of this Privacy Notice.

2. What information do we collect?

If you choose to make a booking through us or make queries about a potential booking we will collect details that you provide in relation to that booking or query. Information held is likely to include your name, contact details, payment details, date of birth, information about people travelling with you, information about your booking and any additional information we may need to help meet your specific requirements.

If you choose to let your holiday accommodation with us we will collect details such as your name, contact details, bank account details and details regarding the accommodation you wish to let.

We also collect website usage information and do this using "cookies". For further information about cookies and how we use them please see our Cookie Policy.

3. Location and Time Data on our Mobile App

If you use the Just Holiday Villas 4 U mobile application we may use GPS technology (or other similar technology) to determine the current location for any photograph you choose to share together with the date the photograph was taken. This will allow us to display a location map and location information so that others can benefit from your review. If you are happy for us to receive this information please ensure you have activated GPS in your device settings. If you do not want us to know the current location for the photo for the above purposes you should turn off the location services in your device settings and you will have the option to tell us the location in a manual text field. Please see also the full terms and conditions of the mobile application.

You can withdraw your consent to doing this at any time by changing your device settings.

4. How do we use your information?

The information you provide may be used in a number of ways, for example:

  • to enable us to complete your booking (if you are booking a holiday);
  • to enable us to advertise your holiday accommodation, transfer payments due to you and to provide related support services (if you are letting your holiday accommodation through us);
  • to populate information in and share information through our mobile app (see 3 above)
  • for statistical purposes when we evaluate our range of services;
  • to personalise repeat visits to our websites;
  • to tell you about other products and services we think may be of interest to you (see below);
  • to manage customer service queries; and
  • to help us to provide details or information you may have requested.

5. On what legal basis will we process your information?

We will always process your personal information on lawful grounds and in particular on the grounds set out below:-

Performance of a Contract

If you make a booking through us we will use the details that you give to provide that booking to you. This information is likely to include your name, date of birth, contact details, payment details, information about people travelling with you, information about your booking and any additional information we may need to help meet your specific requirements.

If you choose to let your holiday accommodation with us we collect details such as your name, contact details, bank account details and details regarding the accommodation you wish to let to perform our agreement(s) with you.

If you do not provide us with the information set out in this paragraph, then we may not be able to provide the booking or our letting services.

Legitimate Interest

We may use your name and email contact details you have given us to tell you about our own products and services which we think may be of interest to you. You can ask us to stop doing so at any time.

We may use some of your personal information for statistical purposes when we evaluate our range of services.

We may share your email address with Google and/or Facebook or other web based advertising platforms ("Platforms") , who act as data processors for them to use on our behalf in connection with the creation of marketing and promotion for us. This may include the Platforms using socio-demographic information about you to identify other people like you, with similar interests to present our marketing to. This socio-demographic information is not used for any other purpose nor shared with any other party. No information about other individuals identified from these Platforms is shared with us at any time.

The Platforms may also use your personal data to serve targeted advertising/content to you via their Platform. You can control what advertisements you receive via the privacy settings on the relevant platform

We may also share your contact details with our third party review administrator(s) who may contact you to ask for your comments on the accommodation and/or services that have been provided.

The above are done on the basis that they are in the legitimate interest of our company.

Consent

We may ask your consent to use your name, SMS , phone number(s) and postal address to tell you about our own products and services which we think may be of interest to you.

We may also ask your consent to share your name and contact details with selected third parties companies so that they can tell you about their products and services.

If you agree, we may also pass on your information, in certain cases, for the purposes of conducting a credit check.

You can withdraw your consent at any time.

Legal Obligation

We may also disclose your personal data without your permission to the extent that we are required to do so by law or regulation.

6. Who will you share my information with?

We may share your information with:

  • other members of our Group and their service providers (see also section 7 below);
  • owners of or agents for villas, apartments and townhouses (if you are making a holiday accommodation booking);
  • individuals who may be renting accommodation from you (if you are a holiday accommodation owner or advertiser);
  • credit/debit card companies;
  • our preferred insurance provider(s) (if you purchase the personal travel insurance policy we offer); and
  • other third parties who we may need to work with to deliver services or fulfil travel plans on your behalf, for example, resorts, management companies, owner's associations, airlines, ferry companies, car hire companies and other suppliers;
  • Platforms as set out in 5 above;
  • Other users of our Mobile App as set out in 3 above; and
  • Other third parties with your consent as set out in 5 above.

We may also disclose your personal data without your permission in connection with any legal proceedings or prospective legal proceedings, and in order to establish, exercise or defend our legal rights

7. How do you manage my information?

We may from time to time appoint other members of our Group of companies , or third party service providers, to help us manage efficient systems within the business. Some of these systems may for operational reasons be located in countries overseas including the USA.

We will only transfer your information to service providers who help manage our systems, or overseas, where we are satisfied that this is lawful and that adequate levels of protection are in place to protect the integrity and security of any information being processed and compliance with applicable privacy laws.

If we transfer your personal data to the USA then we will always use a lawful method to do so which may be either the "Privacy Shield" Programme or an agreement in a form approved by the European Commission.

8. Updating Your Details?

If you would like to change any of your preferences relating to the way in which we may use your information for direct marketing, then please update your user preferences or send an email to info@justholidayvillas4u.com

9. How long will we hold your information for?

We have a system of retention periods in place to ensure that your information is only stored whilst it is required for the relevant purposes or to meet legal requirements. Where your information is no longer required, we will ensure it is disposed of or deleted in a secure manner.

10. Your rights

You have the right to ask us at any time:-

  • to confirm whether we hold any of your personal data;
  • to send you a copy of any personal data that we hold about you;
  • to correct any inaccuracies in your personal data and to add relevant details where the personal data we hold is incomplete;
  • to delete (to the extent possible) any of your personal data, where we are required by law to do so;
  • to stop processing your personal data, where we are required by law to do so;
  • to let you have a portable copy of the personal data we hold about you, where we are required by law to do so;
  • to stop processing any of your personal data that we process on the basis of our legitimate interests; and
  • to stop sending you marketing material. However please note that we may continue to send you service related (i.e. non-marketing) communications, such as email updates

Where we have reached a decision that affects you by processing your personal data automatically then you have the right to speak to someone to discuss that decision.

Where we process your personal data on the basis that you have given us your consent to do so then you may contact us at any time to withdraw your consent

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, or wish to object to our use of your personal information, please write to us at the address given below.

Data Protection Co-ordinator, Just Holiday Villas 4 U, Las Palomas, El Salto, Granadilla, Tenerife, 38600

Or by email to: info@justholidayvillas4u.com

11. Does the notice apply to linked websites?

Our websites may contain links to other websites. This privacy notice only applies to this website so when you link to other websites you should read their own privacy policies.

12. When do you monitor telephone calls?

We may from time to time record telephone calls you have with our staff for training purposes and to improve the quality of our service.

13. How do we update this privacy notice?

We keep our privacy notice under regular review and we will place any updates on our webpage.

14. Who can I contact if I have queries about this privacy notice?

You can also contact us directly if you have any questions about our privacy notice or information we hold about you.

Please write to us at the address given below.

Data Protection Co-ordinator, Just Holiday Villas 4 U, by email to: info@justholidayvillas4u.com

If you are dissatisfied with our handling of any complaint you also have the right to raise concerns at any time with The UK Information Commissioner: https://ico.org.uk

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