Privacy Policy

This Policy applies to salvadorinsider.com and to pages and services directly operated by Salvador Insider.

It does not apply to third-party websites, platforms, booking systems or services that may be accessed through links published on the site.

Those third parties have their own privacy policies and practices.

For the purposes of this Policy, Salvador Insider refers to the party responsible for the editorial and digital operation of salvadorinsider.com and for decisions concerning personal-data processing carried out directly through it.

Privacy and personal-data requests may be sent through the contact channel indicated on the website.

When necessary to protect data subjects, we may request reasonable information to confirm the identity of the person making a request.

The amount and type of information collected depend on how you use the website.

We currently use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand, in aggregate, how visitors use Salvador Insider.

Google Analytics may process information such as visitor numbers, pages viewed, session duration and characteristics, traffic source, approximate geographic location, browser and device information, and interaction events on the site.

Google Analytics uses technical identifiers and may use first-party cookies such as _ga to distinguish users and sessions.

We do not use Google Analytics with the intention of personally identifying individual visitors, and we should not send Google Analytics directly identifying information such as a person's name, email address or telephone number.

Cookies are small files or identifiers stored on or accessed from a visitor's device. They can serve different purposes.

We may also receive information when you choose to provide it directly, for example when you contact us, submit a suggestion or correction, respond to a survey, use a future interactive feature or voluntarily subscribe to a newsletter if that service becomes available.

Depending on the situation, this information may include your name, email address and the content of the message you send.

We do not request personal data beyond what is necessary for the stated purpose.

Salvador Insider may in the future offer a newsletter or another voluntary communication service.

If that service is activated, subscription will depend on a voluntary action by the user. The email address provided will be used for the purpose presented at signup and may be processed by a specialist communications provider.

Promotional communications sent by us will provide a reasonable way to unsubscribe.

We will not treat a voluntary newsletter subscription as general permission to send communications unrelated to the stated purpose.

Data processed by Salvador Insider may be used to:

Depending on the purpose, type of data and law applicable to the visitor, processing may rely, among other bases, on consent; the need to operate and secure the service; legitimate interests where permitted and after considering the rights of the data subject; compliance with legal or regulatory obligations; and the exercise or defence of legal rights.

Where particular processing depends on consent, refusal will not prevent access to Salvador Insider's main editorial content unless a specific feature requires that processing in order to function.

Consent may be withdrawn later where applicable.

We do not sell personal data.

Information may be shared with or processed by providers that help us operate, measure, protect or monetise the website.

These providers and partners may include Google through Google Analytics and Google AdSense; Travelpayouts and companies responsible for its affiliate and monetisation infrastructure; travel brands and suppliers participating in the affiliate programmes we use; hosting and infrastructure services; security and abuse-prevention providers; email and newsletter providers; and other technical tools necessary for features actually made available on the site.

The type of information processed depends on the tool used and the visitor's interaction.

We do not deliberately provide affiliate partners with names, email addresses or other directly identifying data collected by us solely for the purpose of commission attribution.

Certain external partners and suppliers may carry out their own processing when a visitor interacts directly with their services.

We may also disclose information when required by law, court order or a valid request from a competent authority, or when necessary to protect the rights, security or integrity of Salvador Insider, its visitors or third parties.

Some providers used by Salvador Insider operate internationally distributed infrastructure. As a result, certain information may be processed or stored in countries other than the country where the visitor is located.

This may occur, for example, through our use of international services such as Google Analytics, Google AdSense, Travelpayouts and other technology providers.

Where applicable, we seek to use providers and mechanisms that offer appropriate safeguards for such transfers under relevant law.

The level and location of processing may also depend on the infrastructure and settings of the provider concerned.

Salvador Insider participates in affiliate programmes made available through Travelpayouts, an affiliate-marketing platform focused on the travel sector.

We use Travelpayouts Drive and other platform tools to enable and measure certain forms of content monetisation.

These tools may include affiliate links, widgets, search tools, automated monetisation features, content-performance analytics and other travel-service tools.

Salvador Insider currently uses Google AdSense and may also use sponsorships or additional affiliate and advertising networks in the future.

Google and its advertising partners may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver, measure and, where permitted, personalise advertising.

If new advertising or tracking technologies are activated, this Policy will be updated where necessary to explain their operation.

Where advertising or tracking cookies require consent, they will be used in accordance with the privacy choices applicable to the visitor.

Relevant commercial relationships are also disclosed in accordance with our Editorial Policy.

Salvador Insider contains or may contain links to restaurants, hotels, attractions, tourism operators, transport companies, booking platforms, social networks, public institutions and other external websites and services.

Some of these links may be part of affiliate programmes.

When you follow one of these links, you begin interacting with a service that we do not control.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, technologies, security or content of external services. We recommend reviewing the relevant service's privacy policy whenever personal information is provided directly to a third party.

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was collected, meet legal obligations, resolve disputes, protect rights or maintain service security.

Retention periods may vary according to the type of information, purpose of processing, service settings, duration of cookies and related technologies, legal obligations, security needs and the existence of a dispute or exercise of rights.

Retention periods applied by third parties such as Google, Travelpayouts or brands participating in affiliate programmes may be determined by their respective policies and settings.

Properly aggregated or anonymised statistical data may be kept for longer periods where it does not identify an individual.

We adopt reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information against unauthorised access, loss, improper alteration, disclosure, destruction and use incompatible with the stated purposes.

No system connected to the internet can provide an absolute guarantee of security.

If an incident involving personal data is identified, we will take reasonably necessary measures and make notifications required by applicable law.

Depending on the country or region where you are located and the law that applies, you may have rights relating to the processing of your personal data.

These rights may include knowing whether we process your data; obtaining information about processing; requesting access; requesting correction of inaccurate or incomplete information; requesting deletion where applicable; requesting anonymisation or blocking in certain circumstances; requesting restriction of processing where applicable; requesting portability where provided by law; objecting to certain forms of processing; withdrawing previously given consent; obtaining information about relevant sharing; requesting review of certain automated decisions where applicable; and lodging a complaint with the competent data-protection authority.

Not all rights are absolute, and some depend on the specific circumstances and applicable law. We will respond to requests according to the deadlines and requirements established by relevant legislation.

Visitors subject to Brazil's Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados Pessoais (LGPD) may exercise the rights provided by Brazilian law.

Where appropriate, they may also contact Brazil's Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD).

Visitors subject to the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or other data-protection laws may have additional or specific rights under local law.

We seek to respect those rights whenever the corresponding legislation applies to our activities.

The same principle applies to visitors from other jurisdictions that establish mandatory privacy and data-protection rights.

Salvador Insider is a general travel guide and is not designed as a service specifically directed at children.

We do not intentionally request children's personal data for profiling, targeted advertising or features aimed at minors.

If data is identified as having been provided inappropriately by or on behalf of a child, a parent or guardian may contact us to request review and, where applicable, deletion of that information.

Salvador Insider does not currently use personal data to make solely automated decisions that produce legal effects or similarly significant consequences for individual visitors.

Automated tools used for analytics, advertising, monetisation or selecting elements displayed on the website should not be interpreted as legal decisions about a visitor.

If such processing is introduced in the future, this Policy will be updated where necessary.

We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect new features, changes in providers, changes in data-processing practices, new affiliate or advertising programmes, new legal or regulatory requirements, or improvements in our privacy practices.

When a change is relevant, the updated version will be published on the website with the corresponding update date.

If a change requires new consent from the visitor, it will be requested where applicable.

Questions, requests or complaints regarding this Policy or the processing of personal data may be sent through the contact channel indicated on Salvador Insider.

When we receive a personal-data request, we may need to confirm sufficient information to identify the data subject and prevent data from being disclosed or modified in response to a fraudulent request.