Privacy Policy

1. Data controller

The data controller is Cervejaria Esquina Steakhouse, Avenida Roberto Ivens, 12, 9500-238 Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Azores, Portugal.

Contact: reservas@esquinasteakhouse.pt | Phone: +351 296 628 253.

2. Data we collect

Depending on how you interact with our website or services, we may process:

Contact details you provide voluntarily (name, phone, email) for reservations or enquiries;

Technical browsing data such as IP address, device type and pages visited, via cookies and similar technologies;

Website usage data for statistics and service improvement.

3. Purposes and legal bases

We process data to: manage reservations and customer communications; respond to enquiries; comply with legal obligations; improve the website and analyse traffic (with your consent where required); and protect our rights in legal or administrative proceedings.

Legal bases include performance of pre-contractual or contractual steps, legal obligations, legitimate interests, and consent where required.

4. Cookies

We use cookies that are essential for the website to function and, with your consent, analytics cookies (for example Vercel Analytics) to understand how the website is used.

You can manage your preferences via the cookie banner shown on your first visit, or by deleting cookies in your browser settings.

5. Data sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with service providers who help us operate the website (for example hosting and traffic analytics), only as necessary and with appropriate safeguards.

Data may be disclosed to public authorities when required by law.

6. Retention

We retain data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, or for the period required by law. Reservation and communication data are typically kept for as long as needed to manage the request and any legal or tax obligations.

7. Your rights

Under the GDPR, you have the right of access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection and, where applicable, data portability, as well as the right to withdraw consent without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.

To exercise your rights, contact reservas@esquinasteakhouse.pt. You may also lodge a complaint with the Portuguese Data Protection Authority (www.cnpd.pt).

8. Security

We apply appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss or unlawful alteration.

9. Additional documentation

You may also consult our privacy documentation in PDF format, available in Portuguese and English from the website footer where applicable.

10. Changes

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The date of the last update will be shown at the top of this page.