Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 26, 2026
At Portugal Best Hostels Guide, we take your privacy seriously. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you use our website and services.
Information We Collect
- • Personal information (name, email) when voluntarily provided
- • Booking preferences and travel history
- • Device information and cookies
- • Usage data and analytics
How We Use Your Information
- • To provide and improve our hostel booking services
- • To personalize your experience and recommendations
- • To communicate about bookings and updates
- • To ensure website security and prevent fraud
Information Sharing
- • With hostels for booking purposes
- • With service providers who assist our operations
- • When required by law or to protect rights
- • With your consent for specific purposes
Your Rights
- • Access your personal information
- • Correct inaccurate data
- • Request deletion of your data
- • Opt-out of marketing communications
Cookies and Tracking
We use cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and understand where our visitors come from. With the exception of essential and privacy-friendly measurement, these technologies load only after you give consent — see "Your Choices & Consent" below.
Categories of Cookies:
- • Essential: Required for basic website functionality and security. Always active.
- • Analytics & Performance: Help us understand how visitors use our site. Consent-based.
- • Marketing & Partner: Used by partner services to measure referrals and show relevant content. Consent-based.
Third-Party Services We Use:
- • Google Analytics: Aggregate traffic and usage statistics (pages viewed, approximate location, device, referrer).
- • Microsoft Clarity: Anonymised usage insights and heatmaps (clicks, scrolls, navigation) to improve the site.
- • PostHog: Product analytics to understand which features are used.
- • Ahrefs Web Analytics: Privacy-friendly, cookieless traffic measurement.
- • GetYourGuide: Measures tour and activity referrals made through our links.
- • Partner advertising script: A third-party script used to support and fund the site.
Each provider processes data under its own privacy policy. We do not sell your personal information.
Your Choices & Consent
When you first visit, a banner lets you Accept or Reject non-essential cookies and tracking. Nothing in the "Analytics & Performance" or "Marketing & Partner" categories loads unless you accept. You can change your decision at any time using the "Cookie preferences" link in the site footer, or by clearing the site data in your browser.
Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
Our Security Measures Include:
- • Encryption of data in transit and at rest
- • Regular security assessments and updates
- • Strict access controls and authentication
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us at:
Email: privacy@portugalbesthostels.com
Based in: Portugal
This privacy policy was last updated on June 26, 2026. We reserve the right to modify this policy at any time. Changes and clarifications will take effect immediately upon their posting on the website.