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Privacy Policy

Last Updated: June 29, 2025

Welcome to cretebnb.gr. We are committed to protecting your privacy and providing a safe, secure experience for all our users. This Privacy Policy outlines how cretebnb.gr (referred to as “the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, discloses, and protects your personal information when you use our website for property listings and short-term rentals.

By accessing or using https://santorinibnb.gr/wp_santorini, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our website.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://santorinibnb.gr/wp_santorini. We operate as a property listing and management platform based in Crete.

2. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information from and about users of our website, including:

Personal Identifiable Information (PII)

Contact Information: Name, email address, phone number, and physical address (required for property listings or inquiries).
Account Information: Username, password, and registration details.
Property Information: Details provided when listing a property, including addresses, descriptions, photos, pricing, and contact details for booking.
Financial Information: While we do not store full credit card details on our servers, paid services (e.g., premium listings) are securely processed by third-party payment processors.

Non-Personal Identifiable Information

Usage & Technical Data: IP address, browser type, operating system, device information, and browsing history (pages viewed, search queries).
Comments: When visitors leave comments, we collect the data shown in the comments form, plus the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection.
Media: If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included, as visitors can download and extract this data.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies to enhance your experience and analyze site traffic.

Comment Cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.
Login Cookies: When you log in, we set up cookies to save your login info (lasts 2 days) and screen display choices (lasts 1 year). If you select “Remember Me,” your login persists for 2 weeks.
Embedded Content: Articles on this site may include embedded content (videos, images, etc.) from other websites. This content behaves exactly as if you visited the external website, which may collect data about you and use their own tracking.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected to:

Provide Services: To operate the website, display property listings, and facilitate communication between hosts and guests.
Communicate: To send transactional emails, security alerts, and administrative messages.
Marketing: To send promotional communications about properties in Crete (you may opt-out at any time).
Security: To detect and prevent fraudulent activity and protect our users.

5. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your information in the following ways:

With Other Users: Property details and host contact info are visible to users looking to book.
Service Providers: We share data with trusted third parties (hosting, analytics, payment processing) who are contractually obligated to protect your data.
Legal Requirements: If required by law, we may disclose information to comply with legal processes or protect the safety of our users.

6. Data Retention & Your Rights

Retention: Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely. For registered users, we store the personal information provided in their user profile indefinitely unless deleted.
Your Rights: You have the right to request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase any personal data. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

7. Data Security

We implement industry-standard security measures to protect your information. However, please be aware that no method of electronic transmission is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we discover such data has been collected, it will be deleted immediately.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Company: cretebnb.gr

Representative: Tsapakis

Email: info@santorinibnb.gr

Website: https://santorinibnb.gr/wp_santorini