Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 26, 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how Garden Apartment Maria (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal data when you visit gardenapartmentmaria.com or submit a booking inquiry through this website.
1. Who We Are
Garden Apartment Maria
Flengi 8/a, 52450 Vrsar, Croatia
Email: info@gardenapartmentmaria.com
Phone: +385 98 902 4058
We are the data controller responsible for the personal data described in this policy.
2. What Personal Data We Collect
Booking inquiry form. When you request a reservation through our website, we collect your first and last name, email address, phone number, country, and the number of guests, along with your chosen check-in/check-out dates. This information is necessary to respond to your inquiry and arrange your stay.
Automatically collected data. Like most websites, our server automatically logs technical information such as your IP address, browser type, and pages visited, for security and website-performance purposes.
Cookies. See Section 5 below.
3. How We Use Your Data
We use the personal data described above to:
- Respond to your booking inquiry and communicate with you about your stay;
- Manage and administer your reservation;
- Maintain the security and proper functioning of our website;
- Comply with legal obligations, where applicable.
We do not sell your personal data, and we do not use it for automated decision-making or profiling.
4. Legal Basis for Processing
We process your data based on: (a) your consent, for example when you submit the booking inquiry form or accept cookies; (b) the necessity to take steps at your request prior to entering into a booking arrangement; and (c) our legitimate interest in keeping our website secure and functioning correctly.
5. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to operate correctly and, where you consent, to remember your preferences. We use a cookie-consent tool that lets you accept or decline non-essential cookies when you first visit the site, and you can change your preferences at any time via the cookie settings link in the footer or by clearing your browser’s cookies for this site.
6. Third-Party Services
Our website embeds a Google Maps map on the Location section to help you find the property. When this map loads, Google may collect data about your visit in accordance with its own privacy policy. We also link to our Google Business Profile reviews.
Our website is hosted with a third-party hosting provider, and emails related to your inquiry are sent through a transactional email service. These providers process data only on our behalf and solely to provide their service to us.
We do not currently sync bookings automatically with other platforms (such as Booking.com or Airbnb); any reservations you make with us directly are handled only through this website.
7. How Long We Keep Your Data
We keep booking-inquiry data for as long as necessary to handle your stay and for a reasonable period afterward in case of follow-up questions or legal/accounting requirements, after which it is deleted or anonymized.
8. Data Security
We use industry-standard measures to protect your data, including a secure (SSL/HTTPS) connection and regular automated backups at the hosting level. While we take reasonable steps to protect your information, no method of transmission or storage is 100% secure.
9. Your Rights
If you are located in the European Economic Area, you have the right to:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you;
- Request correction of inaccurate data;
- Request deletion of your data;
- Object to or request restriction of processing;
- Request a copy of your data in a portable format;
- Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@gardenapartmentmaria.com. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency (Agencija za zaštitu osobnih podataka, AZOP) at azop.hr, or with your local data protection authority.
10. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal reasons. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page shows when it was last revised.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at info@gardenapartmentmaria.com or +385 98 902 4058.