Last updated: March 2026 Matt's Bar ("we", "us", "our") is committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Who We Are

Matt's Bar Main Strip (Oura), Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal Email: bookings@mattsbar.net Website: www.mattsbar.net We are the data controller for the personal information collected through this website.

2. What Data We Collect

We may collect the following personal information when you use our contact or booking form:

• First name and last name
• Email address
• Phone number
• Group size and visit date
• The content of your message

We also collect newsletter sign-up data (email address only) if you subscribe to our mailing list. We do not collect any sensitive personal data (e.g. health information, financial details).

3. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data solely to:

• Respond to your enquiry or booking request
• Confirm and manage your booking at Matt's Bar
• Send you our newsletter (only if you have opted in)
• Communicate with you about events, packages and special offers (newsletter subscribers only)

The legal basis for processing your data is legitimate interests (responding to enquiries), contract performance (processing bookings), and consent (newsletter sign-ups).

4. How Long We Keep Your Data

We retain contact and booking enquiries for a maximum of 12 months, after which they are permanently deleted. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. We will delete your data sooner upon request.

5. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We may share it with:

• Brevo (Sendinblue) — our email service provider, used to send booking confirmations and newsletters
• Hosting providers that store our website data securely within the EU

All third parties are required to handle your data in accordance with GDPR.

6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies. Please see our Cookie Policy for full details.

7. Your Rights

Under GDPR you have the right to:

• Access — request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
• Rectification — ask us to correct inaccurate data
• Erasure — ask us to delete your data ("right to be forgotten")
• Restriction — ask us to limit how we use your data
• Portability — receive your data in a machine-readable format
• Object — object to our processing of your data
• Withdraw consent — unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time via the link in any email

To exercise any of these rights, please email us at bookings@mattsbar.net. We will respond within 30 days.

8. Data Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorised access, loss, or disclosure. Our website uses HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our server.

9. Complaints

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese data protection authority: CNPD — Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados www.cnpd.pt

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page with the date it was last updated.

11. Contact

If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at bookings@mattsbar.net.