Last updated: 20 August 2026
Perla del Sol respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit www.perladelsol.eu, how that information is used and what rights you have under applicable data protection legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. Who is responsible for your data?
The data controller for this website is:
Rafaella Cirillo
Trading/operating under the name Perla del Sol
Mijas Costa, Spain
Email: info@perladelsol.eu
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the way your personal data is handled, you can contact us by email.
2. What personal data do we collect?
Perla del Sol is primarily an informational website.
Depending on how you use the website, we may collect limited personal information such as:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your telephone number
- Information you voluntarily provide when contacting us
- Technical information such as your IP address, browser type, device type and pages visited
- Cookie information, where applicable
We do not intentionally collect sensitive personal information through this website.
3. Contacting us
If you contact Perla del Sol by email, WhatsApp or another communication method, we may process the information you provide in order to:
- Respond to your enquiry
- Provide information about Perla del Sol
- Assist with questions relating to your stay
- Handle practical or administrative matters relating to a booking
We only retain this information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was provided.
4. Bookings
Bookings for Perla del Sol are currently handled through external booking platforms such as Booking.com and, where applicable, Airbnb.
When you click a booking link on our website, you will be redirected to the relevant third-party platform.
Any personal information you provide during the booking process is processed by that booking platform in accordance with its own privacy policy and terms.
Perla del Sol does not process payments directly through this website.
Please review the privacy policies of the relevant booking platform before providing personal information.
5. Cookies
This website may use cookies and similar technologies to ensure that the website functions correctly and to improve the visitor experience.
Cookies may include:
Necessary cookies
These cookies are required for the basic functioning and security of the website.
Analytics or marketing cookies
If analytical or marketing services are used, these technologies may collect information about how visitors interact with the website.
Where required by law, non-essential cookies will only be placed after you have given your consent.
You can withdraw or change your cookie preferences at any time through the cookie settings available on the website.
6. Website analytics
If Perla del Sol uses analytics services, the information collected may include data such as:
- Pages visited
- Time spent on the website
- Approximate location
- Browser and device information
- How visitors arrived at the website
This information is used to understand how the website is used and to improve its content and performance.
Where possible, information is processed in aggregated or anonymised form.
7. External links
The Perla del Sol website may contain links to third-party websites and services, including:
- Booking.com
- Airbnb
- Other local businesses, restaurants or attractions mentioned in our blog
Once you leave our website, the privacy practices of the third-party website apply.
Perla del Sol is not responsible for how external websites collect or process personal information.
8. Blog and local recommendations
Our website may contain blog articles featuring local restaurants, beaches, attractions, shops and other places around Mijas Costa and the Costa del Sol.
Links to external businesses or services are provided for informational purposes.
Visiting these external websites may result in those third parties collecting data in accordance with their own privacy and cookie policies.
9. Embedded content
Pages on this website may occasionally contain embedded content from other websites, such as maps, social media posts, videos or booking services.
Embedded content may behave in the same way as if you had visited the external website directly.
These third-party providers may use cookies or collect technical information about your visit.
Where required, such content will only be loaded after appropriate consent has been obtained.
10. Legal basis for processing
Depending on the situation, we process personal data on one or more of the following legal grounds:
- Your consent
- Performance of a contract or steps taken before entering into a contract
- Compliance with a legal obligation
- Our legitimate interests in operating, securing and improving the website and responding to enquiries
11. How long do we keep your information?
Personal data is not retained for longer than necessary.
The exact retention period depends on why the information was collected and whether there are legal, administrative or contractual reasons requiring us to retain it for a longer period.
Information relating to enquiries may be deleted once it is no longer required.
Information connected to bookings or financial administration may need to be retained for longer where required by law.
12. Sharing personal information
We do not sell your personal data.
Personal information may only be shared where reasonably necessary with service providers that help operate the website or accommodation, for example:
- Website hosting providers
- IT or website service providers
- Booking platforms
- Administrative or accounting service providers
- Authorities where disclosure is legally required
Where appropriate, these parties are required to handle personal information securely and in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
13. International transfers
Some service providers may process personal information outside the European Economic Area.
Where this occurs, appropriate safeguards will be used where required under applicable data protection law.
14. Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, loss, misuse or disclosure.
However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
15. Your privacy rights
Under the GDPR, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate or incomplete information
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Request restriction of processing
- Object to certain types of processing
- Withdraw your consent at any time
- Receive certain personal information in a portable format
- Submit a complaint to the relevant data protection authority
To exercise any of these rights, contact:
We may need to verify your identity before processing a request.
16. Children’s privacy
This website is not specifically directed at children and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children through the website.
17. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, services or legal requirements.
The most recent version will always be published on this page together with the date of the latest update.
18. Contact
For questions relating to privacy or personal data, please contact:
Perla del Sol
Mijas Costa, Spain
Email: info@perladelsol.eu