PRIVACY POLICY
Last updated: July, 2026
At Marie & Me, operated by SUNRISE YARD, UNIPESSOAL LDA., we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 („GDPR“) and applicable Portuguese data protection laws.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you visit our website or contact us.
1. Data Controller
The data controller responsible for processing your personal data is:
SUNRISE YARD, UNIPESSOAL LDA.
Rua D. Sancho I, número 18, Loja E
8500-013 Alvor
Portugal
Tax Number (NIF): PT 517 821 524
Email: marieandmesilves@gmail.com
Telephone: (+351) 926 257 479
2. Personal Data We Collect
Depending on how you interact with our website, we may collect the following information:
Information you provide
- Name
- Email address
- Telephone number
- Information contained in your messages
- Workshop or birthday party booking requests
- Any information you voluntarily provide when contacting us
Automatically collected information
When visiting our website, certain technical information may be collected automatically, including:
- IP address
- Browser type
- Operating system
- Date and time of access
- Pages visited
- Referring website
- Device information
This information helps us maintain the security and functionality of our website.
3. Purpose of Processing
We process your personal data for the following purposes:
- Responding to enquiries
- Organising workshops and birthday parties
- Processing bookings and reservations
- Providing customer support
- Improving our website
- Ensuring website security
- Complying with legal obligations
We only process personal data where we have a lawful basis under Article 6 GDPR.
4. Legal Basis
Depending on the situation, processing is based on one or more of the following:
- Your consent
- Performance of a contract or pre-contractual measures
- Compliance with legal obligations
- Our legitimate interests in operating and securing our business and website
5. Cookies
Our website may use cookies to improve user experience and ensure proper functionality.
Cookies may be used for:
- Essential website functionality
- Saving user preferences
- Website performance
- Security
Where legally required, non-essential cookies will only be used after obtaining your consent through our cookie banner.
You can change or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time through your browser settings.
6. Third-Party Services
To provide certain features and improve the functionality of our website, we use selected third-party services.
Google Fonts
This website uses Google Fonts to ensure a consistent and visually appealing presentation of text.
When you visit our website, your browser may connect to Google servers in order to download the required font files. During this process, Google may receive information such as your IP address and technical browser data.
Provider:
Google Ireland Limited
Gordon House
Barrow Street
Dublin 4
Ireland
Further information can be found in Google’s Privacy Policy:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Where required by applicable law, Google Fonts are only loaded after obtaining your consent through our cookie consent banner. If Google Fonts are hosted locally on our server, no connection to Google is established for font loading.
Google Maps
Our website includes embedded Google Maps to help visitors locate our shop and improve navigation.
When viewing a page containing Google Maps, your browser establishes a connection with Google’s servers. Google may process information including your IP address, browser information, device information, and location data (where enabled by your device settings).
Provider:
Google Ireland Limited
Gordon House
Barrow Street
Dublin 4
Ireland
The use of Google Maps is based on your consent where required under applicable data protection law.
Further information about Google’s data processing practices is available at:
https://policies.google.com/privacy
Other Third-Party Services
Our website may also use:
- Website hosting services
- Email services
- Social media links
These providers process personal data only where necessary for providing their services and in accordance with applicable data protection legislation.
We carefully select our service providers and require them to implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data.
7. Data Sharing
We do not sell your personal data.
Your data may be shared only where necessary with:
- IT and hosting providers
- Professional advisers
- Public authorities where legally required
- Payment providers (if applicable)
All recipients are required to process your information confidentially and in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
8. International Data Transfers
Where personal data is transferred outside the European Economic Area (EEA), appropriate safeguards will be implemented in accordance with Chapter V GDPR.
9. Data Retention
We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including legal, accounting, and tax obligations.
When data is no longer required, it will be securely deleted or anonymised.
10. Your Rights
Under the GDPR, you have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion („Right to be Forgotten“)
- Restrict processing
- Object to processing
- Data portability
- Withdraw consent at any time where processing is based on consent
- Lodge a complaint with the competent supervisory authority
Requests may be sent to:
marieandmesilves@gmail.com
11. Supervisory Authority
If you believe that your data has been processed unlawfully, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Portuguese supervisory authority:
Comissão Nacional de Proteção de Dados (CNPD)
12. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or access.
However, no method of electronic transmission or storage can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
13. Children’s Privacy
Our workshops are designed for children; however, this website is intended for parents, guardians, and adult visitors.
We do not knowingly collect personal data directly from children through this website.
Where information relating to a child is required for a workshop or birthday booking, it should only be provided by a parent or legal guardian.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect legal, technical, or operational changes.
The latest version will always be published on this page together with the date of the latest update.
15. Contact
If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, please contact:
SUNRISE YARD, UNIPESSOAL LDA.
Email: marieandme@gmail.com
Telephone: (+351) 926 257 479