Privacy Policy

Effective Date: January 1, 2026 | Last Updated: 2026

This Privacy Policy outlines how Carioca Horizon Voyages Ltd. ("Company", "we", "us", or "our"), operating the website viblycuriouscrew.homes, collects, processes, stores, and safeguards personal data collected from visitors, readers, and registered users in compliance with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados - LGPD, Lei nº 13.709/2018) and the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

1. Information We Collect

We collect data to provide relevant, up-to-date travel journalism and analytical estimation tools for Rio de Janeiro. Data collection occurs under the following classifications:

• Direct Communications: When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, topic preference, and message content.
• Calculators & Local Storage: Interactive preferences entered in the Rio Trip Budget Estimator are computed locally in your browser and are not sold or linked to personal identifiers on our backend servers.
• Automated Telemetry & Device Data: We automatically record IP addresses, browser types, screen resolutions, referring URLs, and page visit timestamps for security diagnostic purposes.

2. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal information under the following legal frameworks established by the LGPD and GDPR:

• Consent: Given explicitly via our Cookie Consent interface or when transmitting voluntary inquiry emails.
• Legitimate Interests: To ensure cybersecurity protection, prevent fraudulent queries, and optimize the rendering speeds of our interactive guide maps.
• Legal Compliance: Retaining communication records when required under Brazilian civil internet legislation (Marco Civil da Internet, Lei nº 12.965/2014).

3. Third-Party Data Sharing & Transfers

We never sell, rent, or lease your personal information. Data may be shared strictly under contract with trusted infrastructure providers (cloud server hosts, CDN delivery networks, and spam filtering services). International data transfers follow standard contractual clauses ensuring equivalent safeguards.

4. Your Data Protection Rights

Under LGPD and GDPR, you are entitled to:

• Request confirmation of whether your personal data is being processed.
• Access, correct, update, or request the deletion of your personal records.
• Revoke previously granted cookie consent at any time through our footer interface.

To exercise your statutory privacy rights, email our Data Protection Officer at: [email protected].