Privacy Policy

Last updated: 5 August 2026

GoHimarë (“we”, “us” and “our”) operates https://gohimara.com/ (the “Website”), an online directory for accommodation, local businesses and travel-related information in Himarë, Albania.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and share personal data when you use the Website, submit an accommodation enquiry, contact a property owner through the Website, or request the addition of a property or business listing.

1. Data Controller

The data controller responsible for the processing of personal data collected through the Website is:

KINGBYRON IKE
Gaios, Paxos, Greece
VAT Number: 802360285
Tax Office: Corfu Tax Office
Email: info@gohimara.com

KINGBYRON IKE is responsible for the personal data collected when you visit and use the Website, including information that identifies you or may identify you, directly or indirectly.

For any privacy-related request, please contact us at info@gohimara.com.

2. Personal Data We Collect

Accommodation enquiries

When you submit an enquiry for a property, we collect:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Your telephone number, where provided
• Check-in and check-out dates
• Number of guests
• Your message
• The property you are contacting
• Technical information needed to protect the form against spam and misuse, including IP-related security data, WordPress nonce data and arithmetic CAPTCHA verification data

Direct contact actions

When you use a telephone, email, WhatsApp, website or booking link displayed on a property listing, we may record the action taken, the listing involved and the date and time of the action. This helps us monitor listing performance and improve the Website.

Property owner and listing submissions

When a property owner or business representative requests a listing, we collect:

• Name and contact details
• Business or property name
• Property address and location information
• Telephone number, email address, website, WhatsApp and booking links
• Property description, facilities, indicative pricing and availability-related information
• Images, logos and other listing content
• Any information included in the request or subsequent communication

Technical data

When you visit the Website, we may collect technical information such as IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, pages visited and date and time of access.

3. Why We Use Your Data

We process personal data for the following purposes:

• To forward your accommodation enquiry to the relevant property owner or authorised representative;
• To send you an email confirmation of your enquiry;
• To manage, review, publish and maintain property or business listings;
• To communicate with property owners about listings, annual fees, renewals and related services;
• To monitor enquiries, telephone clicks, email clicks, WhatsApp clicks, website clicks and booking-link clicks;
• To prevent spam, fraud, misuse and security incidents;
• To analyse Website use when you have consented to analytics cookies;
• To comply with legal obligations and protect our legal rights.

4. Legal Bases for Processing

We process your data on the following legal bases:

• Your request: when you contact a property owner or ask us to contact you about a listing.
• Performance of a contract: when we provide a listing service to a property owner or business representative.
• Legitimate interests: to operate, secure, improve and measure the performance of the Website and its listings.
• Consent: for optional cookies and Google Analytics.
• Legal obligation: where processing is required by applicable law.

5. How Accommodation Enquiries Work

GoHimarë is a directory and does not process bookings or payments through the Website.

When you submit an enquiry for a property, your enquiry is sent by email to:

• The owner or authorised representative of the selected property;
• The GoHimarë website administrator; and
• You, as confirmation that your enquiry has been sent.

Accommodation enquiries are also stored securely in the Website’s private enquiry system.

The property owner is independently responsible for any personal data they process after receiving your enquiry. All discussions about availability, prices, bookings, cancellations, payments and accommodation arrangements take place directly between you and the property owner.

6. Who Receives Your Data

We share personal data only where necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy. Recipients may include:

• The relevant property owner or authorised representative, when you submit an enquiry;
• Our website hosting, email and technical support providers;
• Google, where you consent to Google Analytics or use Google Maps or Google Translate;
• OpenStreetMap and map tile service providers when you view the Website map;
• Public authorities, advisers or other parties where required by law or necessary to protect legal rights.

Property details, contact details, images and other listing information provided by a property owner may be published publicly on the Website.

7. International Data Transfers

Google services, including Google Analytics, Google Maps and Google Translate, may process personal data outside the European Economic Area, including in the United States.

Where data is transferred outside the European Economic Area, appropriate safeguards are used where required by applicable data protection law, including European Commission adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses.

8. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary for the relevant purpose.

• Accommodation enquiries are retained for 24 months from the date of submission.
• Property owner and listing information is retained for the duration of the listing relationship and for 5 years afterwards for accounting, contractual and legal purposes.
• Security and technical logs are retained for 12 months.
• Google Analytics data is retained for 14 months, subject to your cookie preferences and Google Analytics settings.

We may retain data for a longer period where necessary to comply with a legal obligation or to establish, exercise or defend legal claims.

9. Cookies and Third-Party Services

The Website uses strictly necessary cookies required for its operation and security.

With your consent, the Website may also use:

• Google Analytics, to understand how visitors use the Website;
• Google Maps, to display location information;
• Google Translate, to provide language translation functionality;
• OpenStreetMap and map tile services, to display directory maps.

Google Analytics and other non-essential cookies or services are not activated before you provide consent through the cookie banner. You can accept, reject or change your cookie preferences at any time through the Website’s cookie settings.

Further information is available in our Cookie Policy.

10. Your Rights

Subject to applicable law, you have the right to:

• Request access to your personal data;
• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data;
• Request deletion of your data;
• Request restriction of processing;
• Object to processing based on legitimate interests;
• Receive your data in a portable format where applicable;
• Withdraw your consent at any time; and
• Lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority.

To exercise any of these rights, email info@gohimara.com.

You may also lodge a complaint with the Hellenic Data Protection Authority at www.dpa.gr.

11. Children

The Website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe that a child has provided us with personal data, contact us at info@gohimara.com.

12. Security

We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure. However, no online system can guarantee absolute security.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be published on this page together with its update date.

14. Contact

For questions about this Privacy Policy or the processing of your personal data, contact:

KINGBYRON IKE
Gaios, Paxos, Greece
VAT Number: 802360285
Tax Office: Corfu Tax Office
Email: info@gohimara.com