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Privacy Policy

Effective Date: April 2026

1. Introduction

BuyInRio (operated by Cavmir) provides an informational website about purchasing real estate in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located at buyinrio.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you use our website. By using buyinrio.com, you agree to the practices described in this policy. This policy is effective as of April 2026 and applies to all visitors worldwide.

2. What Data We Collect

Data You Provide Directly

When you submit a contact form on our website, we collect the information you provide, which may include your name, email address, and the content of your message. If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. We only collect information that you voluntarily submit to us through these interactions.

Data Collected Automatically

When you visit buyinrio.com, certain information is collected automatically by our hosting provider (Cloudflare) and analytics tools. This includes your IP address, browser type and version, device type and operating system, pages visited and time spent on each page, referring website or search engine, and approximate geographic location based on IP address. This data is collected through server logs, cookies, and similar tracking technologies.

Data We Do NOT Collect

We do not collect payment or credit card information, social security numbers or government identification numbers, passport or CPF numbers, health or medical information, or any biometric data through this website. BuyInRio does not process financial transactions of any kind.

3. How We Use Your Data

We use the information we collect for the following purposes: to respond to inquiries submitted through our contact form, to send periodic newsletter updates about the Rio de Janeiro real estate market (only to subscribers who have opted in), to analyze website usage patterns and improve our content using Google Analytics, to understand which neighborhoods, guides, and data pages are most useful to our visitors, and to maintain and improve website performance and security through Cloudflare.

We do NOT sell, rent, trade, or share your personal data with third parties for marketing purposes. We do not use your data for automated decision-making or profiling. We do not share your contact information with real estate agents, brokers, or any other commercial entities.

4. Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help websites remember your preferences and understand how you interact with the site. BuyInRio uses the following types of cookies:

  • Essential cookies: Required for basic website functionality, such as session management. These cannot be disabled without affecting site performance.
  • Analytics cookies: Used by Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our website. These cookies collect anonymized data about page views, session duration, and traffic sources.
  • Preference cookies: Remember your settings such as language or region preferences, if applicable.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies. However, disabling cookies may affect certain website features. For more information about managing cookies, visit your browser's help documentation.

5. Your Rights Under LGPD (Brazilian Data Protection Law)

Brazil's Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD), in effect since September 2020, grants you the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Confirmation of processing: You have the right to confirm whether we process your personal data.
  • Access: You can request access to the personal data we hold about you.
  • Correction: You can request correction of incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated personal data.
  • Anonymization, blocking, or deletion: You can request anonymization, blocking, or deletion of unnecessary or excessive data, or data processed in violation of the LGPD.
  • Data portability: You can request the transfer of your personal data to another service provider.
  • Deletion: You can request deletion of personal data processed with your consent.
  • Information about sharing: You can request information about which public and private entities we have shared your data with.
  • Withdrawal of consent: You can withdraw your consent for data processing at any time.
  • Complaint: You have the right to file a complaint with the ANPD (Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados — Brazil's National Data Protection Authority).

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at contact@buyinrio.com. We will respond to your request within 15 business days as required by the LGPD.

6. Your Rights Under GDPR (For European Visitors)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you are entitled to additional protections under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In addition to the rights listed above, you have the right to:

  • Object to processing: You can object to the processing of your personal data for direct marketing or based on legitimate interests.
  • Restrict processing: You can request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Data portability: You can receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
  • Lodge a complaint: You can lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority.

Our legal basis for processing personal data under the GDPR is: legitimate interest (for website analytics and security), and consent (for contact form submissions and newsletter subscriptions). You may withdraw consent at any time by contacting us or using the unsubscribe link in our emails.

7. Data Retention

  • Contact form submissions: Retained for 2 years from the date of submission, then permanently deleted.
  • Analytics data: Retained per Google Analytics default settings (26 months), after which it is automatically deleted.
  • Newsletter subscribers: Email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe, at which point they are deleted within 30 days.
  • Server logs: Cloudflare retains server access logs for a limited period as described in their privacy policy.

8. Third-Party Services

BuyInRio uses the following third-party services that may receive or process data:

Each third-party service has its own privacy policy governing their use of data. We encourage you to review them.

9. Children's Privacy

BuyInRio is not directed at individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a minor, please contact us immediately at contact@buyinrio.com and we will promptly delete the information.

10. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of the website after changes constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data rights, or have concerns about how your data is handled, please contact us: