Terms of Use & Privacy Policy
1. Overview & Nature of Services
Viva Paraty (vivaparaty.com) is an independent online travel guide created to showcase the natural beauty, cultural heritage, and ecological wonders of Paraty and the Green Coast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Our goal is to provide insightful itineraries, travel tips, and curated recommendations for memorable local experiences.
2. Affiliate Marketing Disclosure (Viator / Tripadvisor Inc.)
In full transparency and compliance with FTC guidelines, Viva Paraty operates as an authorized marketing partner of Viator (a Tripadvisor Inc. company).
When you click on recommended tour links on our site and make a reservation, we may receive a referral commission at no extra cost to you. In fact, booking through Viator provides you with verified guest reviews, multilingual customer service, and the official Best Price Guarantee.
3. Limitation of Liability & Third-Party Tour Operators
Viva Paraty is not a direct tour operator, travel agency, charter company, or transport service. We do not directly own, manage, or operate schooners, speedboats, 4x4 vehicles, or guided excursions.
- All tour bookings, payments, ticket issuance, cancellation policies, and refund processing are handled directly by Viator / Tripadvisor and their certified local tour operators.
- Any modifications, scheduling inquiries, cancellations, or refund requests related to your excursion must be managed via your Viator confirmation voucher or Viator’s 24/7 customer support.
- While we strive to keep all schedules, departure points, and prices accurate, tour itineraries are subject to seasonal changes and weather conditions at the sole discretion of the certified operators.
4. Privacy Policy & Data Protection (GDPR, LGPD & CCPA)
We respect and safeguard your privacy in strict compliance with international privacy laws, including the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Brazil’s Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados (LGPD - Law 13,709/2018), and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
- We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties under any circumstances.
- Payment & Financial Data: Viva Paraty never collects, processes, or stores your credit card details or financial information. All checkout transactions take place exclusively on Viator’s secure 256-bit encrypted booking platform.
5. Cookies & Anonymous Analytics
Our website uses standard technical cookies and anonymous analytics software, specifically Google Analytics 4. These tools collect aggregate, non-personally identifiable metrics (such as page views, visit duration, device type, and approximate geographic region) to help us enhance our travel content.
You can disable or clear cookies at any time through your browser’s privacy settings without affecting your ability to browse our guides.
6. Intellectual Property
All editorial content, original guides, customized itineraries, brand graphics, and curated photography on this website are protected by intellectual property laws and belong to Viva Paraty or are licensed for our use. Unauthorized commercial reproduction, scraping, or redistribution without attribution is prohibited.
7. Data Subject Rights & Contact Information
You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal information you may have provided to us (e.g., when contacting us via email).
If you have questions regarding these Terms or our Privacy Policy, please contact our team at: contato@vivaparaty.com.