PRIVACY & COOKIES
Last updated: September 2026
RAIZ. Private Dining is operated by Gil de Vilhena Sousa, based in Madeira, Portugal.
RAIZ. provides private dining experiences and related services. We respect your privacy and are committed to handling your personal information responsibly and transparently.
For any questions regarding privacy or the use of your personal information, you can contact us at raiz.originfreedom@gmail.com
WHO WE ARE
When you contact us or submit an enquiry through this website, we may collect the information you choose to provide, including your name, email address, phone or WhatsApp number, preferred date, number of guests, location or setting, the type of experience you are interested in, and any information you provide about your occasion, preferences, allergies or dietary requirements.
We only ask for information that is relevant to responding to your enquiry and planning a private dining experience.
The website is hosted by Squarespace. When you use the website, Squarespace may also process certain technical information required to operate and secure the site.
INFORMATION WE COLLECT
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use the information you provide to:
— respond to your enquiries and requests;
— communicate with you about a potential or confirmed private dining experience;
— understand your requirements, preferences and dietary needs;
— plan and deliver the experience you request;
— manage relevant administrative and service-related matters; and
— maintain the security and proper functioning of our website.
We do not use the information submitted through the enquiry form for unsolicited marketing.
HOW LONG WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to enquiries, plan and provide our services, maintain appropriate business records, and meet applicable legal or accounting obligations.
When personal information is no longer required for these purposes, we take reasonable steps to delete or securely dispose of it, where applicable.
SHARING YOUR INFORMATION
We do not sell or rent your personal information.
Information submitted through this website may be processed by Squarespace, which provides the website hosting and related services.
Where necessary to respond to or fulfil an enquiry, information may also be shared with service providers involved in delivering the requested experience, but only where relevant to that purpose.
We may also disclose information where required to do so by law or where necessary to protect our legal rights or the security of our services.
Under applicable data protection law, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you may have the right to access, correct, delete or restrict the processing of your personal information, as well as the right to object to certain processing and, where applicable, to request data portability.
Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.
To exercise your rights or ask a question about how your information is handled, contact us at: raiz.originfreedom@gmail.com
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the competent data protection authority in your country of residence or where you believe a data protection violation has occurred.
YOUR RIGHTS
This website uses cookies and similar technologies to help Squarespace operate the website securely, remember preferences and provide essential functionality.
Some cookies may be considered non-essential, including analytics or performance cookies. These cookies are restricted on this website and are only placed when you provide the relevant consent through the cookie banner.
You can accept all cookies, decline non-essential cookies or manage your preferences at any time through the cookie controls available on this website.
For detailed information about the cookies used by Squarespace, including their purposes and duration, please refer to The cookies Squarespace uses.
COOKIES
This website is hosted by Squarespace, which provides the infrastructure and services required to operate the website.
The website may also contain links to external services, including Airbnb and WhatsApp. When you follow these links or interact with those services, you leave the RAIZ. website and become subject to the privacy and cookie practices of the relevant third party.
RAIZ. does not control the privacy practices of external websites or services and recommends reviewing their respective privacy policies before providing personal information.
THIRD-PARTY SERVICES
We may update this Privacy & Cookies policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, website or applicable legal requirements.
When changes are made, the updated version will be published on this page together with the date of the latest update.