WHO WE ARE
We are Hvarea Tourist Agency, specialized in organizing excursions, transfers, and private tours on the island of Hvar and surrounding areas.
Legal entity name:
Hvarea, Trade for Tourist Services and Tourist Agency, owner Mario Bošković, Stari Grad, Rudina 8
OIB (Personal Identification Number): 72162974283
MB (Registration Number): 99074397
Website:
https://hvarea.com
Contact details:
E-mail: info@hvarea.com
Phone / WhatsApp: +385 98 557 311
Registered office:
Rudina 8, Stari Grad, Croatia
Hvarea Tourist Agency operates as an online agency and collects and processes personal data via its website and communication channels (e.g. e-mail, WhatsApp) in accordance with applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
💬 COMMENTS
When visitors leave comments on our website, we collect the data shown in the comment form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized string created from your e-mail address (a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible publicly alongside your comment.
We reserve the right to review, approve, edit, or delete any comments containing offensive, inappropriate, unlawful content, spam, promotional messages, or any content not aligned with the purpose of our website.
🖼️ MEDIA
If you upload images or other media to our website, you should avoid uploading files that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images.
We may use images, photos, videos, and other multimedia content on our website and blog to illustrate our services and client experiences.
When publishing content that includes personal data or identifiable individuals, we do so only with their explicit prior consent.
All media content is used for informational and promotional purposes related to Hvarea Tourist Agency.
We reserve the right to remove any media that is inappropriate, unlawful, or violates copyrights or privacy rights.
🍪 COOKIES
Our website uses cookies to improve user experience, ensure proper functionality, and analyze traffic.
Cookies are small text files stored on your device.
🔹 Types of cookies we use
- Essential cookies – necessary for website functionality
- Analytical cookies – help us understand usage (e.g. number of visitors)
- Functional cookies – enable personalization
- Marketing cookies – used for advertising and campaign tracking
🔹 Third-party cookies
We may use third-party services such as Google Analytics to understand website usage.
🔹 Managing cookies
You can accept or customize cookie settings via the cookie banner on first visit.
Cookies can also be disabled in your browser settings.
By using our website, you consent to the use of cookies unless you disable them.
📩 CONTACT FORMS & NEWSLETTER
When you contact us via forms or e-mail, we collect data such as:
- name
- phone number
- message content
We use this data only to respond to inquiries and provide services.
🔹 Newsletter
If you subscribe, we collect your e-mail with your consent to send:
- service updates
- offers
- promotional content
You can unsubscribe at any time.
🔹 Legal basis
We process data based on:
- your consent
- service execution
- legitimate interest
🔹 Data security
We apply appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data.
🤝 SHARING YOUR DATA
We do not sell or rent personal data.
We may share data with:
🔹 Service partners
(e.g. skippers, guides, transport providers) only when necessary
🔹 Digital service providers
such as:
- Meta
🔹 Legal obligations
if required by law
⏳ DATA RETENTION
We retain data only as long as necessary.
- Comments → stored indefinitely
- Contact inquiries → up to 12 months
- Booking data → according to legal obligations
- Newsletter → until unsubscribe
You may request deletion at any time unless legally required otherwise.
🔐 YOUR RIGHTS
Under GDPR, you have the right to:
- access your data
- correct your data
- request deletion
- restrict processing
- object to processing
- data portability
📩 Contact to exercise rights
🔒 Right to complain
You may file a complaint with the Croatian Data Protection Authority.
🌍 WHERE YOUR DATA IS SENT
Your data is primarily processed within the EU/EEA.
Some services may transfer data outside the EU (e.g. analytics, communication tools), with appropriate safeguards.
🔐 DATA CONTROLLER
Hvarea Tourist Agency
Rudina 8, 21460 Stari Grad
E-mail: info@hvarea.com
Phone: +385 98 557 311
Last updated: May 5, 2026