{"id":10303,"date":"2023-09-26T17:25:56","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T17:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/?page_id=10303"},"modified":"2025-10-21T20:34:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:34:12","slug":"privacy-and-security-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esencialcostarica.com\/en\/privacy-and-security-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Privacy and Security Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10303\" class=\"elementor elementor-10303\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b0262ba elementor-section-full_width animated-slow elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"b0262ba\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-847ea53\" data-id=\"847ea53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d55ea31 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d55ea31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Privacy and Security Policy<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e44539c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e44539c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-51f7842\" data-id=\"51f7842\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f16cc06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f16cc06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div><div><p>The <strong>purpose<\/strong> of this Website <strong>Privacy Policy<\/strong> is to <strong>outline<\/strong> <strong>how we deal<\/strong> with any <strong>personal data<\/strong> <strong>you provide<\/strong> to us while visiting this website. By visiting this website, you are accepting the terms of this Website Privacy Policy.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7c75bd3\" data-id=\"7c75bd3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a11e47e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a11e47e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section mcb-section mcb-section-4222d2b98 equal-height-wrap\"><div class=\"section_wrapper mcb-section-inner\"><div class=\"wrap mcb-wrap mcb-wrap-a2793874a one-second  column-margin-0px valign-bottom clearfix\"><div class=\"mcb-wrap-inner\"><div class=\"column mcb-column mcb-item-939881643 one column_visual custom-border-text\"><p>Any external links to other websites are clearly identifiable as such, and we are not responsible for the content or the privacy policies of these other websites. Certainly, if you are not happy with this Website Privacy Policy you should not use this website.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2524c3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2524c3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cefaad7\" data-id=\"cefaad7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb83de elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bb83de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>General Statement<\/h3><p><em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions respect your right to privacy and will not collect any personal information about you on this website without your clear permission. Any personal data that you volunteer, if retained, will be held on secure servers. The nature of the Internet is such that we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you transmit to us via the Internet. No data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. However, we will take all reasonable steps (including appropriate technical and organizational measures) to protect your personal data.<\/p><h3>Collection and use of personal data<\/h3><p><em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions may gather two types of information about you from our sites:<\/p><ul><li>Personal information is data that identifies you or can be used to identify or contact you and may include, your name, company, or e-mail address.\u00a0<em>essential<\/em>\u00a0Costa Rica and Procomer do not collect any personal data about you from this website, apart from information that you volunteer (for example by e-mailing us or by completing any of our on-line forms or voluntary registration for the services\u00a0<em>essential<\/em>\u00a0Costa Rica, Procomer, and other government institutions offer. If you choose not to provide the necessary personal information when requested, certain services or parts of the sites might not be available to you.<\/li><li>Aggregate information generated by\u00a0<em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions systems, which, like most websites, tracks traffic to and on the Sites but does not identify you personally.<\/li><\/ul><h3>Disclosure of information<\/h3><p>We will not disclose your personal data unless you have consented to this disclosure. We may disclose with your consent: (a) any information that\u00a0<em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions gather about you to third parties for the purposes of providing you with services that <em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA and Procomer consider may be of interest to you; (b) aggregate tracking information and other information that does not personally identify you, to third parties; (c) your personal information to third parties, when <em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions believe in good faith that\u00a0<em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions are required to do so by law.<\/p><h3>Use of information<\/h3><p><em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions may use the personal information it collects: (a) to verify your identity and assist you if you forget your password or login details for any of\u00a0<em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA and Procomer registration services; (b) to assist in providing the services requested by you; (c) to provide further information to you about other websites and services or which <em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions consider may be of interest to you; (d) for sharing with third parties that have similar objectives (in whole or in part) to\u00a0<em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions where the sharing is for a not-for-profit purpose; (e) for future marketing, promotional and publicity purposes that relate to\u00a0<em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions, and Costa Rica or its purpose, including to carry out direct marketing, event invitations &amp; activities, market research and surveys; (f) to help ensure that you are shown information that NZTE considers may be relevant to you and your interests; and (g) for any other use that you authorize.<\/p><h3>Changes to the Website Privacy Policy<\/h3><p>Any changes to this Website Privacy Policy will be posted on this website so you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fe8313\" data-id=\"3fe8313\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7007dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7007dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Cookies &amp; tracking<\/h3><p>Website cookies are small text files that can be placed on your computer by the websites you visit. They are widely used in order to make websites work as intended and enhance the users\u2019 experience. <em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions do not collect personally identifiable information through website cookies.<br \/><em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions may use a &#8220;cookie&#8221; file containing information that can identify details of your IP address, PC platform (e.g. Windows, NT or Mac), browser (e.g. Internet Explorer, Firefox or other, plus the version of browser), domain (whether you are accessing a Site from CR or elsewhere) and other user information (e.g. your username). <em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions may use the information generated by cookies to: (a) track traffic patterns to, from and on the Sites; (b) help display advertising to the appropriate users; and (c) enable you to enter the Sites and use certain services and to visit registered user only areas of the Site. You can choose to manage your cookies. Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aboutcookies.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.aboutcookies.org\/<\/a><\/p><h3>Content providers, advertisers and partners<\/h3><p><em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions do not control the practices of content providers or partners present on our sites. The Sites contain links to other sites, which may not follow the same privacy policies as <em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions. <em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions suggest that you check any relevant privacy policies before providing your personal information to any third party.<\/p><h3>Holding, correcting and updating<\/h3><p>Any personal information that you provide to <em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions will be collected and held by <em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions and\/or its authorized agents and associates. If you are an individual, you have certain rights under &#8220;LEY DE PROTECCI\u00d3N DE LA PERSONA FRENTE AL TRATAMIENTO DE SUS DATOS PERSONALES. Ley N\u00b0 8968&#8221; that Costa Rica holds. We will correct any personal information we may hold about you if you notify us in writing of the correction. If you have any questions about how <em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA and Procomer services work or regarding this Privacy Policy, contact <em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions by sending an email to marcapais@procomer.com<\/p><h3>Questions<\/h3><p>We welcome comments and suggestions regarding <em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA and Procomer\u00b4s privacy policy. Please send any questions about it or the information we have collected from you to <a href=\"mailto:marcapais@procomer.com\">marcapais@procomer.com<\/a>. If you believe your personal information has been misused or handled in such a manner contrary to the policy stated above, please contact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:marcapais@procomer.com\">marcapais@procomer.com<\/a><\/p><h3>Miscellaneous<\/h3><p>This Policy and any issue or dispute regarding privacy concerns will be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of Costa Rica, without regard to any choice of law provisions. This Policy and the Terms of Use are the entire agreement between the parties relating to use of the Website and the personal information collected by <em>essential<\/em> COSTA RICA, Procomer, and other government institutions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc55257 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc55257\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22b2b68\" data-id=\"22b2b68\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36d31f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d36d31f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Contact Us<\/h3><p><em>essential<\/em>\u00a0COSTA RICA is committed to protecting the information that you provide us. 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