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Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

Data Controller

The data controller for your personal data is:

  • Creative Harbour Srl
  • Fraz. La Crete 11018, Villeneuve (AO), Italy
  • P.IVA / VAT: 01267480075
  • REA: AO – 80855
  • Email: info@polescape.com

Personal Data Collected

We collect the following personal data when you make a booking or subscribe to our newsletter:

  • First and last name
  • Email address
  • Phone number
  • Pole dance level
  • Room type preference
  • Additional notes (if provided)

Purposes of Processing

  • Managing retreat bookings and related communications
  • Sending logistical and organizational information about booked retreats
  • Sending newsletters about new destinations and dates (only with explicit consent)
  • Fulfilling legal and tax obligations

Legal Basis

  • Contract performance: to manage your retreat booking and payment
  • Consent: for sending marketing communications and newsletters
  • Legitimate interest: to improve our services and your experience
  • Legal obligation: to fulfill tax and accounting requirements

Third-Party Sharing

Your data may be shared with the following GDPR-compliant service providers:

  • StripePayment processing (credit card data is never stored on our servers)
  • SupabaseDatabase and authentication (EU servers)
  • VercelWebsite hosting

Data Retention

  • Booking data: retained for 10 years for tax compliance
  • Newsletter data: retained until consent is withdrawn

Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

  • Right to access your personal data
  • Right to rectification of inaccurate data
  • Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten")
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to withdraw consent at any time
  • Right to lodge a complaint with the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante)

To exercise your rights, contact us at info@polescape.com.

Cookie Policy

Last updated: April 2026

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We only use essential technical cookies necessary for the website to function.

Technical / Essential Cookies

These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled:

  • Supabase Auth Session cookie for user authentication (duration: session)
  • polescape-cookie-consent (localStorage) — Stores your cookie preference (duration: 1 year)

Payment Cookies

These cookies are set during the payment process:

  • StripeCookies required for secure credit card payment processing (set only during checkout)

Referral Cookies (Optional)

These cookies are only set if you access the site via a personal link from one of our instructors. They allow us to attribute bookings to a referral for instructor reward purposes:

  • polescape_ref — Stores the instructor code and retreat edition. No personal data. Duration: 30 days. You can decline this by clicking "Essential only" in the cookie banner.

Analytics Cookies

We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the site (pages visited, geographic origin, device). These cookies are only set if you accept all cookies:

  • _ga, _ga_* — Google Analytics 4. Collects anonymous browsing data. Duration: up to 2 years. You can decline by clicking "Essential only" in the cookie banner.

How to Manage Cookies

You can manage and/or disable cookies from your browser settings. Please note that disabling essential cookies may prevent the website from functioning correctly, particularly authentication and booking features.