Legal

Privacy Policy

Last updated July 24, 2026

This is a plain-language template, not legal advice.

It has not been reviewed by a lawyer. Before relying on this policy — especially for guests or owners outside Costa Rica, where rules like the EU's GDPR may apply — it should be reviewed by qualified legal counsel familiar with both Costa Rican law and the law of the jurisdictions our users are in.

Information we collect

We collect information directly from you when you use a form on this site. Depending on which form, that can include:

  • Name, email address, and WhatsApp/phone number
  • Property address, neighborhood, bedroom/bathroom count, lot and construction size, year built, amenities, and photos (up to 15 per submission) — from the property intake form
  • Business name, category, description, pricing, and social links — from the business listing form
  • Notes on what you're looking for or hoping to earn from a property — from the owner assessment form
  • Messages you send to Olive, our AI concierge, when you ask it a question

We do not collect payment card information anywhere on this site — we don't process payments directly.

Why we collect it

We use this information to respond to your inquiry, review and (if appropriate) publish a listing, match you with the right service or property, and follow up by email or WhatsApp. We do not sell your information to third parties, and we do not use it for purposes unrelated to why you gave it to us.

Where it's stored

Form submissions are stored in a Supabase database. Property photos are stored in Supabase Storage. Submitted information is only visible to the Blue Zone Nosara team through an admin dashboard that requires a private access key — it is not publicly readable, and nothing becomes a public listing until we've reviewed and approved it.

Third parties we use

  • Supabase — database and file storage
  • Resend — sending confirmation and notification emails
  • Google (Gemini) — powers Olive, our AI concierge; messages you send it are processed by Google's API to generate a response
  • Vercel — hosts this website

Your choices

You can ask us to see, correct, or delete the information we hold about you at any time by emailing bznosara@gmail.com. If you subscribed to our newsletter, every email includes an unsubscribe option.

Cookies

This site does not currently use tracking or advertising cookies. If that changes, this policy will be updated to reflect it.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your data can be sent to bznosara@gmail.com.