Privacy Policy — massageguide.hu

1. Introduction

Massage Guide Hungary ("we", "our", or "us") operates the websites massageguide.hu and erotic.massageguide.hu. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal information when you use our services.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable Hungarian data protection legislation.

2. Data Controller

The data controller for personal data collected via this website is Massage Guide Hungary.
Contact: privacy@massageguide.hu

3. What Data We Collect

We may collect and process the following categories of personal data:

Account Data: Name, email address, phone number, and password (hashed) when you register.
Listing Data: Business name, address, description, photos, and contact details submitted when creating a listing.
Reviews: Text content and ratings you submit for listings.
Support & Contact: Messages and communications sent through our contact and support forms.
Usage Data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, and session data collected automatically via cookies and server logs.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your data on the following legal bases:

Contract performance — to provide the directory services you have signed up for.
Legitimate interests — to operate, maintain, and improve the platform.
Legal obligation — where required by applicable law.
Consent — for optional communications such as newsletters, where applicable.

5. How We Use Your Data

To create and manage your account
To publish and manage business listings
To process and display reviews
To respond to support requests and enquiries
To send transactional email notifications (listing approvals, support replies)
To detect and prevent fraud, spam, and abuse
To comply with legal requirements

6. Data Sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We may share data with trusted third-party service providers (hosting, email delivery, analytics) who are bound by data processing agreements. We will disclose data to authorities if required by law.

7. Cookies

We use essential cookies to maintain sessions and security. We may also use analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our site. You may disable non-essential cookies via your browser settings. The erotic subdomain uses a cookie to confirm age verification.

8. Data Retention

We retain account data for as long as your account is active and for a reasonable period thereafter. Listing data is retained until deleted by the owner or removed by our administrators. Contact and support messages are retained for up to 3 years.

9. Your Rights

Under GDPR, you have the following rights:

Right of access — request a copy of your personal data.
Right to rectification — correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to erasure — request deletion of your data ("right to be forgotten").
Right to restriction — request limited processing of your data.
Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured format.
Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests.

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@massageguide.hu. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Hungarian National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (NAIH) at naih.hu.

10. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, loss, or alteration. Passwords are stored using strong one-way hashing (bcrypt). All connections are encrypted via TLS/HTTPS.

11. Adult Content (erotic.massageguide.hu)

The erotic subdomain contains adult content intended for persons aged 18 and over. By accessing that subdomain and confirming age verification, you confirm you are an adult. We process your age-verification confirmation via a browser cookie only — no date of birth is stored. Listings on the erotic subdomain are subject to additional verification by our moderation team.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Significant changes will be communicated via email or a prominent notice on the website. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

13. Contact

For any privacy-related questions, contact our Data Protection Officer at:
privacy@massageguide.hu