Privacy policy

Pura Vida Portfolio operates puravidaportfolio.com — a Costa Rica Gold Coast STR investment research site run by Patrick Beland, owner-operator based in Playas del Coco, Guanacaste.

Privacy contact: [email protected]

Depending on how you use the site, we may process:

• Account signup: name, email, optional phone, and a password (stored as a cryptographic hash — we never store plain-text passwords).
• Lead and contact forms: name, email, phone, message, and the page or property you came from (persona/intent fields).
• Deal-check and portfolio tools: property URLs, pins, or listing details you submit for underwriting.
• Account preferences: saved shortlists, deal-alert settings, and similar in-app settings tied to your account.
• Session cookies: a signed login cookie (`pv_acct`) so you stay logged in; an optional operator cookie for internal admin tools.
• Usage analytics: privacy-friendly page-view analytics via Plausible (plausible.lysai.ca) — no advertising pixels, no cross-site profiling in our default setup.
• Server logs: standard web-server metadata (IP address, user agent, timestamps) for security and debugging, retained briefly.

We do not sell your personal information to data brokers. We do not run remarketing ad networks on this site.

• Provide gated investment data (revenue bands, comps, build estimates) to registered users.
• Respond to inquiries about co-hosting, acquisitions, JVs, or property sales.
• Send deal alerts or follow-ups you request.
• Improve the product (fix errors, understand which tools are used).
• Protect the service against abuse, spam, and unauthorized access.

Account and lead records are stored on our production server (JSON files and application logs under operator control). Email notifications may pass through our email provider when you submit a form or create an account.

Third-party processors we rely on include Plausible Analytics (usage stats) and AirROI (market/rental data lookups — see third-party data in our Terms). AI-assisted features, when enabled, may send property context you are viewing to a language-model API to generate on-page assistance — never for advertising profiling.

Account data is kept while your account is active. Lead records are kept as long as needed for follow-up and business records, then archived or deleted on request where practical. Server logs rotate on a short schedule.

• Delete your account or ask us to remove lead data — email us at the address above.
• Opt out of marketing follow-ups — reply “stop” or ask us directly.
• Block analytics in your browser (the site still works; we lose aggregate usage stats).
• Decline optional phone fields on forms.

We serve investors primarily in North America and Costa Rica. Personal data may be processed on servers outside your country. Costa Rica's Ley 8968 (Protection of Persons Against the Processing of Their Personal Data) applies to personal data we hold about individuals in Costa Rica; we aim to handle data proportionately and securely. If you are in the EU/UK, you may have additional rights (access, rectification, erasure, restriction) — contact us and we will respond in good faith.

This site is for adults making property investment decisions. We do not knowingly collect data from children under 16.

We may update this policy when our tools or legal requirements change. The effective date at the top of this page will change when we do. Continued use after an update means you accept the revised policy.

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