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Legal Notice and Terms of Use

Website Owner
In compliance with Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce (LSSI-CE), it is reported that the owner of the site https://www.christianfernandezdelvalle.com (hereinafter, the “Website”) is:

  • Owner: Christian Fernández del Valle
  • NIF/CIF: 46254785
  • Email: info@christianfernadezdelvalle.com
  • Activity: Tandem paragliding flights, courses, and local guiding services in Gran Canaria.

1. Purpose

These Terms regulate access, browsing, and use of the Website, as well as the responsibilities derived from the use of its contents (understanding “contents” to include texts, graphics, information, photographs, videos, logos, icons, software, etc.).

2. User Acceptance

Access to and/or use of the Website attributes the status of User and implies full and unreserved acceptance of all the Terms published here. If you do not agree, please refrain from using the Website.

3. Rules of Use

The User agrees to:
a) Not use the Website for unlawful or unauthorized purposes.
b) Not damage the physical or logical systems of the Website, its providers, or third parties.
c) Not introduce or spread computer viruses or any other physical or logical systems that may cause damage.
d) Respect the intellectual and industrial property rights of the Owner and third parties.

4. Minimum Age

To contract services and/or send personal data through forms or messaging, the User declares to be over [16/18] years old. If this requirement is not met, authorization from parents or legal guardians is required.

5. Information and Availability of Services

The Website provides information and, where applicable, booking or pre-booking of:

  • Tandem paragliding flights in Gran Canaria.
  • Courses for beginners and progression.
  • Local guiding services for flying.

Activities are subject to weather conditions and the availability of technical and human resources. The Owner reserves the right to modify, reschedule, or cancel the activity to preserve the safety of participants.

6. Booking Process and Price

Bookings may be made through [form, email and/or WhatsApp]. The general process will be:

  1. User requests a date/time.
  2. Owner confirms (location, approximate time, requirements, and price).
  3. [Payment]: [cash / bank transfer / POS / deposit %] as indicated in each case.
  4. User receives confirmation and reminder with meeting point.

Prices: Prices indicated on the Website are indicative and may vary depending on the date, weather conditions, and the exact service contracted. Unless otherwise stated, prices include [applicable taxes / liability insurance] and the concepts detailed in the service description.

7. Cancellation and Changes Policy

  • Due to weather or safety: The pilot/organization may cancel or reschedule the activity if conditions are not suitable. In such case, a new date will be proposed at no cost to the User; if not possible, any deposit paid will be refunded.
  • By the User: Cancellations must be communicated at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting time. Late cancellations or no-shows may result in the loss of the deposit.
  • Late arrivals: Delays of more than 45 minutes may result in the impossibility of carrying out the activity and loss of the deposit if rescheduling is not feasible.

8. Participant Requirements

For safety reasons and internal regulations, the User declares that:

  • Weight/age: Complies with the established ranges minimum weight 20 kg and minimum age 4 years with authorization.
  • Physical condition: Is in adequate condition to perform the activity; will inform of any relevant medical condition (recent injuries, heart problems, pregnancy, etc.).
  • Alcohol/drugs: Will not participate under the influence of alcohol or substances.
  • Equipment: Will come with appropriate clothing and footwear as indicated by the Owner.
    The Owner may deny participation if there are risks to the User, third parties, or flight safety.

9. Insurance and Liability

The Owner declares to have civil liability and/or accident insurance in accordance with applicable regulations. Notwithstanding this:

  • Aerial activities entail an inherent risk. The User accepts the pilot/guide’s instructions and agrees to follow them.
  • The Owner shall not be liable for the User’s breach of these Terms nor in cases of force majeure or unforeseen circumstances.
  • None of the above limits the legally mandatory responsibilities under consumer law and other applicable legislation.

10. Intellectual and Industrial Property

All contents of the Website (texts, photographs, videos, images, logos, design, software) are protected by intellectual and industrial property rights. Their reproduction, distribution, public communication, transformation, or any other unauthorized exploitation is prohibited without the express written consent of the Owner or their rightful holders.

11. Third-Party Links

The Website may include links to third-party sites. The Owner is not responsible for the contents, policies, or practices of such sites. The inclusion of a link does not imply any relationship, approval, or endorsement of the linked site.

12. Data Protection (summary)

The processing of personal data of the User is governed by the Website’s Privacy Policy, available at: Privacy Policy URL.
In general terms:

  • Controller: Christian Fernández del Valle.
  • Purposes: Managing requests and bookings, customer service, communications related to services, and, where applicable, commercial mailings.
  • Legal basis: Contract performance and consent of the data subject; legitimate interest in improving services.
  • Recipients: technical providers, insurers, payment gateways when necessary.
  • Rights: Access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction, and portability at https://www.christianfernandezdelvalle.com/

13. Commercial Communications

If authorized by the User, the Owner may send commercial communications by electronic means (email/WhatsApp). The User may revoke consent at any time through the mechanisms provided in each communication or by writing to info@christianfernandezdelvalle.com

14. Cookies

The Website uses its own and third-party cookies for technical, analytical, and personalization purposes. The use of cookies is regulated in the Cookies Policy, available here, where the User can configure or revoke their consent.

15. Disclaimer of Warranties

The Owner does not guarantee uninterrupted availability of the Website or the absence of errors; however, measures will be taken to correct or restore the service as soon as the errors or outages are known.

16. Governing Law and Jurisdiction

These Terms are governed by Spanish law. Unless consumer law provides otherwise, the parties submit to the Court and Tribunals of [Las Palmas de Gran Canaria].
The User may also access the European Online Dispute Resolution Platform (ODR): https://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr.

17. Notifications

Any notifications between the parties must be made in writing via email to the addresses indicated above, and will be considered received 24 hours after being sent if no error notice is received.

18. Modification of the Terms

The Owner reserves the right to modify these Terms whenever deemed appropriate. Modifications will be published on this same page. Last update: 08/02/2025.

Privacy Policy

Last update: 08/02/2025

In this Privacy Policy we explain how we process your data at christianfernandezdelvalle.com when you use https://www.christianfernandezdelvalle.com and when you contact us for tandem paragliding flights, courses, or local guiding in Gran Canaria.

1) Data Controller

  • Owner: Christian Fernández del Valle
  • NIF/CIF: 46254785
  • Email: info@christianfernadezdelvalle.com

2) Purposes, Legal Basis, and Data Processed

We process the data you provide (e.g., name, email, phone, messages, preferences, payment data if applicable) for the following purposes:

  1. Handling enquiries and pre-bookings (forms, email or WhatsApp).
    • Legal basis: pre-contractual measures and, where applicable, contract performance (Art. 6.1.b GDPR).
    • Data: identification and contact details, request details.
  2. Managing the contracted activity (tandem flights/courses/guiding), logistical and safety notices (meeting points, schedules, weather).
    • Legal basis: contract performance (Art. 6.1.b) and legitimate interest in operational safety (Art. 6.1.f).
    • Data: identification, contact, operational requirements (e.g., weight/age where needed for safety).
  3. Billing and legal obligations (accounting/tax, warranties and claims).
    • Legal basis: compliance with legal obligations (Art. 6.1.c).
    • Data: identification, transactions, tax data.
  4. Commercial communications about similar services (if you sign up or do not object).
    • Legal basis: consent (Art. 6.1.a) and/or legitimate interest (Art. 6.1.f) to inform about similar services; you can object at any time.
    • Data: contact details, preferences.
  5. Site security, fraud prevention and maintenance (technical logs).
    • Legal basis: legitimate interest (Art. 6.1.f).
    • Data: IP, device identifiers, access logs.
  6. Analytics and website improvement (non-essential cookies, audience measurement).
    • Legal basis: consent via the cookies banner (Art. 6.1.a).
    • Data: online identifiers, browsing events (anonymised/pseudonymised depending on configuration).
  7. Publishing audiovisual content (clients’ photos/videos, testimonials).
    • Legal basis: explicit consent from the data subject.
    • Data: image/voice, name (if consented).

3) Data Retention

  • Enquiries/Pre-bookings: up to 12 months from last interaction.
  • Clients and billing: for the duration of the contractual relationship and 6 years (commercial) / 4 years (tax).
  • Marketing: until you withdraw consent or object.
  • Security/Logs: up to 12 months, unless incidents occur.
  • Audiovisual content with consent: until you withdraw it.

4) Recipients and Processors

We may disclose data to:

  • Service providers acting on our behalf (hosting, email, CRM/agenda, payment gateways, booking management, insurance) under a data processing agreement.
  • Public administrations and law enforcement where there is a legal obligation.
  • Insurance company in the event of a claim.

5) International Transfers

If some providers are outside the EEA (e.g., WhatsApp Ireland/Meta, Google/YouTube), we will only make transfers with appropriate safeguards (adequacy decisions or Standard Contractual Clauses).

  • If you contact us via WhatsApp, you share your number and messages with WhatsApp as a platform for the service; please check its privacy terms.
  • If you view embedded YouTube videos or maps, cookies/transfers may occur according to your cookies consent.

6) Your Rights

You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, erasure, objection, restriction, and portability by emailing info@christianfernandezdelvalle.com with the subject “GDPR – Exercise of rights”, and providing proof of identity.
If you believe your rights have not been properly addressed, you can lodge a complaint with the AEPD (www.aepd.es).

7) Minors

We do not accept bookings or collect data from minors under [16/18] without authorization from parents/legal guardians.

8) Security

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your data (access controls, in-transit encryption, backups, incident logging). Even so, no measure is 100% infallible.

9) Forms, WhatsApp, and Social Media

  • Sending a form or a WhatsApp message implies the processing described above; the legal basis will be as indicated (pre-contractual/contract/consent).
  • On social networks, data are processed in accordance with this Policy and the terms of each platform; we do not extract data for incompatible purposes.

10) Cookies

The use of cookies is governed by the Cookies Policy, where you can configure or withdraw your consent at any time.

11) Changes to this Policy

We may modify this Policy to adapt it to regulatory or service changes. We will publish the new version with an updated last update date.

Cookies Policy

What are cookies?
They are small files installed on your device while browsing. They can be first-party or third-party.

Types We Use

  • Technical or necessary (always active): enable browsing, security, and consent management.
  • Analytics (optional): measure site usage for improvement (e.g., Google Analytics 4 with anonymized IP).
  • Media/Maps (optional): enable viewing YouTube or other embedded content.
  • Advertising (optional, only if used): display personalized ads.

Legal Basis

We install non-necessary cookies only with your consent (you can withdraw it at any time from the settings panel).

How to Change Your Consent

You can configure or withdraw your cookie preferences at any time via the “Configure cookies” link in the footer.

Cookie Banner

We use our own and third-party cookies for technical purposes and, with your consent, for analytics and embedded content (YouTube). You can Accept, Reject or Configure your preferences. More information in the Cookies Policy.

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