Legal Notice

Mandatory Company Information

  • Official Company Name: 8ROOTS VACATIONS, UNIPESSOAL LDA
  • Registered Office (Sede): Rua dos Arneiros, nº 25, Geraldes, 2525-523 Atouguia da Baleia, Portugal
  • Commercial Registration (Registo Comercial): 
    • Conservatória do Registo Comercial R.N.P.C
    • Registration number (NIPC): 519261437
  • Managing Directors / Managers (Gerentes): Dr. Patrick Held, David Ruess  
  • VAT Number (NIF / NIPC): 519261437

Contact

  • General E-mail: vacations@8roots.de
  • Manager E-mails: patrick@8roots.de, david@8roots.de

Regulatory Information

8Roots Ltda. operates short-term holiday accommodation in Portugal. The applicable legal framework includes, in particular, the Portuguese Civil Code (Código Civil), the legislation on local accommodation (Alojamento Local), and, where applicable, EU consumer protection and data protection law.

Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) and Consumer Arbitration

  1. European ODR Platform: If you are a consumer resident in the European Union, you may use the European Commission’s Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform:
  2. Portuguese Consumer Arbitration (ADR): Pursuant to Law 144/2015, we provide the following information regarding Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) entities:
    • 8Roots Lda is neither obliged nor willing to participate in dispute resolution procedures before a consumer arbitration board, unless required by mandatory law.
    • Regardless of our willingness to participate, consumers are entitled to submit disputes to the competent consumer conflict arbitration centers. The competent body for the region of our registered office is: [Insert Name and Website of the local Consumer Conflict Arbitration Center (e.g., Centro de Arbitragem de Conflitos de Consumo de Lisboa) that corresponds to your Lda’s town/city].
  3. Governing Law and Jurisdiction: These provisions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of Portugal. For any disputes arising from the use of this website or our services, the exclusive jurisdiction shall be the competent courts of [Insert Town/City where your Lda is registered], Portugal.

Liability for Content

We make every effort to keep the information on this website up to date, accurate and complete. Nevertheless, we assume no liability for the correctness, completeness or up-to-dateness of the content. As a service provider, we are responsible for our own content on these pages in accordance with the applicable laws. We are not obliged to monitor transmitted or stored third-party information or to investigate circumstances that indicate illegal activity. Obligations to remove or block the use of information under general laws remain unaffected.

Liability for Links

Our website contains links to external websites of third parties on whose content we have no influence. Therefore, we cannot assume any liability for such external content. The respective provider or operator of the linked pages is always responsible for the content. Illegal content was not recognizable at the time of linking. Permanent monitoring of the content of linked pages is not reasonable without concrete evidence of a violation of the law. Upon becoming aware of such legal violations, we will remove the links immediately.

Copyright

The content and works created by the site operator on these pages are subject to copyright protection. Any reproduction, editing, distribution and any kind of use outside the limits of copyright law require the prior written consent of 8Roots Lda or the respective copyright holder. Downloads and copies of this site are only permitted for private, non-commercial use. Insofar as the content on this site was not created by the operator, the copyrights of third parties are respected and such content is identified as such. Should you nevertheless become aware of a copyright infringement, please let us know. Upon notification of violations, we will remove such content immediately.