Privacy Policy
At Whitehaven-beach.com, we value your privacy and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy outlines the type of information we may collect and how it is used. We are a travel blog located at the web address: https://whitehaven-beach.com, managed and written by Nath J (info@whitehaven-beach.com).
What information do we collect and how is it used?
We may collect information from you such as your name or email address if you decide to leave a comment, subscribe to the newsletter or submit a contact form. Additionally, we may receive information about you from third-party software that you use. When you access our website, we also automatically collect data such as your IP address, browser type, and referring website. We use cookies to provide you with a more personalized experience on the website. If you leave comments, we may collect your IP address and browser user agent string to detect spam.
The information we collect may be used for a variety of purposes, including: operating and maintaining the website, sending promotional emails, administrative communications, responding to inquiries, user support, tracking and measuring advertising, processing payments, and protecting against unauthorized or illegal activity.
Third-party use of personal information
We may share your information with third parties when you provide your consent. Plus, we use third-party service providers to help with the Website’s operations. These include:
Google Analytics – this service tracks how the Website is used and can provide information such as where the visitors came from and what actions they took. Google Analytics may collect your IP address, but no other personal data. You can find out more in Google Analytics’ Privacy Policy.
WordPress – this platform is used to publish our blog and enable comments. By default, WordPress does not share any personal information. To learn more about how WordPress handles data, please refer to the WordPress.org Privacy Policy.
Gravatar – when you leave a comment, we save the information entered in the comments form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string. An anonymized string created from your email address (known as a hash) may be provided to Gravatar to verify if you are using it. You can read the Gravatar service privacy policy here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Your profile picture will be visible to the public when your comment is approved. Embedded Content From Other Sites – some articles on this site include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles). This embedded content may collect data, use cookies, include third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with it. This is the same as if you had visited the other website directly.
Advertising and affiliate partners
Are you curious about how our advertising partners and affiliate programs use cookies on our site? Well, here’s the scoop: whitehaven-beach.com has no control over the cookies used by third-party advertisers and affiliates. We do, however, use referral links to track sales and commissions. Whenever a visitor clicks on the link, their purchases can be tracked back to us.
We work with two amazing affiliate programs: Booking.com and Viator. Through the Booking.com affiliate program, we are able to link to products and sites, and earn commissions. As for Viator, their program allows us to do the same. To learn more about their privacy policies, please check out their websites.
https://www.booking.com/content/privacy.en-gb.html
https://www.viator.com/support/privacyPolicy
Links to Other Websites
Other blogs and websites are linked to whitehaven-beach.com. These sites are not governed by this Privacy Policy and have their own policies. whitehaven-beach.com cannot control how other websites collect and use your personal information.
At present, we do not share your personal information with any third-party applications. This may change at our discretion.
We will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent, except when required by law. However, we may disclose personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or part of our business, due to a merger, consolidation, purchase of our assets, or as a result of bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings.
Anonymous data
We may use anonymous data, which does not identify you, or when combined with data from other sources. This anonymous data may be shared with other parties for marketing, advertising, or other purposes. This may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
Publicly visible information
Certain information may be publicly visible when visitors leave comments on the Website.
Cookies
Cookies are used on the Website to store visitors’ preferences and record user-specific information on the pages they access. They ensure that visitors are not repeatedly shown the same banner ads and customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information. Third-party services, such as Google Analytics, may also use cookies, as described herein.
Advertising
Sponsored Content Tracking Pixels
Whitehaven-beach.com may partner with influencer networks, brands, and agencies for sponsored campaigns. Any sponsored content will be disclosed in accordance with the FTC’s guidelines. Sometimes, these campaigns may use tracking pixels, also known as web beacons, which could contain cookies to collect data on audience and usage. This data is used by the sponsoring company to track the results of the campaign. No personally identifiable information collected by whitehaven-beach.com is used with these tracking pixels.
Affiliate Program Participation
Whitehaven-beach.com may engage in affiliate marketing by including tracking links on the website. If you click on one of these links for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for commission purposes.
How we protect your data
To ensure data security, whitehaven-beach.com has an SSL Certificate, which is a service provided and installed by SiteGround, our web host. This certificate encrypts all communication between your browser and the website using Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS).
While we do our best to safeguard information, we cannot guarantee security. We will, however, inform appropriate authorities of data breaches and notify you if there is a threat to your rights or interests. We will take all reasonable measures to prevent security breaches and cooperate with authorities if any breaches occur.
Rights related to your personal information
Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by using the unsubscribe links in our emails or contacting us at info@whitehaven-beach.com to be removed from our mailing list.
Access – You may request access to the personal information we have about you by contacting us at info@whitehaven-beach.com.
Amend – You may contact us at info@whitehaven-beach.com to amend or update your personal information.
Forget – In certain circumstances, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please send a request to info@whitehaven-beach.com.
Please note that we may need to retain some information for recordkeeping purposes, to complete transactions, or as required by law.
Sensitive personal information
We advise against submitting sensitive personal information, such as social security numbers, political opinions, ethnic origin, religious beliefs, health information, criminal records, or trade union memberships to the Website. If you choose to submit such information, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
Children’s information
We do not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If you believe that we have such information, please contact us immediately at info@whitehaven-beach.com, and we will make every effort to remove it from our records.
Contact information
If you have any questions related to this Privacy Policy, please contact us at info@whitehaven-beach.com.