Privacy Policy - Find-a-Castle

Introduction

At Find-a-Castle, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal data we might collect about you. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, process, and protect your data when you visit our website.

By using our website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

When you visit Find-a-Castle, we collect the following information:

User Preferences: We store your language preference and theme settings (light/dark mode) in your browser's local storage to enhance your user experience.
Server Logs: Our web servers automatically collect standard information such as IP addresses, browser type, operating system, referring pages, access times, and pages visited.
Google Services Interaction: When you interact with maps or view castle reviews, your browser communicates with Google's servers to load this content.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

Provide, operate, and maintain our website
Improve and personalize your experience on our site
Understand and analyze how you use our website
Develop new features and functionality
Monitor and analyze usage and trends to improve your experience or the site's overall functionality

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our website and store certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Our website uses the following categories of cookies:

Necessary cookies: Essential for the website to function properly. These cannot be disabled.
Preference cookies: Enable the website to remember information that changes how the website behaves, such as your preferred language.
Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting and reporting information anonymously.
Marketing cookies: Used to track visitors across websites to enable us to display relevant and engaging advertisements.

You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. You can also use our cookie consent manager to select which types of cookies you accept.

Third-Party Services

Our website uses the following third-party services:

Google Maps API: To display interactive maps of castle locations.
Google Places API: To display reviews and information about castles.

These services may collect information sent by your browser as part of their standard operation. Their use of such information is governed by their respective privacy policies:

Google Privacy Policy

Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your data and maintain its accuracy. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Your Data Protection Rights

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), if you are an EU resident, you have certain data protection rights, including:

The right to access, update, or delete your personal information
The right of rectification
The right to object to processing
The right of restriction
The right to data portability
The right to withdraw consent

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under 16 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to remove that information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "last updated" date. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

By email: privacy@find-a-castle.com

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