Privacy Policy – Gabriel Watersports

Website: https://www.gabrielwatersports.com

At Gabriel Watersports, we value your privacy. This policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you use our website or book tours.

What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments

When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent to help detect spam.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible publicly alongside your comment. Learn more in Gravatar’s privacy policy.

Media

If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download images and extract any location data from them.

Contact Forms

When you submit a contact form, the data you provide is collected securely for communication and support purposes.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last one year.
Visiting the login page sets a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies; it is discarded when you close the browser.
Login cookies save your login information and screen display choices. If “Remember Me” is selected, login persists for two weeks.
Editing or publishing an article saves a cookie in your browser to indicate the post ID; it expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other site directly. These websites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction.

Analytics

We may use analytics tools to improve website performance. These tools collect anonymized data and do not track personal information unless explicitly authorized.

Who We Share Your Data With

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
If you request a password reset, your IP address is included in the email.
For registered users, website administrators may access personal information to provide support.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
Registered user data is retained in user profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete personal data at any time (except usernames).

Your Data Rights

If you have an account or leave comments, you can:

Request an export of your personal data
Request deletion of your personal data (except data we are legally obliged to keep)

Data Security

We implement technical and organizational measures to protect your data from unauthorized access, disclosure, or loss.

Data Breach Procedures

In the event of a data breach, we have procedures to:

Detect the breach promptly
Notify affected users if required
Take corrective actions to minimize impact

Third-Party Data

We may receive or share data with:

Payment processors
Booking platforms
Analytics and marketing tools

All third parties follow strict privacy and security regulations.

Automated Decision Making and Profiling

Gabriel Watersports does not perform automated decision making or profiling using personal data.

Regulatory Disclosures

We comply with all applicable industry and legal disclosure requirements regarding data handling and privacy.