Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 11, 2026
Information We Collect
Information You Provide
When you create an account, leave a comment, report a photo, submit location feedback, or contact us, we may collect:
- Your name and email address
- Your nickname, comments, reports, and other submitted content
- Water destination information you submit or ask us to correct
- Messages you send through our contact forms
Automatically Collected Information
We may automatically collect:
- IP address and general location information
- Browser type and version
- Device type, operating system, and approximate region
- Pages visited and time spent on our site
- Referring website information
- Cookie identifiers and similar technologies used for analytics, security, advertising, and site functionality
How We Use Your Information
We use collected information to:
- Process and review water location submissions
- Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- Improve our website and services
- Measure traffic, page performance, and feature usage
- Protect the site from abuse, spam, and security threats
- Display advertising and affiliate recommendations when enabled
- Send occasional updates about our service (with your consent)
Information Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties, except:
- To trusted service providers who help us operate our website
- When required by law or to protect our rights
- With your explicit consent
Cookies, Analytics, and Advertising
The Water Around Us may use cookies and similar technologies to keep the site working, understand how visitors use the site, remember preferences, prevent abuse, and support advertising or affiliate measurement.
We may use analytics services such as Google Analytics, Vercel Analytics, and Ahrefs Analytics to understand aggregate traffic and improve the site. These services may collect information such as pages viewed, device/browser details, referring pages, approximate location, and interactions with the site.
If Google AdSense or other Google advertising products are enabled, Google and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to serve ads, limit repeated ads, measure ad performance, and personalize ads where permitted. You can learn how Google uses data on partner sites at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
You can manage cookies through your browser settings. You can also manage Google ad personalization at adssettings.google.com and learn about other interest-based advertising choices at optout.aboutads.info.
Third-Party Services
Our website may use third-party services that have their own privacy policies and data practices, including:
- Hosting and security providers such as Vercel
- Database, authentication, and storage providers such as Supabase
- Map, place, weather, and location services such as Google Maps
- Analytics providers such as Google Analytics, Vercel Analytics, and Ahrefs Analytics
- Advertising providers such as Google AdSense when ads are enabled
- Affiliate partners such as Amazon Associates, Viator, and Expedia when affiliate links are shown
Affiliate Disclosure
Some outbound links may be affiliate links. If you click those links and make a qualifying purchase or booking, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate relationships do not determine whether a water destination is included in our directory.
Data Security
We implement appropriate security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.
Your Rights
You have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your personal information
- Opt out of communications from us
Children's Privacy
Our service is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new policy on this page.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us through our contact page.