Privacy Policy

Welcome to Guess Where Hotels (“we,” “us,” “our,” or “Guess Where Hotels”).

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect information when you visit or interact with guesswherehotels.com (the “Website”).

Guess Where Hotels is a luxury travel and hotel recommendation website providing travel inspiration, hotel guides, destination information, itineraries, and related travel content.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected through the Website, how we use it, and the choices you may have regarding your information.

By using the Website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

Depending on how you use our Website, we may collect different types of information.

Information You Provide Directly

You may voluntarily provide personal information when you:

• Subscribe to our newsletter

• Contact us by email or through a contact form

• Submit a comment or other content, where applicable

• Participate in a survey, promotion, or other Website feature

• Otherwise communicate with us

This information may include your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide.

You are generally not required to provide personal information to browse Guess Where Hotels.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Website, certain information may be collected automatically through your browser, device, server logs, cookies, and similar technologies.

This information may include:

• IP address

• Browser type and version

• Device type

• Operating system

• Time zone and general location information

• Pages, articles, or hotel guides you visit

• Date and time of your visit

• Referring websites or search terms

• Approximate information about how you interact with the Website

• Other technical and usage information

We generally use this information in an aggregated or statistical manner to understand how visitors use our Website, improve our content, and maintain Website security.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use information collected through the Website for purposes including:

• Providing, maintaining, and improving the Website

• Publishing and improving our hotel and travel content

• Understanding how visitors interact with our Website

• Analyzing Website traffic and performance

• Improving the user experience

• Responding to questions, requests, or inquiries

• Sending newsletters and travel-related communications when you have requested or consented to receive them

• Managing newsletter subscriptions

• Supporting affiliate tracking and referral attribution

• Detecting, preventing, and investigating fraud, abuse, or security incidents

• Complying with applicable legal obligations

• Protecting our rights, property, and users

• Operating and improving our travel content and related services

We aim to collect and process only information that is reasonably necessary for these purposes.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our Website may use cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small text files placed on your device that help websites recognize your browser and remember certain information.

We may use cookies for purposes such as:

• Essential Website functionality

• Remembering preferences

• Understanding Website traffic and usage

• Measuring the performance of our content

• Improving the Website

• Supporting affiliate tracking

• Measuring referrals and conversions

• Delivering or measuring advertising, where applicable

Some cookies may be placed by third-party services that operate on our behalf or provide functionality used on the Website.

You can generally control or disable cookies through your browser settings. However, disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality or availability of some features of the Website.

Where required by applicable law, we will request consent before placing non-essential cookies or using similar tracking technologies.

4. Analytics

We may use third-party analytics services to help us understand how visitors interact with Guess Where Hotels.

These services may collect information such as:

• IP address

• Device information

• Browser information

• Pages visited

• Approximate geographic information

• Referral information

• Website usage patterns

Analytics information helps us understand which destinations, hotel guides, itineraries, and other content are useful to our readers.

We may use this information to improve Website performance, develop future content, and better understand our audience.

Where applicable, analytics providers may process information according to their own privacy policies.

5. Newsletter and Email Communications

If you choose to subscribe to our newsletter, we may collect your email address and, where applicable, your name.

We may use this information to:

• Send newsletters and travel-related content

• Share new hotel guides and destination articles

• Share travel tips, itineraries, and recommendations

• Notify you about new content or Website updates

• Provide information about travel products or services that may be relevant to you

• Manage your newsletter subscription

You can unsubscribe from our marketing emails at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in our emails or by contacting us directly.

We will not require you to remain subscribed in order to browse or use the Website.

6. Affiliate Links and Third-Party Travel Services

Some pages on Guess Where Hotels may contain affiliate links to third-party websites and travel services.

These may include hotel booking platforms, travel agencies, accommodation providers, tours and activities, transportation providers, and other travel-related services.

If you click an affiliate link and subsequently make a qualifying purchase or booking, we may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate partners may use cookies, tracking technologies, or other methods to identify referrals and attribute purchases or bookings to Guess Where Hotels.

The use of affiliate links does not generally result in us receiving your payment information or full booking details. Any transaction you make after leaving our Website is generally subject to the privacy policy and terms of the third-party provider.

When you click an affiliate or other external link, the third-party website may collect information from you according to its own privacy policy.

We do not control the privacy, security, or data collection practices of third-party websites.

For more information about our affiliate relationships, please review our Affiliate Disclosure.

7. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information as a standalone database or otherwise provide your personal information to third parties for their independent marketing purposes without a lawful basis or your consent where required.

We may share information with trusted third-party service providers when reasonably necessary to operate, maintain, and improve the Website.

These providers may include services related to:

• Website hosting

• Website security

• Analytics

• Email and newsletter delivery

• Website functionality

• Advertising

• Affiliate tracking

• Technical support

These third parties may process information as necessary to provide their services to us or as otherwise permitted by applicable law.

We may also disclose information when required or permitted by law, including when reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with a legal obligation, court order, subpoena, or lawful government request

• Protect our rights or property

• Protect the safety of our users or others

• Investigate suspected fraud, abuse, or security incidents

• Enforce our terms, policies, or agreements

8. Third-Party Websites and Links

Guess Where Hotels contains links to third-party websites, including hotels, resorts, booking platforms, travel providers, tour operators, transportation providers, social media platforms, and other travel-related websites.

These websites are operated independently from Guess Where Hotels.

Once you leave our Website, we are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or data collection practices of those third parties.

We encourage you to review the privacy policy and terms of each third-party website you visit.

9. International Data Transfers

Depending on the services and providers we use, your information may be processed or stored in countries other than the country in which you live.

Certain service providers we use may operate in the United States, Canada, the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or other jurisdictions.

Where applicable, we take reasonable steps to ensure that international transfers of personal information are carried out in accordance with applicable data protection laws.

10. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

For example, newsletter subscription information may be retained while you remain subscribed.

Information that is no longer reasonably necessary may be deleted, anonymized, or securely disposed of, subject to applicable legal, accounting, security, or operational requirements.

11. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect information under our control against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is completely secure.

Therefore, while we take reasonable steps to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

12. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you

• Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information

• Request deletion of your personal information in certain circumstances

• Request restriction of certain processing activities

• Object to certain processing of your personal information

• Request data portability where applicable

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

• Object to certain forms of direct marketing

• Exercise rights relating to certain automated decision-making or profiling, where applicable

These rights are subject to applicable legal limitations and may not apply in every circumstance.

To exercise a privacy right, please contact us using the information provided below.

We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.

13. European Economic Area and UK Visitors

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, applicable data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) where applicable, may provide you with additional rights.

Depending on the circumstances, we may process personal information based on one or more of the following legal bases:

• Consent – where you have given consent to a specific use of your information

• Contract – where processing is necessary to perform an agreement with you

• Legal obligation – where processing is necessary to comply with applicable law

• Legitimate interests – where processing is necessary for our legitimate interests and those interests are not overridden by your rights and freedoms

Where we rely on legitimate interests, those interests may include maintaining and improving the Website, understanding Website usage, maintaining Website security, preventing fraud or abuse, developing travel content, and operating our business.

You may also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority in your country.

14. California and Other U.S. Privacy Rights

Certain U.S. states provide residents with specific privacy rights.

Depending on your state of residence and applicable law, you may have rights concerning access to, correction of, deletion of, or restriction of certain uses of your personal information.

We will process applicable requests in accordance with the laws that apply to you.

If you would like to exercise a privacy right or ask a question about how we handle personal information, please contact us using the information below.

15. Children's Privacy

Guess Where Hotels is a general-audience travel website and is not specifically directed toward children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children where prohibited by applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate authorization, please contact us.

If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child in circumstances where collection is not permitted, we will take reasonable steps to delete that information.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our Website, services, technology, legal requirements, or business practices.

When we make changes, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

17. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or have concerns about how your personal information is handled, please contact us:

Guess Where Hotels

Email: info@guesswherehotels.com

Website: guesswherehotels.com

We will make reasonable efforts to respond to privacy-related requests within the timeframe required by applicable law.