Privacy Policy

Spa-Review ("we," "us," or "our") operates the website spa-review.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website. Please read this policy carefully. By using our site, you consent to the practices described herein.

Information We Collect

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit Spa-Review, certain information is collected automatically, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and other usage data. This information is collected through cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies.

Information from Third-Party Services

We use third-party services such as Google Analytics and Google AdSense that may collect information about your browsing behavior. These services use their own cookies and tracking technologies as described below.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

Our website uses cookies — small text files placed on your device — to improve your experience and deliver relevant content and advertising. The types of cookies we use include:

Essential cookies: Required for the website to function properly, including session management and security.

Analytics cookies: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. Google Analytics collects information such as pages visited, time on site, and demographic data. You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

Advertising cookies: We use Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google's Ads Settings at ads.google.com/settings or by visiting aboutads.info.

Google AdSense and Advertising

We use Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service provided by Google LLC, to serve advertisements on our website. Google AdSense uses cookies, including the DoubleClick cookie, to serve ads based on your visit to this site and other sites on the Internet. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on prior visits to this website or other websites. You may opt out of the use of the DoubleClick cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting the Google Ads Settings page. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor's use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting aboutads.info.

Google Places API

We use the Google Places API to display photos, ratings, and business information for spas listed on our site. When you view a spa page, your browser may make requests to Google servers to load this content. Google's Privacy Policy applies to data collected through these services. We do not store Google Places photos on our servers.

How We Use Your Information

We use information collected to operate and maintain our website, improve user experience, analyze usage patterns and trends, serve relevant advertisements, monitor and prevent fraud, and comply with legal obligations. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.

Data Sharing

We may share non-personally identifiable information with our advertising partners, analytics providers, and service providers who assist us in operating the website. We may also disclose information if required by law, regulation, or legal process.

Data Retention

We retain automatically collected data for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy. Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google Analytics data retention settings.

Your Rights

Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or port your personal data, and to opt out of certain data processing activities. If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). If you are a California resident, you have rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at legal@spa-review.com.

Children's Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at legal@spa-review.com or visit our Contact page.