Last Updated: July 8, 2024
1. INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Discovering Morocco. This Privacy Policy explains how Discovering Morocco (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, processes, and discloses your information when you access or use our website, https://discoveringmorocco.net (the “Site”).
We are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. Please read this policy carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data and how we will treat it.
By using our Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
2. WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
We collect information in the following ways:
a) Personal Information You Disclose to Us
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our services, when you participate in activities on the Site, or otherwise when you contact us.
The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Site, but may include the following:
- Contact Information: Such as your name and email address when you subscribe to a newsletter or use our contact form.
- Comments: When you leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also your IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
b) Information Automatically Collected
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Site. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as:
- Log and Usage Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, device name, country, location, and information about how and when you use our Site.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to access or store information. Specific information about how we use such technologies and how you can refuse certain cookies is set out in our Cookie Notice (managed via our consent banner).
3. HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?
We use the information we collect for various business purposes, including to:
- Operate and Maintain our Site: To ensure the Site functions correctly and to protect its security.
- Respond to Inquiries: To respond to your questions and comments and provide user support.
- Send Administrative Information: To send you information regarding changes to our terms, conditions, and policies.
- Send Marketing Communications: We may use your personal information to send you our newsletter, if you have opted-in to receive it. You can opt-out of our marketing emails at any time.
- Analyze Usage for Improvement: To understand how our users interact with our Site so we can improve the user experience, content, and offerings.
- Manage Affiliate Partnerships: To track referrals from affiliate links on our site.
4. WHAT ARE THE LEGAL BASES FOR PROCESSING YOUR DATA?
We process your personal data under the following GDPR legal bases:
- Consent: We will process your data if you have given us specific consent to use your personal information for a specific purpose (e.g., for our newsletter or for non-essential cookies).
- Legitimate Interests: We may process your data when it is reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests (e.g., analyzing site traffic to improve our content), provided your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests.
5. DO WE SHARE YOUR INFORMATION?
We only share information with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill business obligations. We may share your data with the following third parties:
- Service Providers: We may share your data with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf and require access to such information to do that work. Examples include: data analysis (Google Analytics), hosting services, and email delivery services.
- Affiliate Programs: Our Site contains affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, the affiliate company (e.g., Booking.com, GetYourGuide) will have access to information about that purchase to track our referral. This is done at no extra cost to you.
- Legal Requirements: We may disclose your information where we are legally required to do so in order to comply with applicable law, governmental requests, or legal process.
6. COOKIES AND TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES
We use cookies to enhance your experience. A cookie is a small text file stored on your computer. Our Site uses a cookie consent banner that allows you to manage your preferences for different types of cookies. For more detailed information on the cookies we use, please refer to the settings in our cookie consent banner.
7. HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting or other legal requirements). Anonymized analytical data may be kept indefinitely.
8. HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, despite our safeguards and efforts, no electronic transmission over the Internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
9. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS (GDPR)
If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following data protection rights:
- The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing – You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
- The right to withdraw consent – You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time where we relied on your consent to process your personal information.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at the email address below.
10. POLICY FOR MINORS
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under the age of 18. By using the Site, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of the Site.
11. UPDATES TO THIS POLICY
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by a “Last updated” date and the updated version will be effective as soon as it is accessible. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
12. HOW TO CONTACT US
If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may contact us by email at:
[email protected]