Effective Date: September 16, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to HotelSystemsGuide.com. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what personal data we collect, how we use it, and your rights under applicable privacy laws (including GDPR and CCPA).
2. Data We Collect
We may collect and process the following data when you use our site:
- Email & Name (if you sign up for our newsletter).
- Comments Data (name, email, and comment text if you post a comment).
- Cookies & Analytics (automatically collected information about site usage through tools such as Google Analytics).
- Affiliate & Advertising Interactions (information collected when you click on affiliate links or view ads, via third-party tracking).
- Social Media Interaction Data (collected when you share content via our social media sharing buttons; governed also by each platform’s privacy policy).
3. How We Use Your Data
We may use collected data for the following purposes:
- To send newsletters, updates, and occasional promotional content (if you opt in).
- To improve website functionality, performance, and user experience.
- To display relevant advertising and affiliate promotions.
- To moderate, manage, and respond to comments.
- To enable social media sharing features via third-party plugins.
4. Third-Party Services
We may share limited data with trusted third-party providers to operate our services:
- Google Analytics (site usage tracking).
- Advertising Networks (for ads and affiliate links).
- Email Marketing Services (to send newsletters).
- Social Media Platforms (when you share content using social buttons, subject to their own privacy policies).
We only work with providers who comply with applicable data protection regulations.
5. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
We use cookies and similar technologies to:
- Improve user experience.
- Analyze website traffic and performance.
- Enable features such as social sharing and affiliate tracking.
You can adjust your browser settings to disable cookies. Please note, disabling cookies may limit site functionality.
6. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:
- Access: Request a copy of your personal data.
- Deletion: Request that we delete your personal data.
- Opt-Out: Unsubscribe from newsletters at any time using the link provided.
- Data Portability & Correction: Request correction or transfer of your data.
- Objection: Object to the use of your data for marketing or analytics.
Requests can be made via our contact page (see below).
7. Data Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data. However, no online service can guarantee absolute security.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “last revised” date.
9. Contact Us
For privacy-related inquiries or to exercise your rights, please contact us at:
https://hotelsystemsguide.com/contact/