Privacy Policy

Secret Swimming Holes (“we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect when you use our website, how we use it, and the choices you have. We do not sell your personal information and we do not run third-party advertising on the Site.

1. Information we collect

Information you provide

• If you contact us, we receive what you send — such as your name, email address, subject, message, and any location details you include.
• We do not require an account to browse the directory.

Information collected automatically

• Like most websites, our host or infrastructure may log technical data such as IP address, browser type, device type, referring page, and approximate access time.
• If we enable privacy-friendly analytics in the future, we would use aggregated, non-identifying statistics to understand how pages are used — not to profile you for advertising.

2. How we use your information

• Respond to questions, corrections, and new-location submissions you send us.
• Operate, maintain, and improve the Site and directory content.
• Protect the Site against abuse, spam, and security threats.
• Comply with applicable law or enforce our Terms of Service.

3. How we share your information

We do not sell or rent your personal information. We may share limited data only when:

• Service providers help us run the Site (for example, hosting or email delivery) under confidentiality obligations.
• We believe disclosure is required by law, court order, or to protect rights, safety, or security.
• You give us clear permission to share something you submitted (for example, publishing a credited photo).

4. Cookies and similar technologies

The Site may use essential cookies or local storage needed for basic functionality. We do not use advertising cookies, ad pixels, or cross-site tracking for marketing. If we add optional analytics later, we will describe them here and keep choices minimal.

5. Data retention

We keep contact messages and related correspondence only as long as needed to handle your inquiry, maintain records of corrections, or meet legal obligations, then delete or anonymize them when practical.

6. Data security

We use reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information we hold. No method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

7. Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or restrict certain processing of your personal information. To make a request, email hello@secretswimmingholes.com with “Privacy request” in the subject line. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe.

8. Children’s privacy

The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has contacted us with personal data, please let us know so we can delete it.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version is always on this page with the date shown in the header. Continued use of the Site after changes means you accept the updated policy.

10. Contact us

Privacy questions or requests? Email hello@secretswimmingholes.com or use our contact form.