Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 30, 2026

AmbergrisCaye.net ("AmbergrisCaye.net," "we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the personal information you provide when using our website.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, when we may share it, and the choices you have regarding your information.

By using AmbergrisCaye.net, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, information generated when you use our website, and information provided by third-party authentication services.

Information You Provide

Depending on how you use the website, we may collect:

• Name

• Email address

• Account information

• Profile information

• Business or organization information

• Business contact information

• Property or listing information

• Reviews and other content you submit

• Saved places and trip-planning information

• Information submitted when claiming or adding a business listing

• Communications you send to us

• Information provided when requesting assistance or verification

You are not required to create an account simply to browse most of the publicly available information on AmbergrisCaye.net.

Information From Google Sign-In

If you choose to create or access your account using Google Sign-In, Google may provide us with information associated with your Google account, such as your name, email address and profile image, subject to the permissions you authorize and Google's applicable policies.

We use this information to create and maintain your AmbergrisCaye.net account and provide the features associated with your account.

We do not receive your Google password.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, certain technical information may automatically be collected, including:

• IP address

• Browser type and version

• Device type

• Operating system

• Pages visited

• Referring website

• Date and time of visits

• General usage and interaction information

• Technical information necessary to operate and secure the website

This information may be used for website operation, security, troubleshooting, analytics and improving our services.

2. How We Use Your Information

We may use information we collect to:

• Create and manage user accounts

• Authenticate users

• Provide access to account features

• Save places and trip-planning information

• Allow users to submit reviews

• Allow businesses and organizations to add listings

• Allow authorized representatives to claim existing listings

• Review and verify listing claims

• Contact businesses or property representatives when verification is necessary

• Review and approve or reject submitted listings and claims

• Send account-related notifications

• Respond to inquiries and requests

• Maintain and improve AmbergrisCaye.net

• Detect and prevent fraud, abuse and unauthorized activity

• Protect the security of our users, website and systems

• Understand how visitors use the website

• Comply with applicable legal obligations

We will not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the purposes described in this Policy without providing appropriate notice where required.

3. Business Listings and Claims

AmbergrisCaye.net allows businesses, property owners, operators and authorized representatives to add listings and request control of existing listings.

When you submit a listing or claim an existing listing, we may collect information necessary to evaluate the request.

This may include:

• Your name

• Email address

• Business name

• Business contact information

• Your relationship to the business or property

• Information supporting your claim

• Information necessary for verification

Claims may be manually reviewed by AmbergrisCaye.net.

Where appropriate, we may contact the business, property owner, operator or other relevant representative to verify that the person requesting access is authorized to administer the listing.

Submitting a claim does not automatically grant control of a listing.

AmbergrisCaye.net may approve, reject, request additional information for, or otherwise review a claim.

4. User Accounts

Registered users may have access to features such as:

• Saved places

• Trip planning

• Reviews

• Business listing management

• Listing claims

• Listing submissions

• Other account-related features

You are responsible for keeping your account credentials secure and for notifying us if you believe your account has been accessed without authorization.

5. Reviews and User-Submitted Content

If you submit a review, listing, business information, photo, comment or other content to AmbergrisCaye.net, that information may be displayed publicly or made available to other website visitors where the feature is designed to do so.

You should avoid submitting sensitive personal information that you do not want publicly displayed.

We may moderate, remove or restrict content that violates our terms, policies, applicable law or the legitimate operation of the website.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

AmbergrisCaye.net may use cookies and similar technologies to operate and improve the website.

Cookies may be used for purposes including:

• Maintaining login sessions

• Authentication

• Remembering preferences

• Security

• Website functionality

• Analytics

• Understanding website usage

• Improving website performance

Some cookies may be placed by third-party services used by the website.

You can control or restrict cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of portions of the website.

7. Analytics

We may use analytics and similar technologies to understand how visitors use AmbergrisCaye.net.

Analytics information may include information such as pages visited, approximate geographic information, device information, traffic sources and interactions with the website.

Analytics information helps us understand website performance, improve content and identify technical or usability problems.

Where third-party analytics services are used, those services may process information according to their own privacy policies.

8. How We Share Information

We do not sell your personal information as a business practice.

We may share information when reasonably necessary to operate AmbergrisCaye.net, including with:

Service Providers

We may use third-party companies and service providers to provide services such as:

• Website hosting

• Database services

• Authentication

• Email delivery

• Analytics

• Security

• Infrastructure

• Website functionality

These providers may process information on our behalf as necessary to provide their services.

Business and Listing Verification

When necessary to verify a business or listing claim, we may contact or communicate with the relevant business, property owner, operator or authorized representative.

We only disclose information reasonably necessary for the verification process.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law

• Respond to lawful requests

• Protect our rights or property

• Protect the safety of users or others

• Investigate fraud, abuse or security issues

• Enforce our policies or agreements

Business Transfers

If AmbergrisCaye.net or substantially all of its assets are acquired, transferred or merged with another organization, user information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

9. Third-Party Services and Links

AmbergrisCaye.net may contain links to third-party websites, services, businesses, social media platforms and other external resources.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites.

When you leave AmbergrisCaye.net, we encourage you to review the privacy policy of the website or service you are visiting.

10. Google Services

Certain AmbergrisCaye.net functionality may use Google services, including Google authentication.

Your use of Google services is also subject to Google's applicable policies and terms.

AmbergrisCaye.net does not receive your Google account password when you use Google Sign-In.

11. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

However, no website, database, electronic transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You should use reasonable precautions when providing information online.

12. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

• Provide our services

• Maintain user accounts

• Maintain business and listing records

• Process claims and verification requests

• Maintain appropriate business and security records

• Resolve disputes

• Prevent fraud and abuse

• Comply with legal obligations

When information is no longer reasonably required, we may delete, anonymize or otherwise securely dispose of it, subject to applicable legal or legitimate business requirements.

13. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information.

These may include the right to:

• Request access to personal information we hold about you

• Request correction of inaccurate information

• Request deletion of certain personal information

• Request restriction of certain processing

• Object to certain uses of your information

• Request a copy of certain information in a portable format

• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent

• Ask questions about how your information is used

Some rights are subject to legal exceptions and limitations.

To make a privacy request, contact us using the information below.

14. Account Deletion

If you have an AmbergrisCaye.net account and would like to request deletion of your account and associated personal information, contact us at:

contact@ambergriscaye.net

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

Some information may need to be retained where required by law, necessary for security, fraud prevention, dispute resolution, or other legitimate purposes.

15. Children's Privacy

AmbergrisCaye.net is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable law.

We do not knowingly request personal information from children under applicable minimum age requirements.

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us improperly, please contact us so that we can investigate and take appropriate action.

16. International Visitors

AmbergrisCaye.net is operated in connection with Belize but may be accessed by people around the world.

If you access the website from another country, your information may be processed or stored in countries where we or our service providers operate.

Those countries may have privacy laws that differ from the laws of your country of residence.

By using the website, you acknowledge that your information may be processed across international borders, subject to applicable legal requirements.

17. Changes to This Privacy Policy

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

When we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the top of this Policy.

Your continued use of AmbergrisCaye.net after an updated Privacy Policy becomes effective constitutes acceptance of the updated Policy to the extent permitted by law.

18. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, want to exercise a privacy right, or have concerns about how your information is handled, please contact us:

AmbergrisCaye.net
San Pedro Town, Ambergris Caye, Belize

Email: contact@ambergriscaye.net