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Privacy Policy 

Effective Date: 05.04.2025

1. Introduction

Welcome to River People Guides . We are committed to protecting the privacy of visitors to our website, https://www.riverpeopleguides.com/ . This Privacy Policy outlines the types of information we collect, how we use it, and the measures we take to safeguard it.

By using our Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide and improve our services to you. The types of information we collect include:

  • Personal Information You Provide: This is information that you voluntarily provide to us, which may include your name, email address, phone number, and any other details you submit through contact forms, booking inquiries, or email communications.
  • Usage Data (Collected Automatically): When you visit our Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and browsing activity. This may include:
    • Your computer's Internet Protocol (IP) address
    • Browser type and version
    • Operating system
    • The pages of our Site that you visit
    • The time and date of your visit
    • The time spent on those pages
    • Referring website addresses
    • Other diagnostic data

3. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes:

  • To respond to your inquiries, questions, and booking requests.
  • To provide, operate, and maintain our Site.
  • To improve the Site's functionality, content, and user experience.
  • To monitor the usage of our Site using analytics.
  • To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
  • To comply with legal obligations.

4. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and hold certain information.

  • What are Cookies? Cookies are small files placed on your device (computer, tablet, mobile) when you visit a website. They help the site remember information about your visit, like your preferred language and other settings.
  • How We Use Cookies: We use cookies primarily for analytics purposes (see section 5) and to ensure the basic functionality of the website.
  • Your Choices: You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Site.

5. Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics, a web analytics service offered by Google Inc. ("Google"), to help us understand how users engage with our Site.

  • How it Works: Google Analytics uses cookies to collect information such as how often users visit the Site, what pages they visit, and what other sites they used prior to coming to our Site.
  • Data Collected: The information generated by the cookies about your use of the Site (including your IP address) will be transmitted to and stored by Google. Google uses this information to evaluate your use of the Site, compile reports on website activity for us, and provide other services relating to website activity and internet usage. Google Analytics collects only the IP address assigned to you on the date you visit the Site, rather than your name or other identifying information.
  • Google's Privacy Policy: We do not combine the information collected through the use of Google Analytics with personally identifiable information. Google's ability to use and share information collected by Google Analytics about your visits to this Site is restricted by the Google Analytics Terms of Use and the Google Privacy Policy. You can find more information here:
  • Opting Out: You can prevent Google Analytics from recognizing you on return visits to this site by disabling cookies on your browser. You can also opt-out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout

6. Sharing Your Information

We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal identification information to others.

We may share generic aggregated demographic information not linked to any personal identification information regarding visitors and users with our business partners and trusted affiliates for the purposes outlined above (primarily for analytics via Google).

We may share your information with third-party service providers only to the extent necessary for them to perform services on our behalf (like Google Analytics).

We may also disclose your information if required by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).

7. Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, alteration, or disclosure. Our website uses HTTPS (SSL encryption) to protect data transmitted between your browser and our server. However, please remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

8. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law. Usage Data collected for analytics is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Site, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

9. Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, such as:

  • 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.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the contact information below.

10. Children's Privacy

Our Site is not intended for use by children under the age of 13 (or 16 in some jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under this age. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Information from children without verification of parental consent, we take steps to remove that information from our servers.

11. Links to Other Websites

Our Site may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Effective Date" at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us