Privacy Policy

Introduction

Hotels Philippines ("we," "us," or "our"), operated by Scott Taylor and accessible at hotels-philippines.com, respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights regarding your data.

This policy applies to all visitors of our website. By using our site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Information we collect

Automatically collected information

When you visit our site, our hosting provider and analytics tools may automatically collect:

• Your IP address and approximate geographic location (country and city level only)
• Browser type and version
• Operating system and device type
• Pages visited, time spent on pages, and referring URLs
• Date and time of your visit

Affiliate tracking

When you click on a hotel link or interact with our embedded Stay22 maps, the booking partner (such as Booking.com, Agoda, Expedia, Airbnb, or Vrbo) may set cookies to track that the click originated from our site. This allows us to receive a commission if you book — at no extra cost to you. We do not have access to your personal booking details, payment information, or account information on those platforms.

Information you provide

If you contact us by email, we receive your email address and any information you choose to include in your message. We use this only to respond to your inquiry.

How we use your information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To operate and maintain the website
• To improve user experience and site performance
• To understand which content is most useful to readers
• To respond to your questions or comments
• To track affiliate referrals so we can be paid for bookings made through our site
• To comply with legal obligations

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for their marketing purposes.

Cookies

A cookie is a small text file stored on your device. Our site uses the following types of cookies:

• Essential cookies — required for the site to function correctly. These cannot be turned off.
• Analytics cookies — help us understand how visitors interact with the site (which pages are popular, how long people stay, etc.).
• Affiliate cookies — set by third-party booking platforms when you click hotel links from our maps, used to track referrals for commission purposes.

You can disable cookies in your browser settings, but doing so may affect site functionality and prevent us from earning commission on bookings (which keeps the site free).

Third-party services

We use the following third-party services that may collect information about you:

• Stay22 — powers our interactive hotel maps. See Stay22's privacy policy.
• Unsplash — provides some of the photography on our site. See Unsplash's privacy policy.
• Booking platforms (Booking.com, Agoda, Expedia, Airbnb, Vrbo, etc.) — when you click through to these platforms, you become subject to their privacy policies.
• Hosting and analytics — our site is hosted by Netlify. Netlify may collect standard server log data.

Your rights under GDPR (for EU/EEA visitors)

If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of your personal information
• Object to or restrict our processing of your information
• Request a copy of your data in a portable format
• Withdraw consent at any time (where consent is the basis for processing)
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at hello@hotels-philippines.com.

Your rights under Philippine law

Under the Data Privacy Act of 2012 (Republic Act No. 10173), Philippine residents have rights similar to those listed above. You may file a complaint with the National Privacy Commission of the Philippines if you believe your rights have been violated.

Data retention

We retain server log data and analytics data for up to 26 months. Email communications are retained as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry and for our records. You may request deletion at any time.

Children's privacy

Our site is not directed at children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can delete it.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date at the top reflects the latest revision. Material changes will be noted prominently on the site.

Contact us

Questions about this Privacy Policy? Contact:

Scott Taylor
Email: hello@hotels-philippines.com
Location: Josefina, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines