disclosures & privacy Policy
Privacy Policy for Barefoot Surfer
Last Updated: [5/8/25]
At Barefoot Surfer (www.barefootsurfer.com), your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information that is collected and recorded by our website and how we use it.
1. Who We Are
Barefoot Surfer is a travel blog sharing experiences, tips, and stories about travel, backpacking, and digital nomad life, with a focus on Southeast Asia and beyond. Our website address is: https://www.barefootsurfer.com.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information to provide better services to our users. The types of information we may collect include:
- Personal Information: When voluntarily submitted by visitors (e.g. name, email address when signing up for a newsletter).
- Log Data: Like many site operators, we collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our site. This may include your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and time spent.
- Cookies: See below.
3. Cookies
Our website uses cookies to enhance user experience, analyze website traffic, and serve targeted content. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options, but this may affect how you experience our website.
4. Affiliate Disclosure
Barefoot Surfer is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. This means we may earn a small commission when you click on or make purchases via certain links on this site — at no additional cost to you.
5. Third-Party Services
We may link to or use third-party services and tools, including:
- Google Analytics (if enabled in the future) for tracking user behavior.
- Amazon Associates for affiliate linking.
- Other tools for newsletter signup or embedded content (e.g. YouTube videos).
Please note: Right Now We Are Not Using Google Adsense but we are happy to use it once they Approve.
These third-party services may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content.
6. How We Use Your Information
We may use your information to:
- Improve our website and content.
- Respond to comments or inquiries.
- Send newsletters (if you opt-in).
- Monitor and analyze usage and trends
7. Your Data Protection Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal information we hold about you.
- Request that we correct or erase your data.
- Object to or restrict certain types of data processing.
If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: william@barefootsurfer.com
8. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If we learn that we have inadvertently collected such information, we will take steps to delete it.
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.
10. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
william@barefootsurfer.com