Privacy Policy

Effective Date: March 26, 2025

Who We Are

Our website address is https://wavepoolmag.com. WavePoolMag is dedicated to providing news and information about surf parks, wave pools, and artificial surfing environments worldwide.​

For any privacy-specific concerns, you can contact us at:

• Email: hello@wavepoolmag.com

What Personal Data We Collect and Why We Collect It

We collect various types of personal data for the following purposes:

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address, and browser user agent string to aid in spam detection.​

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors can download and extract any location data from images on the website.​

Contact Forms

When you submit information through our contact forms, we collect your name, email address, and any other details you provide. This information is retained for customer service purposes but is not used for marketing purposes unless explicitly consented to.​

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your experience on our site, including:​

• Recognizing your device when you visit our website.

• Analyzing the use of our website to improve usability.

You can control and/or delete cookies as you wish through your browser settings.​

Analytics

We use third-party analytics tools, such as Google Analytics, to collect information about your use of our site. This helps us understand website traffic and improve our services. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.​wavepoolmag.com

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell or rent your personal data to third parties. However, we may share your data with service providers who assist in operating our website, conducting our business, or servicing you, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential.​

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.​

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.​

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.