Privacy Policy
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This policy explains what information hoteltipwaikiki.com (“Hotel Tip Waikiki”, “we”) collects, why, who else receives it and the choices you have. In short: the site has no user accounts, comments or newsletter; it uses no advertising networks, social media pixels or retargeting; and we do not sell or rent personal information.
Analytics (Google Analytics)
We use Google Analytics 4, connected through Google’s Site Kit plugin for WordPress, to see which pages are read and how visitors find them. It sets cookies (_ga and _ga_ plus an ID, lasting up to two years) and collects the pages you view, the referring site, your device and browser type, and your approximate location derived from your IP address. It also records some interactions, such as clicks on Booking.com links and the destination typed into our hotel search box. Google states that Google Analytics 4 does not log or store IP addresses. We see aggregated reports, not information that identifies you. Google processes this data under the Google Privacy Policy.
Language cookie
The site is available in English and Spanish. Our language plugin, Polylang, sets a cookie named pll_language that stores your language (“en” or “es”) for one year so pages open in the right language. It contains no other information.
The hotel search box
The destination, dates, number of guests and rooms, and children’s ages you enter in our hotel search box are used only to search for hotels. They are sent to Booking.com when you open the results there, and they may pass through our server so it can look up availability on Booking.com and show results on the page. Please don’t type personal information into the destination field. We never ask for your name, email address or payment details.
Booking.com links
Links to Booking.com, including the search box, contain our affiliate ID (8136433) and a label that tells Booking.com which page and link the click came from, so bookings can be attributed to us. Once you arrive on Booking.com, Booking.com sets its own cookies and handles any search or booking under its own privacy statement. We receive reports of bookings and commissions; we do not receive your payment details. Our affiliate disclosure explains the arrangement.
The site has no contact form. If you email us, we receive your email address, your name if you include it, and your message. We use them only to reply, to look into the issue you raised and to keep a record of corrections. We don’t add you to a mailing list or pass your message to a hotel without asking you first. We keep correspondence only as long as it is useful for those purposes, and you can ask us to delete it.
Server logs and hosting
The site is hosted by Hostinger. Its servers and content delivery network automatically log technical information for each request: IP address, browser and device type, the page requested (including any search terms in the address), the referring page and the time. These logs are used for security and troubleshooting and are kept according to the host’s own retention practices.
Who receives data
Data is shared only with the services that run the site, Google (analytics) and Hostinger (hosting), with Booking.com when you follow a link or use the search box, or when the law requires it. These providers may process data in the United States and other countries.
Your choices and rights
You can block or delete cookies in your browser settings or install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The site works without cookies, though you may need to choose your language again. Depending on where you live, for example in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, California or many Latin American countries, you may have the right to access, correct or delete personal information about you, to object to or restrict its use, and to complain to a data protection authority. To make a request about data we hold, such as your emails, write to us. For data held by Google or Booking.com, use the options in their privacy policies.
Children
The site is meant for adults planning travel and is not directed at children under 13. We don’t knowingly collect personal information from children.
Changes and contact
If our data practices change, for example if we add a new service, we will update this page and its date. Questions about privacy: editorial@hoteltipwaikiki.com. See also our terms of use.