Privacy Policy

Effective Date: May 3, 2026

This Privacy Policy describes how Georgia Aquarium Guide ("we," "us," or "our") collects, uses, and discloses your information when you visit our website georgia-aquarium-guide.com (the "Site"). We are committed to protecting your privacy and handling your data responsibly. As an independent informational guide, we do not sell tickets or merchandise and primarily collect data for website functionality and improving user experience.

1. Information We Collect

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

Personal Information: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we may collect your name and email address. This information is voluntarily provided by you.
Usage Data: We automatically collect certain information when you visit our Site, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates/times of your visits. This data helps us understand how visitors interact with our Site and improve its functionality.
Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies (like Google Analytics) to track activity on our Site and hold certain information. Cookies are small data files stored on your device. 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.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected information for various purposes:

To provide and maintain our Site.
To send you newsletters, updates, and promotional materials if you have subscribed.
To monitor and analyze the usage of our Site to improve its content and user experience.
To detect, prevent, and address technical issues.
To comply with legal obligations.

3. Disclosure of Your Information

We may share your information in the following situations:

With Service Providers: We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Site (e.g., hosting, analytics, email delivery). These third parties have access to your Personal Information only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
For Legal Requirements: We may disclose your Personal Information in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to comply with a legal obligation, protect and defend our rights or property, prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Site, protect the personal safety of users of the Site or the public, or protect against legal liability.
Business Transfers: If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your Personal Information may be transferred. We will provide notice before your Personal Information is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.

4. Your Data Protection Rights (CCPA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) provides you with specific rights regarding your personal information:

Right to Know: You have the right to request that we disclose what personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell.
Right to Delete: You have the right to request the deletion of your personal information collected or maintained by us.
Right to Opt-Out: You have the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information. Please note that we do not sell your personal information.
Right to Non-Discrimination: You have the right not to receive discriminatory treatment for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information provided in the "Contact Us" section below.

5. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us, but 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.

6. Links to Other Sites

Our Site may contain links to other sites 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.

7. Children’s Privacy

Our Site does not address anyone under the age of 13 ("Children"). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 13. 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.

8. 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. 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.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: privacy@georgia-aquarium-guide.com