Explore Sitakunda | সীতাকুণ্ড ভ্রমণ গাইড

At Explore Sitakunda, accessible from https://exploresitakunda.com and its subdomains (`business.exploresitakunda.com`, `community.exploresitakunda.com`, `news.exploresitakunda.com`), one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that are collected and recorded by Explore Sitakunda and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

1. Consent

By using our website and its subdomains, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms. If you reside in the European Union (EU) or United States (US), you are presented with a Cookie Consent Banner allowing you to accept or reject tracking scripts.

2. Information We Collect

The personal information that you are asked to provide, and the reasons why you are asked to provide it, will be made clear to you at the point we ask you to provide your personal information.

Account Information: If you register for an account (e.g. on the Community Forum), we collect your name, email address, password, and optionally profile details.
Directory Listings: If you submit a business to our directory, we collect the business name, address, phone number, hours, and description.
Log Data: Like most websites, we collect information that your browser sends (IP address, browser type, referral pages, timestamps) for security and maintenance.

3. Cookies and Web Beacons

Explore Sitakunda uses cookies to store information about visitors' preferences, record user-specific information on which pages the user accesses, and customize webpage content based on browser type.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options or via our Cookie Consent Banner. For detailed information, please read our Cookie Policy.

4. Third-Party Services & Advertisers

We utilize third-party services to monitor site analytics and serve advertisements:

Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics to measure traffic. It collects anonymized IP addresses. You can opt-out using our Cookie Consent Banner.
Google AdSense: Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site based on users' visits to ours and other sites on the Internet.

5. GDPR Data Protection Rights (EU Residents)

We want to make sure you are fully aware of all of your data protection rights. Every user is entitled to the following:

The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data under certain conditions.
The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data under certain conditions.
The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you.

6. CCPA/CPRA Privacy Rights (US/California Residents)

Under the CCPA, among other rights, California consumers have the right to:

Request that a business disclose the categories and specific pieces of personal data collected about consumers.
Request that a business delete any personal data about the consumer that a business has collected.
Request that a business that sells/shares a consumer's personal data, not sell/share the consumer's personal data (Opt-Out). We do not sell personal data.

7. Contact Us

If you have questions about this policy or wish to exercise any of your rights, please reach out to us at [email protected].