Privacy Policy & Personal Data Protection
Welcome to MareSpot (marespot.com). We are committed to transparency, data minimization, and protecting your digital privacy. This Privacy Policy outlines how our platform handles information in full compliance with the European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable laws.
1. Data Controller & Contact
The data controller responsible for the MareSpot platform is:
2. No Account Registration Required
MareSpot is designed as a public, friction-free discovery guide. You do not need to create an account, register, or provide personal credentials (such as your name, email address, or billing info) to explore our 1,031 beaches, wind shelter simulator, or water quality measurements.
3. Technical Storage & Client-Side Local Storage
We adhere strictly to data minimization principles:
- Client-Side LocalStorage: When you mark a bay as a favorite (❤️), the beach identifier is stored solely on your device’s local browser storage (key
uvala_favs). This data is never transmitted to our servers or third parties. - Server Security Logs: When accessing pages, our web server logs standard connection parameters (such as truncated IP address, browser user-agent, timestamp) strictly to maintain network resilience and defense against denial-of-service threats (Legal basis: Legitimate Interest, Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR).
4. Affiliate Partnerships & External Tracking Disclosure
MareSpot participates in verified affiliate marketing programs to maintain free access for all visitors:
- Booking.com & Commission Junction (CJ.com): Clicking on stays or hotels redirects you to Booking.com through tracking links. This informs the partner platform that your visit originated from MareSpot. We never receive or store your reservation details, financial data, or payment information.
- GetYourGuide: External links for boat rentals, guided snorkeling, and kayak excursions carry our partner identifier.
- Navigation: Links to driving directions open the external Google Maps application.
All commercial affiliate hyperlinks are properly classified with rel="sponsored noopener" attributes in accordance with Google Search Essentials and FTC/EU consumer protection regulations.
5. Official Public Data Sources
All marine environmental indicators published on MareSpot originate from certified scientific institutions:
- IZOR (Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Split): Official bathing water cleanliness testing and coastal bathymetry.
- DHMZ (Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service): Official coastal marine weather and water temperatures.
- Open-Meteo Marine: High-resolution wave and wind vector numerical simulations.
6. Your GDPR Rights & Contact
Under European Union law, you retain full rights to access, rectification, erasure, and restriction of processing. Because we do not maintain personal user accounts, you can instantly erase all stored preferences by clearing your web browser’s local storage and cache.
For any privacy inquiries or legal correspondence, reach out directly to: info@marespot.com.