Privacy Policy
How Maldives Compass collects, uses, and protects your information.
Last updated: 8 March 2026
Who We Are
Maldives Compass (maldivescompass.com) is an informational website about the Maldives. We are not a travel agency and do not sell products or services. This privacy policy explains how we handle information when you visit our website.
Information We Collect
Information you provide
If you contact us by email, we receive your email address and the content of your message. We use this information solely to respond to your enquiry and do not add it to any mailing list or share it with third parties.
Information collected automatically
When you visit our website, our web server and any analytics tools we use may automatically collect:
- Your IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Referring website
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Date and time of your visit
This data is collected in aggregate to help us understand how visitors use the site and to improve our content. It is not used to identify individual visitors.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored on your device by your browser. Maldives Compass may use cookies for:
- Essential functionality: Cookies that are necessary for the website to function correctly, such as remembering your preferences.
- Analytics: Cookies from analytics services that help us understand website traffic and usage patterns.
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some website functionality but will not prevent you from reading our content.
Third-Party Services
We may use third-party services such as web analytics providers to help us understand how the site is used. These services may collect information sent by your browser as part of a web page request, including cookies and your IP address. Their use of this information is governed by their own privacy policies.
Our website may contain links to external websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites.
Data Sharing
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information (such as total visitor counts) publicly or with partners.
Data Security
We take reasonable measures to protect the information collected through our website. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Children's Privacy
Maldives Compass is a general-audience website. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us so we can remove it.
Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:
- Request access to any personal data we hold about you
- Request correction or deletion of your personal data
- Object to or restrict the processing of your personal data
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please email us at info@maldivescompass.com.