Privacy Policy

This website respects your privacy and processes data in a minimal, proportionate, and transparent manner, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Data Controller

For the limited technical data processing described in this policy, the website owner of The Whale Point acts as the data controller. Contact details are available on the Contact page.

Cookies

This website uses only essential cookies required for core functionality (such as language preference and security). No advertising or behavioural tracking cookies are used.

Visitor Analytics and Security

For statistical and security purposes, this website processes limited technical data related to visits, such as date and time of access, requested paths, and an anonymised classification of traffic behaviour (e.g. human-like, automated, or unknown).

IP addresses may be processed transiently solely to determine the visitor’s country. IP addresses are never stored. Only aggregated information such as country, date, time, and accessed paths is retained. No individual tracking, profiling, or behavioural analysis is performed.

Geolocation and Data Sources

Country-level geolocation is performed locally using offline databases. Geolocation is derived using offline datasets obtained from MaxMind GeoLite2 and publicly available geographic datasets distributed by Geofabrik.

These datasets are processed exclusively on the website’s own infrastructure. No IP addresses or personal data are shared with these data providers.

Interactive Visualisations

This website may display interactive charts and maps rendered using client-side visualisation technologies (such as Plotly). No personal data is intentionally transmitted to third-party mapping or visualisation providers.

Affiliate Links

Some pages may include affiliate links to third-party travel platforms. When a user clicks an affiliate link and completes a booking or purchase, the website owner may receive a commission at no additional cost to the user.

This website does not track or profile users through affiliate links. Any data processing related to affiliate transactions is carried out exclusively by the third-party provider under its own privacy policy.

External Links

This website may contain links to external websites. The website owner has no control over the content or data processing practices of third-party websites and assumes no responsibility for them.

User Rights

Under applicable data protection laws, you have the right to request access, rectification, or deletion of personal data, where applicable.

As this website does not store identifiable personal data, most requests can be satisfied by explaining the limited nature of the processing performed.

Contact

For any questions related to privacy or data protection, you may contact the website owner via the Contact page.