Privacy Policy & Cookies
Last updated: March 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how lostresojos.com (“we”, “our”, “us”) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website. We are committed to safeguarding your privacy in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
Who We Are
Our website address is lostresojos.com. We are an independent travel guide to Los Tres Ojos National Park and the Dominican Republic, operated from Santo Domingo.
What Information We Collect
We may collect personal information in the following ways:
- Contact forms: If you contact us, we collect your name and email address.
- Comments: If you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
- Analytics: We collect anonymous data about how visitors use our site (pages viewed, time spent, device type) to improve our content.
Cookies
We use cookies to analyze site traffic and improve user experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. Here is how we use them:
- Analytics cookies: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. These cookies collect anonymous data only.
- Functional cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name and email in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last for one year.
- Session cookies: Temporary cookies are set when you visit certain pages of our site. These are discarded when you close your browser.
You may disable cookies in your browser settings. Note that some features of the site may not function correctly if cookies are disabled.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content such as videos, maps, or images from third-party platforms (e.g., YouTube, Google Maps). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you had visited those websites directly. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Affiliate Links and Third Parties
Our site contains affiliate links to third-party booking platforms such as Get Your Guide, Viator, and Civitatis. When you click these links, you are leaving our site and are subject to the privacy policy of the respective third party. We are not responsible for the data practices of external websites.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. Contact form submissions are deleted after 12 months unless ongoing correspondence requires otherwise.
Your Rights
If you have left a comment or contacted us, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we delete any personal data we hold, except data we are required to retain for legal or security purposes. To make a request, please contact us through our website.
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service. Anonymous analytics data is processed by Google Analytics servers. We do not sell your personal data to any third party.
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 date. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
If you have questions about this privacy policy, please contact us through the site.