Last Updated: June 30, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how AmericanWaterfalls.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your information when you visit and use our website. Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting it.
This policy applies to information we collect on this website and in email, text, and other electronic messages between you and this website.
1. Information We Collect
We collect several types of information from and about users of our website, including:
a) Information You Provide to Us:
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Contact Information: When you fill out a contact form, subscribe to our newsletter, or communicate with us directly, we may collect your name, email address, and the contents of your message.
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User-Generated Content: If you choose to leave comments on our articles, post reviews, or submit photos of waterfalls, we will collect the information you provide in those submissions, including your chosen username.
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Newsletter Subscription: If you subscribe to our email newsletter, we will collect your email address to send you periodic updates, new articles, and other information related to American waterfalls.
b) Information We Collect Automatically:
As you navigate through and interact with our website, we may use automatic data collection technologies to collect certain information about your equipment, Browse actions, and patterns, including:
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Log and Usage Data: Information about your visit, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, the pages you view, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and the links you click. This helps us understand how our visitors use the site and improve it.
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Location Data: We may collect general location data (e.g., based on your IP address) to understand where our visitors are coming from. If we implement features to suggest waterfalls near you, we will ask for your explicit consent to collect more precise location data from your device.
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Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our service and hold certain information. Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our website.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for various purposes:
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To operate and maintain our website: To present our website and its contents to you and ensure its proper functioning.
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To personalize your experience: To understand how our audience uses the site and to customize the content and advertising you see.
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To improve our website: To analyze usage and feedback to improve our articles, features, and user experience.
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To send periodic emails: If you opt-in to our newsletter, we will use your email address to send you information. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of every email.
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To respond to your inquiries: To answer your questions and provide support when you contact us.
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To protect our community: To monitor comments and user submissions for spam or to prevent inappropriate conduct.
3. Sharing and Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. However, we may share your information in the following situations:
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With Service Providers: We may share your information with third-party vendors and service providers who perform services on our behalf, such as website hosting, email delivery (for newsletters), and analytics. These providers are obligated to protect your information and are restricted from using it for any other purpose.
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For Advertising and Analytics: We may work with third-party advertising partners (such as Google AdSense) to display ads on our website. These partners may use cookies and similar technologies to collect information about your Browse activities to provide you with targeted advertising. We also use analytics services (like Google Analytics) to help us understand our website traffic.
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For Legal Reasons: We may disclose your information if we are required to do so by law or in response to a valid request by public authorities (e.g., a court or a government agency).
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With Your Consent: We may share your information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
4. User Comments and Content
Please be aware that any information you post in the comments section or other public areas of the website becomes public information. We cannot control how other users may use this information. Please exercise caution when deciding to share any personal details in public forums. We reserve the right to remove any comments that are deemed to be spam, offensive, or otherwise inappropriate.
5. Advertising and Affiliate Links
AmericanWaterfalls.com is a participant in various affiliate advertising programs. This means that if you click on an affiliate link (e.g., for hotels, travel gear, or other services) and make a purchase, we may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate programs use cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.
We only recommend products and services we believe will be of value to our readers. The inclusion of an affiliate link does not influence our editorial content.
6. Your Data Rights
You have certain rights regarding your personal information. Depending on your location, these may include the right to:
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Access the personal information we hold about you.
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Request that we correct or update any inaccurate personal information.
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Request that we delete your personal information.
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Opt-out of the sharing of your personal information for targeted advertising.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [Insert Your Email Address Here].
7. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you are a parent or guardian and believe that your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without verification of parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers.
8. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes.