Data Protection Charter

Privacy Policy: Data Handling and Reader Rights

Hotel Guide is committed to protecting the privacy of our readership. Because our publication operates without reservation booking engines, casino affiliate networks, or behavioral advertising trackers, we collect only the minimal technical data required to securely serve static web pages. We do not sell, rent, or trade reader personal information to third parties.

Data Collection

01. Server Log Information

When you browse Hotel Guide, our web servers automatically generate standard server logs that record your internet protocol (IP) address, browser type, referring URL, operating system, and the timestamp of page requests. This data is utilized exclusively for server diagnostic analysis, load balancing, and mitigating denial-of-service threats. Raw server logs are purged on an automated 30-day retention schedule.

Session Management

02. Cookies and Storage Practices

Hotel Guide does not deploy third-party advertising cookies, cross-site trackers, or commercial profiling scripts. We may utilize functional session cookies solely to preserve client preferences, such as remembering your selection on interactive calculators or honoring reduced-motion preferences. You can configure your browser to reject cookies without losing access to our written resort reviews.

Direct Contact

03. Direct Communication Data

If you transmit an email or contact form message to our editorial desk, we retain your name, email address, and message contents solely to address your inquiry or investigate your factual correction. We do not incorporate your contact details into commercial mailing databases, nor do we disclose reader correspondence to the hotels reviewed on our site.

External References

04. External Hyperlinks and Sovereign Regulators

Our articles contain external hyperlinks pointing to government gaming control boards and university research centers (such as the Nevada Gaming Control Board and the UNLV Center for Gaming Research). Once you follow an outbound link to an external domain, your interaction is governed by that destination website's individual privacy policy.

Legal Protections

05. User Rights and Inquiries

Depending on your jurisdiction of residence (including the European Union under GDPR and California under CCPA), you hold legal rights regarding your personal data. You may request access to, correction of, or deletion of any personal data you have voluntarily provided to our desk. For privacy inquiries, contact our data administration desk at [email protected].