Privacy Policy

1. Introduction

Bangkok Skyline Guide ("we," "our," or "us") is an independent travel information website. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal data when you visit our website. This policy is designed to comply with the Thailand Personal Data Protection Act B.E. 2562 (2019) ("PDPA") and other applicable data protection laws.

2. Data Controller

Bangkok Skyline Guide operates as an independent editorial publication providing travel information. We are the data controller responsible for your personal data collected through this website.

3. Personal Data We Collect

3.1 Information You Provide

When you subscribe to our newsletter or download our travel guide, we may collect: your full name, email address, country of residence, and areas of travel interest. Providing this information is voluntary, and you may choose not to provide it.

3.2 Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect: your IP address, browser type and version, operating system, referring website, pages visited and time spent, device type, and language preference. This data is collected through cookies and similar technologies.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

Under the PDPA, we process your personal data based on the following legal grounds: (a) Consent: When you voluntarily submit your information through our newsletter form, you provide explicit consent for us to process your data for the stated purposes. (b) Legitimate Interest: We process certain automatically collected data for website analytics, security, and service improvement. (c) Legal Obligation: We may process data when required by Thai law or regulation.

5. How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data to: send you our free travel guide and newsletter updates (with your consent), improve our website content and user experience, analyse website traffic and usage patterns, ensure the security and proper functioning of our website, and comply with legal obligations.

6. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. We may share your data with: email service providers who help us deliver newsletters (acting as data processors under our instructions), analytics providers who help us understand website usage, and law enforcement or regulatory authorities when required by law.

7. Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy. Newsletter subscriber data is retained until you unsubscribe. Automatically collected data is typically retained for 24 months. When data is no longer needed, it is securely deleted or anonymised.

8. Your Rights Under the PDPA

Under the PDPA, you have the following rights regarding your personal data: the right to be informed about data collection and processing, the right to access your personal data, the right to data portability, the right to object to data processing, the right to erasure or destruction of data, the right to restrict processing, the right to rectify inaccurate data, and the right to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

9. Cookies

Our website uses cookies and similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience. You can control cookie settings through your browser preferences. Disabling cookies may affect certain features of our website.

10. International Data Transfers

Your data may be transferred to and processed in countries outside Thailand. When such transfers occur, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place to protect your data in accordance with the PDPA.

11. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

12. Children's Privacy

Our website is not directed at individuals under the age of 20 (as defined under Thai law for data protection purposes). We do not knowingly collect personal data from minors without parental consent.

13. 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.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your data protection rights, please contact us through the contact form on our website. We will respond to your request within 30 days as required by the PDPA.