Privacy Policy

01. Overview

PattayaLink ("we", "us", or "our") operates pattayalink.com, a travel discovery website featuring accommodation, tours, transport options and trip-planning information. This policy explains how information may be processed when you use our website.

Some features and integrations may change over time. This policy should be reviewed against the services actually enabled on the live website.

02. Information we may collect

• Information you submit: email address when subscribing to travel updates, and text or preferences you enter into forms or the AI Trip Planner.
• Website activity: pages accessed, referral information, timestamps and affiliate-link click records where tracking is enabled.
• Technical information: IP address, browser or device information and server logs that may be collected by our hosting or security systems.
• Communications: information you provide when contacting us about a question or privacy request.

We ask that you avoid submitting sensitive personal or payment information into general website forms or the AI Trip Planner.

03. How we use information

We may process information to provide website functionality, display relevant travel information, operate newsletter subscriptions, protect the service against abuse, diagnose errors, understand aggregate usage, track affiliate referrals and respond to requests. Where required by applicable law, we rely on an appropriate legal basis, such as consent, legitimate interests or compliance with legal obligations.

04. Newsletter and marketing emails

If you subscribe, we use your email address to send travel updates and other content you requested. Our subscription flow may require email confirmation before sending campaigns. You can withdraw your subscription using the unsubscribe link in a newsletter. Transactional or confirmation messages may still be sent when needed to operate your request.

We do not treat a newsletter signup as permission for unrelated third-party marketing.

05. Cookies and website analytics

The website or its hosting providers may use cookies or similar technologies for essential functions, security, preferences and measurement. Optional analytics or advertising cookies, if added, should be disclosed through an appropriate notice and consent controls where required.

You can manage cookies through your browser. Blocking some cookies may affect website functionality.

06. Affiliate links and booking partners

Some listings link to external travel providers. We may receive a commission if you make a qualifying purchase after following an eligible affiliate link. When you leave PattayaLink, the destination website may collect data under its own privacy and cookie policies. We do not control those external services or their checkout processes.

For more information, read our Affiliate Disclosure.

07. AI Trip Planner

When you use AI-assisted planning features, your prompts and travel preferences may be processed by an external AI service to generate a response. Do not include passport numbers, payment details, health information or other sensitive data in prompts. AI-generated suggestions should be verified independently before booking or travel.

08. Service providers and international transfers

We may share information as necessary with hosting, email delivery, security, analytics, AI or affiliate service providers used to operate the site. These services may process data outside your country. Where applicable, we seek to use appropriate contractual and technical safeguards. We do not claim that all providers or transfer locations are identical.

09. Data retention and security

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described here, subject to legal obligations, operational requirements and deletion requests. Retention periods vary by data type. We use reasonable safeguards to reduce unauthorized access, but no online system can guarantee absolute security.

10. Your privacy rights

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction or portability of personal information, or to object to certain processing. You may also withdraw consent where processing depends on consent. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.

11. Children's privacy

PattayaLink is intended for general travel audiences and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children without any consent required by applicable law. If you believe a child has submitted personal information, please contact us.

12. Changes to this policy

We may revise this Privacy Policy when our features, providers or legal obligations change. The updated version will be posted here with a revised date. Please review this page periodically.