Last updated: March 2026
We collect minimal personal information to provide you with the best possible experience. When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. We also gather anonymized analytics data about how visitors use our site, including pages visited, time on site, and general geographic location. We do not collect sensitive personal data such as payment information, government identifiers, or health data.
The information we collect is used for the following purposes: delivering our weekly newsletter with destination guides, charter tips, and island discoveries; improving our website content and user experience based on aggregated usage patterns; and generating anonymized analytics reports to understand which destinations and topics are most valuable to our readers. We never sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.
Explore Yachts uses functional cookies that are necessary for the proper operation of our website, and analytics cookies to help us understand how visitors interact with our content. We do not use tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or any third-party cookies that follow you across other websites. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings at any time.
We use a limited number of trusted third-party services to operate our website. Google Analytics helps us understand site usage through anonymized data collection. Our website is hosted on Vercel, which processes server requests to deliver our content. These services have their own privacy policies and data handling practices. We have chosen these providers for their strong privacy commitments and compliance with international data protection standards.
Newsletter subscriber email addresses are retained for as long as your subscription is active. Once you unsubscribe, your email address is removed from our mailing list within 30 days. Anonymized analytics data is retained for up to 26 months to help us identify long-term trends in content performance. We periodically review our data retention practices to ensure we are not keeping information longer than necessary.
You have the right to unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in every email we send. You may also request the deletion of any personal data we hold about you by contacting us directly. We will respond to data deletion requests within 30 days. If you are located in the European Economic Area, you also have the right to access, rectify, or port your data under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Explore Yachts is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have inadvertently collected data from a child under 13, we will take immediate steps to delete that information. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can take appropriate action.
Explore Yachts is accessed by sailing enthusiasts worldwide. If you are visiting our site from outside the country where our servers are located, please be aware that your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in a different jurisdiction. By using our website, you consent to the transfer of information to countries that may have different data protection rules than your country of residence.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for other operational, legal, or regulatory reasons. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this page periodically. Continued use of our website after changes are posted constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your data rights, or have concerns about how your information is handled, please contact us at privacy@explore-yachts.com.