How Zeach collects, uses, and protects your information
Zeach (zeach.net) is an independent editorial website providing guides to Blue Flag certified beaches worldwide. When this policy refers to "Zeach", "we", "us", or "our", it means the editorial team operating zeach.net.
For privacy enquiries, contact us at: privacy@zeach.net
Zeach is a static editorial website. We do not operate user accounts, collect form submissions, or store personal data on our own servers. Data we receive is limited to what is automatically transmitted by your browser to third-party services we use (detailed below).
The types of data that may be collected via third-party services include:
We do not collect names, email addresses, payment details, or any other directly identifying personal information through zeach.net.
Zeach uses cookies set by third-party services. We do not set any first-party cookies of our own. The third-party cookies on this site are:
| Service | Purpose | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Anonymous usage statistics — pages viewed, session duration, traffic source | Analytics |
| Google AdSense | Displaying relevant advertisements; measuring ad performance | Advertising |
| Google Fonts | Loading web fonts (Inter, Playfair Display) from Google's CDN | Functional |
You can manage or block cookies through your browser settings. Note that blocking advertising cookies may result in less relevant ads but will not affect access to Zeach content.
Zeach uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site — which pages are most visited, how long people stay, and where traffic comes from. This helps us improve our content.
Google Analytics uses cookies to collect anonymous usage data. IP addresses are anonymised before being stored. We do not use Google Analytics to identify individual users.
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on. Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.
Zeach displays advertisements served by Google AdSense. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites. Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to zeach.net and/or other sites on the internet.
Advertising revenues help us maintain free access to Zeach content. Advertisers have no influence over our editorial content or beach certification information.
Some pages on Zeach contain affiliate links to hotels, accommodation, or travel booking services. If you click an affiliate link, the destination website may set its own cookies to track the referral. Zeach may receive a small commission if you make a purchase through an affiliate link, at no extra cost to you.
Affiliate relationships are disclosed on relevant pages and do not influence Zeach's editorial coverage or beach certification data.
Zeach links to official external sources including government tourism boards, national park authorities, and the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). Once you leave zeach.net, this privacy policy no longer applies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any external sites you visit.
Zeach is hosted on Cloudflare Pages. Cloudflare may collect server-level access logs including IP addresses for security and performance purposes. Cloudflare's privacy policy is available at cloudflare.com/privacypolicy.
Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding personal data under laws including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and similar legislation.
Since Zeach does not directly collect or store personal data, most of these rights apply to the third-party services we use (Google Analytics, Google AdSense). To exercise rights against these services:
For any privacy enquiry specifically related to Zeach, contact us at privacy@zeach.net and we will respond within 30 days.
Zeach does not retain personal data on its own servers. Data retention periods for third-party services are governed by those services' own policies. Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months by default.
Zeach is a general-audience travel editorial website. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13, and our content is not directed at children. If you believe a child has provided personal data through this website, please contact us at privacy@zeach.net.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable law. The "last updated" date at the bottom of this page will reflect when any changes were made. Continued use of zeach.net after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the revised policy.
For privacy-related questions or to exercise your data rights, contact the Zeach editorial team:
Email: privacy@zeach.net
We aim to respond to all privacy enquiries within 30 days.
Last updated: March 2026