Privacy & Cookie Policy

This Privacy & Cookie Policy outlines how ("Company", "we", "us", or "our"), operating the domain Discoverydockbeacon (discoverydockbeacon.sbs), collects, stores, processes, and protects user data and cookie logs across our digital platform.

1. Data Controller Identification

The entity responsible for processing personal data under this notice is:

2. Data Collection Categories

We collect information through two primary mechanisms: voluntary user submissions and automated technical logging.

• Voluntary Form Submissions: Full name, electronic email address, traveler category classifications, and explicit hotel inquiry comments submitted via our contact terminal.
• Automated Server Diagnostic Logs: Internet Protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, language settings, referring/exit web pages, operating system details, date/time stamps, and session clickstream activity.
• Location Data: Approximate coarse geographic parameters derived from IP addresses to serve localized Singapore harbor tide and weather metrics.

3. Detailed Cookie & Tracking Policy

Discoverydockbeacon utilizes small text files placed on your device ("Cookies") to ensure seamless navigation, preserve user preferences, and compile aggregate analytics regarding website performance. We classify our cookie logs into three tiers:

• Essential Maritime Cookies (Strictly Necessary): Essential for core website operations, load balancing, security authentication, and remembering your cookie preference preferences. These cannot be disabled.
• Preference Cookies (Functional): Remember user-selected filters, display units, and regional settings across repeat visits to deliver a customized browsing experience.
• Performance & Analytics Cookies: Aggregate anonymized traffic logs to measure page views, popular hotel profiles, and navigation patterns using privacy-centric analytical tools.

4. Legal Bases for Processing

processes personal data under the following legal frameworks:

• Consent: Where you explicitly submit an inquiry form or consent to optional cookie tracking.
• Legitimate Interests: To optimize platform security, prevent unauthorized access, audit site traffic, and refine our hotel review content.
• Legal Compliance: To satisfy statutory obligations and legal requests mandated by regulatory authorities.

5. Data Retention & Storage Protocols

We maintain strict retention schedules: contact inquiries are retained for up to 24 months to satisfy customer support follow-ups, while technical diagnostic log files are automatically purged or anonymized after 180 days. All data is transferred and stored on encrypted cloud infrastructure with enterprise-grade access controls.

6. Third-Party Services & External Links

Our website contains editorial reference links to external third-party hotel venues, transit authority schedules, and map services. does not exercise control over external privacy practices. We encourage users to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites they visit.

7. Global Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may possess specific privacy rights under frameworks such as GDPR, CCPA, or PDPA, including:

• Right to Access: Request copy logs of personal data held by .
• Right to Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete records.
• Right to Erasure ("Right to be Forgotten"): Request deletion of your personal submissions.
• Right to Restrict or Object: Limit processing of specific data parameters.

8. How to Manage Cookies & Contact Us

You may adjust cookie settings at any time via your web browser controls (e.g., blocking third-party cookies or clearing browser cache). For formal privacy requests or inquiries regarding data handling, please write to our Data Protection Team at .