Privacy Policy

Who we are
Tomek Beyond Sea My website address is https://tomekbeyondsea.com. If you have any questions about this policy or want to exercise your privacy rights, you can reach us by email at contact@tomekbeyondsea.com or by post at 43 Daniell Road, Milnerton, 7441, Cape Town, South Africa. This policy explains what personal data we collect, why we collect it, how we use it, how long we keep it, and the choices you have. Everything we collect is used to deliver the site, the newsletter, and the services you request, and to improve your experience.

Information We Collect
Information you give us
Data you provide when you sign up for the newsletter or submit a message via the site’s contact form. This may include your name, email address, and any message content you choose to share.
Automatically collected information
Technical data collected when you visit the site such as IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and referring pages. This helps us understand site performance and improve content.
Cookies and similar technologies
We use cookies and local storage to remember preferences, enable site features, and measure site usage. You can control cookies through your browser settings.

Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

How We Use Your Information
We use personal data to:
Deliver the newsletter and any content you request.
Respond to messages submitted via the contact form.
Improve and secure the website.
Analyze site usage to make content and layout decisions.
Comply with legal obligations.
We do not sell your personal data.

Third Parties and Integrations
We may share data with trusted third parties that help run the site and newsletter such as hosting providers, email delivery services, analytics providers, and security services. These providers process data on our behalf and are contractually required to protect it.
If you sign up for the newsletter we will store your email with MailerLite, our email service provider.
If you interact with social links or embedded content those third parties may collect data according to their own policies.

Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (for example, videos, images, articles, or social embeds). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third‑party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How Long We Retain Your Data
We retain personal data only as long as necessary to provide the services you requested, to comply with legal obligations, and to resolve disputes.
Newsletter subscription data is kept until you unsubscribe.
Technical logs and analytics data are retained in aggregated or anonymized form for site improvement.

Security
We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical measures to protect personal data. No method of transmission or storage is completely secure; we cannot guarantee absolute security, but we work to minimize risk and respond quickly to incidents.

Your Rights and Choices
You can:
Unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time using the link in the emails.
Request access to the personal data we hold about you.
Request correction or deletion of your personal data where applicable.
Object to or restrict certain processing where permitted by law.
To exercise any of these rights or to make privacy‑related requests, please use the contact form on this website. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe and in accordance with applicable law.

Children
The site is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under 13. If you believe we have collected such data please use the contact form and we will take steps to remove it.

Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor data may be processed by third‑party service providers located outside your country. We require those providers to protect your data in line with applicable law. Visitor data may also be checked through automated spam detection services.

Changes to This Policy
We may update this policy from time to time. When we make material changes we will post the updated policy with a new effective date and, where appropriate, notify newsletter subscribers through the newsletter.

Effective date: August 18, 2026