Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how the Ocho Rios Travel Guide at explore.villaontherocksja.com ("the Guide", "we", "us") collects, uses, and protects information when you visit our website. This Guide is operated by Farrah Stewart, host of Villa on the Rocks, Drax Hall, Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Information we collect

We do not require you to create an account or submit personal information to use this Guide. However, the following information may be collected automatically:

• Usage data — pages visited, time spent, browser type, device type, and approximate location (country/region level) via analytics tools
• Cookies — small files stored on your device to improve your experience and enable advertising (see Cookies section below)
• AI chat interactions — messages sent to the Farrah AI Guide are processed by Anthropic's API to generate responses. These messages are not stored by us but are subject to Anthropic's privacy policy at anthropic.com/privacy

How we use your information

• To improve the content and usability of the Guide
• To display relevant advertising through Google AdSense
• To track affiliate referrals through Viator (excursion bookings)
• To understand which destinations and topics are most useful to visitors

Cookies

This website uses cookies for the following purposes:

• Analytics cookies — to understand how visitors use the site (Google Analytics)
• Advertising cookies — to display personalised ads through Google AdSense. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings
• Affiliate cookies — when you click a Viator excursion link, Viator places a cookie to track if you complete a booking. This enables us to earn a small commission at no extra cost to you

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some features of this site.

Third-party services

This Guide uses the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

• Google AdSense — advertising. Google Privacy Policy
• Google Analytics — website traffic analytics. Google Privacy Policy
• Viator (TripAdvisor) — excursion affiliate links. Viator Privacy Policy
• Anthropic — AI chat responses. Anthropic Privacy Policy
• Cloudflare — website security and performance. Cloudflare Privacy Policy
• WhatsApp (Meta) — direct contact with Farrah. WhatsApp Privacy Policy

Affiliate disclosure

This Guide contains affiliate links to Viator excursions. If you click a link and make a booking, we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. We only recommend experiences that we genuinely believe provide good value for visitors to Ocho Rios. Affiliate commissions help keep this Guide free.

Photo credits

Images used throughout this Guide have been sourced from various online platforms to illustrate local destinations and experiences. We do not claim ownership of third-party images. If you are the copyright owner of an image used on this site and would like it removed or credited, please contact us at the details below and we will respond within 48 hours.

Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights including:

• The right to know what data is collected about you
• The right to request deletion of your data
• The right to opt out of personalised advertising
• GDPR rights (if you are in the European Economic Area)
• CCPA rights (if you are in California)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.

Children's privacy

This Guide is not directed at children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the Guide after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.