Privacy Policy

1. Who we are

Mauritius Life (mauritius-life.com) is an independent online directory and lifestyle guide for Mauritius. We publish information about hotels, restaurants, bars, activities, shopping, tours and more across the island. Our registered contact address is available at contact@mauritius-life.com.

2. What information we collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Contact information — name and email address when you submit an enquiry or subscribe to our newsletter.
• Business listing information — business name, address, telephone number, website and description when you claim or submit a listing.
• Usage data — pages visited, time on site, browser type, device type and approximate location (country/city level) via Google Analytics.
• Cookies — small data files placed on your device by us or by third parties such as Google (Analytics and AdSense) and social media platforms.

3. How we use your information

• To respond to enquiries and support requests.
• To manage and publish business directory listings.
• To send our newsletter (only if you have subscribed — you may unsubscribe at any time).
• To understand how visitors use the site and improve our content (analytics).
• To serve relevant advertisements via Google AdSense.

4. Google Analytics & Advertising

We use Google Analytics to collect anonymised data about site usage. Google Analytics uses cookies to report on visitor interactions. You may opt out by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

We display advertisements via Google AdSense. Google may use cookies and device identifiers to show you personalised ads based on your browsing behaviour. You can manage your Google ad personalisation settings at adssettings.google.com.

5. Cookies

We use essential cookies to operate the site, and third-party cookies from Google Analytics and Google AdSense. You may control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect some functionality.

6. Data sharing

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with trusted third-party service providers who assist in operating our platform (Supabase for database hosting, Resend for email delivery, Vercel for hosting). These providers operate under their own privacy policies and are bound by data processing agreements. We may also share data where required by law.

7. Data retention

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to provide our services or as required by law. Newsletter subscribers may unsubscribe at any time and their data will be removed within 30 days. Business listing data is retained while the listing remains active.

8. Your rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights to:

• Access the personal data we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate data.
• Request deletion of your data.
• Object to or restrict our processing of your data.
• Data portability (where applicable under GDPR).

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at contact@mauritius-life.com.

9. Children

Our site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal data to us, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

10. Changes to this policy

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

11. Contact

For any privacy-related questions or requests, please contact us at: contact@mauritius-life.com