Last updated: 2 August 2026
Privacy Policy
Visit Manly ("we", "us", "our") publishes an independent travel guide to Manly, Sydney at manlysydney.com (the "Site"). This policy explains what information we collect when you visit the Site, how we use it, and the choices you have. By using the Site you agree to this policy.
Information we collect
We collect two kinds of information:
- Information you give us — for example when you use the contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message so we can reply.
- Information collected automatically — when you visit the Site, our hosting provider and analytics tools record your IP address, device and browser type, referring URL, pages visited, and timestamps.
Cookies and similar technologies
We use a small number of cookies and similar technologies, in two categories:
- Essential and preference storage, which makes the Site work — your language choice, your theme, and your cookie decision itself. These are set without consent because the Site cannot function correctly without them.
- Analytics cookies, which are set only if you accept them. We do not load any analytics script until you do.
We do not serve advertising and we do not use advertising cookies. If you follow one of our booking links to a third-party provider, that provider may set its own cookies to attribute the referral — see Affiliate links below.
You can change your cookie decision at any time using the "Cookie settings" link in the footer, or through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect how parts of the Site work.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how readers use the Site — how often people visit, which pages they read, and which sites they arrived from. Google Analytics is consent-gated: the script is not requested and no analytics cookies are set unless you accept the cookie banner. If you decline, or simply ignore the banner, no analytics data is collected at all.
If you have accepted and want to withdraw consent, use "Cookie settings" in the footer. You can also opt out across all sites via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
Affiliate links
Some outbound links — mainly accommodation and tour bookings — are affiliate links. When you click one, the provider (for example Booking.com) may set a cookie in your browser so that any booking you go on to make is credited to us, and we receive a commission. That happens on the provider's own website under their privacy policy, not ours, and it costs you nothing extra.
We don't receive your personal information from these partners — only aggregate reporting on referrals and commissions. See our Terms for how affiliate links relate to our editorial choices.
How we use information
- To operate, maintain, and improve the Site;
- To respond to enquiries you send through the contact form;
- To measure and analyse traffic and reader interest;
- To attribute referrals to our booking partners, where you follow an affiliate link;
- To comply with applicable law.
Sharing
We do not sell personal information. We share information only with service providers (hosting, email delivery, analytics) who process it on our behalf, and where required by law. We do not pass your personal information to our affiliate partners.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (for example under the EU GDPR, UK GDPR, California CCPA/CPRA, or the Australian Privacy Act) you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or object to the processing of your personal information. To make a request, email us at hello@manlysydney.com.
Children
The Site is not directed to children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect their information.
Changes to this policy
We may update this policy from time to time. The "Last updated" date above shows when it was last revised. Material changes will be highlighted on the Site.
Contact
Questions about this policy? Email hello@manlysydney.com or use our contact page.