A plain explanation of what this site collects, why, and who to ask if you want something changed or removed. Last updated 31 July 2026.
This site uses Google Analytics (GA4) to see roughly how many people visit and which pages they use. It does not load until you click "Accept" on the cookie banner shown on your first visit — if you click "Decline", or just close the banner, nothing is sent to Google at all. You can change your mind at any time by clearing your browser's site data for this domain, which brings the banner back.
When it is running, GA4 records things like which page you're on, roughly which country you're visiting from,
and which button you clicked (for example, viewing an advert or clicking through to a bar's own website) — IP
addresses are truncated before Google stores them (anonymize_ip). It does not know your name,
email, or phone number unless you've separately given us those through one of the forms below.
Several pages on this site ask you to type in real details — this is only ever used to run the directory itself, never sold or handed to a third party for marketing.
None of this is required to simply browse the directory — only used if you choose to submit one of these forms.
Photos submitted through a listing, advert, or recommendation form are checked to confirm they're a real image, then stored either on our server or via Cloudflare R2 (a file-hosting service) so pages load quickly. We don't run facial recognition or any other analysis over uploaded images beyond that basic file check.
Claiming a bar, buying an ad slot, or a Hot Promo boost is paid for through Stripe. Card details are typed directly into Stripe's own checkout page — this site never sees or stores your card number, expiry date, or CVC. We only keep a record that a payment happened, for billing and support purposes.
Scanning a bar's check-in QR code doesn't need an account. Your device gets a random token stored in your browser (not tied to your name or email) so we can stop the same phone checking in over and over. Your IP address is briefly recorded alongside a check-in purely to stop a burst of fake scans from one source — it isn't linked to any other data we hold about you.
Only the services that make the site work: Google (Analytics, if you've accepted cookies), Stripe (payments), and Cloudflare (image hosting and DNS). We don't sell data, and we don't share it with anyone for their own marketing.
Listing, claim, and advert details are kept for as long as the listing itself is live on the directory. If a claim, advert, or bar submission is rejected, we keep the contact details only as long as needed to handle any follow-up, then remove them. You can ask us to delete your details sooner — see "Your rights" below.
You can ask us what data we hold about you, ask us to correct it, or ask us to delete it. Get in touch and we'll sort it out directly — see "Contact" below.
If what this site collects or how it's used changes meaningfully, this page will be updated and the "last updated" date at the top will change.
Questions about this policy, or a request about your own data — email privacy@realpattayabars.com.