At Godwit Safaris, we are committed to protecting your personal information and ensuring your experience with us is safe, secure, and transparent. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your data when you visit our website or use our services.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: https://godwitsafaris.com. We are a Kenya-based tour operator offering curated safari experiences across East Africa.

2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam. An anonymized string (hash) from your email address may be shared with the Gravatar service to check if you use it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at automattic.com/privacy. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, please avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site.

Cookies

We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience.

• If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for convenience. These last for one year.

• A temporary cookie is set on the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

• When you log in, we set cookies to save your login info and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days; screen options cookies last a year. Selecting “Remember Me” keeps your login for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.

• Editing or publishing an article sets an additional cookie with the post ID, which expires after one day.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content behaves as if you visited the other website directly. These sites may collect data, use cookies, and track your interaction with their content.

3. Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal data. If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. We may share your data with trusted partners (e.g., hotels, guides, payment processors) only as needed to fulfill your travel bookings or comply with legal obligations.

4. How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. For registered users (if any), we store the personal information provided in their user profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal data at any time (except username). Website administrators can also access and edit this information.

5. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data, except for data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

To make such a request, please contact us at [insert your contact email].

6. Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your data. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure.

8. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date.

Effective Date: 26th February, 2026.