Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to SeaQueen's website. This privacy policy explains how information is collected and used when you visit this website and when you book a stay at our Long Beach, Washington vacation rental property.

SeaQueen is a vacation rental property professionally managed through Avari. This website is operated by the property owner for informational purposes to showcase the property, share local insights, and help guests plan their visits.

Information Collected by This Website

Information You Provide

This website does not directly collect personal information from visitors. We do not have contact forms, login systems, or account registration. If you use the AI chatbot feature powered by Anthropic Claude, your questions may be processed to provide helpful responses, but we do not store your conversations or personal information.

Analytics & Cookies

This website uses Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics to understand how visitors use the site. These tools collect non-personally identifiable information such as:

• Pages visited and time spent on each page
• Browser type and device information
• Geographic location (city/region level only)
• Referring website and search terms used to find this site

You can opt out of Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

How We Use Information

The limited analytics data collected through this website is used solely to:

• Understand which content and features are most valuable to visitors
• Improve website performance and user experience
• Identify technical issues and fix bugs

We do not sell, rent, or share any information with third parties except as described in this policy (Google Analytics) and as required by law.

Third-Party Services

Avari Booking Platform

When you click "Book on Avari" buttons on this site, you are redirected to Avari's booking platform. Any information you provide during the booking process is governed by Avari's Privacy Policy, not this privacy policy.

Anthropic Claude (AI Chatbot)

Our website features an AI chatbot (SeaQueenBot) powered by Anthropic's Claude API. When you interact with the chatbot, your questions are sent to Anthropic to generate responses. Anthropic's data usage is governed by their Privacy Policy. We recommend not sharing sensitive personal information with the chatbot.

Google Services

This site uses Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, and embedded Google Maps. Google's privacy practices are described in their Privacy Policy.

Complete List of Third-Party Services

For transparency, here is every third-party service this website uses, what it does, what (if any) data it receives, and a link to its privacy policy:

We do not use advertising networks, retargeting pixels, cross-site tracking, data brokers, or sell or share personal information with any third party for those purposes.

Your California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), gives you specific rights regarding your personal information. These rights include:

• Right to Know — what personal information is collected, used, shared, or disclosed.
• Right to Delete — to request deletion of personal information we have collected.
• Right to Correct — inaccurate personal information.
• Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information — we do not collect sensitive personal information on this website.
• Right to Opt Out of "Sale" or "Sharing" — see below.
• Right to Non-Discrimination — we will not deny service, charge different prices, or provide a different level of service because you exercised any of these rights.

"Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information"

We do not sell your personal information for monetary consideration, and we do not "share" personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising as those terms are defined under California law. We also honor the Global Privacy Control browser signal as an opt-out preference.

How to exercise your California rights

For privacy requests related to bookings, reservations, or any data you provided to the Avari booking platform, contact Avari at privacy@avarimgmt.com. For requests limited to data collected by this website (analytics, chatbot), contact the property owners at seaqueenlongbeach@gmail.com. We will respond within 45 days (extendable by 45 additional days if necessary, with notice). We may ask you to verify your identity or, if applicable, your authorized agent's authority before fulfilling a request.

"Shine the Light" (California Civil Code §1798.83)

California residents may request information about disclosures of personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes. We do not disclose personal information for third-party direct marketing.

European Union and United Kingdom Visitors (GDPR / UK GDPR)

If you access this website from the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland, you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR.

Data controllers

For data collected on this website (e.g., analytics, chatbot queries), the property owner operating this website is the data controller. For any data you provide during the booking process on stayavari.com, Avari (TSTRC Holdco, LLC dba Avari Management) is the data controller.

Your GDPR / UK GDPR rights

• Right of access — obtain confirmation of and a copy of personal data we hold about you.
• Right to rectification — correct inaccurate or incomplete data.
• Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten") — request deletion, subject to legal retention obligations.
• Right to restrict processing — pause processing while a dispute or verification is resolved.
• Right to data portability — receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.
• Right to object — object to processing based on legitimate interests, including analytics.
• Right to withdraw consent — where we rely on consent (e.g., non-essential cookies), withdrawal does not affect prior lawful processing.
• Right to lodge a complaint — with your local supervisory authority.

Legal bases for processing

• Legitimate interests — website operation, security, aggregate analytics, responding to your direct messages.
• Consent — for non-essential cookies and analytics where required by law. You can withdraw consent at any time through your browser settings or the methods described in our Cookie Policy.
• Contractual necessity — for booking-related processing performed by Avari.
• Legal obligation — to comply with applicable laws.

International data transfers

This website is hosted in the United States, and several of our service providers (Vercel, Google, Anthropic, Avari) are US-based. If you access this site from outside the US, your personal data will be transferred to, stored, and processed in the US. Where applicable, our providers rely on Standard Contractual Clauses or equivalent safeguards for international transfers.

How to exercise your GDPR / UK GDPR rights

For requests related to booking data, contact Avari at privacy@avarimgmt.com. For requests limited to data collected by this website, contact the property owners at seaqueenlongbeach@gmail.com. We will respond within 30 days (extendable by an additional 60 days for complex requests, with notice).

Data Retention

We retain the limited data collected through this website only as long as necessary for the purposes described, or as required by law:

• Server request logs (IP address, user agent, request URL): up to 30 days, used for security monitoring and debugging.
• Aggregate Google Analytics data: retained for 14 months per our Google Analytics configuration; individual data points are never tied to a real-world identity by us.
• AI chatbot conversations: conversations are processed by Anthropic to return a reply and are not stored by this website. Anthropic's own retention is described in their privacy policy.
• Booking data: retained by Avari, not by this website, per Avari's privacy policy.

Data Security

This website is hosted on Vercel with industry-standard security measures including HTTPS encryption in transit. Our service providers are selected in part for their security posture. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure. While we strive to protect any data collected, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children's Privacy

This website is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13 (or under 16 in the EU/UK). Bookings may only be made by individuals 21 years of age or older, per the property's house rules. If you believe a child has provided information to this site, please contact us so we can delete it.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The "Last Updated" date at the top of this page indicates when changes were last made. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Information

If you have questions about this privacy policy or this website, please contact the property owner:

Related Policies

• Avari Privacy Policy - Governs all booking data
• Avari Terms & Conditions - Booking terms and conditions
• SeaQueen Terms of Service - Website usage terms