Privacy Policy

1. Overview & Commitment to Data Minimization

Rest Atlas (“we”, “us”, or “our”) operates an independent global hotel sleep assessment platform. We respect the privacy of our visitors and adhere strictly to data minimization principles. We do not sell user data, track users across third-party websites, or retain personal information beyond what is necessary to serve our readers.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information only in the following contexts:

• Inquiry & Contact Submissions: Your name, email address, subject, and message content when submitting contact forms.
• Newsletter Subscriptions: Your email address when optionally subscribing to the Quiet Dispatch newsletter.
• Technical Telemetry: Standard non-identifying server log data including IP addresses, browser user-agent, and requested URLs to maintain platform security.

3. Third-Party Services & Integrations

Our website integrates third-party tools to enrich hotel listings:

• YouTube: Embedded using privacy-enhanced mode (youtube-nocookie.com), preventing YouTube from setting tracking cookies until the user initiates video playback.
• Google Maps Platform: Used server-side to resolve hotel place IDs and direct visitors to original Google Maps profiles without scraping user review data.
• Firebase: Used for secure cloud data hosting, database security rules, and authenticated assessor dashboard sessions.

4. Data Retention & Your Rights

Under the GDPR, CCPA, and applicable global privacy regulations, you have the right to request access to, correction of, or permanent deletion of any personal communications sent to us. To submit a data request, please use our contact page.

5. Operator Details

Rest Atlas is operated by an independent editorial organisation dedicated to sleep environment journalism and hotel comfort assessment. For privacy-related enquiries, data access requests, or deletion requests, please use the contact page and include "Privacy Request" in your subject line. We aim to respond within 30 business days in accordance with applicable data protection regulations.