Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how WorldWide Thailand(“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and protects your information when you use worldwidethailand.com(the “Service”).

1. Information we collect

• Account information — first name, last name, birth year, email, nationality, country of residence, nickname, interests, optional avatar, preferred language.
• Authentication data — hashed password (we never store passwords in plain text) or OAuth tokens if you sign in via Google or Facebook.
• Content you publish — forum posts, comments, reactions, reviews, place suggestions, music submissions.
• Usage data — pages viewed, course progress, IP address, device, browser, referrer.
• Cookies — see our Cookie Policy.

2. How we use your information

• To create and maintain your account.
• To personalize content (e.g. translation in your preferred language).
• To moderate community content and prevent abuse.
• To send transactional emails (verification, replies, certificates).
• To improve the Service and measure performance.
• To comply with legal obligations.

3. Third-party services

We share limited data with the following processors:

• Google — OAuth, Translate, Maps, AdSense, Analytics.
• Anthropic (Claude) — content moderation and AI features.
• Resend — transactional email delivery.
• Cloudflare R2 / AWS S3 — file storage.
• Vercel — hosting and CDN.

4. Advertising

WorldWide Thailand uses Google AdSense to serve advertising. AdSense and its partners use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.

5. Your rights (GDPR, CCPA)

• Access, correct, or delete your personal data.
• Export your data in a portable format.
• Withdraw consent at any time.
• Object to processing or restrict it.
• Lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

To exercise these rights, contact us via the contact page.

6. Data retention

We retain account data while your account is active. If you delete your account, we remove your personal data within 30 days, except where retention is required by law or to enforce our Terms of Use.

7. Children

WorldWide Thailand is not intended for children under 13. We do not knowingly collect data from anyone under 13. If you believe a child has signed up, please contact us.

8. Changes

We may update this Privacy Policy. Significant changes will be announced on the homepage or via email.

9. Contact

Privacy questions: see our contact page.