Who we are
Thai Visa Services (thai-visa-services.com) is an independent editorial website about Thailand's visa and immigration system. This policy explains how we handle information about visitors to this site. For questions about this policy or any privacy request, contact [email protected].
Information we collect
- Information you give us directly. If you submit a contact or service-request form, we collect the details you provide — typically your name, email address, nationality, and the visa situation you describe. We use this only to respond to your request and, where you have asked us to, to connect you with a relevant service.
- Information collected automatically. Like most websites, our hosting and analytics providers record standard technical data when you visit: IP address, browser type, device type, pages viewed, referring page, and timestamps. We use this in aggregate to understand how the site is used and to keep it fast and secure.
- Cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are small files stored by your browser. This site and the third-party services below use cookies for advertising, analytics, and site functionality. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings.
Advertising — Google AdSense
This site displays advertisements served by Google AdSense. As part of serving ads:
- Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this website and other websites across the internet.
- Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve personalised ads based on your visits to this site and/or other sites. In regions where consent is required (such as the EEA, UK, and Switzerland), a consent message is shown before personalised advertising cookies are set, and you can decline or later change your choice.
- You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google's My Ad Center. You can also opt out of many other third-party vendors' personalised advertising at www.aboutads.info/choices or, in the EU, at www.youronlinechoices.eu.
- For more detail on how Google uses data from sites that use its services, see How Google uses information from sites or apps that use our services.
We do not control the ads shown by Google and do not receive personally identifying information about you from the ad system.
Analytics
We use privacy-focused analytics (Vercel Analytics and a self-managed analytics script) to measure aggregate traffic: page views, referrers, country-level location, and device type. These tools are used to understand which guides are useful, not to build individual profiles.
How we use your information
- To operate, maintain, and improve the site and its guides.
- To respond to enquiries and service requests you submit.
- To display advertising that funds the site's free content.
- To detect abuse and keep the site secure.
We do not sell your personal information. We share it only with the service providers needed to run the site (hosting, database, email, ad serving, analytics) and where the law requires it.
Data retention
Form submissions are kept for as long as needed to handle your request and for a reasonable period afterwards, then deleted. Aggregate analytics data does not identify you individually.
Your rights
Depending on where you live (including under the EU/UK GDPR and similar laws), you may have the right to access, correct, delete, or export the personal data we hold about you, to object to or restrict certain processing, and to withdraw consent at any time. To exercise any of these rights, email [email protected] and we will respond within 30 days. You also have the right to complain to your local data protection authority.
Children
This site is intended for adults arranging travel and residence in Thailand. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16.
External links
Our guides link to government sites, embassies, news sources, and other third parties. Their privacy practices are their own; this policy covers only thai-visa-services.com.
Changes to this policy
We update this policy when our practices or legal requirements change, and revise the "last updated" date above. Material changes will be noted on this page.
For how we source and correct editorial content, see our editorial standards.