Privacy policy
Last updated: 28 September 2026
STOLIXANA Ltd, publisher of the Moris Guide website (mymorisguide.com), values the protection of its visitors' privacy. This policy explains what information may be processed during your visit, and under what circumstances.
This site complies with the principles of the Data Protection Act 2017 of the Republic of Mauritius, which is largely aligned with the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
1. What data is involved?
Moris Guide is a showcase website and tourist guide. The site does not offer user accounts or a newsletter, and no database of identified visitors is created. Only the listing request form, intended for businesses, collects personal data, as described below. Some browsing data is also processed.
Geolocation (“Around me”)
The “Around me” feature uses, with your explicit permission given through your browser, your geographic location to suggest the places, activities or restaurants closest to you. This location data:
- is requested directly by your browser (not by our servers);
- is used only for the duration of your visit, to calculate the distances shown;
- is neither recorded, nor transmitted to a third party, nor kept after you close your browser.
You may refuse this permission at any time: the site remains usable, only the “Around me” feature will be unable to display distances.
Technical browsing data
Like most websites, our host may keep technical connection logs (IP address, browser type, pages visited, timestamp) for security purposes and to ensure the site runs properly. This data is not used for commercial purposes and is kept for a limited period.
Audience measurement (Google Analytics 4)
With your consent, given via the banner shown on your first visit, the site uses Google Analytics 4, a service provided by Google Ireland Limited and Google LLC, to measure its audience on a statistical basis: pages viewed, visit duration, device type, approximate country or city. These statistics help us improve the guide. We do not use them to identify you personally or for advertising purposes.
Google Analytics is only loaded after you click “Accept”. You can withdraw your consent at any time via the “Manage cookies” link at the bottom of every page. Detailed data is kept for 14 months; beyond that, only aggregate statistics remain available. This data may be processed outside Mauritius, including in the United States, under the contractual safeguards provided by Google.
Anonymous internal statistics
The site counts the number of views of each listing and the number of clicks on contact buttons, including WhatsApp. These counters are anonymous totals: they record neither your IP address nor any identifier. To avoid counting the same click twice, a hashed, non-reversible fingerprint of the IP address is kept for a maximum of 10 seconds, then automatically deleted. Your browser also keeps a temporary record of listings already counted, which is cleared when the tab is closed.
Maps
Place listings display an embedded Google Maps map. When the page is displayed, your browser connects to Google's servers, which receive your IP address among other data and may set their own cookies, in accordance with Google's privacy policy (policies.google.com/privacy). If you do not want this connection to take place, you can block third-party content in your browser settings.
The site's general map (the “Map” page) uses OpenStreetMap. Displaying the map tiles sends your IP address to the OpenStreetMap Foundation's servers (tile.openstreetmap.org), without setting any cookie.
When you place the pin on the map of the listing request form, your browser queries the OpenStreetMap service (Nominatim) to suggest the name of the place automatically; only the pin's coordinates are sent to it.
Contact via WhatsApp
The WhatsApp buttons open the WhatsApp application (Meta) with a pre-filled message. No data is sent to WhatsApp before you click. The conversation that follows takes place directly between you and the service provider, outside the site.
Listing request form (businesses)
Businesses wishing to be listed in the guide fill in an online form. We receive the business details (name, public contact details, description, prices, opening hours, location on the map), up to 4 photos, and the name, email and phone number of the person in charge. The business details and photos are used to prepare its listing, published after review and with its agreement. The contact details of the person in charge are never published: they are used only to process the request. GPS location data contained in the photos is removed before they are stored. A request is kept for as long as it takes to process it, and for no more than 6 months; a request that is not accepted is deleted together with its photos. Legal basis: the business's request and its agreement, given by ticking the boxes in the form.
Legal bases
Audience measurement via Google Analytics relies on your consent. The host's technical logs, the anonymous internal statistics and the display of maps rely on our legitimate interest in ensuring the site's security, improving its content and providing the features you request.
2. Cookies
See our Cookie policy for details of any cookies that may be used on the site.
3. Data sharing
No personal data is sold, rented or transferred for commercial purposes. Browsing data is only shared with the technical service providers necessary for the site to function: our host (Hostinger); Google, for displaying the Google Maps embedded in place listings and, if you have accepted it, for audience measurement; and the OpenStreetMap Foundation for the map tiles.
Emails related to the form are sent through the email service of our host, Hostinger. A notification containing only the business name and its WhatsApp number is sent to our team through the ntfy.sh service.
4. Your rights
Under the Data Protection Act 2017, everyone has the right to access, rectify, object to and, where applicable, erase any data concerning them held by STOLIXANA Ltd.
You may also withdraw your consent to audience measurement at any time via the “Manage cookies” link. If you believe your rights are not being respected, you may lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Office of the Republic of Mauritius or, if you reside in the European Union, with your country's data protection authority.
To exercise these rights, or for any question about this policy, you may contact us at: contact@mymorisguide.com
5. Security
Reasonable technical measures are in place to protect the site against unauthorised access, loss or alteration of data.
6. Changes to this policy
This policy may be updated to reflect changes to the site or to the applicable regulations. The date of the last update appears at the top of this page.
