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All About Panama, Living and Investing in Panama
All About Panama, Living and Investing in Panama

Effective Date: March 1, 2026

Introduction

All About Panama (allaboutpanama.info) is an independent digital editorial platform dedicated to helping international audiences understand what it truly means to live and invest in Panama. We provide lifestyle, cultural, wellness, and practical guidance for expats, investors, and anyone considering making Panama their home.

We are committed to protecting your personal information and being transparent about what we collect and why. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle your data when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter, or contact us directly.

This website operates under the jurisdiction of the Republic of Panama. We also honor the privacy rights of users located in the European Union (GDPR) and the state of California, USA (CCPA).

By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Information We Collect

We collect information in two ways: information you provide directly to us, and information collected automatically when you use our website.

Information you provide directly:

  • Contact form submissions — When you reach out to us via our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the content of your message.

  • Newsletter subscriptions — When you subscribe to our email newsletter, we collect your email address and, if provided, your name.

Information collected automatically:

  • Usage and analytics data — We collect information about how you interact with our website, including pages visited, time spent on pages, referring URLs, browser type, device type, and approximate geographic location (country or region level).

  • IP address — Your IP address may be collected by analytics tools, though it is anonymized or stored in a privacy-friendly manner where possible.

  • Cookies and similar technologies — We use cookies to improve website performance and understand how visitors use our site. See the Cookies section below for details.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To operate and improve our website, content, and editorial offerings

  • To respond to your messages and inquiries submitted via our contact form

  • To send you our email newsletter and relevant updates, if you have subscribed

  • To understand our audience and measure the performance of our content

  • To detect and prevent fraudulent or abusive activity

  • To comply with applicable legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information to third parties. We do not use your data to make automated decisions that affect you in a significant way.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies to make our website function properly, remember your preferences, and understand how visitors navigate our content.

Types of cookies we use:

  • Essential cookies — These are necessary for the website to function. They include session cookies that keep you logged in (if applicable) and security tokens.

  • Performance and caching cookies — We use LiteSpeed Cache to improve page load times. These cookies help deliver a faster browsing experience and do not collect personally identifiable information.

  • Analytics cookies — We use Google Analytics 4 and WP Statistics to understand how visitors use our site. These tools may set cookies to track sessions and page views.

  • Marketing cookies — We use the Facebook Pixel to measure the effectiveness of our content on social platforms. This may set cookies associated with your Facebook account or browser.

Most web browsers allow you to control cookies through their settings. You can block or delete cookies at any time. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some features on our website.

For more information about managing cookies, visit allaboutcookies.org.

Third-Party Services

We work with a small number of trusted third-party services to operate this website. Each of these services has its own privacy policy governing how they handle data.

Google Analytics 4 (via Google Site Kit)

We use Google Analytics 4 to collect aggregated data about website traffic and user behavior. Google may use this information in accordance with its own privacy policy. We have enabled IP anonymization where available. Google Analytics data is processed on Google’s servers, which may be located outside of Panama or the European Economic Area.

Facebook Pixel (via PixelYourSite / Meta)

We use the Facebook Pixel, a tool provided by Meta Platforms, Inc., to measure the reach and engagement of our content shared on Facebook and Instagram. The Pixel may collect data about your visit and associate it with your Facebook profile if you are logged in to Facebook in the same browser.

WP Statistics

We use WP Statistics as a privacy-friendly analytics plugin that runs entirely on our own server. WP Statistics does not share data with third parties and is designed to comply with GDPR without requiring personal data collection.

MailPoet

We use MailPoet to manage our email newsletter list and send email campaigns. If you subscribe to our newsletter, your name and email address are stored within our MailPoet installation. MailPoet complies with GDPR and processes subscriber data in accordance with its own privacy policy.

Email Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will send you updates about new content, guides, and relevant information about living and investing in Panama. You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of any email we send, or by contacting us directly at contact@allaboutpanama.info.

We do not send unsolicited commercial emails. We only contact individuals who have explicitly opted in to receive communications from us.

If you contact us via our contact form, we may follow up by email to respond to your inquiry. We do not add contact form submitters to our newsletter list without separate consent.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you are located, you may have specific rights regarding your personal data. We respect these rights regardless of your location.

If you are located in the European Union or EEA (GDPR rights):

  • Right to access — You may request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

  • Right to rectification — You may ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

  • Right to erasure — You may request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain legal conditions.

  • Right to restriction — You may ask us to limit how we process your data in certain circumstances.

  • Right to data portability — You may request a copy of your data in a structured, machine-readable format.

  • Right to object — You may object to our processing of your data where we rely on legitimate interests as the legal basis.

  • Right to withdraw consent — Where we process data based on your consent (such as newsletter subscriptions), you may withdraw that consent at any time.

If you believe we have not handled your data in accordance with GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection authority.

If you are a California resident (CCPA rights):

  • Right to know — You may request information about the categories and specific pieces of personal data we have collected about you, and how we use and share it.

  • Right to delete — You may request that we delete personal information we have collected from you, subject to certain exceptions.

  • Right to opt out of sale — We do not sell your personal information. No opt-out is required, but we will confirm this upon request.

  • Right to non-discrimination — We will not discriminate against you for exercising any of your CCPA rights.

To exercise any of the rights above, please contact us using the information in the Contact section below. We will respond to verifiable requests within 30 days (GDPR) or 45 days (CCPA) of receipt.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, or as required by applicable law.

  • Contact form data — Messages submitted through our contact form are retained for up to 12 months, after which they are deleted unless ongoing correspondence requires longer retention.

  • Newsletter subscriber data — We retain your subscription information for as long as you remain subscribed. Upon unsubscribing, your data is removed from our active mailing list within 30 days.

  • Analytics data — Google Analytics data is retained according to Google’s default retention settings (26 months). WP Statistics data is stored on our servers and subject to periodic deletion.

  • Cookies — Session cookies expire when you close your browser. Persistent cookies have varying expiration periods, typically ranging from 30 days to 2 years depending on their purpose.

Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. Our website uses HTTPS encryption for all data in transit.

However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure. While we strive to protect your data, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Your continued use of this website after any changes indicates your acceptance of the updated Privacy Policy.

Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise your privacy rights, or want to report a concern about how we handle your data, please contact us at:

All About Panama
Website: allaboutpanama.info
Email: contact@allaboutpanama.info

We aim to respond to all privacy-related requests within 10 business days.