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Privacy Policy

Last updated: 7 October 2026

1. Introduction

This Privacy Policy explains how INTOURCAMS (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, shares, and protects information when you use the INTOURCAMS website and related services (the “Service”).

INTOURCAMS is the Integrated Tourism Coordination and Monitoring System for tourism information in Sarawak. By using the Service, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or about how information is handled, please contact us using the details in Section 13.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information that you provide directly, information published through tourism listings and related features, and limited technical information needed to operate the Service.

2.1 Account Information

When you create or use an account, we process account information associated with email authentication. This may include your email address, display name, role (for example visitor, tourism player, or administrator), organisation or tourism player information, and related account profile details.

Passwords are handled by our authentication service provider. INTOURCAMS does not store your password in a readable form.

2.2 Tourism Listing Information

Tourism players and authorised users may submit tourism listing information for review and publication. When a listing is published, it may include information that is intentionally made public, such as:

  • Tourism product or place name
  • Description and related public content
  • Organisation information shown on the listing
  • Address and location details
  • Public telephone number
  • Public email address for the listing
  • Website and social media links
  • Opening hours, fees, services, and facilities
  • Images and gallery content
  • Other information intentionally approved for public publication

Public listing contact details are separate from private account credentials. Account email addresses used for sign-in are not published as part of the public listing directory through the verified V2 privacy controls.

2.3 Reviews and User-Generated Content

If you submit a review or related feedback, we may process the rating, review text, display name associated with the submission, and reports or moderation feedback relating to that content.

2.4 Tourism Engagement Analytics

INTOURCAMS includes a first-party tourism analytics system that records anonymous interaction events to help understand how visitors use tourism listings. These events may include listing page views, gallery openings, individual photo views, contact actions (such as phone, email, website, directions, or social links), and search-related listing activity.

These analytics use an opaque session identifier. They are not linked to a signed-in account ID. This analytics system is not used to collect IP address, browser type, operating system, or a named visitor identity.

2.5 Website Visitor Counter

The website visitor counter uses an anonymous, randomly generated identifier stored in the cookie named itc_wv. This identifier is used only to distinguish returning browser sessions for counting purposes.

The visitor counter does not store your name, email address, IP address, browser or device fingerprint, or account identity.

The displayed visitor total includes a historical starting count carried forward from INTOURCAMS V1. New visitor activity is recorded by the V2 visitor counter.

2.6 AI Planner

If you use the AI Planner, INTOURCAMS may process information needed to generate tourism recommendations. This may include destination or division, interests, travel preferences, selected tourism products, distances, tourism information shown in the Service, and language or locale settings.

The AI Planner is not used to build a permanent personal travel history profile. When an external AI service is used to generate a recommendation, relevant information required for that recommendation may be processed by that service.

3. How We Use Information

We use information to:

  • Provide, operate, and improve the INTOURCAMS Service
  • Create and manage user accounts and authentication
  • Enable tourism players and administrators to manage listings, reviews, events, and related workflows
  • Publish approved tourism information for public discovery
  • Measure engagement with tourism listings and website visitor counts in aggregate
  • Generate AI Planner recommendations when you request them
  • Communicate about account setup, security, and service-related notices where applicable
  • Protect the integrity, security, and proper administration of the Service
  • Comply with legal obligations and respond to lawful requests

4. Publicly Available Information

Information that is intentionally published on INTOURCAMS — such as published tourism listings, public contact details on those listings, published events, and published tourism resources — may be viewed by anyone who accesses the public website.

Please do not submit information for publication that you do not want to appear publicly. If you believe published information should be corrected or removed, contact us using the details in Section 13.

5. How Information Is Shared

We do not sell personal information.

Information may be shared in these limited circumstances:

  • With service providers that host or support the Service (see Section 6)
  • When you choose to publish information that is intended to be public
  • With administrators or authorised personnel who manage the Service
  • When required by law, regulation, or lawful request
  • To protect the rights, safety, or security of users, the public, or the Service

6. Third-Party Services

INTOURCAMS relies on third-party services to operate. Depending on how you use the Service, information may be processed by:

  • Supabase — database hosting, authentication, and related backend infrastructure
  • Google Maps — maps, location display, and related mapping features where enabled
  • An external AI service — processing of planner inputs needed to generate recommendations when AI Planner is used
  • Authentication and email delivery infrastructure used for account sign-in, confirmation, and password reset messages

These providers process information as needed to deliver their services. Their own privacy terms may also apply to their processing.

7. Cookies and Local Storage

INTOURCAMS uses cookies and similar browser storage to operate the Service. This may include:

  • Authentication and session storage used to keep you signed in and secure account sessions
  • itc_as — an opaque session identifier for first-party tourism engagement analytics (retained for up to 180 days)
  • itc_wv — an anonymous identifier for the website visitor counter (retained for up to 180 days)
  • itc_pq — an anonymous identifier used only to apply AI Planner usage limits for guests (retained for up to 180 days)
  • intourcams_locale — language preference, which may also be stored in local storage (retained for up to one year in the language cookie)

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect sign-in, language preference, analytics counting, AI Planner guest limits, or related features.

8. Data Security

We apply reasonable technical and organisational safeguards appropriate to the Service. These include authentication controls, database access controls, row-level security and related security policies, and restricted server-side operations for sensitive actions.

No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security of information.

9. Data Retention and Deletion

Different categories of information may be retained for different periods. We retain information as reasonably necessary for operational, administrative, security, archival, or legal purposes.

INTOURCAMS does not currently provide a general self-service account deletion function in the user interface. If you want to request deletion or removal of information where applicable, please contact us using the details in Section 13.

10. Your Rights and Choices

Depending on your relationship with INTOURCAMS and the information involved, you may contact us to:

  • Ask about access to information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate account or related information
  • Ask questions about how information is processed
  • Request deletion or removal where applicable
  • Raise concerns about published tourism information

You may also update certain profile details in your account settings where that feature is available, and you may change the website language preference in your browser session.

11. Children's Privacy

INTOURCAMS is a general tourism information and coordination platform. It is not directed at children. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the Service, please contact us so we can review the matter.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will revise the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. Continued use of the Service after an update means you acknowledge the revised Privacy Policy.

13. Contact Us

For privacy questions, requests, or concerns, contact:

Pejabat Residen Bahagian Mukah

4th Floor, Sarawak Government Integrated Administration Centre (Mukah Division) 96400 Mukah, Sarawak, Malaysia

Tel: 084-872596

Fax: 084-873408

Email: intourcams@gmail.com