Ondano LLC
Last updated: November 2025
Our Philosophy
We hate creepy internet stuff as much as you do. Ondano Waves exists to share real surf and travel stories, not to harvest your data and sell it to the highest bidder. We collect the absolute minimum needed to keep the site running smoothly and to send you swell alerts when you ask for them. That’s it.
Information We Collect
When you simply browse the site, we receive standard server logs: your approximate location (country level only), browser type, pages viewed, and the time you spent here. This helps us understand which content is useful and keep the site fast.
If you choose to subscribe to our newsletter, we only ask for your email address. Nothing else. No name, no birthday, no blood type.
If you contact us directly via email or phone, we obviously receive whatever you decide to share in that message.
Cookies and Tracking
We use a tiny handful of essential cookies so the site doesn’t break and so you don’t have to log in every time (if you ever create an account in the future). We also use a simple, self-hosted analytics tool that does not share data with third parties and does not track you across the internet. No Google Analytics, no Facebook pixel, no retargeting ads following you around for weeks. You will never see “recommended yoga pants” because you read about a surf trip.
How We Use Your Information
The server logs keep the site alive and help us write better content. Your email address is used only to send the newsletter you requested and occasional urgent swell updates. We never send promotional junk, affiliate spam, or “partner offers.” If you write to us, we use your message to reply and, and we keep the conversation only as long as it’s reasonably needed.
Sharing and Selling
We do not sell, rent, trade, or give away your personal information to anyone, ever. The only time any data leaves our servers is when we are legally forced to by a court order (which has never happened and will never happen), or when we use trusted technical processors (email delivery service and hosting provider) who are contractually forbidden from doing anything with your data except delivering the email or keeping the server online.
Data Storage and Security
All data is stored on encrypted servers located in the European Union and the United States. Backups are encrypted too. Access is limited to the very small team that actually needs it to keep the site running. We regularly update everything and run security scans because we’d rather be surfing than dealing with breaches.
Your Rights
You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time with one click at the bottom of every email. You can also write to us and ask to see, correct, or delete any personal information we might have about you. We’ll do it immediately, usually within hours.
Children
The site is not directed at anyone under 16, and we do not knowingly collect data from children.
Changes to This Policy
If we ever need to change something important, we’ll put a noticeable banner on the site and update the “Last updated” date at the top.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, reach out anytime:
Ondano LLC
[email protected]
2825 S Glenstone Ave, Springfield, MO 65804, US
+1 417-366-2976
We answer personally and fast.
Thank you for trusting us with your inbox and your time.
Now go back to checking the forecast.
The Ondano Waves crew