Privacy Policy
Last updated: October 11, 2026
This policy explains what happens to your data when you visit sandbound.de. The short version: we don't use cookies, analytics or tracking, and we don't sell anything about you to anyone.
Who is responsible
Sandbound is run by Timo Radecke, Germany. You can reach us at hello@sandbound.de. Because the site is operated from Germany, the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies.
Server log files
Like every website, sandbound.de runs on a web server, provided by ALL-INKL.COM (Neue Medien Münnich, Germany). When you open a page, the server automatically records technical data: your IP address, date and time, the page requested, the referring page and your browser and operating system. We need this to deliver the site and keep it secure (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR). The hosting provider stores these logs only for a limited period and processes them on our behalf under a data processing agreement. We don't combine log data with any other source.
Cookies, analytics and tracking
We don't set cookies and we don't use analytics, advertising or tracking tools. Fonts are stored on our own server, so no connection to Google Fonts or any other font service is made.
Links to other websites
We link to Instagram, YouTube and other external sites. These are plain links, not embedded content: nothing is loaded from those services until you click. Once you do, their own privacy policies apply.
Affiliate links
Some pages, in particular the travel shop, may contain affiliate links, for example to Amazon. They are marked "Ad". If you click one, the shop may set cookies in your browser to attribute a purchase to us. That happens on the shop's website and under its privacy policy; we only receive aggregated commission reports, never your name or order details.
If you email us, we use your address and message only to answer you (Art. 6(1)(b) and (f) GDPR) and delete the correspondence once it is no longer needed, unless we have to keep it by law.
Your rights
Under the GDPR you can ask us at any time which data we hold about you, and request that it is corrected, deleted or restricted, or handed over in a portable format. You can object to processing based on legitimate interests. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a data protection supervisory authority, for example the one in the EU country where you live.
Children
Sandbound is not aimed at children under 16, and we don't knowingly collect data from them.
Changes
We will update this page when the site changes, for example when a newsletter launches. The date at the top shows the current version.
Image credits
Unless stated otherwise, photos on Sandbound are licensed stock images. Photos of camera gear are used under Creative Commons licences as listed; our cropped versions are shared under the same licence. Our own photos will be added with upcoming trips.
| Image | Photographer / source | Platform |
|---|---|---|
| Visitors on the circular terrace of Tops Lookout with Cebu City and the sea in the distance | BRYNLLD | Unsplash |
| Aerial view of the Cebu coastline and turquoise shallows seen through an airplane window | Jennifer Ajero | Pexels |
| Cebu City at dusk with lit office towers and traffic below | Wildfire 1775 | Pexels |
| Visitors lighting rows of red candles at a religious site in Cebu City | Wildfire 1775 | Pexels |
| The Cebu Taoist Temple with green tiled roofs surrounded by trees | XT7 Core | Pexels |
| Top-down view of a Filipino feast with lechon in the centre | Lucille Conde | Pexels |
| A freediver swimming above a huge school of sardines off Moalboal, black and white | Marty Garcia | Unsplash |
| A sea turtle swimming in clear turquoise water off Moalboal | Sanjeev Shakya | Unsplash |
| An outrigger banca boat and snorkelers in calm water off Moalboal | Messerschmitt Hsu | Pexels |
| Silhouette of a banca boat on golden water at sunset in Moalboal | Messerschmitt Hsu | Pexels |
| Granite columns and a classical statue at the Temple of Leah in Cebu City | Nikki Villanueva | Pexels |
| Kawasan Falls pouring into a turquoise pool surrounded by jungle in Badian | MJ Tangonan | Unsplash |
| Canon EOS R5 (camera gear, cropped and resized) | Harrison Jones | Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM (camera gear, cropped and resized) | Sseolf | Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Canon RF 50mm F1.2L USM (camera gear, cropped and resized) | Bobulous | Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Canon RF 85mm F1.2L USM (camera gear, cropped and resized) | GodeNehler | Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS III USM (camera gear, cropped and resized) | Katie Chan | Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 |
| DJI Flip (camera gear, cropped and resized) | Agent Komodo | Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 |
| GoPro HERO12 Black Creator Edition (camera gear, cropped and resized) | mah_japan | Flickr, CC BY 2.0 |
| Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max (camera gear, cropped and resized) | Padgriffin | Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0 |
| Earth imagery on the globe (Blue Marble) | NASA Visible Earth | Public domain |
| Dune backgrounds | AI-generated (Higgsfield) | Own creation |