Privacy and Disclosure Policy updated 6.6.2022
This blog is a personal website created, written, and edited by Lindsey C. For questions about this blog, please use the contact form to send me a note.Ā
I am not currently sponsored or being paid to write this content. These are all my own personal opinions and honest, real life experiences. I have paid all expenses for each of these trips as a normal traveler without any special treatment. I started writing this blog in 2021 so most trips were taken before this even existed! š
How We Collect Information
Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.
Information We Collect from Others: We may receive information about you from other sources.Ā You may link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts to your user profile.Ā If you choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts to your user profile, we will receive your name, email address and profile picture associated with that account.
Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.
How We Use Information
We may use the information collected in the following ways:
- To operate and maintain the Website;
- To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
- To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
- To respond to your comments or inquiries
- To track and measure advertising on the Website
Your Rights Related to Personal Information
Opt-out ā You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us by using the contact me form to be removed from our mailing list.
Access ā You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request via the contact me form.
Amend ā You may contact us using the contact form to amend or update your personal information.
Forget ā In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request using the contact form.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
NewsletterĀ
From time to time, we may send you newsletters per your opt in request. You may opt out at any time by using the unsubscribe link at the bottom of the newsletter or using the contact form to make the request.Ā
Newsletter services are provided by a third party, Mail Chimp. This service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering these types of communications. For further information please see Mail Chimpās privacy policy.
Should you have any questions, want your personal information deleted or amended, please use the contact form on the website to let us know.Ā
Google Analytics
Google Analytics provides a service that tracks Website usage and provides information like user actions on the Website. This helps to know which posts are doing well so we can deliver the best experience to you. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured or stored.Ā
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent.
Google Ads
Google Ads Policy Details can be found here: https://support.google.com/adwordspolicy/answer/1316548?hl=en
Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Googleās use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on previous visits to our site and other sites on the Internet. Users may opt-out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad and Content Network privacy policy.
- Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to your website or other websites.
- Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to users based on their visit to sites on the Internet.
- Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visitingĀ Ads Settings. (Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.)
More on Google’s privacy disclosure: How Google Uses Data When You Use Our Partners Sites or Apps
Cookies
The Website uses cookies to store visitorsā preferences,Ā record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit,Ā ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads,Ā customize Website content based on visitorsā browser type or otherĀ information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.
Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitorās IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Children’s InformationĀ
The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact me.
GDPR Compliance
- We promise that we take data safety seriously and we use your private data only to offer a personalized experience.
- We use cookies to track analytics as well as to personalize ads.
- We have never sold, we are not selling, and we will not sell any of your personal data provided to us.
- All of our affiliates are GDPR compliant.
- You have the right to:ā be informed regarding how the data is collected and usedā have access to the data about youā ask us to change the data about youā ask us to delete the data about youā ask us to stop sending your newsletters
Affiliate Programs
This site may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Websites. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions. Ā
That means, when you click any of these links to make a purchase, you are supporting this blog and its free content at NO additional cost to you. Thank you SO much to anyone who uses these links and supports my blog in this way. I appreciate you more than you know āŗļø
Leisurely Linds is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com. Ā As part of this Amazon Associates program, the Websites will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their websites. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.
Leisurely Linds is a participant in the Booking.com affiliate program, a program that provides a means for us to earn commissions by linking to affiliated sites and products. For more information, please seeĀ Booking.comās Privacy Policy.
I may receive a fee for any quotes generated via my World Nomads affiliate link
I will also receive account credit from referral codes that you may choose to use at your own discretion.Ā
Thank you for your support of Leisurely Linds!
Contact Me
You may contact me at anytime by using the contact form.