Privacy policy
Effective: September 2021
What Information Do We Collect?
Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website
We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address when you voluntarily submit information to the website by leaving a comment, subscribing to our newsletter or submitting a contact form.
Automatically-Collected Information
We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access this website. For example, when you use this 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 this 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 this website.
How Your Information Is Used
We use the information collected in the following ways:
- To operate and maintain this website; this processing is based on our legitimate interests;
- To respond to your comments or inquiries; this processing is necessary to render you a service that you requested;
- To send you promotional information, such as newsletters; this processing is based on your consent;
- To send you administrative communications, such as confirmation emails, updates on policies, or security alerts; this processing is based on your consent, the performance of a contract or our legal obligations;
- To track and measure advertising on this website; this processing is based on our legitimate interest and your consent.
Blog Comments / Publicly Visible Information
If you leave a comment on this website, certain information like your name (or alias) may be publicly visible. At your option, you may also add an avatar and/or a link to your website. Other users may see your username, avatar, and website information. Your email address will never be available publicly.
Newsletters
Should you choose to opt into our newsletter, we may use your email address in the future to contact you regarding the site. However, each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailing. Your email address and privacy will always be kept secure.
You have certain rights with respect to the personal information that we collect on you through this website. For more details, see the section Rights below.
Third-Party Use of Information
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information
Additionally, this website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies, which can be found on their respective websites. Some of these providers may be located outside the European Union and subject to laws which do not offer the same level of protection to personal data than the EU does. We have taken reasonable precautions to keep your personal data safe.
We currently use the following third-party service providers:
Google Analytics
This service tracks website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
ConvertKit
This service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to ConvertKit’s privacy policy for further information.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in this website’s sole discretion.
Except when required by law, or as described above, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through this website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.
Cookies
This website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, Google AdSense, and Amazon.
Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies 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. We suggest consulting the Help section of your browser. Please bear in mind that if you deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of this website may be entirely usable.
Third-Party Advertising
We allow third-party companies to serve ads and/or collect certain anonymous information when you visit our website. These companies may use non-personal information (e.g., click stream information, browser type, time and date and/or the subject of advertisements clicked or scrolled over) during your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services likely to be of greater interest to you.
These companies typically use a cookie or third party web beacon to collect this information. To learn more about this advertising practice or to opt-out of this type of advertising, you can visit networkadvertising.org.
Affiliate Program Participation
We engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into this website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie may be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions. The affiliate may have different privacy practices so you need to consult their privacy policy.
We are 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 linking to Amazon.com. We are also a participant with the Agoda Affiliate Program, the Viator Affiliate Program, and the Get Your Guide Affiliate Program.
Newsletters
On our website, you may subscribe to our newsletter which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns.
Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. This allows us to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.
If we choose to send out newsletter updates in the future and we have your email address on file, you may receive a copy of our newsletter. However, at the bottom of every newsletter, there will be an easy way to opt-out.
You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at [email protected] to be removed from our mailing list. We hate spam as much as you and have no intention of filling up your inbox with unwanted messages.
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
Security
The security of your personal information is important to us, and we strive to follow generally commercial industry standards to protect your personal information submitted to us voluntarily and automatically. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.
When you make a credit card purchase or purchase through any means on the website, you will be directed to a third-party vendor to complete the transaction. Any information you provide during the checkout process is not stored on our website but instead provided to the third party vendor that completes the purchase transaction.
By using this website, you agree to hold us harmless for any security breach and for any unauthorized use of your personal information by third parties. You also agree that we cannot be held responsible for any disclosure of your information through our website without our knowledge and consent.
Sensitive Personal Information
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to this website. This includes your social security number (or a social security number equivalent), information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, biometric data, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you nevertheless elect to submit such information to us, we are not to be held liable for anything that may happen to it. If you leave a comment with any sensitive information, it will be visible to the public and can be misused by others not related to this website. Please keep this information private and do not submit it.
Children’s Information
We do not knowingly collect any personal information from children under the age of 13. If a parent or guardian believes that this website has personal information of a child under the age of 13 in its database, please contact us immediately at [email protected] and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Rights
Under applicable law, you may have certain rights with respect to the personal information that this website collects. You may have the right of access, rectification, erasure and data portability. You may also have the right to object to certain processing. At all times you have the right to withdraw for the future any consent to processing that you have provided.
To exercise your rights, please contact us at the address listed under the section Contact Us.
Contact Us
If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy, or if you want to exercise any of your rights, please email us at [email protected] and we would be happy to provide further clarification or take appropriate actions.
