Erika’s Travelventures, found at https://www.erikastravelventures.com/ (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”)
We strongly believe in keeping your personal information confidential. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you which personally identifiable information we collect and how it may be used. You can use this website without disclosing any of your personal information. “Personal Information” is information about an individual, such as name, address, phone number, and email address, but does not include anonymous information such as type of browser or IP address. The following statements only apply to this Website.
What information do we collect?
We collect as little information as possible from users of Erika’s Travelventures.
Information you voluntarily submit to the website:
We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address when information is voluntarily submitted to the Website by leaving a comment or subscribing to a newsletter.
Automatically-Collected Information:
Certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website may automatically be collected. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages viewed, and date/times of accessing 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. No personal information is stored in these cookies, it’s simply a way to identify your computer.
How your information may be used:
- 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 alters;
- To respond to your comments or inquiries;
- To provide you with user support;
- To track and measure advertising on the Website;
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity
Third-party use of personal information
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information. The 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.
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.
MailChimp – 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 Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This may be amended from time to time in the Website’s sole discretion.
Except when required by law, 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 the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or a purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.
Anonymous Data
From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data include analytics or information collected from cookies.
Publicly Visible Information
If you leave a comment, your name and website address (if entered) will be publicly visible. Your email address will never be available publicly.
Cookies
Advertising
Display Ads
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies, as noted above.
Retargeting Ads
From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.
Affiliate Program Participation
The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the Website. 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.
Erika’s Travelventures 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. As part of this Amazon Associates program, the Website will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purpose of assigning commissions on these sales.
We work with trusted partners who maintain strict privacy and data protection policies, and their policies may be different from the terms provided here. For more information on our visa service partner, please visit https://ivisatravel.com/.
Newsletters
On the 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 for 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 clock. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.
Rights Related to your Personal Information
Opt-Out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in your emails. You may also notify us at [email protected] to be removed from our mailing list.
Access/Amend – You may access, amend, and/or update the personal information we have about you by submitted a request to [email protected]
Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to [email protected]
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for record-keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
Sensitive Personal Information
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
Children’s Information
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 us immediately at [email protected] and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Contact Information
At any time, please contact us at [email protected] for questions related to this Privacy Policy.
Last updated: August 2024