At Breath in Travel, I’m committed to providing a trustworthy, helpful atmosphere for all my visitors. That’s why I’m going to explain how and why this site collects personal data, how it is used, and how it is kept secure. Here are a few different sections of Breath in Travel Privacy Policy and Disclaimer, if you’d like to skip around.
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FTC Disclosure
FTC regulations require me to disclose my financial relationships with all companies – plus, it’s just good to be open. I will always disclose if I am receiving compensation for a post, including freebies, comped stays or activities, or financial compensation/sponsorship.
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Amazon Associate Disclosure
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Privacy Policy
Breath in Travel (https://breathintravel.com) (further known as “Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”). We respect your privacy and vow to protect it under GDPR regulations. In this Privacy Policy, we’ll explain what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.
What information we collect
Information You Voluntarily Submit: We collect personal information from you that you submit to the site, such as your name or email address when leaving a comment, submitting a contact form, or subscribing to the Website’s newsletter.
Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use Breath in Travel, we will log your IP address, operating system type (Mac or PC), 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 and time spent on page. Please note: all your information has been anonymized in Google Analytics and only is viewed aggregately.
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 your information maybe be used
We may use the information collected in the following ways:
1) To operate and maintain the Website
2) To identify you as a user of the Website and customize the Website for your account;
3) To send you promotional information, such as newsletters, provided that you have opted into subscribing to a newsletter by voluntarily signing up. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future e-mails (unsubscribe);
4) To respond to your comments or questions;
5) To provide you with user support;
6) To track and measure advertising and user statistics on the Website;
7) To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
Third-party use of personal information
The Website uses third-party service providers to operate certain functions of the Website. Every third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
Google Analytics –This service tracks Website usage and provides information such as time on page, referring websites, and user actions on the Website. We collect standard details of visitor behavior, such as the number of visitors on certain pages, number of visitors from specific countries, the gender of visitors, length of visit, and so on. All Google Analytics data is anonymized and used in a way so as not to identify anyone. No attempt is made, on the part of Breath in Travel or Google, to find out the identities of those visiting the website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is provided or captured by Google Analytics. All data is anonymized and viewed in aggregate. Here is Google’s privacy notice. Google Analytics says they are GDPR compliant.
MailChimp – This service is used for delivery of newsletters and updates. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. We collect information such as open rate and link clinks to make the emails you receive better. Your email address will never be bought, sold, given away, or traded for any reason. You can opt out (unsubscribe) at any time. For more information, please see MailChimp’s privacy notice. MailChimp says they are GDPR compliant.
Anonymous data
From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone but is aggregated with all other users of the Website. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing. Examples of this anonymous data may include statistics from Google Analytics or information collected from cookies.
Cookie Policy
The Website uses cookies to store preferences, record information on what pages users visit, and 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 and Mediavine, as described herein.
Users may prevent cookies by using changing the settings on their internet browser to deny the setting of cookies. Also, cookies may be deleted at any time by clearing the cookies in your web browser. However, by disabling the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, some functions of our Website may work as intended.
Newsletter Policy
Breath in travel has a newsletter, which collects personal information such as name and e-mail address, which must be provided voluntarily. Your email will never be added to a list without your consent. Should you choose to provide your email for my mailing list, please know that your email will never be sold, marketed, or traded to any other business. Some Breath in travel communications may contain marketing, such as affiliate links, which will always be disclosed in the context of the e-mail.
You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link or by emailing me at [email protected]
The newsletter is serviced by MailChimp – see details above about what information they collect and for a link to their privacy policy.
Rights related to your personal information
Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by clicking on the unsubscribe links in our emails and confirming your intent to unsubscribe. You may also notify us at [email protected] to be removed from our mailing list.
Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to [email protected]
Amend – You may contact us at [email protected] to amend or update your personal information.
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 recordkeeping 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 and not shared or transmitted with anyone. Note that all comments left on this site are visible to all future visitors. You can request a comment you’ve made be removed by emailing [email protected]
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.
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These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement to compile information about you or others who use your computer.
This information allows ad networks to, among other things deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you.
This Privacy Policy covers the use of cookies by Breath in Travel and does not cover the use of cookies by any advertisers.
Disclaimer
This blog is a personal blog written and edited by Majid. For questions about this blog, please email [email protected] or visit my contact page.
This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.
Affiliate Links
This website may include “affiliate links,” wherein we receive a small commission if you make a purchase using the link.
However, all opinions are our own and we only endorse or link to products and services that we genuinely recommend.
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Third-Party Links
The Website may contain hyperlinks and other pointers to websites operated by third parties (Linked Websites). We do not control Linked Websites and are therefore not responsible for the content of any Linked Website or any hyperlink contained in a Linked Website.
We provide the hyperlinks for your convenience only and do not indicate, expressly or implicitly, any endorsement, sponsorship or approval by us of a Linked Website or the products or services offered at Linked Websites. You visit Linked Websites entirely at your own risk.
We do not provide any warranty, You should make your own investigations with respect to the suitability of goods and/or services offered to you via a Linked Website.
The views and opinions expressed on this blog are those of their respective authors. Any representation made about a product, service or other matter should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party responsible for the matter in question.
This blog does contain content which may represent a conflict of interest. However such content will always be clearly identified.
By using this website you indicate that you understand and accept these disclaimers.
Disclosure Notice last updated on 11-08-2020.