Your privacy and the information you share with us is important to us. We’ve taken steps under Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to make sure that any information you give us is secure, only seen by the people who need to see it, and within your control. Although the GDPR has been introduced to protect the data of Europeans, we’re implementing those same extremely high standards, policies and practices for everyone who visits our site. That way, you have our commitment to protect your personal information.
Below you can find out exactly why we need this information, what happens to it, who sees it, and how we keep it secure. We are dedicated to protecting your data and privacy.
We recognize that your privacy is important. This document outlines the types of personal information we receive and collect when you use TravelDistilled.com, as well as some of the steps we take to safeguard information. This will help you make an informed decision about sharing personal information with us.
We strive to maintain the highest standards of decency, fairness and integrity in all our operations. Likewise, we are dedicated to protecting our customers’ and online visitors’ privacy on our website. If you think your personal information is not being used properly and you want to make a complaint, you should first contact us and ask us to put right whatever is wrong, explaining the problem as clearly as you can.
If you’re not satisfied with our response, you have every right to lodge a formal complaint. The best way to do this is to contact a lawyer.
About Our Cookies
A cookie is a string of information that TravelDistilled.com stores on your computer, which your browser provides us each time you return to this site. We use cookies to help us identify and track visitors, their use of our website, and their website access preferences.
Google Analytics Cookies
We use Google Analytics to analyze the use of this website. Google Analytics collects demographic and interest data, and generates statistical and other information about website use, by means of cookies. These cookies are kept on your computer and shared with Google, who will store and use this information on its servers. Google’s privacy policy is available at Google’s privacy policy.
We also use information from Google Analytics to track the number of visits to the website, which countries they come from, which browsers and operating systems they use, and other similar anonymous data. No personally identifiable information is obtained from these cookies. We use the information that Google Analytics generates relating to our website to create reports about the use of the site. These reports allow us to update and improve the site. If you do not wish your data to be collected via Google Analytics, you can install its opt-out browser extension or add-on by visiting Google Analytics Opt-out.
Google Search Cookies
The Custom Search Box on Travel Distilled is powered by Google Inc. (“Google”). You acknowledge and agree that Google’s Privacy Policy (located at https://policies.google.com/privacy) shall apply to your use of the Custom Search Box and by using the Custom Search Box you consent to Google using your personal data in accordance with its privacy policy.
Advertising Cookies
Your personal data/cookies are used for personalized advertising.
We use third-party advertising companies (Google AdSense) to serve ads on our website. These companies use cookies and web beacons in their ads to ascertain how many times you’ve seen an advertisement. We share this information with these companies, but do not provide them with any personally identifiable information for cookie or web beacon use, so they cannot personally identify you with that information from our website.
You may opt out of personalized ads for over 125 different ad networks. Click Here to do that.
Some third-party advertisements are served by Google. Google’s cookie enables it to serve ads to our visitors based on their visits to other sites on the Web. You may opt out of personalized ads by visiting the Google ad opt-out page.
This link from Google provides more information about how Google manages data in its ad products.
Refusing Cookies
You can set your browser to accept or refuse all cookies automatically, or to notify you when a cookie is being requested. Taking this action should not cause a problem with the continued use of our site. Consult the Help section of your browser for guidance on how to refuse all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is requested.
If you choose to refuse TravelDistilled.com’s cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of our site.
Personally Identifiable Information
TravelDistilled.com may collect and use your personal information for the following purposes:
To run and operate our site.
To display content on the site correctly.
To improve customer service.
To help us respond to your customer service requests and support needs more efficiently.
To personalize your user experience.
To understand how our users as a group use the services and resources provided on our site.
To improve our site.
To improve our products and services.
To run a promotion, contest, survey or other site feature.
To send information to you that you agreed to receive about topics we think will be of interest to you.
To send periodic emails, which may include electronic newsletters and/or autoresponder series of emails.
To respond to your enquiries, questions, and/or other requests.
TravelDistilled.com may collect personally identifiable information from you in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, when you visit our site, register on the site, or fill out a form, and in connection with other activities, services, features or resources we make available on our site.
If you complete a form, we will require your name and your email address, and will ask for information relevant to the purpose of the form.
If you submit content to us, we will ask for your name and email address. Photos you include with your submission, or details in your submission, may personally identify you.
If you request to be notified about comments on any content you submit to us, or request to be notified when others submit content, we will require your name and your email address.
You can always refuse to supply personally identifiable information and visit our site anonymously. However, it may prevent you from engaging in certain site-related activities.
If we make material changes in the collection of personally identifiable information, we will inform you by placing a notice on our site. We will use personal information received from you for internal purposes only and will not sell it or provide it to third parties.
We also collect each visitor’s IP address, which helps us combat spam and fraud. We do not use IP addresses for any other purpose.
TravelDistilled.com contains links to other websites that may be of interest to you. However, once you have used them to leave our site, we do not have any control over that other website. Therefore, we cannot be responsible for the protection and privacy of any information you provide while visiting such sites. These sites are not governed by this privacy statement. Always exercise caution by reviewing the privacy statement of the website in question before continuing to use it.
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), enacted in 2018, creates new consumer rights relating to the access to, deletion of, and sharing of personal information that is collected by businesses. We have not sold any personal information in the previous 12 months.
Social Media
On this website there may be links to Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube and other social media platforms. When you click on them or leave a comment, your browser connects directly with that site and sends information such as your IP address, the date and time of your visit, and information about how you use the social site.
Should you wish to prevent those platforms from collecting data, please view their individual policies by using the following links:
To prevent Facebook collecting your data, you should log out of your Facebook account while using this site.
Non-personally Identifiable Information
We may collect non-personally identifiable information about you whenever you interact with our site. Non-personally identifiable information may include the browser name, the type of computer, and technical information about your method of connecting to our site, such as the operating system and the Internet service provider you used, and other similar information.
Children’s Privacy Protection
This website is directed to adults. It is not directed to children under the age of 16. We operate our site in compliance with current regulations. Anyone under the age of 16 must have parental consent to use this site. We do not knowingly collect or use personally identifiable information from anyone under 16 years of age.
Release of Information
If we sell the TravelDistilled.com website, the information we have obtained from you through your voluntary participation in our site may transfer to the new owner as a part of the sale so that the service provided to you may continue. In that event, you will receive notice through our website of that change in control and practices, and we will make reasonable efforts to ensure that the purchaser honors any opt-out requests you might make.
Data Storage
Personally identifiable information and non-personally identifiable information collected by this site is stored on our host’s servers. That host is SiteSell Inc., located at 1000 Saint-Jean Boulevard, Suite 702, Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 5P1, Canada.
Professional Expertise and Limitation of Liability
TravelDistilled.com is for entertainment purposes only. None of our posts should be taken in lieu of expert advice. If we claim or appear to be expert on a certain topic or product or service area, it is only based on our own expertise.
Sponsored Content and Affiliate Disclosure
Sponsored Content
We do not accept sponsored content on TravelDistilled.com. We may on occasion be hosted by a tour company, hotel, restaurant, or other travel service provider. If that is the case we will make the fact clear, but it will not affect the unbiased opinion that we provide.
Affiliate Links, Products, and Services
Some of our posts at TravelDistilled.com contain affiliate links. If you click on an affiliate link and later make a purchase, we may receive a small commission. By clicking on a product or service link, you consent to that platform’s use of cookies, as outlined in their own privacy policy.
Clicking on an affiliate link which earns a commission does NOT result in additional charges to you or cost you anything extra. Mentions of associated products/services/businesses within the content of the blog may or may not be noted as an affiliate in every reference. Money earned via affiliate links helps pay the fees to keep this site up and running. Thank you so much for shopping through our links to show your support for the brands that we love and the products that we share.
Amazon Associates
TravelDistilled.com 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 linking to amazon.com.
Contacting Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy statement or the privacy practices of this website, we can be reached by e-mail using our handy Contact Us form.
CANADA
For additional information about electronic privacy issues and the management of personal information in the private sector, or to view a copy of Canada’s “Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act” (PIPEDA), contact the office of The Privacy Commissioner of Canada at priv.gc.ca/en or write to:
The Privacy Commissioner of Canada
112 Kent Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1H3
CANADA
Telephone: 1-613-995-8210
Toll free: 1-800-282-1376
E-mail: info@privcom.gc.ca
Updates and Effective Date
TravelDistilled.com reserves the right to make changes in this policy. If there is a material change in our cookie and privacy practices, we will indicate on our site that those practices have changed and provide a link to the updated privacy policy. We encourage you to periodically review this policy so that you will know what information we collect and how we use it.
Agreeing to Terms
If you do not agree to TravelDistilled.com’s privacy policy as posted here on this website, please do not consent to the setting of cookies and the collection and storage of your personally identifiable information.
Your explicit consent indicates acceptance of this privacy policy in its entirety.
Updated: January 1, 202
