Privacy Policy

This blog found at https://ilivetotravel.me (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website. Any scenario not expressly mentioned will still be governed by the general guiding principles of respect for your information and a best effort approach on our part as a small blog with very limited resources to operate or resolve the intricacies of ever-changing rules, regulations, technologies, and threats from hackers and the like. Visiting the Website and providing information reflects your acceptance that our best effort may not be perfect or fool-proof given all the risks and ever-evolving ecosystem, and the risks these things represent.

What Information Do We Collect & How Is It Used?

Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website – The Website may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address when you voluntarily submit information by leaving a comment, etc. We do not share this information with any external party.Submitting this information represents an understanding of risks that cannot always be fully controlled. If you want a comment you posted deleted, please contact us and we will be happy to delete.

Information We Collect from Others – We may receive information about you from other sources, for instance if you choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Linkedin and/or Google accounts in the website field when commenting. The Website utilizes social media commenting systems, so if you choose to comment on a Website post which has been shared on social media, your comment may appear on the blog post as well.

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 dates/times when you visited. We also collect information about actions taken by visitors when using the Website, such as links clicked. We use this information to measure the reach and audience of our content to guide future content planning and targeting.

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. Cookies store visitors’ preference, pages accessed, prevent repetitive presentation of the same ads, customize the user experience based on browser type, etc. Third party services, such as Google Analytics, may use this information as described below. Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies by the Website by using controls provided by the Internet browser they use. This can permanently deny the setting of cookies. Already-set cookies may be deleted at any time (e.g., via the Internet browser). Note: deactivating the setting of cookies may mean some or all functions of the Website may not be entirely usable.

How Your Information May Be Used

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

To operate and maintain the Website
To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website, and customize the Website for your account
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 provide you with user support
To track and measure content viewing and advertising on the Website
To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

Third-Party Use of Information

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

Additionally, 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 which we cannot influence nor monitor.

The Website currently uses 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 to our knowledge (as of 11 May 2018).

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 may include analytics or information collected from 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 book or purchase via one of the affiliates shown in the Website, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions. At the moment, the site works with Amazon Affiliate Program; as an Amazon Associate the Website may earn a residual from qualifying purchases.

Sensitive Personal Information

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number (or other equivalent national, state, or local government identifier), information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. While we will try to treat it as any other personal information, but we may not be able to handle it on time or with the best applicable safeguards – so the best answer is do not submit such info on the Website!

Changes

This policy may change and, when it does, we will update the “Last Updated Date” here. Using the Website after the policy is updated signifies that you are implicitly consenting to the new policy in place.

Last updated: May 11, 2018.