Protecting your private information is our priority. This Statement of Privacy applies to www.treatsabroad.com and Treats Abroad and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Treats Abroad include www.treatsabroad.com. The Treats Abroad website is a creative travel blog site. By using this website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Collection of Personal Information
In order to provide you with better services offered on our site, Treats Abroad may collect personal information, such as your first and last name and e-mail address. This information may be collected if you leave a comment, subscribe to a newsletter, or submitting information in a contact form. Your username will be stored but your passwords will not be visible in our records.
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 advertising on the Website;
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
Sharing Information with Third Parties
We may also receive personal information about you from other sources such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Google accounts that you link to your user profile. Should you choose to link any of the prior accounts mentioned, we will receive your name, e-mail address, and picture associated with that account. Should you choose to make an account and comment on www.treatsabroad.com, your profile photo may also appear.
Tracking User Behavior & Advertising
Treats Abroad may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Treats Abroad, in order to determine what services are most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content and advertising within Treats Abroad whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area. Treats Abroad may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links on to www.treatsabroad.com. If you click on a link with an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed in your browser to track sales for purposes of commissions.
Automatically Collected Information
Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Treats Abroad. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain the quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Treats Abroad website.
Use of Cookies
The Treats Abroad website may use “cookies” to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Treats Abroad pages, or register with Treats Abroad sites or services, a cookie helps Treats Abroad to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as your name, email, and so on. When you return to the Treats Abroad website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Treats Abroad features you customized.
You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Treats Abroad services or websites you visit.
Links
This website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sides. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site that collects personally identifiable information.
Security of your Personal Information
Treats Abroad secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Treats Abroad uses SSL Protocol for this purpose. When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol.
We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through this site cannot be guaranteed.
Children Under Thirteen
Treats Abroad does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of thirteen. If you are under the age of thirteen, you must ask your parent or guardian permission to use this website.
Disconnecting From Third Party Websites
You will be able to connect your Treats Abroad account to third party accounts. By connecting your Treats Abroad account to your third party account, you acknowledge and agree that you are consenting to the continuous release of information about you to others (in accordance with your privacy settings on those third party sites). If you do not want information about you, including personally identifying information, to be shared in this manner, do not use this feature. You may disconnect your account from a third party account at any time. Users may learn how to disconnect their accounts from third-party websites by visiting their “My Account” page. Users may also contact us via email at treatsabroad@gmail.com
Opt-Out & Unsubscribe from Third Party Communication
We respect your privacy and give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements of certain information. Users may opt-out of receiving any or all communications from third-party partners of Treats Abroadby contacting us on www.treatsabroad.com or by emailing us at treatsabroad@gmail.com
Newsletter & E-mail Communication
From time to time, Treats Abroad may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication. In order to improve our services, we may receive a notification when you open an email from Treats Abroad or click on a link therein.
If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Treats Abroad, you may opt-out of such communications by clicking on the UNSUBSCRIBE button in the delivered email or by contacting us at treatsabroad@gmail.com
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.
Changes to this Statement
Treats Abroad reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our site, and/or by updating the privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the site and/or services available through this site after such modifications will constitute you (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that policy.
Contact Information
Treats Abroad welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. Please contact us at treatsabroad@gmail.com
