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.
Who we are
Our website address is: https://parttimetraveler.com.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Contact forms
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you have an account and you log in to this site, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
Who we share your data with
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where we send your data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
We collect information about visitors who comment on Sites that use our Akismet anti-spam service. The information we collect depends on how the User sets up Akismet for the Site, but typically includes the commenter’s IP address, user agent, referrer, and Site URL (along with other information directly provided by the commenter such as their name, username, email address, and the comment itself).
Terms of Use / Disclosures
PART-TIME TRAVELER IS A PART OF SEVERAL AFFILIATE ADVERTISING PROGRAMS. THIS MEANS THAT IF YOU CLICK AND/OR MAKE A PURCHASE THROUGH CERTAIN LINKS ON THIS SITE OR ANY RELATED SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS (INCLUDING TWITTER, FACEBOOK, AND PINTEREST) I MAY MAKE A COMMISSION FROM THAT CLICK AND/OR PURCHASE. ALL OPINIONS ARE MY OWN.
In some instances, I may include affiliate links in posts where I recommend specific gear, tours, or activities. If you purchase something through one of my affiliate links, I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These links are always disclosed.
Part-Time Traveler is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. 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 purposes of assigning commission on these sales.
FTC DISCLOSURE
From time to time, the Website may post sponsored content from an advertiser. This means that an advertiser, which may be a brand, agency, or influencer network, will contract with Part-Time Traveler to create content featuring certain messages or product placement. Pursuant to the FTC’s requirements, all such advertisements on the Website are clearly and conspicuously disclosed.
Even though compensation (e.g., cash, free product, or services) is received for in exchange for this sponsored content placement, Part-Time Traveler gives its honest opinion, findings, beliefs, or experiences in such content. All views expressed on the Website are those of the content creator. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party in question.
THE CONTENT OF PARTTIMETRAVELER.COM IS FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. PARTTIMETRAVELER.COM TRIES TO PROVIDE CONTENT THAT IS TRUE AND ACCURATE AS OF THE DATE OF WRITING; HOWEVER, WE GIVE NO ASSURANCE OR WARRANTY REGARDING THE ACCURACY, TIMELINESS, OR APPLICABILITY OF ANY OF THE CONTENTS. VISITORS TO PARTTIMETRAVELER.COM SHOULD NOT ACT UPON THE SITE’S CONTENT OR INFORMATION WITHOUT FIRST SEEKING APPROPRIATE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE. PARTTIMETRAVELER.COM EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY ADVICE. PARTTIMETRAVELER.COM EXCLUDES LIABILITY FOR ANY CLAIMS, LOSSES, DEMANDS, OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER WITH REGARD TO ANY INFORMATION, CONTENT, OR SERVICES PROVIDED AT OUR WEBSITE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGES, COMPENSATORY DAMAGES, LOSS OF PROFITS, OR DATA, OR OTHERWISE.REFERENCE WITHIN THIS SITE TO ANY SPECIFIC COMMERCIAL OR NON-COMMERCIAL PRODUCT, PROCESS, OR SERVICE BY TRADE NAME, TRADEMARK, MANUFACTURER OR OTHERWISE DOES NOT CONSTITUTE OR IMPLY AN ENDORSEMENT, RECOMMENDATION, OR FAVORING BY PARTTIMETRAVELER.COM.
THE CONTENT PUBLISHED ON PARTTIMETRAVELER.COM EXPRESSES THE OPINIONS AND VIEWS OF THE AUTHORS. REFERENCES TO ANY PRODUCTS IN ARTICLES ARE SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS ONLY AND DO NOT NECESSARILY CONSTITUTE OR IMPLY AN ENDORSEMENT. LINKS TO EXTERNAL, OR THIRD PARTY WEBSITES, ARE PROVIDED SOLELY FOR VISITORS’ CONVENIENCE. LINKS TAKEN TO OTHER SITES ARE DONE SO AT YOUR OWN RISK AND PARTTIMETRAVELER.COM ACCEPTS NO LIABILITY FOR ANY LINKED SITES OR THEIR CONTENT. WHEN YOU ACCESS AN EXTERNAL WEBSITE, KEEP IN MIND THAT PARTTIMETRAVELER.COM HAS NO CONTROL OVER ITS CONTENT. ANY LINK FROM PARTTIMETRAVELER.COM TO AN EXTERNAL WEBSITE DOES NOT IMPLY OR MEAN THAT PARTTIMETRAVELER.COM ENDORSES OR ACCEPTS ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CONTENT OR THE USE OF SUCH WEBSITE.
PARTTIMETRAVELER.COM DOES NOT GIVE ANY REPRESENTATION REGARDING THE QUALITY, SAFETY, SUITABILITY, OR RELIABILITY OF ANY EXTERNAL WEBSITES OR ANY OF THE CONTENT OR MATERIALS CONTAINED IN THEM. IT IS IMPORTANT FOR USERS TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS, ESPECIALLY TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE SAFETY FROM VIRUSES, WORMS, TROJAN HORSES AND OTHER POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE ITEMS. PARTTIMETRAVELER.COM SEEKS TO ENSURE THAT ALL CONTENT AND INFORMATION PUBLISHED AT THIS WEBSITE IS CURRENT AND ACCURATE. THE INFORMATION AT PARTTIMETRAVELER.COM DOES NOT IN ANY WAY CONSTITUTE PROFESSIONAL ADVICE AND PART-TIME TRAVELER CANNOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ACTIONS ARISING FROM ITS USE. IN ADDITION, PARTTIMETRAVELER.COM CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONTENTS OF ANY EXTERNALLY LINKED PAGES.
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 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 click. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. 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 our emails. 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 [email protected]
Amend – You may contact us a tpartti[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.
