My promise to you is this:

I want She’s a Trip to be seen as a reliable and truthful resource, so I will always let you know about my relationship to the things I’m posting about. Whether it’s through affiliate links or sponsored posts, I promise to be upfront about any monetary gains in a post. That said, I only recommend things that I personally believe in. Unless otherwise noted, I pay for my trips and expenses.

However, per FTC guidelines, I need to make sure you know this: She’s a Trip may be compensated by companies mentioned on the website through advertising, affiliate programs, or otherwise. Any references to third party products, rates, or websites are subject to change without notice. Please do the appropriate research before participating in any third party offers.

Affiliate Links

She’s a Trip has a monetary relationship with some products and sellers mentioned throughout the website. She’s a Trip may earn a commission if a guest decides to purchase a product through the link provided, as it has generated a sale for the merchant. Please know, visitors to She’s a Trip are under no obligation to click on any links mentioned or purchase any advertised items.

She’s a Trip 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. As an Amazon Associate, She’a a Trip earns from qualifying purchases. She’s a Trip is also a participant in the Dress Barn and Flixbus Affiliate Programs.

Privacy Policy

She’s a Trip, found at https://www.shesatripblog.com (“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.

What information does She’s a Trip collect?

Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website

We may collect personal information from you, such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.

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 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. It is important to note, however, that your information has been anonymized 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 does She’s a Trip use this information?

To operate and maintain the Website
To send you newsletters (each email promotion will provide an easy opt-out button)
To respond to your comments or inquiries
To track and measure statistics/advertising on the Website
To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity

Third-party Use of Personal 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.

This Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

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. We have anonymized our Google Analytics data and never look at non-aggregated data.

MailChimp.

This service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address with the purpose of delivering these things. Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information.

Cookies

The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, 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, as described herein.

Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.

Sensitive Personal Information

If you leave a comment, certain information (your name as you provide it) may be publicly visible, however your email address will not be. We will not contact you using your email as this goes against GDPR regulations, so if you wish to be contacted by She’s a Trip, please contact us directly at Shesatripblog@gmail.com. Please do not request that we contact you in the comments; we will not be able to.

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number (or similar number from your country of origin), 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.

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 Shesatripblog@gmail.com. We will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

GDPR Compliance

She’s a Trip takes compliance with GDPR very seriously and wishes to provide the following information:

We promise that we take data safety seriously and we only use your private data to offer a personalized experience.
We use cookies to track analytics.
We use Mailchimp for our newsletter, which you can opt out of, and Google Analytics for analyzing website data.
If you subscribed to our newsletter, you will receive our newsletters. You can always unsubscribe by following the link in email or by emailing us.
If you gave us your name, it will only be used to personalize the newsletters We have never sold, we are not selling, and we will not sell any of your personal data provided to us
All of our affiliates are GDPR compliant

She’s a Trip abides by GDPR regulations, so if you wish to have your information (e.g. comments removed) and you’re an EU resident, please get in touch with us at shestripblog@gmail.com. We are happy to amend/remove your information/comments/email from the mailing list if you contact us. We do not retain secondary copies of commenters/reader contact information without permission. Similarly, we do not resell or share your contact information with third parties. Similarly, once you opt out of the mailing list, you are permanently removed.

You have the right to

be informed regarding how the data is collected and used
have access to the data about you
ask us to change the data about you
ask us to delete the data about you
ask us to stop sending your newsletters

Contact Information

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy, please get in touch at shesatripblog@gmail.com

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