Privacy Policy
https://www.myheartontravel.com/ (“Website” ) / My Heart on Travel is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”). I (the author, Dijesh Nair) reserve the right to change the policy at any time, so please check back regularly to keep informed of updates to this Policy.
I respect your privacy and am committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information this site may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.
What information do I collect and how is it used?
Information you voluntarily submit to the Website: I 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: I automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, I will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. I may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
Cookies: I may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. I 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 your information may be used?
I 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.
Third-party use of personal information
I may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize me 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.
My website is hosted on BlueHost’s platform. Your data may be stored through BlueHost’s data storage, databases, and general WordPress plugins and applications. They store your data on secure servers behind a firewall.
The Website may use 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. You can find the Analytics policy terms here:https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
Read more about how Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps here: http://www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time at the Website’s sole discretion.
Except when required by law, I will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, I may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of my business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.
Anonymous data
From time to time, I 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.
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 will work properly or may be entirely usable.
Read more about the cookie policy here: Cookie Policy
Advertising / Display Ads
I may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies, as noted above. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to my website. Google’s use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to my sites and/or other sites on the internet. You can read more about Google Ads here:https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads
Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to your website or other websites.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to your users based on their visit to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet.
Users may opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings.
Alternatively, you can opt-out of some third-party vendors’ uses of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info
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 click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions. For Example, My Heart on Travel 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 links to Amazon.com. 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.
Newsletters
On the Website, you may subscribe to my 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, I 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 my emails. You may also notify me at contact@myheartontravel.com to be removed from my mailing list.
Access: You may access the personal information I have about you by submitting a request to contact@myheartontravel.com
Amend: You may contact me at contact@myheartontravel.com to amend or update your personal information.
Forget: In certain situations, you may request that I erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to contact@myheartontravel.com.
Please note that I may need to retain certain information for record-keeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law. The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While I strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, I cannot guarantee its absolute security.
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 me, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy. The security of your Personal Information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure. While I strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Information, I cannot guarantee its absolute security.
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 me immediately at contact@myheartontravel.com and I will use my best efforts to promptly remove such information from my records.
Contact information
At any time, please contact me at contact@myheartontravel.com for questions related to this Privacy Policy.
