Privacy Policy

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information you provide directly, such as your name, email address, messages, giveaway entries, survey responses, or other information submitted through forms on https://yourtravelfriends.com.

We may also collect technical and usage information automatically, including IP address, browser type, device information, referring pages, pages viewed, approximate location derived from IP address, and cookie or similar identifier data.

2. How We Use Information

• Operate, secure, maintain, and improve the website.
• Respond to inquiries and support requests.
• Send newsletters or promotional communications when you have subscribed or otherwise provided permission.
• Administer giveaways, promotions, surveys, and community programs.
• Measure website traffic, content performance, and campaign effectiveness where permitted.
• Detect fraud, abuse, or security issues.
• Comply with applicable legal obligations.

3. Email and Marketing

If you subscribe to our mailing list, we may send travel content, promotions, updates, and other communications. You can unsubscribe using the link in a marketing email or by contacting [email protected].

4. Cookies, Consent, and Analytics

YourTravelFriends uses a consent-management banner that allows you to accept, reject, or customize optional technologies. Our consent categories are Necessary, Functional, Analytics, and Marketing. You may review or change your choices at any time by selecting Cookie Settings in the website footer.

Where Google measurement services are used, we may use Google Consent Mode to communicate your consent choices to those services. See our Cookie Policy for additional information.

5. Third-Party Services

We may use service providers for hosting, analytics, email delivery, forms, security, embedded media, social media, affiliate tracking, advertising measurement, and other website functions. These providers may process information under their own privacy terms.

6. Sharing of Information

We do not sell personal information in the ordinary meaning of the word. We may share information with service providers, business partners involved in a promotion, professional advisers, or authorities when reasonably necessary to operate the site, fulfill a request, protect rights and safety, or comply with law.

7. Your Privacy Choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights to request access, correction, deletion, or a copy of certain personal information, or to opt out of certain forms of targeted advertising or data sharing. To submit a request, contact [email protected]. We may need to verify your request.

8. Data Retention

We keep information only as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including legal, accounting, security, and dispute-resolution needs.

9. Security

We use reasonable administrative and technical safeguards, but no internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed completely secure.

10. Children

YourTravelFriends is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

11. International Visitors

If you access the site from outside the United States, your information may be processed in the United States or other countries where our service providers operate.

12. Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy periodically. The date at the top of this page shows the latest revision.

13. Contact

Questions or privacy requests may be sent to [email protected].