PRIVATE POLICY

Thank you for choosing to be part of our travel community at Make This A Journey. We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. By visiting our Website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice. Please note that this Privacy Policy does not describe information collection practices on other sites, including those linked to or from the Website.

If you have any questions or concerns about our policy, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at makethisajourney@gmail.com.

When you visit our website Makethisajourney.com, and use our services, you trust us with your personal information. We take your privacy very seriously. In this privacy notice, we describe our privacy policy. We seek to explain to you in the clearest way possible what information we collect, how we use it and what rights you have in relation to it. We hope you take some time to read through it carefully, as it is important.

Please read this privacy policy carefully as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your personal information with us.

WHO WE ARE

Our website address is: https://makethisajourney.com.

https://makethisajourney.com is a meticulously designed blogging website where we focus on Travel, Lifestyle and Motherhood. This blog shares important and relevant traveling tips, guidelines, itineraries and information with users through various blog posts. This blog also helps you in getting valuable information related to Lifestyle and Motherhood.

The purpose of this blog is to educate, inform, help and share with users our travel-related experience(s) and lifestyle with people around the world through numerous contents, pictures, videos, guides, and links.

Please read this privacy policy carefully as it will help you make informed decisions about sharing your personal information with us.

GDPR COMPLIANCE

We promise that we take data safety seriously and we use your private data only to offer a personalized experience.

We use cookies to track analytics as well to personalize ads.
If you subscribe to our newsletter, you will receive our newsletters. You can always unsubscribe at any time by following the link in the email or by emailing us at makethisajourney@gmail.com. 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.
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

Make This A Journey 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. 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.

DISCLOSURE

Occasionally, we partner with travel companies, brands, tourism boards, and other organizations to bring information and stories of our travel experiences to you. Sometimes, we are compensated or receive complimentary products or sponsored hotel stays, tours, meals, etc. in exchange for our work with these brands. The nature of such a relationship will always be disclosed in the relevant blog or social media post.

Whether sponsored or not, the Make This A Journey brand will always share our own, unbiased opinions on the blog, writing truthfully and ethically about our experiences. We only endorse or support products or brands that we have personally used or experienced, and opt to work only with those brands or organizations that we feel would be beneficial to our readers.

Per FTC guidelines, this website may be compensated by companies mentioned 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.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?

Information voluntarily submitted to the website by readers

We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address if you submit them personally. You may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form. This is the ONLY way we collect information. We do not search for these details. It is done voluntarily by you, our readers. You do not need to submit any voluntary information in order to use/read the website.

Automatically-Collected Information

We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. When you use the Website for instance, our site 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 could also collect the details of actions you take on the Website, such as links clicked. Your information has been made ANONYMOUS and only is viewed on an aggregate basis.

Cookies

Cookies are used on the website, 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. You are notified of the use of cookies as soon as you arrive on the site.

COOKIES & 3rd PARTY ADVERTISEMENTS

Cookies are text files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier.

Cookies are sent to your browser from a web site and stored on your computer’s or tablet device or mobile device’s part of the hard drive specifically designated for cookies.

It is standard practice to use cookies to make your experience better when using a website.

Like many sites, we use “cookies” to recognize, collect, and/or track information about, and relevant to, your usage of the Website.

These cookies are known as “first-party cookies”. We may also recognize, collect, and/or track information through cookies set by third parties. These cookies are known as “third-party cookies”. Third-party cookies are used to perform tasks related to advertising, and analytics, and to enable interactive features such as sharing or commenting. Some third parties collect statistics in an anonymized and aggregated form and may not require the consent of the user.

The information that our first-party cookies or third-party cookies recognize, collect, and/or track may include information about your devices, browsing actions, and patterns, such as among others, the type of computer you use, your internet service provider, your browser type, your location, your IP address, the date and time of your visit, the pages viewed, your traffic pattern through the Website.

Upon your first visit to the Website (and periodically after that), we will request your consent to our use of cookies except for those strictly necessary.

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 visit our login page, 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.

We authorize analytics partners (such as Google Analytics) to help analyze usage and traffic for our Website. As an example, we may use analytics partners to analyze and measure, in the aggregate, the number of unique visitors to our Website.

Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Website or the companion app or track conversions from Google AdWords ads.

The cookies of other third-party vendors or ad networks may also be used to serve ads on this Website or the companion app. In addition, advertisers whose advertisements appear on the Service may use and place cookies on your computer and we have no control over this.

Please consult the terms and conditions and privacy policy of such third party advertisers to find out how they collect and use your personal data and to establish whether they use cookies and what they may use them for.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR INFORMATION?

We use your personal information for these purposes in reliance on our legitimate business interests (“Business Purposes”), to enter into or perform a contract with you (“Contractual”), with your consent (“Consent”), and/or for compliance with our legal obligations (“Legal Reasons”). We indicate the specific processing grounds we rely on next to each purpose listed below.

We use the information we collect or receive:

To operate and maintain the Website;
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, 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.

HOW DOES THIRD-PARTY USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

When you explicitly authorize sharing your information, it may be shared with third parties. Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Their respective privacy policies dictate each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information.

The 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 Google Analytics captures no other personal information.

Mail Chimp – this service is used for the delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information.

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, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent.

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.

These affiliations assist Websites with earnings through linking within the content. Should you, our readers, purchase anything through the links, Make This A Journey will receive a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. You are not obligated to click on any link or purchase anything advertised. Note that the companies selling the products are third party, the products can change at their discretion, and the product availability, sales with the organization, and all transactions with the third party are not associated or conducted by Make This A Journey.

Make This A Journey is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for Websites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.

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, 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.

Display Ads

Third-party advertising companies may be used to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies, as noted above.

Retargeting Ads

From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in marketing the Website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.

SENSITIVE PERSONAL DATA

If you leave a comment, certain information (your name and/or website) may be publicly visible; however, your email address will never be displayed. We will NOT contact you using your email. This is against GDPR regulations. If you wish to be contacted by Make This A Journey, please Contact Us at makethisajourney@gmail.com. Please do not request that we contact you in the comments.

At no time should you submit confidential personal information to the Website. It 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, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

LINKS:

The Website contains links to other websites. Please be aware that Make This A Journey is not responsible for the privacy practices of these other Websites. I encourage my users to be aware when they leave our Website and to read the privacy statements of every Website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Website.

EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES

Articles on this Website 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 tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

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.

HOW DO WE PROTECT YOUR INFORMATION?

In common with a number of other websites, the data that we collect from you may be transferred to a cloud service provider which has data servers which are based outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). By submitting your personal data, you agree to this transfer and the storing and/or processing of your personal data on these servers. We will take all these steps in the Privacy Policy.

Appropriate security measures will be adopted to protect your information from access by unauthorized persons and against unlawful processing, accidental loss, destruction, and damage. However, you acknowledge that data transmission over the internet is inherently insecure and that we cannot guarantee the security of data you send over the internet.

Your information will only be held for a reasonable period or as long as the law requires or permits.

WHAT RIGHTS YOU HAVE OVER YOUR DATA

Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify me at makethisajourney@gmail.com to be removed from my mailing list.

Access – You may access the personal information I have about you by submitting a request to makethisajourney@gmail.com.

Amend – You may reach me at makethisajourney@gmail.com to amend or update your personal information.

Forget – In certain situations, you may request to erase or forget your data. To do so, please submit a request to makethisajourney@gmail.com.

This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes. Please note that the Website may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.

INFORMATION REGARDING CHILDREN

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. We will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

CHANGES TO OUR PRIVACY POLICY

The company has the discretion to update this privacy policy at any time. When we do, we will revise the updated date at the bottom of this page.

We encourage Users to frequently check this page for any changes to stay informed about how we are helping to protect the personal information we collect. You acknowledge and agree that it is your responsibility to review this privacy policy periodically and become aware of modifications.