Lost Towel Travels, website address: https://losttoweltravels.com/ is committed to protecting your privacy. How data of users is being collected and used can be found in the privacy policy details below.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
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.
Cookies
Cookies are a string of information a website stores on a user’s device. Every time the user returns to our website, the user’s browser remembers this cookie and provides this to our website.
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.
In order for the website to function we make use of necessary cookies. These cookies cannot be switched off in our systems. However, your browser can be set to alert you of any such cookies and block them. As a result some parts of the website will not function as these cookies are normally only set in response to actions made by you. Necessary cookies do not store any personally identifiable information of our users.
The information our functionality and performance cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. We will be unable to know when you have visited Lost Towel Travels, will not be able to track performance and certain functionality may become unavailable, if you do not allow these cookies.
Our website also makes use of non-necessary cookies to provide buttons for social media sharing.
If you would like to restrict the use of, opt-out of, or completely prevent cookies from being set then visit aboutcookies.org. There you will be able to gain information on how to manage and delete cookies. Most browsers provide options to control cookie behavior, including how long they are retained. Please note that our website may not be fully functioning if the consent for cookies is withdrawn.
Analytics
This website uses Google Analytics to record information about the pages and posts users have visited, this includes the URL of the page or post, date and time, and devices used. The collected information will be anonymized and sent to Google Analytics to be analysed.
To report on visitors interactions on Lost Towel Travels, Google Analytics primarily utilizes first-party cookies, but some third party cookies are used also. Users can disable or request to delete any cookies. Learn more
Google Analytics has developed an add-on browser that can be downloaded if the user wishes to prevent the usage of their data. Please note that this add-on only disables Google Analytics measurements.
User IP addresses are also collated to provide and protect the security of service. In addition to giving Lost Towel Travels an idea of the geographical location e.g. city. the website user is from.
See this page for Google Analytics security and usage of data.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address, cookies 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. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Contact forms
In order to be able to send you the requested information, we use WP Forms to collect and store your email address. WP Forms use of your personal and anonymized data can be found here. Any user can unsubscribe in order for the collected data to be removed. We will be following their instructions on their privacy policy to ensure his occurs if any users wish to opt-out.
E-mail subscriptions
In order to keep you updated via e-mail, we use Mailchimp to collect and store your email address and personal data provided. Cookies are placed on your device to achieve this. Their use of your personal and anonymized data can be found here. Any user can unsubscribe in order for the collected data to be removed. We will be following their instructions on their privacy policy to ensure his occurs if any users wish to opt-out.
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 tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Links
Any links to independent third-party websites are provided in good faith to offer added value to the user experience. We cannot be held responsible for any content or links available within any third-party websites. The incorporation of any such external links do not reflect endorsement by Lost Towel Travels.
Who we share your data with
We will under no circumstances sell, rent, or lease your Personal Data to any third party.
Service Providers and others who assist us with the running of our website and the delivery of our products such as, but not restricted to site hosting, maintenance, data analysis, IT services, email delivery services and analytics. Other users of our website to identify you when making comments on our website. Persons or entities with whom you have consented to share your Personal Data with. Third parties we deem obligatory or appropriate, in any way it is permitted under the appropriate law, including laws from outside the country you reside in, in order to: comply with legal processes; reply to requests from public and government authorities, including public and government authorities outside your country of residence; protect our operations, rights, privacy, or safety, and/or that of our associates, the users, or others; and allow us to make us of available remedies or limit the damages that might occur.
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. If you would like to have cookies removed please read the relevant sections on our Cookie Policy above.
How long we retain your data
Google Analytics data is held for 26 months.
Comment cookies are retained for 30 days. We will keep your Personal Data for the period necessary to accomplish the purposes explained in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is allowed by law or mandatory.
Contact information
If you have any questions about the privacy policy, or would like your comments or personal data we hold about you deleted from the website then please contact losttoweltravels@gmail.com.
Additional information
Users under the age of 16
By using our website you are representing to us that you are above the age of 16. We do not direct our Services to children under the age of 16 and we do not knowingly collect their Personal Data. Personal data of children under the age of 16 will be removed if we become aware that their data has been collected. Please get in touch if you find that your child has provided us with Personal Data without your consent.
Why we collect your data
We collect data in order to improve our website and user experience.
How we protect your data and the data breach procedures we have in place
Lost Towel Travels uses reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to protect users from the following: loss of personal data, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction. We take into account the nature of the Personal Data and any risks in processing that information. SSL/HTTPS is used throughout all of our websites. This ensures our user communication is encrypted with the servers in order for personal identifiable information to never be captured by any third parties without permission.
If a data breach occurs, we will go through affected users within the legally required amount of time, and we will try to reset passwords if necessary after users have been informed of the breach.
What third parties we receive data from
Our site might receive data from third parties such as Google who are based outside the EU for analytic purposes and search information, advertising networks such as Facebook who are based outside the EU, and providers of technical services.
Terms and Conditions
All content provided on Lost Towel Travels is for information only. We cannot be made liable for loss, damages, or injuries that might occur from the use of the information provided. Lost Towel Travels cannot be made liable for any exclusions, inaccuracies, and availability of the information provided. If you find that any content is outdated, please feel free to get in touch, in order for corrections to be made.
Copyright
Unless stated otherwise the writing and photography is all created by Lost Towel Travels and as such covered by copyright regulations. Photographs and articles cannot be used without permission. Please get in touch if you would like to republish any articles or would like to use the photography
Acceptance of Terms
Please do not continue to use the Lost Towel Travel website if you do not accept the terms and conditions of this policy. The continued use of the website is deemed your acceptance to these terms. This includes if any changes have been made to the terms. Please review this policy frequently to stay up-to-date on any changes that might affect you.
