Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy for travelawan.com

Last Updated: June 18, 2024

1. Introduction

Welcome to travelawan.com ("we," "us," "our," or "the Website"). We are committed to protecting the privacy of our visitors ("you," "your," "user"). This Privacy Policy outlines the types of personal information that is received and collected by travelawan.com and how it is used.

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information from you in a variety of ways, including:

a) Information You Voluntarily Provide to Us:

  • Comments: When you leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also your IP address and browser user agent string to help with 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.
  • Contact Forms: When you contact us through a contact form, we may collect your name, email address, and any other information you provide in your message.
  • Newsletter Subscription: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will collect your name and email address to send you updates, travel tips, and promotional materials.

b) Information We Collect Automatically:

  • Log Files: Like many other websites, travelawan.com makes use of log files. The information inside the log files includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date/time stamp, referring/exit pages, and the number of clicks. This information is used to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement around the site, and gather demographic information. IP addresses and other such information are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable.
  • Cookies and Web Beacons: We use cookies to store information about visitors' preferences, to record user-specific information on which pages the user accesses or visits, and to personalize or customize our web page content based upon visitors' browser type or other information that the visitor sends via their browser. You can choose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings. However, this can affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other websites.

3. Third-Party Advertisers and Analytics

a) Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense, a third-party advertising service provided by Google, to serve ads when you visit our website.

  • Google uses cookies, including the DoubleClick DART cookie, to serve ads based on a user's prior visits to our website or other websites on the Internet.
  • The DART cookie enables Google and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
  • Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting the Google Ad Settings page.
  • For more information, please review Google's privacy policy at: https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

b) Affiliate Programs

Travelawan.com is a participant in various affiliate marketing programs, which are designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to merchant sites.

When you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate programs use cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Operate and maintain our website.
  • Improve, personalize, and expand our website's content and user experience.
  • Understand and analyze how you use our website.
  • Respond to your comments or inquiries.
  • Send you newsletters and other updates, if you have subscribed.
  • Find and prevent fraud and spam.
  • Serve advertisements that are relevant to your interests.

5. GDPR and CCPA Rights

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA) or California, you have certain data protection rights. We aim to take reasonable steps to allow you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data.

Your rights include:

  • The right to access, update or delete the information we have on you.
  • The right of rectification.
  • The right to object.
  • The right of restriction.
  • The right to data portability.
  • The right to withdraw consent.

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

6. Children's Information

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you believe that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately, and we will make our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

7. Links to Other Websites

Our website may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

  • By Email: awan[at]travelawan[dot]com
  • By Visiting this Page on Our Website: CONTACT