Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 21, 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how Life of the Traveling Pin LLC (“the Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit, use, or make a purchase from our website (the “Service”).

By accessing or using the Service, you consent to the collection and use of your information in accordance with this policy.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide and improve our Service. The categories of Personal Information we collect depend on how you interact with us.

A. Information You Provide Directly (Identifiers, Financial, Commercial)

• Contact Information: Name, email address, mailing address, and phone number, typically collected when you sign up for a newsletter, register for a course, or contact us.
• Commercial Information: Records of products or services purchased or considered (e.g., travel guides, online courses).
• Financial Data: Payment information (such as credit card numbers or account details) when making a purchase. Note: This data is processed securely by third-party Payment Processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal), and we do not store full payment card details.

B. Information Collected Automatically (Usage Data, Internet Activity)

When you access the Service, we automatically collect certain information about your device and activity:

• Device Information: IP address, browser type, operating system, and unique device identifiers.
• Usage Information: Details about how you interact with our website, including pages viewed, links clicked, time spent on pages, and referring websites.
• Location Information: General geographic location derived from your IP address.

C. Information from Third-Party Sources

We may receive information about you from third parties, such as social media platforms (if you link your accounts) or partners we work with for marketing purposes.

2. How We Use Your Information (Purpose Limitation)

We use your Personal Information for the following purposes and rely on the corresponding legal bases under the GDPR:

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and hold certain information.

• Cookies: Small data files stored on your device or computer that often include an anonymous unique identifier.
• Usage: We use cookies for essential functions (e.g., session management), performance analysis, and targeted advertising.
• Your Choices: You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

4. Disclosure of Personal Information to Third Parties

We may disclose your personal information to third parties for business purposes, including:

• Service Providers: We share data with third-party vendors, consultants, and service providers (e.g., Email Service Providers, web hosting, data analysis) who need access to the data to perform services on our behalf.
• Payment Processors: Your payment information is shared with secure payment processors (e.g., Stripe, PayPal) to complete transactions.
• Advertising & Marketing Partners: We may share identifiers and internet activity data with advertising networks to show you relevant advertisements.
• Legal Compliance: When required by law (e.g., subpoena, court order) or to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company or others.

Special Disclosure Regarding Affiliate Links and Sponsorships (Commercial Information, Internet Activity)

We engage in affiliate marketing and sponsored content, which are key components of our business model.

• Affiliate Tracking: When you click on an affiliate link on our site, a tracking cookie or pixel will be placed on your browser by the affiliate partner (e.g., a travel booking site or course platform). This allows the partner to track any resulting sales or conversions for purposes of commissioning us.
• Sponsored Content: In the case of sponsored campaigns, our partners may use cookies to measure the effectiveness of the promotion.
• The use of your information by these partners is governed by their respective privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.

5. Third-Party Services and Tracking

Third-Party Links and Use

We may include, offer, or advertise third-party links, products, or services on the website. Once you click on a third-party link and leave this website, you are no longer bound by our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.

Embedded Content

Articles on this website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, advertisements, 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Third-Party Advertising (Google AdSense)

We may use Google AdSense advertising along with any other third-party advertising on the website. Google is a third party that also uses cookies to serve ads on the website for the purpose of providing a positive user experience. Third-party vendors such as Google use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to the website. You can opt out of Google by visiting their privacy policy and ad settings. We have no control over these third parties and they have their own privacy policies. Neither are we responsible for the activities and practices of these third parties. You should contact them directly and read their privacy policies for any questions. You also agree that your use of these third-party websites is solely at your risk.

Google Analytics

Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may use the collected data to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. Google Analytics collects certain information about your location, browsing history, the pages you visit, the equipment you used to access the website, traffic patterns, and other general patterns related to your use of the website. This information is used to analyze website statistics related to user behavior and interests, improve our performance and your use of the website, and to further enhance our products and services offered to you. You can opt-out of having made your activity on the Service available to Google Analytics by installing the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. The add-on prevents the Google Analytics JavaScript (ga.js, analytics.js, and dc.js) from sharing information with Google Analytics about visits activity. For more information on the privacy practices of Google, please visit Google Analytics Privacy Policy.

MailChimp

This service is used for the delivery of email updates and newsletters. MailChimp will store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to the MailChimp privacy policy for further information.

WordPress

This website is operated on the WordPress platform. WordPress will store your name, email address, and other personal information for security, login, and other purposes. Please refer to the WordPress privacy policy for further detailed information.

6. Privacy Rights for European Users (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have certain rights regarding your Personal Data:

• The right to access—You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The right to rectification—You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
• The right to erasure—You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to restrict processing—You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to object to processing—You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The right to data portability—You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. Please contact us using the details below if you wish to exercise any of these rights.

7. Privacy Rights for California Residents (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), grants you specific rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to Know: The right to request that we disclose the personal information we collect, use, disclose, and sell/share about you.
• Right to Delete: The right to request the deletion of your personal information we have collected, subject to certain exceptions.
• Right to Opt-Out of Sale/Sharing: The right to direct us not to sell or share your personal information. We do not sell your personal information in the traditional sense for monetary value, but we do share data for cross-contextual behavioral advertising, which may be considered “sharing” or “selling” under the CCPA/CPRA.
• Right to Correct: The right to request the correction of inaccurate personal information.
• Right to Limit Use of Sensitive Personal Information: The right to limit the use or disclosure of sensitive personal information.

How to Exercise the Right to Opt-Out (Do Not Sell or Share)

To exercise your right to opt-out of the “sale” or “sharing” of your Personal Information, you may submit a request to us via email.

Please send an email to [Your Designated Privacy Email Address Here] with the subject line: CCPA/CPRA Opt-Out Request. In the body of the email, please clearly state your request to opt-out, including your full name and the email address associated with your use of the Service.

8. Data Security

We are committed to protecting the security of your Personal Information. We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to secure the information we collect and process. While we take precautions to protect your data, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

9. Data Retention

We retain your Personal Information only for as long as is necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including for the purpose of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. When assessing retention periods, we first examine whether it is necessary to retain the collected personal data for the business purposes of the Company, and then determine the longest retention period required by law.

10. International Data Transfers

As we are based in the United States and use global service providers, your information may be stored and processed outside of the country where you reside, including outside the EEA. Where we transfer Personal Data from the EEA to a country not deemed to provide an adequate level of protection by the European Commission, we rely on appropriate safeguards, such as the use of Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) adopted by the European Commission, to protect your data.

11. Children’s Privacy

Our Service is not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 16 years of age. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Information, please contact us so that we can take the necessary steps to remove that information from our servers.

12. 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 and updating the “Effective Date” at the top of this policy.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your privacy rights, or our data practices, please contact us:

Life of the Traveling Pin LLC

Email: hello@thetravelingpin.com