Privacy Policy

This website (Forever Lost In Travel) and its Content is owned by Emma Gilbert (“I” or “me”). The term “you” refers to any users, visitors, or viewers of this website, the term “us” or “we” refers to Forever Lost In Travel and its contributors.

Who we are

Forever Lost In Travel is found at: https://foreverlostintravel.com (“website”) and is governed by the following privacy policy (“privacy policy”). We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

Information you voluntarily submit to the Website

We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example when visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. We may also collect personal information submitted by subscribing to a newsletter, submitting a contact form or purchasing a product via our Website. In the event you create a profile or account, you will create a username and password. We will store the username but your password will not be visible in our records.

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: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Information we collect from others

We may receive information about you from other sources. You may link your Facebook, Instagram and/or Google accounts to your user profile. If you choose to link your Facebook, Instagram and/or Google accounts to your user profile, we will receive your name, email address and profile picture associated with that account.

Automatically collected information

We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we 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 may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website such as links clicked.

Cookies

Cookies are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. 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. 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.

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.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Cookies may also be used by third-party services such as Google Analytics as described herin.

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.

Analytics

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 no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.

Who we share your data with

Your personal information is kept private and stored securely until a time it is no longer needed, has no use, or you request for it to be forgotten/deleted.

Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent. However we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.

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.

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.

Where we send your data

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your contact information

At this time please contact us at emma@foreverlostintravel.com for questions relating to this Privacy Policy.

How will we use your information

We may use information collected in the following ways:

  • To operate and maintain the Website
  • To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website, and customize the Website for your account
  • 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