Disclaimer/Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

At Chasing ADVNTR, we believe in keeping your personal information confidential and secure. The following privacy policy describes what information we collect and how it is used and shared.

Chasing ADVNTR, found at https://chasingadvntr.com (“Website”) 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.

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.
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

Chasing ADVNTR 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.

Ezoic

Chasing ADVNTR works with Ezoic – you can see the complete Privacy Policy here.

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. Would 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.

How Your Information May Be Used

In website operation and maintenance.
To send you newsletters. Each email promotion will provide an easy opt-out button.
To respond to your comments or inquiries.
To track and measure statistics/advertising on the Website.
To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

Third-Party Use of Personal Information

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information. Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.

Chasing ADVNTR 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 no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics. We have anonymized our Google Analytics data and never look at non-aggregated data.

Cookies

We may log information using cookies, 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.

The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.

Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.

Retargeting Ads

From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market 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 Chasing ADVNTR, please Contact Us at gstuppycarlson@gmail.com. Please do not request that we contact you in the comments.

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

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.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site.

DISCLOSURE

Occasionally, we partner up 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,Chasing ADVNTR 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.

AFFILIATE LINKS

Amy Hartle (Chasing ADVNTR) has financial relationships with some of the merchants mentioned on this blog, and participates in various affiliate programs including: AMAZON, Viator, and more. These affiliations assist sites with earnings through linking within the content. Should our readers, purchase anything through the links, Chasing ADVNTR 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 Chasing ADVNTR

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

Contact Information

If you have any questions about our Privacy Policy or Disclosure, please get in touch at gstuppycarlson@gmail.com

Unless otherwise noted, all content on this site is the property of Gretchen Stuppy Carlson. All content is for entertainment purposes only – we are not providing medical, legal or other professional advice. Please know that your are reading and/or using the information from Chasing ADVNTR at their own risk.

Chasing ADVNTR reserves the right to change the focus on our blog, to shut it down, sell it or to change the terms of use at your own discretion. Chasing ADVNTR sometimes works with brands or advertisers – we are not responsible for the actions of these advertisers or sponsors.

Affiliate Disclosure

Please note that we may have a financial relationship with some of the merchants on our site and our posts and pages may contain affiliate links (this means we may get compensated/earn a commission at no extra cost to you if the affiliate links are utilized to make a purchase).

We never let the advice or recommendations we make be influenced by advertisers or affiliate partnerships and we work hard to ensure that our content is in no way compromised by such financial relationships. It remains solely your personal responsibility to conduct your own investigation to determine whether to purchase an affiliate product or service.

You will not rely on any recommendation, reference, or information provided by us and we cannot be held liable or responsible for any damages resulting from your purchase.