Privacy Policy for AffordableJourney.com

Effective Date: August 16, 2025

AffordableJourney.com (“we,” “our,” or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting the information you share with us. This Privacy Policy provides comprehensive details about the types of information we collect, how we use it, share it, store it, and your rights regarding your personal data when using our website AffordableJourney.com (“Site”), interacting with our content, subscribing to newsletters, or engaging with our services.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to ensure a seamless browsing experience, personalize content, provide travel recommendations, and comply with legal obligations. The information we collect can be categorized as:

1.1 Personal Information You Provide

Personal information is collected when you voluntarily provide it through forms, subscriptions, or interactions on our Site. This includes:

• Full name, email address, phone number
• Mailing address or billing information (if interacting with affiliates)
• Travel preferences or itinerary details (if submitted)
• Responses to surveys, contests, or promotions
• Any communication sent to us via email or contact forms

We only collect personal information that is relevant to your interactions with our Site and services. Providing this information is voluntary, but necessary for personalized experiences or certain services.

1.2 Automatically Collected Information

We also collect information automatically when you visit our Site. This includes:

• IP address, geolocation, and approximate location
• Device information (browser type, operating system, screen resolution)
• Pages visited, time spent on each page, clicks, scroll depth, and engagement
• Referral URLs, search queries, and clickstream data
• Interactions with affiliate links, advertisements, and sponsored content

This information helps us understand how users navigate the Site, improve performance, and personalize content for better travel recommendations.

1.3 Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and other tracking technologies to enhance your browsing experience, store preferences, analyze trends, and track interactions. Cookies may be:

• Essential cookies: Required for basic site functionality
• Performance cookies: Track site performance, load times, and user behavior
• Functional cookies: Remember your preferences and language settings
• Advertising cookies: Track affiliate conversions, ad impressions, and engagement
• Analytics cookies: Used by Google Analytics or other platforms to analyze traffic and engagement

You can manage cookies through your browser settings, but some features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information collected for a variety of purposes:

• Service Delivery: Provide content, newsletters, alerts, and support
• Marketing and Promotions: Send relevant offers, newsletters, sponsored campaigns, and track engagement
• Analytics and Site Improvement: Analyze user behavior, troubleshoot issues, and optimize user experience
• Legal Compliance: Comply with laws, prevent fraud, and protect rights
• Affiliate Tracking: Track referrals, purchases, or leads generated from affiliate links and sponsored content

3. Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data (EU Users)

For users in the EU, we process personal data based on:

• Consent: Explicit permission for specific uses
• Contractual necessity: To deliver services you requested
• Legitimate interests: Analytics, affiliate marketing, security, and site improvement
• Legal obligations: Compliance with applicable laws

4. How We Share Your Information

• Service Providers: Hosting, maintenance, email services, analytics, support
• Affiliate Networks and Sponsored Partners: Share data required for tracking conversions and reporting
• Legal Obligations: Comply with laws, enforce policies, protect rights and safety
• Business Transfers: User data may be transferred in the event of a merger or acquisition

5. Detailed Cookie Policy

We use multiple categories of cookies to enhance your browsing experience and track affiliate and advertising performance:

• Session Cookies: Expire when the browser is closed; used to maintain user sessions
• Persistent Cookies: Remain on your device to remember settings for future visits
• First-party Cookies: Set by our website for functionality and analytics
• Third-party Cookies: Set by advertisers, analytics providers, and affiliate networks
• Targeting/Advertising Cookies: Track user activity to deliver relevant ads and monitor conversions

6. User Rights by Region

• EU Users (GDPR): Right to access, rectify, erase, restrict processing, data portability, withdraw consent
• US Users (CCPA/CPRA): Right to know, right to delete, right to opt-out of sale/sharing of personal information
• Canada (PIPEDA): Right to access, correct, and withdraw consent for personal data collection
• Asian Countries: Rights depend on local regulations; generally include access, correction, deletion, and consent withdrawal

7. Security Practices

We employ administrative, technical, and physical measures to safeguard your data. These include:

• Encrypted communications via HTTPS
• Regular security audits and vulnerability assessments
• Restricted internal access to sensitive data
• Secure storage and deletion protocols
• Monitoring for unauthorized access attempts

Despite these measures, no system is completely secure. Users are encouraged to maintain their own security practices, such as strong passwords.

8. Affiliate and Sponsored Content Disclosure

AffordableJourney.com uses affiliate links and sponsored content. Key points include:

• Affiliate links may earn us a commission at no extra cost to you
• Sponsored content is clearly marked and disclosed
• Affiliate networks receive limited necessary data for tracking and reporting
• We maintain transparency in all partnerships in compliance with FTC and local regulations

9. Data Retention and International Transfers

Your data is retained only as long as necessary to fulfill our purposes, comply with laws, or resolve disputes. Data may be stored or processed outside your country, including in the US, EU, Canada, and Asia. We ensure transfers comply with applicable data protection laws.

10. Contact Us

• Email: partners@affordablejourney.com
• Phone: (804) 219-7643
• Business Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 AM – 6 PM (EST, VA, USA)
• Headquarters: 435 Merchant Walk Square, Ste 300, Charlottesville, VA 22902, USA

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