Privacy / Disclosure policy

This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) is being used online. PII is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read our privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how Travel with the Smile collect, use, protect or otherwise handle your Personally Identifiable Information in accordance with our website.

 

• To personalize user’s experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested.
• To improve the website in order to better serve you.
• To administer a contest, promotion, survey or other site feature.
• To send periodic emails regarding the site or other products and services.

We will never sell or trade your information, and if at any time you want to unsubscribe from any email communication, you can do so by using the link at the bottom of each email.

How do we protect your information?

This website is scanned on a regular basis for security holes and known vulnerabilities in order to make your visit as safe as possible.

Do we use ‘cookies’?

Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to your computer’s hard drive through your Web browser (if you allow) that enables the site’s or service provider’s systems to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For instance, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences based on previous or current site activity, which enables us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future.

Travel with the Smile mainly uses cookies to compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interactions in order to offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may also use trusted third party services that track this information on our behalf. You can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent, or you can choose to turn off all cookies. You do this through your browser settings.

Third-party links

Occasionally, at our discretion, we may include or offer third party products or services on this website. These third party sites have separate and independent privacy policies. We therefore have no responsibility or liability for the content and activities of these linked sites. Nonetheless, I seek to protect the integrity of my site and welcome any feedback about these sites.

Contacting Us

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us at [email protected]

Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

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 All About 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. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

• IP Address
• Operating System type
• Operating System version
• Device Type
• Language of the website
• Web browser type
• Email (in hashed form)

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

 

Terms of use

The content of this website is for information purposes only. While every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in this website, users are strongly urged to confirm important information, such as (but not limited to) prices, service availability or event dates, by email or telephone. Travel with the Smile cannot be held responsible for any loss or damage resulting from any information contained on this website. Travel with the Smile disclaims all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy of the information contained in the materials on this website. Information on this website may be printed for personal use while keeping in mind the terms of use above.

Travel with the Smile reserves the right, in every case at its own discretion and for whatever reason, to amend content contained within this website, its corporate documentation and promotional material.

Disclosures

Partnerships

From time to time, Travel with the Smile works with travel brands and tourism boards in order to experience and promote specific destinations, tours, activities, etc. Sometimes we receive compensation as part of these partnerships, which can take the form of cash, credit, or free activities, tours, gear, accommodation, flights, etc.

No matter who pays the bill, though, we will ALWAYS give honest and unbiased reviews of our experiences. When we partner with a brand or a tourism board, we have a complete editorial control. We will never work with brands that we do not believe in or support – anything we recommend on this site, we would (and do) use ourselves.

These kind of partnerships/exchanges are disclosed in each and every relevant blog post.

Affiliate links

You may see some affiliate links in posts where we recommend specific gear, tours, or activities. If you purchase something through one of our affiliate links, we receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These links are always disclosed.

Advertising Privacy Statement

This Site is affiliated with Ezoic for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site.  Ezoic uses standard and widely-available tools for the placement and serving of ads. Travel with the Smile publishes interest-based advertisements on the Site; that is, ads that are tailored to reflect your interests. To help understand your interests, Ezoic will track your behaviour on our website and on other websites across the Internet using cookies. Click he to read more.

GDPR Compliance

Protecting your data is important to us. We are compliant with the General Data Protection Regulation “GDPR”.

“Data” refers to any information we have that can be used to personally identify you.

• Your Data will be stored securely by our email marketing client when you opt in to subscribe to Our service via filling in forms on Our site.
• Your Data is used to contact you via email when we send newsletters, updates, reminders and other types of promotional marketing.
• Your Data will be stored for the length of your subscription or until you request us to delete it.
• You can opt out at anytime by unsubscribing from our emails.
• You, the user, will maintain the “controller” of your data. You can request us to delete your data at anytime by contacting us at [email protected] via the contact page.

By using Our service, you agree to our use of cookies and other forms of tracking to optimise the service.

If you have an objection or complain, contact us at [email protected] and we will respond within the required period.

Last Edited on July 27, 2023