Who We Are
The website address for Whiskied Wanderlust is: https://www.whiskiedwanderlust.com.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
We may collect personal information from you, such as your name or email address, if voluntarily submitted to this website.
Comments: 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. 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. See Gravatar’s service privacy policy. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Contact forms: To assist with sending you requested information, we use Mail Chimp to collect and store your email address. Mail Chimp outlines their use of your personal data and anonymized data here. You may opt out of the collection of your data by unsubscribing (we will remove your data) and contacting them using the instructions on their privacy page.
Embedded content from other websites: Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. 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 tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Analytics
We use Google analytics to record information about the pages a user has seen. For example the URL of the page, time of day, device used, etc. The information that we collect is anonymized and sent to Google Analytics for analysis. Google Analytics mainly uses first-party cookies to report on visitor interactions on this website. Users may disable cookies or delete any individual cookie. Learn more.
In addition, Google Analytics supports an optional browser add-on that – once installed and enabled – disables measurement by Google Analytics for any site a user visits. Note that this add-on only disables Google Analytics measurement.
Google Analytics also collects Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to provide and protect the security of the service, and to give website owners a sense of which country, state, or city in the world their users come from (also known as “IP geolocation”). See this page for Google Analytics security and usage of data.
Cookies
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. These cookies will last for one year.
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 using a corresponding setting in your internet browser and permanently deny the setting of cookies. Additionally, 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.
Cookies in Use
Strictly Necessary Cookies: These cookies are necessary for the website to function and cannot be switched off in our systems. They are usually only set in response to actions made by you which amount to a request for services, such as setting your privacy preferences, logging in or filling in forms. You can set your browser to block or alert you about these cookies, but some parts of the site will then not work. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable information. Cookies in use: ak_bmsc, cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary
Preference Cookies: These cookies enable the website to remember information that changes the way the website behaves or looks, like your preferred language or the region that you’re in. Cookies in use: _avesta_environment, bm_sv
Statistics Cookies: These cookies allow the website to count visits and traffic sources so we can measure and improve the performance of our site. They help us to know which pages are the most and least popular and see how visitors move around the site.
All information these cookies collect is aggregated and therefore anonymous. If you do not allow these cookies we will not know when you have visited our site, and will not be able to monitor its performance. Without these cookies, certain functionality may become unavailable. Cookies in use: _ga, _gat, _gid, _pinterest_cm, CJSession, collect, s, viewed_cookie_policy
Marketing Cookies: These cookies are used to track visitors across websites. Cookies in use: cjae, DotomiUser, r/collect
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What We Do With Your Data
Who We Share Your Data With: Whiskied Wanderlust may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of this website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies. For example, this website uses Google Analytics (as explained above), Mail Chimp (as explained above), and Affiliate Partners (as explained below).
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent.
Where We Send Your Data: Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
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.
Google Analytics data is retained for 26 months. We will retain your Personal Data for the period necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy unless a longer retention period is required or allowed by law.
How We Protect Your Data: We use reasonable and appropriate physical, electronic, and administrative safeguards to protect personal data from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration and destruction, taking into account the nature of the Personal Data and risks involved in processing that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have left comments on this site, 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.
Most advertising networks offer you a way to opt out of Interest Based Advertising. If you would like to find out more information, please visit http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ or http://www.youronlinechoices.com.
Advertising and Affiliate Partners
Whiskied Wanderlust may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions. The collection and use of this information is subject to the individual company’s privacy policy.
Whiskied Wanderlust participates with the following affiliate marketing companies: Rakuten Marketing (privacy policy here), Share-A-Sale, Commission Junction, and Kickbooster.
Additionally, Whiskied Wanderlust participates in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program by posting links to Amazon.com. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales. As an Amazon Associate, we earn commission from qualify purchases.
Additional Information
Users Under 18
Whiskied Wanderlust does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 18. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 18 in its database, please contact us immediately at [email protected] and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Changes to this Policy
Whiskied Wanderlust may change this Privacy Policy at any time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy is indicated by the “Last Updated” date below. All changes are effective immediately upon posting. Please review this Privacy Policy frequently to stay updated on changes that may affect you. Your continued use of this website signifies your continuing consent to be bound by this Privacy Policy.
Contact
Please contact us at [email protected] for questions related to this Privacy Policy.
Last updated: January 26, 2020.