The Cozy Road Tripper

Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2025

Welcome to The Cozy Road Tripper. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website, subscribe to our newsletter or use our affiliate links.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

  • Personal Information — such as your name and email address, if you sign up for our newsletter or contact us.
  • Usage Data — such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the time and date of your visit.
  • Cookies & Tracking Technologies — small data files stored on your device that help us improve your experience and analyze website performance.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Improve the content and design of The Cozy Road Tripper
  • Respond to your messages or comments
  • Send you updates, newsletters, or promotional content (only if you opt in)
  • Track affiliate link performance and earn commissions on qualifying purchases
  • Understand how visitors use our site and enhance user experience

3. Affiliate Links and Sponsored Content

The Cozy Road Tripper participates in affiliate marketing programs. This means that if you click on certain links on our site and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission — at no extra cost to you.

We only recommend products, services, and destinations that fit our values and that we genuinely believe in.

4. Cookies

We use cookies and similar technologies to:

  • Remember your preferences
  • Measure website traffic and performance
  • Track affiliate link clicks

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings, but some parts of the site may not function properly without them.

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.

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.

5. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services such as:

  • Google Analytics (for traffic statistics)
  • Email marketing platforms (for newsletters)
  • Affiliate networks (such as Amazon Associates)

These third parties may collect information in accordance with their own privacy policies.

6. Data Protection and Retention

We take reasonable steps to protect your information from unauthorized access, alteration, or disclosure.
Your information is stored only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy.

7. 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.

8. 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. 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.

9. Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

10. Your Rights (GDPR / EU Visitors)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the right to:

  • Access, correct, or delete your personal data
  • Withdraw consent for marketing communications
  • Request a copy of your personal information

To exercise these rights, please contact us at: thecozyroadtripper@gmail.com

11. Children’s Privacy

Our website is not directed toward children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from minors.

12. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page, with the updated date clearly shown.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
📧 thecozyroadtripper@gmail.com