Wow, hardly anyone ever reads this stuff so we guess privacy must be pretty important to you. On this page, we can tell you everything about any information we may hold about you, and how we collect, store and use that information. Use the links below to navigate through the page in case you are looking for something in particular.
Terms & Conditions Of Use
By using this website, you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern the use of this website. If you disagree with any part of these terms and conditions, please do not use our website.
The term ‘TripGourmets’ or ‘us’ or ‘we’ refers to the owner of the website.
The term ‘you’ refers to the user or viewer of our website. The use of this website is subject to the following terms of use:
The content of thiswebsite is for your general information and use only. It is subject to change without notice.
This website contains material which is owned by or licensed to us. This material includes, but is not limited to, the design, layout, look, appearance and graphics. Reproduction is prohibited other than in accordance with the copyright notice, which forms part of these terms and conditions.
From time to time, this website may also include links to other websites. These links are provided for your convenience to provide further information. They do not signify that we endorse the website(s). We have no responsibility for the content of the linked website(s).
Your use of any information or materials on this website is entirely at your own risk, for which we shall not be liable. It shall be your own responsibility to ensure that any products, services or information available through this website meet your specific requirements.
NEITHER WE NOR ANY THIRD PARTY PROVIDE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO THE WEB SITE, THE MATERIALS, ANY PRODUCTS, INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEB SITE, OR ANY SITES LISTED THEREIN, AND THE WEB SITE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OR DAMAGE ARISING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY SUCH TRANSACTION. THE WEB SITE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT IT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN IT WILL BE CORRECTED. THE WEB SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS, AS AVAILABLE” BASIS. YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT SUCH INFORMATION AND MATERIALS MAY CONTAIN INACCURACIES OR ERRORS AND WE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDE LIABILITY FOR ANY SUCH INACCURACIES OR ERRORS TO THE FULLEST EXTANT PERMITTED BY LAW. IN NO EVENT WILL THE WEB SITE OR ITS MEMBERS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND THE ASSIGNS OF SAME BE LIABLE FOR (1) ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEB SITE, THE MATERIALS OR ANY INFORMATION, OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON THE WEB SITE OR DOWNLOADED FROM THE WEB SITE, EVEN IF THE WEB SITE OR ITS AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (2) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE WEB SITE, THE MATERIALS AND/OR LISTINGS OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED THROUGH THE WEB SITE. BECAUSE SOME STATES
DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE WEB SITE’S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.
Unauthorised use of this website may give rise to a claim for damages and/or be a criminal offence.
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Web Site and its members, managers, officers, employees, agents and the assigns of same, from and against any and all loss, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), claims, damages and liabilities related to or associated with your use of the Web Site and any violation of this Privacy Policy by you.
Privacy Policy
We at TripGourmets know that you care how information about you is used and shared, and your privacy is important to us. We thank you for visiting tripgourmets.com (the “Web Site”) and reviewing our Privacy Policy. This notice describes our privacy policy. By visiting our website, you are accepting the practices described in this Privacy Notice.
Please note that this Privacy Policy does not describe information collection practices on other sites, including those linked to or from the Web Site.
Rights Related to Your Personal Information
Opt-out:
You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at admin@tripgourmets.com to be removed from our mailing list.
Access:
You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to admin@tripgourmets.com
Amend:
You may contact us at admin@tripgourmets.com to amend or update your personal information.
Forget:
In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to admin@tripgourmets.com
Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.
Collection of information you give us:
We receive and store any information you voluntarily provided us with on our website. We use the information that you provide for such purposes as responding to your requests, providing our services and communicating with you, unless you give us permission to use it in another manner, for example to add you to one of our mailing lists. Informations we get from you are for example name and e-mail address when you comment on a post or subscribe to our newsletter. We also use Affiliate Programs which will store your information in form of cookies.
Automatic Information including use of cookies:
We receive and store certain types of information whenever you interact with us. For example, like many websites, we use “cookies,” other technologies to keep track of the web searches you make while visiting this website, as well as your web surfing behaviour on this website and other websites you may visit to enhance your online experience and to learn about how you use The Web Site in order to improve the quality of our services or serve appropriate advertising and we obtain certain types of information when your web browser accesses our sites. Examples of the information we collect and analyse include the Internet Protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet; the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) click stream to, through, and from our website, including date and time. We use IP addresses to analyse trends, administer the site, track user’s movement, and gather broad demographic information for aggregate use. Personal information is not being collected via cookies, however, if you previously provided personally identifiable information, cookies may be tied to such information. Aggregate cookie and tracking information may be shared with third parties. In some cases, we use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
Google Analytics Demographics & Interest Reporting:
We receive and use data from Google’s interest-based advertising and 3rd-party audience data (such as age, gender and interests) with Google Analytics for marketing, advertising, and to improve your online experience.
Google Adsense:
Third party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on you prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to you based on visiting this site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Ads Settings.
Automattic:
We use WordPress to create and maintain this website. We use Jetpack for additional functionality on this site and we use Akismet to control spam comments. All of these services are provided by Automattic and you can read their privacy policy here.
Affiliate Program Participation
The Website 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.
Amazon Associates Disclosure:
TripGourmets 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 links to Amazon.com. As part of this Amazon Associates program, the Website will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.
Other Affiliates:
We participate in other affiliate programs. At the current time, these include:
- booking.com – view their privacy policy here
- CJ Affiliate – view their privacy policy here
- 12GoAsia – view their privacy policy here
- Viator – view their privacy policy here
YouTube
Occasionally we will embed videos on our site that are hosted on YouTube. YouTube is owned by Google and you can view their privacy policy here.
How to prevent the use of cookies:
If you wish to change your cookie settings to avoid any or all of the above cookies being used, then please use this link to find out how you can do this for your computer/browser:
Find out how to change my cookie settings
Please note that this is an external website and we accept no liability for its contents or any action you may take as a result of following the instructions or advice given therein.
Newsletter:
This service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. The provider we use for managing our email lists is ConvertKit. Please refer to ConvertKit’s privacy policy for further information.
At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the Website’s sole discretion.
Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.
On the Website, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns.
Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.
If you do not wish to participate in the use of these tracking pixels, please unsubscribe from our newsletter by clicking the unsubscribe button at the bottom, or sending an email with subject line “Unsubscribe me” to admin@tripgourmets.com.
Distribution Of Information:
We do share information but only as described below. Otherwise we will not provide your personal information without your consent.
We may also use personal information for auditing, research and analysis to operate and improve our technologies and services.
We may share information with third parties when complying with legal process, preventing fraud or imminent harm, and ensuring the security of our network and services.
Links:
The web site contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this website.
Children:
This Web Site is not directed to children.
Indemnification:
You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Web Site and its members, managers, officers, employees, agents and the assigns of same, from and against any and all loss, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), claims, damages and liabilities related to or associated with your use of the Web Site and any violation of this Privacy Policy by you.
Conditions of Use, Notices, and Revisions:
If you choose to visit our web site, your visit and any dispute over privacy is subject to this Notice and our Terms and Conditions. If you have any concern about privacy at our web site, please send us a thorough description to admin@tripgourmets.com, and we will try to resolve it. Our business changes constantly. This Notice and the Terms and Conditions will change also, and use of information that we gather now is subject to the Privacy Notice in
effect at the time of use, but you should check our website frequently to see recent changes.
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 28th May 2018.
