Last Updated: June 19, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to WanderSource.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it. This policy applies to all information collected through our website (WanderSource.com) and/or any related services.
2. What Information Do We Collect?
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us and information that is automatically collected when you visit our website.
a) Personal Information You Disclose to Us
- Comments: When you leave a comment on an article, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
- Contact Form: When you contact us through our contact form, we collect your name and email address so that we can respond to your inquiries.
- Newsletter Subscription: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your name and email address to send you travel guides, updates, and marketing communications. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in every email.
b) Information Automatically Collected
- Log and Usage Data: Like most websites, our servers automatically collect log data when you access our site, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and dates/times of access.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience, analyze site traffic, and serve personalized content. A cookie is a small text file stored on your device. We use cookies for:
- Analytics: We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors engage with our website. This helps us improve our content and user experience.
- Affiliate Links: Some links on our site are affiliate links. If you click on one and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. These links use cookies to track the referral from our site.
3. How Do We Use Your Information?
We use the information we collect to:
- Operate and maintain our website.
- Improve your experience and analyze usage to enhance our content.
- Respond to your comments and inquiries.
- Send you our newsletter and other updates if you have subscribed.
- Protect our website from spam and security threats.
4. Who Do We Share Your Data With?
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your data with the following third-party service providers who help us operate our website:
- Hosting Provider: Hostinger (Our website is hosted on their servers).
- Analytics: Google Analytics (to analyze website traffic).
These third parties are contractually obligated to keep your information confidential and use it only for the purposes for which we disclose it to them.
5. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR & CCPA)
Depending on your location, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- The right to access – You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification – You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate.
- The right to erasure (the “right to be forgotten”) – You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing – You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability – You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].
6. Children’s Information
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13, and we do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under 13.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by a “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: [email protected]