Effective as of Dec. 20, 2023
The Adventures of a Midlifer (or “Adventures of Midlife”) at https://www.adventuresofmidlife.com (“We”, “Us”, “Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).
This blog contains posts on different topics – travel (news and my adventures), technology, culinary (cooking and eating out), photography and musings – all interesting to the Adventurer of Midlife. Accompanying videos are hosted on my YT channel @adventuresofmidlife.
My email address is listed at the bottom of this page. Additional avenues are given in the About This Blog & Me & Contact section.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website. We use your Personal Information only for providing and improving the Site. By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Information We May Collect & Its Uses
We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address with your consent. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.
Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information, such as the device with which you access the Website, your IP address, operating system, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website. Our Cookies Policy popup gives you options.
We collect the information to:
- To operate and maintain the Website;
- To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;
- To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;
- To respond to your comments or inquiries;
- To track and measure advertising on the Website;
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
Third-Party use of personal information
We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.
At present, we use the following third-party service providers:
Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website.
Google Adsense – Google uses cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet.
View the Google Privacy Policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy?hl=en-US
Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
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.
Anonymous Data
From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.
Publicly Visible Information
If you comment on an article, the Name you enter will be displayed in the comment section. If you include a website, your name will be a link to the website entered. Your email address will never be available publicly.
GDPR RIGHTS
If you are within the European Union, you are entitled to certain information and have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation. Those rights include:
Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us info (at) adventuresofmidlife (dot) com to be removed from our mailing list.
Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to info (at) adventuresofmidlife (dot) com.
Amend – You may contact us at info (at) adventuresofmidlife (dot) com to amend or update your personal information.
Forget – You may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to info (at) adventuresofmidlife (dot) com.
Advertising
Display Ads
We may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies, as noted above.
Retargeting Ads
From time to time, we may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, to market the AdventuresofMidlife (dot) com. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.
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.
Compensation from affiliate partners may impact how and where links appear on this site. This site does not include all financial companies or all available financial offers.
Newsletters
We may include a Newsletter to which you may subscribe. 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.
Sensitive Personal Information
At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security/insurance number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.
Children’s Information
The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at info (at) adventuresofmidlife (dot) com and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
Contact Information
At any time, please contact us at info (at) adventuresofmidlife (dot) com for questions related to this Privacy Policy.