Last updated: October 30, 2022

Two Empty Passports found at http://www.twoemptypassports.com/ (“Website”) is governed by the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”).

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.

You can use this Website without disclosing any of your personal information. “Personal Information” is information about an individual, such as their name, address, phone number and email address.

PURPOSE

The purpose of this privacy policy (this “Privacy Policy”) is to inform users of our Site of the following:

  1. The personal data we will collect;
  2. Use of collected data;
  3. Who has access to the data collected;
  4. The rights of Site users; and
  5. The Site’s cookie policy

This Privacy Policy applies in addition to the terms and conditions on our Site.

GDPR

For users in the European Union, we adhere to the Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 April 2016, known as the General Data Protection Regulation (the “GDPR”). For users in the United Kingdom, we adhere to the GDPR as enshrined in the Data Protection Act 2018.

We have not appointed a Data Protection Officer as we do not fall within the catagories of controllers and processors required to appoint a Data Protection Officer under Article 37 of the GDPR.

CONSENT

By using our Site users agree that they consent to:

  1. The conditions set our in this Privacy Policy.

When the legal basis for us processing your personal data is that you have provided your consent to that processing, you may withdraw your consent at any time.  If you withdraw your consent, it will not make processing which we completed before you withdrew your consent unlawful.

You can withdraw your consent by:  Contacting Two Empty Passports.

LEGAL BASIS FOR PROCESSING

We collect and process personal data about users in the EU only when we have a legal basis for doing so under Article 6 of the GDPR.

We rely on the following legal basis to collect and process the personal data of users in the EU:

  1. Users have provided their consent to the processing of their data for one or more specific purposes.

PERSONAL DATA WE COLLECT

We only collect data that helps us achiefve the purpose se out in this Privacy Policy.  We will not collect any additional data beyond the data listed below without notifying you first.

DATA COLLECTED IN A NON-AUTOMATIC WAY

We may also collect the following data when you perform certain functions on our Site:

  1. First and last name; and
  2. Email address

This data may be collected using the following methods:

  1. Filling out a contact form; and
  2. Ordering a custom itinerary.

LOG FILES

twoemptypassports.com follows a standard procedure of using log files. These files log visitors when they visit websites. All hosting companies do this and a part of hosting services’ analytics. The information collected by log files include internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, Internet Service Provider (ISP), date and time stamp, referring/exit pages, and possibly the number of clicks. These are not linked to any information that is personally identifiable. The purpose of the information is for analyzing trends, administering the site, tracking users’ movement on the website, and gathering demographic information.

HOW WE USE PERSONAL DATA

Data collected on our Site will only be used for the purposes specified in this Privacy Policy or indicated on the relevant pages of our Site.  We will not use your data beyond what we disclose in this Privacy Policy.

The data we collect when the user performs certain functions may be used for the following purposes:

  1. Communication

WHO WE SHARE PERSONAL DATA WITH

Employees

We may disclose user data to any member of our organization who reasonably needs access to user data to achieve the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy.

Other Disclosures

We will not sell or share your data with other third parties, except in the following cases:

  1. If the law requires it;
  2. If it is required for any legal proceeding;
  3. To prove or protect our legal rights; and
  4. To buyers or potential buyers of this company in the event that we see to sell the company.

If you follow hyperlinks from our Site to another Site, please note that we are not responsible for and have no control their privacy policies and practices.

HOW LONG WE STORE PERSONAL DATA

User data will be stored until the purpose the data was collected for has been achieved.

You will be notified if your data is kept longer than this period.

HOW WE PROTECT YOUR PERSONAL DATA

In order to protect your security, we use the strongest available browser encryption.

While we take all reasonable precautions to ensure that user data is secure and that users are protected, there always remains the risk of harm.  The Internet as a whole can be insecure at times and therefore we are unable to guarantee the security of user data beyond what is reasonably practical.

YOUR RIGHTS AS A USER

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

  1. Right to be informed;
  2. Right of access;
  3. Right to rectification;
  4. Right to erasure;
  5. Right to restrict processing;
  6. Right to data portability; and
  7. Right to object.

HOW TO ACCESS, MODIFY, DELETE, OR CHALLENGE THE DATA COLLECTED

If you would like to know if we have collected your personal data, how we have used your personal data, if we disclosed your personal data and to who we disclosed your personal data, if you would like your data to be deleted or modified in any way, or if you would like to exercise any of your other rights under the GDPR, please contact our privacy officer here:

twoemptypassports(AT)gmail(DOT)com

HOW TO OPT-OUT OF DATA COLLECTION, USE OR DISCLOSURE

In addition to the method(s) described in the How to Access, Modify, Delete, or Challenge the Data Collected section, we provide the following specific opt-out methods for the forms of collection, use, or disclosure of your personal data specified below:

  1. Newsletter emails. You can opt-out by unsubscribe on the bottom of the email.

COOKIE POLICY

A cookie is a small file, stored on a user’s hard drive by a website.  Its purpose is to collect data relating to the user’s browser habits.  You can choose to be notified each time a cookie is transmitted.  You can also choose to disable cookies entirely in your internet browser, but this may decrease the quality of your user experience.

We use the following types of cookies on our Site:

  1. Analytical cookies

Analytical cookies allows us to improve the design and functionality of our Site by collecting data on how you access our Site, for example data on the content you access, how long you stay on our Site, etc; and

  • Third-Party Cookies

Third-Party cookies are created by a website other than ours.  We may use third-party cookies to achieve the following purposes:

  1. Monitor user preferences to tailor advertisements around their interests.

MODIFICATIONS

This Privacy Policy may be amended from time to time in order to maintain compliance with the law and to reflect any changes ot our data collection process.  When we amend this Privacy Policy we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this Privacy Policy.  We recommend that our users periodically review our Privacy Policy to ensure that they are notified of any updates.  If necessary, we may notify users by email of changes to this Privacy Policy.

COMPLAINTS

If you have any complaints about how we process your personal data, please contact us through the contact methods listed in the Contact Information sections so that we can, where possible, resolve the issue.  If you feel we have not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner you may contact a supervisory authority.  You also have the right to directly make a complaint to a supervisory authority.  You can lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority by contacting the local government office.

WHAT INFORMATION WE COLLECT AND HOW IT IS USED

Information You Voluntarily Submit: We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment or subscribing to a newsletter.

Comments: If you leave a comment on the Website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

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.

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: Gravatar Support. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Automatically Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, 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.

These cookies allow us 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. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.

If you visit our homepage, 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.

Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by changing the settings of your internet browser and can permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser.

EMBEDDED CONTENT FROM OTHER WEBSITES

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, 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 tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

GOOGLE 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 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. 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 may visit. 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: GA360 Security & Privacy.

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.

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.

Newsletters: On the Website, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. To assist with sending you requested information, our newsletter company will collect and store your email address. You may opt out of the collection of your data by:

  1. unsubscribing (we will remove your data) and
  2. contacting them using the instructions on their privacy policy: Convertkit Privacy Policy

All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. This information will not be passed on to third parties.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

  • 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 provide you with user support;
  • To track and measure advertising on the Website;
  • To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

  • Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.
  • The Website currently uses 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 Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.
  • 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.

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

Our Services are not directed to and we do not knowingly collect Personal Data from children under the age of 16. If we become aware that a child under the age of 16 has provided us with Personal Data, we will take steps to remove such data.

By using the Services, you are representing to us that you are not under the age of 16.

If you become aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data without your consent, please contact us at twoemptypassports@gmail.com

AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE FOR BLOG POSTS

twoemptypassports.com contains affiliate links and is a member of the Amazon LLC Associates Program. If you make a purchase using one of these Amazon links, we may receive compensation at no extra cost to you. Read our disclaimer for more information.

CHANGES TO THE PRIVACY POLICY

We may change this Privacy Policy at any time. The most recent version of the Privacy Policy is indicated by the “Last Updated” date at the top of the Privacy Policy. 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 INFORMATION

If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints, you can contact our privacy officer at:

twoemptypassports(AT)gmail(DOT)com