Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 4, 2026

Welcome to Travels with Ingrid.

Your privacy is important to us, and we are committed to protecting your personal information.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, who we share it with, and the choices you have regarding your personal information when you visit https://travelswithingrid.com (the "Website").

By using this Website, you agree to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.

Who We Are

Travels with Ingrid is a personal travel blog owned and operated by Ingrid.

Website:

https://travelswithingrid.com

Email:

[email protected]

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy or how your personal information is handled, you can contact us using the email address above.

Who This Policy Applies To

This Privacy Policy applies to all visitors of the Website regardless of where they live.

Because we have visitors from around the world, including the European Union, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, and other countries, we strive to comply with applicable privacy laws where possible, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and similar privacy legislation.

Information We Collect

We collect information in two different ways:

Information You Provide

Depending on how you interact with the Website, you may voluntarily provide information such as:

Providing this information is entirely voluntary.

Newsletter Signups

If you choose to subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address and any additional information you voluntarily provide.

We use this information to:

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in every email or by contacting us directly.

Contact Forms

If you contact us through our Website or by email, we collect the information you provide so we can respond to your inquiry.

This may include:

We only use this information to communicate with you regarding your request.

Information Collected Automatically

Like most websites, we automatically collect certain technical information whenever someone visits the Website.

This may include:

This information is only used to understand how visitors use the Website and to improve our content.

Cookies

Our Website uses cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help websites remember information about your visit.

We use cookies to:

Some cookies remain only during your browsing session, while others remain on your device until they expire or are deleted.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time.

Please note that disabling cookies may affect certain features of the Website.

Analytics

We use Google Analytics to better understand how visitors use our Website.

Google Analytics may collect information including:

This information helps us:

Google Analytics may also collect your IP address and other technical identifiers in accordance with Google's Privacy Policy.

You can learn more about Google's privacy practices on Google's website and can opt out of Google Analytics using Google's browser add-on if you choose.

Log Files

Like many websites, our hosting provider Digital Ocean automatically create log files whenever visitors access the Website. The Log Files are stored in New York.

These files may include:

Log files are primarily used to:

How We Use Your Information

We use collected information for legitimate business purposes, including:

We only use personal information for purposes consistent with this Privacy Policy.

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with similar privacy laws, we process personal information under one or more of the following legal bases:

Where processing relies on your consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time.

How Long We Keep Information

We only retain personal information for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by applicable law.

Different categories of information may be retained for different periods depending on legal requirements, security needs, or legitimate business purposes.

Data Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to help protect your personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.

However, no website or internet transmission can ever be guaranteed to be completely secure. While we do our best to protect your information, you acknowledge that any information transmitted over the internet is done at your own risk.

Affiliate Links

Travels with Ingrid participates in various affiliate marketing programs. This means that some of the links on this Website are affiliate links.

If you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase or booking, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate commissions help support this Website and allow us to continue creating free travel guides, destination information, and travel tips.

We only recommend products, hotels, tours, services, and travel companies that we genuinely believe may be useful to our readers. However, you should always conduct your own research before making travel or purchasing decisions.

Affiliate partners may use cookies or similar technologies to track referrals and determine whether a commission should be paid.

Examples of affiliate partners may include (but are not limited to):

Each affiliate partner has its own privacy policy and cookie practices, and we encourage you to review those policies before making purchases.

Sponsored Content

From time to time, we may publish sponsored articles or collaborate with tourism boards, hotels, travel companies, restaurants, or brands.

Whenever content has been sponsored or created as part of a paid collaboration, we will clearly disclose this within the article.

Regardless of whether content is sponsored, all opinions expressed on this Website are our own and reflect our genuine experiences and honest views.

Advertising

This Website displays advertising to help support our content and keep the Website free for readers.

Advertisements may be personalized based on your browsing behavior, location, interests, or other information collected through cookies and similar technologies.

Advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to provide relevant advertisements and measure advertising performance.

MEDIAVINE PROGRAMMATIC ADVERTISING (VER 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.

Embedded Content

Some pages on this Website include embedded content from third-party platforms.

Examples include:

Embedded content behaves in the same way as if you had visited the third-party website directly.

These services may collect information including:

We do not control how these third parties collect or process your information.

Please refer to their respective privacy policies for more information.

Third-Party Services

To operate and improve the Website, we may use trusted third-party service providers.

These providers may process information on our behalf in accordance with their own privacy policies.

Examples include:

These third parties only receive the information necessary to provide their services.

Social Media

Travels with Ingrid maintains accounts on various social media platforms.

These may include:

If you interact with us through these platforms, your information will also be subject to each platform's own privacy practices.

We encourage you to review their privacy policies before interacting with content on those platforms.

International Data Transfers

Because this Website is accessible worldwide, your information may be transferred to, processed in, or stored in countries other than your own.

Some of our service providers may operate internationally or use servers located in multiple countries.

Where required by applicable law, we take reasonable steps to ensure appropriate safeguards are in place for international data transfers.

Sharing Your Information

We do not sell your personal information.

However, we may share information with trusted third parties when necessary to operate the Website or provide services.

This may include:

Information is only shared where necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

External Links

Our Website contains links to third-party websites.

These links are provided for your convenience and may include hotels, airlines, restaurants, travel services, tourism boards, and other businesses.

Once you leave our Website, we are no longer responsible for the privacy practices or content of those external websites.

We encourage you to review the privacy policies of every website you visit.

Third-Party Privacy Policies

For more information about how our partners collect and use personal information, please review their respective privacy policies.

Examples include:

Each company maintains its own privacy policy, and those policies govern how they process personal information.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information.

These rights may include the ability to:

If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us at [email protected].

We may ask you to verify your identity before responding to your request.

European Economic Area (EEA) & United Kingdom

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the United Kingdom, you have rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) or the UK GDPR.

These rights include:

Where legally required, we will respond to your request within the applicable time limits.

California Privacy Rights

If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA).

Subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

Travels with Ingrid does not knowingly sell personal information in exchange for money. However, some advertising and analytics technologies may be considered "sharing" under certain privacy laws.

Requests regarding California privacy rights can be sent to:

[email protected]

Do Not Track Signals

Some web browsers offer a "Do Not Track" (DNT) setting.

Because there is currently no universally accepted standard for responding to Do Not Track signals, this Website does not currently respond differently when such signals are received.

If an industry standard is established in the future, we may update our practices accordingly.

Children's Privacy

Travels with Ingrid is intended for a general audience and is not directed toward children.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age required by applicable law without appropriate consent.

If you believe that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately so that we can investigate and, where appropriate, delete the information.

Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy or as required by applicable law.

For example:

When information is no longer required, we will delete it or anonymize it where reasonably possible.

Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to help protect the personal information we collect.

These measures are designed to reduce the risk of unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction of your information.

However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing electronic information is completely secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, legal requirements, technology, or the services we use.

When we make changes, we will update the "Effective Date" at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about how we protect your information.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your personal information, or your privacy rights, please contact us:

Travels with Ingrid

Email: [email protected]

We will make reasonable efforts to respond to legitimate privacy-related inquiries as promptly as possible.

Consent

By accessing or using Travels with Ingrid, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and agree to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described in this document.

If you do not agree with this Privacy Policy, please discontinue your use of the Website.

Additional Legal Information

This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected through https://travelswithingrid.com and does not apply to information collected offline or through third-party websites that may be linked from this Website.

Nothing in this Privacy Policy is intended to limit any rights you may have under applicable privacy laws.

Last updated: August 4, 2026