Welcome to The Banff Blog! This website is owned and operated by The World Pursuit, LLC. At The World Pursuit we value your privacy and are committed to protecting it. This Privacy Policy is designed to explain what personally identifiable information we may collect and how it’s used. Please note that this policy pertains only to this website.

Our website address is https://www.thebanffblog.com.

1. Information We Collect and How We Use It

a. Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website:

  • We may collect personal information, such as your name or email address, when you interact with our website.
  • Examples of voluntary submission include leaving comments, subscribing to newsletters, or filling out contact forms.
  • You can create a user profile with a username and password. While we store your username, your password remains private.

b. Information We Collect from Others:

  • If you link your Facebook, Instagram, or Google accounts to your user profile, we will receive your name, email address, and profile picture associated with that account.

c. Automatically-Collected Information:

  • When you use our website, we automatically collect certain information, including your IP address, operating system, browser type, referring website, pages viewed, and timestamps.
  • We may also gather data about actions you take on our website, such as clicking on links.

d. Cookies:

  • We use cookies, which are small data files, to enhance your experience on the website.
  • We employ both session cookies (expire when you close your browser) and persistent cookies (remain until deleted) to provide personalized content.

2. How Your Information May Be Used

We use collected information for various purposes, including but not limited to:

  • Operating and maintaining the website.
  • Creating user accounts and personalizing the website.
  • Sending promotional information like newsletters with clear opt-out instructions.
  • Sending administrative communications, such as technical notices and security alerts.
  • Responding to comments or inquiries.
  • Providing user support.
  • Tracking and measuring advertising.
  • Protecting against unauthorized or illegal activity.

3. Third-Party Use of Personal Information

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to do so. We also work with the following third-party service providers:

  • Google Analytics: Tracks website usage and provides analytical data. It may capture your IP address but no other personal information.
  • Flodesk: Used for email updates and newsletters, storing your name and email address.

Your personal information is not shared with other third-party applications, but this may change over time. We won’t sell or distribute your email addresses or personal information without your consent, except when required by law or in connection with certain business transactions.

4. Anonymous Data

We may use anonymous data for marketing and advertising purposes. This data does not identify you individually and may include information collected from cookies or analytics.

5. Publicly Visible Information

Certain information may be publicly visible if you create a user profile or leave a comment. This includes your username, avatar, profile description, and website information. You can also link your Facebook, Instagram, and Google accounts.

6. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to store preferences, record user-specific information, and customize content. Users can control cookies’ settings through their internet browsers.

7. Display and Retargeting Ads

We may use third-party advertising companies and cookies to serve content and advertisements, including retargeting ads based on your past visits to our website.

8. Affiliate Program Participation

We engage in affiliate marketing, which includes embedding tracking links with cookies. These links may be used for tracking sales and commissions. We participate in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, Affiliate Program By Booking.com, GetYourGuide, Stay22, and Viator Travel Affiliate Program.

9. Newsletters

Our newsletters may contain tracking pixels, enabling us to see if and when you open an email and which links you click for future content personalization. This data is not shared with third parties.

10. Rights Related to Your Personal Information

You have several rights related to your personal information:

  • Opt-out: You can unsubscribe from our emails at any time.
  • Access: You may request access to your personal information.
  • Amend: You can request updates or amendments to your personal information.
  • Forget: In specific situations, you may request the erasure of your data.

Please note that certain information may need to be retained for recordkeeping purposes or as required by law.

11. Sensitive Personal Information

We do not collect sensitive personal information, such as social security numbers, race, health, etc.

12. Children’s Information

Our website does not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If you believe we have such information, please contact us for prompt removal.

13. Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at [email protected].