Privacy Policy
At The Vintage Travelers (website www.thevintagetravelers.com) we are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy (the “Privacy Policy”) serves to inform you of our policies and procedures regarding the collection, use and disclosure of the information we receive when you access and use our website (our “Site”), sign up for our newsletter or access other services that may be provided by us from time to time (collectively, the “Services”).
This Privacy Policy is a legally binding agreement between The Vintage Travelers (“The Vintage Travelers,” “we,” “our” or “us”) and you (and your employer or an entity if you are acting on their behalf, “you” or “your”) as the user of the Services. By using the Services, you hereby warrant and represent that (i) you have read, understand and agree to this Privacy Policy, and (ii) if you are acting on behalf of your employer or an entity, you have the authority to accept and agree to this Privacy Policy. PLEASE DO NOT ACCESS OR USE THE SERVICES IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY.
If you have any questions or concerns about this privacy notice, or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at thevintagetravelersmailbox@gmail.com .
Squarespace
Our website is hosted on Squarespace Inc. They provide us with the online platform that allows us to offer services to you. Your data is stored through Squarespace's data storage, databases and the general Squarespace application. They store your data on secure databases protected via a variety of industry-standard access controls. Secure passwords, SSL encryption, disk-based encryption, firewalls, and other measures are in place that helps them to protect your data. However, no company, including Squarespace, can fully eliminate security risks associated with the transmission of personal information through online transactions, and you do so at your own risk.
Personal Information (as defined below) hosted by or through Squarespace is subject to their privacy policy. By using our Site, you are agreeing to be bound by Squarespace’s privacy policy, which can be found at https://www.squarespace.com/privacy
Personal Information We Collect
When you interact with us, we collect Personal Information that you voluntarily provide. For example, when you sign up for our newsletter or other e-mail lists or otherwise use certain aspects of our Services, we may ask you to provide information such as your name and e-mail address. In addition to collecting information on our Site, we may collect information from you when you communicate with us via e-mail. You can choose not to provide any information that is requested of you by us. However, this may limit your ability to use the Services.
Non-Personal Information
We and/or our third-party service providers may also collect information in a form that does not personally identify you (“Non-Personal Information”). Non-Personal Information can include certain Personal Information that has been de-identified; i.e. information that has been rendered anonymous. We and/or our third-party service providers obtain Non-Personal Information about you from information that you provide us, either separately or together with your Personal Information. We also use cookies and other technologies to passively collect Non-Personal Information as described below.
In this Privacy Policy, we refer to all information collected from or about you, including Personal Information and Non-Personal Information, as “Your Information.”
Non-Personal Information Automatically Collected
We and our third-party service providers may use a variety of technologies, now and hereafter devised, that automatically record certain usage information. When accessing our Site, Squarespace may log your IP address, access URL, time of access, geographic location, browser type, and referral URL in order to provide us with internal information regarding Site traffic statistics. This information may also be used to identify users who are using our Site for spam or other activity that is deemed in conflict with our Terms of Service. Otherwise, this information is used in the aggregate, and is never linked back to any Personal Information.
Cookies and Other Technologies We Use
Like most websites, we use small bits of data called cookies stored on users' computers to simulate a continuous connection. Cookies let us 'remember' information about your preferences and passwords and allow you to move within our Service without reintroducing yourself within a browser session.
Squarespace and our other service providers may use such cookies (both session cookies and persistent cookies) to analyze trends, administer our Site, track your movements around our Site, better understand how you interact with our Site, determine interest in particular content and monitor aggregate usage by visitors and online traffic routing. We may receive reports based on the use of these technologies by these companies on an individual and aggregated basis.
Most Web browsers are set to accept cookies by default. You may be able to instruct your browser, by changing its options, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from the online services you visit. You may also remove persistent cookies by following your web browser’s help file directions. If you do not accept cookies, however, you may not be able to use all portions of our Site or all functionality of our Site.
Squarespace and our other service providers may also use “pixel tags,” “web beacons,” “clear GIFs,” or similar means in connection with our Site and HTML-formatted e-mail messages to, among other things, track the actions of users, to determine the success of marketing campaigns and to compile aggregate statistics about Site usage and response rates. This information is collected anonymously, in a manner that does not personally identify you.
Our Use of Your Information
We mainly use Your Information, either alone or in combination with other information, so that we can provide, enhance and personalize our Services and related content.
Your Information is used and disclosed for, but is not limited to, the following purposes:
• to provide you with the best user experience possible;
• to respond to your questions and comments;
• to communicate with you regarding updates to our Services;
• to send you our newsletter or other subscriptions;
• to help us develop, customize, deliver, support and improve our Services and content;
• to protect the rights or property of The Vintage Travelers or our users, and prevent fraud and other prohibited or illegal activities;
• for distribution to third-party service providers that provide services to us;
• to protect the security of our Services and business;
• to conduct system administration and system troubleshooting and to diagnose or fix technology problems;
• for marketing and advertising purposes;
• for our internal purposes (such as auditing and data analysis);
• otherwise, as disclosed to you at the point of collection; and
• to monitor and analyze use of the Services and for the technical administration of the Services.
After you terminate your use of the Services, we may continue to use your Non-Personal Information for statistical purposes or other purposes as we see fit. Please note that we cannot guarantee that Non-Personal Information will not identify you as we cannot guarantee that others with access to Non-Personal Information may not have knowledge sufficient to identify you.
Information Sharing and Disclosure
We will not rent or sell your Personal Information to others. Non-Personal Information may be provided to third parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
Security and Compromise of Personal Information
Please be advised that while we strive to protect your Personal Information and privacy, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or transmit to us online and we are not responsible for the theft, destruction or inadvertent disclosure of your Personal Information.
In the event that Personal Information is compromised as a result of a breach of security, The Vintage Travelers will promptly notify those persons whose Personal Information has been compromised as required by applicable law. In the event that we or our Site suffers a data security breach that requires us to provide you with notice, such as under applicable law, you consent to allow us to provide you with such notice by sending an e-mail to the e-mail address you have provided to us.
Analytics information
Squarespace uses analytics tools to help us measure traffic and usage trends for our Site. These tools collect information sent by your browser as part of a web page request, including the web pages you visit, your browser add-ons, and other information that assists us in improving our Site. We may collect and use this analytics information together with your Personal Information and stitch together session data from user visits to build a broader profile of our individual users so that we can serve you better.
Do Not Track
Squarespace currently does not respond to Do Not Track signals.
Compliance with Laws, Legal Process and Authorities
We may disclose any of Your Information to government or law enforcement officials or private parties as we, in our sole discretion, believe necessary or appropriate to: (1) comply with a legal requirement or process, including, but not limited to, civil and criminal subpoenas, court orders or other compulsory disclosures; (2) enforce our Privacy Policy or Terms of Service; (3) respond to claims of a violation of the rights of third parties; (4) respond to user comments or service inquiries; (5) protect our rights, property, or safety and the rights, property and safety of our users or the public; or (6) prevent or stop any activity we may consider to be, or to pose a risk of being, illegal, unethical, inappropriate or legally actionable. However, The Vintage Travelers will endeavor only to disclose information requested via a valid legal process, and will endeavor to notify any user about whom we have disclosed information if possible.
Data Transfer
Squarespace and The Vintage Travelers process Personal Information in the United States of America. You should be aware that the United States and other countries have not harmonized their privacy regulations. Because The Vintage Travelers and Squarespace are located in the United States, we have written our Privacy Policy to satisfy United States regulations. By using our Services or providing us with Your Information, you explicitly (i) acknowledge and agree that Your Personal Information may be transferred to, and used by, entities located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the privacy laws may not be as protective as those in your jurisdiction, and (ii) consent to the collection, transfer, storage and processing of your Information to and in the United States and the use and disclosure of Your Information as described in this Privacy Policy.
Your Privacy Rights
If you are resident in the European Economic Area and you believe we are unlawfully processing your personal information, you also have the right to complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. You can find their contact details here: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm.
If you are resident in Switzerland, the contact details for the data protection authorities are available here: https://www.edoeb.admin.ch/edoeb/en/home.html.
Third Party Products, Services and Privacy Policies
Our Site contains links to, and/or content from, third-party websites and online services that are not operated by us. The fact that we link to a website or display an advertisement or other third-party content or product is not an endorsement, authorization or representation of our affiliation with any of those third parties, nor is it an endorsement of their privacy or information security policies or practices.
This Privacy Policy applies only to our Site and your interactions with those third-party services are governed by the privacy policy of the third party providing it. We do not exercise control over nor do we assume responsibility for third-party websites, products or services. Other websites, products and services may place their own cookies or other files on your computer and/or collect data or solicit Personal Information from you. We encourage you to read the privacy policies and other terms of such third parties before using their services so you can understand the manner in which your personal information will be handled by these providers. In particular, remember that certain providers may be located in or have facilities that are located in a different jurisdiction than either you or us. So if you elect to proceed with a transaction that involves the services of a third-party service provider, then your information may become subject to the laws of the jurisdiction(s) in which that service provider or its facilities are located.
Our Service Providers and Other Third Parties
To operate the Services, we may share Your Information with our agents, representatives and contractors so they can provide us with support services and other features. We also may engage third-party companies and individuals to perform services on our behalf or to assist us in analyzing how our Services are used. These third parties may have access to your Personal Information. If they do, this access is provided so that they may perform these tasks on our behalf and we ask these third parties not to otherwise use or disclose your Personal Information in ways that are prohibited by this Privacy Policy, except to the extent required by law. However, The Vintage Travelers is not responsible for the privacy policies and/or practices of such third parties.
For more information, you can read Squarespace's Terms of Service here or Privacy Statement here.
Google Analytics
Our website uses Google Analytics to help us learn about who visits our site and what pages are being looked at.
Public Forums, Comments and User Content Posted to the Website
Our Site has features that enable users to post content publicly (including, without limitation, user comments). The protections described in this Privacy Policy do not apply when you provide information (including Personal Information about you or any person) in connection with your use of these public forums. Any information you share in a public forum is public information and may be seen or collected by other persons, including third parties that do not adhere to the standards set forth in this Privacy Policy. We are not responsible for events arising from the distribution of any information you choose to publicly post or share through our Site. You agree that we may use Personal Information and other information about you to identify you with a posting in a public forum. If you would not like to have these details disclosed, you should refrain from posting any comments on our Site.
Social Media
The website provides users the opportunity to interact and post content through various social media sites including, but not limited to, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, Flickr and Pinterest. Your interactions with such tools, and any information you provide in connection with these interactions are publicly viewable outside of the website domain. Each social media site has its own privacy policies which may be more or less protective than this Policy. If you do not wish for this information to be disclosed, then you should not use these tools. We are not responsible for information you choose to post in this forum.
Information from minors
We do not knowingly solicit data from or market to children under 18 years of age. By using our Site, you represent that you are at least 18 or that you are the parent or guardian of such a minor and consent to such minor dependent’s use of our Site. If we learn that personal information from users under 18 years of age has been collected, we will deactivate the account and take reasonable measures to promptly delete such data from our records. If you become aware of any data we may have collected from children under age 18, please contact us at thevintagetravelersmailbox@gmail.com
Online Privacy Policy Only
This Privacy Policy applies only to our online activities and is valid for visitors to our Site with regards to the information that they shared and/or collect in The Vintage Travelers. This policy is not applicable to any information collected offline or via channels other than this website.
Changes To This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to modify this privacy policy at any time, so please review it frequently. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on our Site. Your use of the Services following any such notice will signify and constitute your agreement to and acceptance of such revised Privacy Policy.
Contact us about our privacy policy
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us by email at thevintagetravelersmailbox@gmail.com .