Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes Our policies and procedures on the collection, use and disclosure of Your information when You use the Service and tells You about Your privacy rights and how the law protects You.
We use Your Personal data to provide and improve the Service. By using the Service, You agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
Interpretation and Definitions
Interpretation
The words of which the initial letter is capitalized have meanings defined under the following conditions. The following definitions shall have the same meaning regardless of whether they appear in singular or in plural.
Definitions
For the purposes of this Privacy Policy:
Account means a unique account created for You to access our Service or parts of our Service.
Affiliate means an entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with a party, where “control” means ownership of 50% or more of the shares, equity interest or other securities entitled to vote for election of directors or other managing authority.
Company (referred to as either “the Company”, “We”, “Us” or “Our” in this Agreement) refers to Following My Compass.
Cookies are small files that are placed on Your computer, mobile device or any other device by a website, containing the details of Your browsing history on that website among its many uses.
Country refers to: Spain
Device means any device that can access the Service such as a computer, a cellphone or a digital tablet.
Personal Data is any information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Service refers to the Website.
Service Provider means any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Company. It refers to third-party companies or individuals employed by the Company to facilitate the Service, to provide the Service on behalf of the Company, to perform services related to the Service or to assist the Company in analyzing how the Service is used.
Usage Data refers to data collected automatically, either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
Website refers to Following My Compass, accessible from followingmycompass.com
You means the individual accessing or using the Service, or the company, or other legal entity on behalf of which such individual is accessing or using the Service, as applicable.
Collecting and Using Your Personal Data
Types of Data Collected
Personal Data
While using Our Service, We may ask You to provide Us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify You. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:
- Email address
- First name and last name
Usage Data
Usage Data is collected automatically when using the Service.
Usage Data may include information such as Your Device’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that You visit, the time and date of Your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
When You access the Service by or through a mobile device, We may collect certain information automatically, including, but not limited to, the type of mobile device You use, Your mobile device unique ID, the IP address of Your mobile device, Your mobile operating system, the type of mobile Internet browser You use, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
We may also collect information that Your browser sends whenever You visit our Service or when You access the Service by or through a mobile device.
Tracking Technologies and Cookies
We use Cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on Our Service and store certain information. Tracking technologies used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze Our Service. The technologies We use may include:
- Cookies or Browser Cookies. A cookie is a small file placed on Your Device. You can instruct Your browser to refuse all Cookies or to indicate when a Cookie is being sent. However, if You do not accept Cookies, You may not be able to use some parts of our Service.
- Web Beacons. Certain sections of our Service and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons that permit the Company to count users who have visited those pages or opened an email and for other related website statistics.
Cookies can be “Persistent” or “Session” Cookies. We use both for the purposes set out below:
Necessary / Essential Cookies — Session Cookies, administered by Us, essential to provide You with services available through the Website.
Cookies Policy / Notice Acceptance Cookies — Persistent Cookies, administered by Us, identify if users have accepted the use of cookies on the Website.
Functionality Cookies — Persistent Cookies, administered by Us, allow Us to remember choices You make when You use the Website, such as language preference.
Use of Your Personal Data
The Company may use Personal Data for the following purposes:
- To provide and maintain our Service, including to monitor the usage of our Service.
- To manage Your Account.
- To contact You by email regarding updates or informative communications, including newsletter content, unless You have opted out.
- To manage Your requests to Us.
- For other purposes, such as data analysis, identifying usage trends, and improving our Service and your experience.
We may share Your personal information with Service Providers (to monitor and analyze use of the Service), business partners, and, with Your consent, for other purposes.
Retention of Your Personal Data
The Company will retain Your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy, or as required by law.
Transfer of Your Personal Data
Your information, including Personal Data, may be processed at locations outside of Your jurisdiction, where data protection laws may differ. The Company will take reasonable steps to ensure Your data is treated securely.
Delete Your Personal Data
You have the right to delete or request that We assist in deleting the Personal Data We have collected about You. You may contact Us at any time to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information You have provided.
Affiliate Disclosure
Following My Compass participates in affiliate marketing programs, including Stay22, Awin (Booking.com), and Viator. This means we may earn a commission if you click through and make a booking or purchase via links on this Website, at no additional cost to you. We only recommend products, accommodations, and experiences we believe add genuine value to our readers.
Disclosure of Your Personal Data
We may disclose Your Personal Data in connection with a business transaction (merger, acquisition, asset sale), if required by law, or in the good faith belief that doing so is necessary to comply with legal obligations, protect Our rights, or protect the safety of users or the public.
Security of Your Personal Data
The security of Your Personal Data is important to Us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet is 100% secure. While We strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect Your Personal Data, We cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Children’s Privacy
Our Service does not address anyone under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under 16. If You are a parent or guardian and are aware Your child has provided Us with Personal Data, please contact Us.
Links to Other Websites
Our Service may contain links to other websites not operated by Us. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update Our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify You of changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last updated” date.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, You can contact us by email: [your email address]
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.
First party cookies are created by the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies are frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and are created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (“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.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Rejecting cookies does not mean you will no longer see ads on the Website; you will still see non-personalized advertisements.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type and version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies 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 across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps.
If you would like more information about this practice and your choices to opt-in or opt-out, please visit the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page. You may also visit the Digital Advertising Alliance website to learn more about interest-based advertising.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects, and their privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.