Privacy Policy

This is a general-purpose starting template, not legal advice. If readers outside your home country visit the Site (likely, for a travel blog), have a lawyer confirm this meets requirements like GDPR (EU/UK) and CCPA (California) before publishing, and fill in the placeholders below once your tools are finalized.

1. What this policy covers

This Privacy Policy explains what information The Lonely Backpack ("we," "us") collects when you visit thelonelybackpack.com (the "Site"), how we use it, and the choices you have.

2. Information we collect

We collect a few different kinds of information:

• Information you give us directly — your email address if you subscribe to our newsletter, and your name, email, and message if you use the contact form.
• Information collected automatically — standard technical data like your browser type, device type, approximate location, and pages visited, typically gathered through cookies or analytics tools.
• Cookies — small files used to remember preferences and understand how the Site is used. You can disable cookies in your browser settings, though some features may not work as well without them.

3. How we use your information

• To send the newsletter you signed up for
• To respond to messages sent through the contact form
• To understand which guides and destinations readers find useful, so we can improve the Site
• To keep the Site secure and functioning correctly

We don't sell your personal information to third parties.

4. Email newsletter

If you subscribe, we use your email address only to send the newsletter and related updates. Every email includes an unsubscribe link, and you can opt out at any time.

5. Third-party services

We use Amazon Simple Email Service (Amazon SES), part of Amazon Web Services, to deliver our newsletter and related email communications. Amazon SES receives only the email address needed to send you messages you've opted into, and handles delivery, bounce, and complaint processing on our behalf according to Amazon's own privacy and security standards. We may also use other third-party providers to run parts of the Site, such as website analytics or hosting, which only receive the information needed to perform their function.

6. Affiliate links

Some links on the Site are affiliate links to airlines, hotels, or credit card issuers. If you click through and take a qualifying action, the third party may collect information according to their own privacy policy — we encourage you to review it before proceeding.

7. Your choices

• Unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time via the link in any email
• Disable cookies through your browser settings
• Request a copy of, correction to, or deletion of your personal data by contacting us (see below)

8. Children's privacy

The Site isn't directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect personal information from them.

9. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy occasionally. The "Last updated" date above will reflect the most recent revision.

10. Contact

Questions about this policy or your data? Reach out via our contact page.