At Travelgilt.com, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit Travelgilt.com, how we use it, how it is shared, and the rights you have over your personal information.
By using Travelgilt.com, you agree to the practices described in this policy. If you disagree with any part of this policy, please discontinue use of the site.
1. What Data We Collect
We collect two types of information: data that is gathered automatically when you visit the site, and data that you provide voluntarily.
Automatically Collected Data
When you visit any page on Travelgilt.com, certain technical information is collected automatically by our analytics and advertising systems. This includes:
- IP address — used to determine approximate geographic location and ensure site security
- Browser type and version — to understand how our audience accesses the site
- Device type — whether you are visiting from a desktop, mobile device, or tablet
- Pages viewed — which articles and sections you read during your visit
- Time spent on pages — to understand which content is most useful to our readers
- Referral source — how you arrived at Travelgilt.com (search engine, social media, direct, etc.)
- Operating system — for technical optimisation purposes
None of this automatically collected data identifies you personally unless you have also submitted a contact form or newsletter sign-up.
Voluntarily Provided Data
We also collect information that you choose to give us, including:
- Contact form submissions — your name, email address, and message content when you write to us
- Newsletter sign-ups — your email address when you subscribe to receive content from Travelgilt.com
- Guest post enquiries — any personal details you include when pitching a contribution
This data is used only for the purposes described in this policy and is never sold or traded to third parties.
2. How We Use Your Data
The information we collect is used for the following purposes:
- Website analytics — to understand reader behaviour, measure content performance, and improve site structure
- Advertising delivery — to serve relevant advertisements through third-party ad partners including Google AdSense
- User experience improvement — to identify and resolve technical issues, improve navigation, and optimise content
- Responding to messages — to reply to contact form submissions, editorial enquiries, and partnership requests
- Newsletter communications — to send travel content and updates to subscribers who have opted in
3. Cookies
Travelgilt.com uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to operate the site and improve your experience. We use four categories of cookies:
Essential Cookies
These are required for the site to function correctly. They enable page navigation, form submissions, and basic site security. These cookies cannot be disabled without affecting core site functionality.
Analytics Cookies
These cookies collect anonymous data about how visitors interact with Travelgilt.com — which pages are visited most, how long readers stay, and how they navigate between articles. This data helps us understand what content is valuable and where improvements can be made. Analytics data is aggregated and does not identify individual visitors.
Advertising Cookies
These cookies are placed by our third-party advertising partners, including Google AdSense, to serve advertisements relevant to your interests. Advertising cookies may track browsing activity across multiple websites to build an interest profile used for ad targeting. You can opt out of interest-based advertising at any time (see Section 5 below).
Preference Cookies
These cookies remember your preferences on Travelgilt.com, such as your region settings or content display choices. They help ensure a consistent experience across visits.
You may manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of parts of Travelgilt.com.
4. Google Analytics
Travelgilt.com uses Google Analytics to measure website traffic and reader engagement. Google Analytics collects data such as pages visited, session duration, device type, and approximate location. This data is processed by Google and shared with Travelgilt.com in aggregated, anonymised form.
Google Analytics does not identify you personally. To learn more about how Google uses data collected through Analytics, visit: https://policies.google.com/privacy
To opt out of Google Analytics tracking across all websites, you may install the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on available at: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
5. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising
Travelgilt.com participates in Google AdSense, a third-party advertising programme operated by Google LLC. Google AdSense may use cookies and web beacons to serve advertisements based on your previous browsing behaviour across websites that participate in the Google ad network.
This means that the ads you see on Travelgilt.com may be based on your interests, as inferred from your browsing history, rather than being generic ads. This practice is known as interest-based advertising or behavioural advertising.
To opt out of interest-based advertising from Google, visit: https://adssettings.google.com
You can also opt out of interest-based ads from participating third-party networks through the Digital Advertising Alliance (USA): https://optout.aboutads.info
Travelgilt.com does not control the content of advertisements served by Google or other third-party ad networks. We do not sell your personal data to advertisers.
6. Third-Party Links
Travelgilt.com contains links to external websites, including travel booking platforms, tourism boards, local authority pages, and other travel resources. These third-party sites have their own privacy policies, which are independent of this policy.
We do not accept responsibility for the privacy practices of any third-party websites linked to from Travelgilt.com. We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any external site you visit.
7. Data Retention
We retain voluntarily submitted data (contact form messages, newsletter sign-up email addresses) for as long as is reasonably necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was submitted or as required by applicable law.
Newsletter subscribers may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link in any email communication.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to any third party.
8. Children’s Privacy
Travelgilt.com is intended for users aged 13 and over. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 13. If you believe we have inadvertently received data from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at info@travelgilt.com and we will delete any such information promptly.
9. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal data, including the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate information
- Request deletion of your personal data
- Restrict how we process your data
- Withdraw consent to marketing communications at any time
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at: info@travelgilt.com
10. Policy Updates
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or in applicable law. When we do, we will update the “Last Updated” date at the top of this page. Your continued use of Travelgilt.com after any update constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
For privacy-related enquiries, please contact: info@travelgilt.com