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Cape Cod Travel Tips (www.capecodtraveltips.com) makes every effort to ensure all information provided on this website is accurate, complete, and reliable at the time of writing. No guarantees can be made about any third-party services or websites.

All blogs are dated, so you can reference the length of time that has passed since writing. Blogs with considerable updates will be republished to the current date, and the first-published date will be prominently displayed.

Privacy Policy

Cape Cod Travel Tips does not share personal information with third parties, nor do we store information we collect about your visit to this blog for use other than to analyze content performance through the use of cookies, which you can turn off at any time by modifying your internet browser’s settings.

We are not responsible for the republishing of the content found on this blog on other websites or media without our permission.

This privacy policy is subject to change without notice. You can always check this page for updates or changes.

Introduction

Cape Cod Travel Tips takes your privacy seriously and works hard to ensure all data is collected, stored, and passed on to relevant parties in a secure and measured way. Data is only held and exchanged where necessary, and any third party involved have demonstrated and will be required to continually demonstrate GDPR compliance. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, and process data received from you on our site. Please read the following carefully to understand our views and practices regarding your personal data, how we will treat it, and your rights to restrict our access to this data or how we can use it.

Who are we?

Cape Cod Travel Tips is a travel blog operating at the web address: https://www.capecodtraveltips.com. It is written and managed by Brittany Quaglieri who can be contacted at: brittany@capecodtraveltips.com.

The information we might collect is as follows:

  • Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to the newsletter, or submitting a contact form.
  • Information We Collect from Others: We may receive information about you from other sources. For example, if you use a third-party software through the site, they may transfer information to us for fulfillment.
  • Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.
  • Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.
  • Comments: When you leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

How we use the information you provide:

We collect information about you to email you updates we think may be of interest to you. We sometimes use your information collected from the website to personalize your repeat visits to our website. This enables us to:

  • To operate and maintain the Website.
  • Develop this site to be more useful and interesting to you.
  • Improve the services we provide to you via our website by continually analyzing the site design and traffic information to improve site content and design.
  • To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings.
  • To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts.
  • To respond to your comments or inquiries.
  • To track and measure advertising on the Website.
  • To process payment for purchases you make through the Website.
  • To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

You can access your personal information that we do hold, and you can update or delete the information at any time.

Under the General Data Protection Regulations, we will ensure that your personal data is processed lawfully, fairly, and transparently, without adversely affecting your rights. We will only process your personal data if at least one of the following basis applies:

  • You have given consent to the processing of your personal data for one or more specific purposes.
  • Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party or in order to take steps at the request of you prior to entering into a contract.
  • Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject.
  • Processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of you or of another natural person.
  • Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller; and/or
  • Processing is necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us, except where such interests are overridden by the fundamental rights and freedoms of the data subject, which require protection of personal data, in particular where the data subject is a child.

Lawful Basis for Processing Personal Data

We want to be able to share updates with you that we feel will be of interest to you. If you do not want to receive these mailings, you can decline them by clicking the unsubscribe link on any email or by contacting us at any time by email at brittany@capecodtraveltips.com

Third-party use of personal information

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

Additionally, the website may use third-party service providers to service various aspects of the website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies.

The website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

Embedded Content From Other Sites – Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

Google AdSense – This service uses cookies to serve ads based on the user’s previous visits to the website or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to website visitors based on their visits to your sites and/or other sites on the Internet. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out of a third-party vendor’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting www.aboutads.info.

Google Analytics – This service tracks website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics. For more information, please see Google Analytics’s Privacy Policy.

Google Search Console – Google Search Console is used to monitor and maintain the blog’s presence in Google Search results. By using our blog, you acknowledge that Google may collect certain data about your interactions with our site through Google Search Console. This data includes search queries, site traffic, and user interactions, which help us improve the content and performance of our blog. We use this information solely for analytical purposes and do not share it with third parties. For more details, please refer to Google’s Privacy Policy.

Gravatar – When you leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist in spam detection. An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Mailchimp – This service is used for the delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. For more information, please see MailChimp’s Privacy Policy.

WordPress – We use WordPress.org to publish this blog and allow comments on our site. WordPress requires visitors who want to post a comment to enter a name and email address. By default, WordPress does not share any personal data with anyone. For more information about how WordPress processes data, please see the WordPress.org Privacy Policy.

This list of third-party applications may be amended from time to time at the website’s sole discretion.

Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.

Anonymous data

From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.

Data is only held and exchanged where necessary, and all parties involved have demonstrated and will be required to continually demonstrate GDPR compliance.

How long will we store your data?

Any comments made are maintained indefinitely on the website. Information you provide in order to receive updates and newsletters will be kept unless or until you unsubscribe from receiving those communications.

Your rights under GDPR

You can unsubscribe from newsletters at any time. You can do this by clicking the unsubscribe link on any email or by contacting us at any time by email at brittany@capecodtraveltips.com

You have the right to:

  • Request access to, deletion of, or correction of your personal data held by us at no cost to you.
  • Request that your personal data be transferred to another person (data portability).
  • To be informed of what data processing is taking place
  • To restrict processing.
  • To object to the processing of your personal data; and
  • To complain to a supervisory authority (Information Commissioners Office).

Links to other sites

Please note that our terms and conditions and our policies will not apply to other websites that you get to via a link from our site. We have no control over how your data is collected, stored, or used by other websites, and we advise you to check the privacy policies of any such websites before providing any data to them.

Children’s information

The website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at brittany@capecodtraveltips.com, and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

To enforce any of the foregoing rights or if you have any other questions about our site or this Privacy Policy, please contact us at brittany@capecodtraveltips.com.

Cookie Policy

This site uses cookies – small text files that are placed on your machine to help the site provide a better user experience.

In general, cookies are used to retain user preferences, store information for things like shopping carts, and provide anonymized tracking data to third party applications like Google Analytics.

As a rule, cookies will make your browsing experience better. However, you may prefer to disable cookies on this site and on others. The most effective way to do this is to disable cookies in your browser. We suggest consulting the Help section of your browser or taking a look at the About Cookies website, which offers guidance for all modern browsers.

Information and advice on all topics featured on Cape Cod Travel Tips come from personal observations and experiences, and all opinions belong to the respective author or me. The site is purely for entertainment reasons only. Look for links to additional research on certain topics, and always do your own research. I make no claims of expertise in any field whatsoever, especially information on mental health.

Copyright Policy

Unless otherwise noted, Cape Cod Travel Tips owns all property related to this website, including photographs and text. The use of original photographs is only allowed if I have permitted it, and you must link back to this website and name me as the source. Furthermore, any editing or reproduction in any way (such as adding text or altering for your own purpose) cannot be done without first discussing it with me.

To discuss the use of text or photos belonging to Cape Cod Travel Tips or Brittany Quaglieri, email brittany@capecodtraveltips.com.

Travel Information Disclaimer

Always research the most up-to-date websites when it comes to information that has the potential to change without notice, such as visas and prices. In regard to vaccinations and immunizations, always seek the advice of a medical professional. There is no guarantee that your travel or travel planning experiences will be identical or even similar to my own.

COVID-19 Update – In addition to Cape Cod Travel Tips, please refer to the Travel Order information at Mass.gov to plan a safe and enjoyable trip to Cape Cod.

If you have questions regarding any of our policies, please email brittany@capecodtraveltips.com.

Affiliate Disclosure

Cape Cod Travel Tips is an affiliate of several affiliate programs and brands. Some of our advertising partners and/or affiliate programs may use cookies on our site. Cape Cod Travel Tips has no access to or control over cookies that are used by third-party advertisers and affiliates. Some of the affiliate or referral programs we use operate by use of a referral link. When the link is clicked, any purchases made by a visitor can be tracked back to Cape Cod Travel Tips in order to track any sales for purposes of commissions for the referral.

All posts containing affiliate referral links will be prominently displayed as such. If you choose to purchase items or services after clicking on these links, I will earn a small commission at absolutely no extra cost to you.

Our advertising partners/affiliate programs include:

Amazon Associates – Cape Cod Travel Tips is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and links to Amazon.com. As part of this Amazon Associates program, the Website will post customized links, provided by Amazon, to track the referrals to their website. This program utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales. For more information, please see Amazon’s Privacy Policy.

Note: Each advertising and affiliate partner has its own privacy policy in place. For more detailed information on their practices, please see their respective privacy policies.

Links to Other Websites: Cape Cod Travel Tips contains links to other blogs and websites. These blogs and websites are not governed by this Privacy Policy but instead have their own. Cape Cod Travel Tips has no control over how other blogs and websites collect and use your information.