Privacy Policy

🌍 Last Updated: [20250.01.30]

Hi there! We’re the team behind TravelSen.com—eight adventure-loving Dutch folks who’d rather hike a mountain than write legalese. But privacy matters, so here’s our plain-English guide to how we handle your data. No jargon, no hidden tricks—just clarity.

What We Collect (And Why)

We’re minimalist packers, both on trails and online:

1. Basic Visitor Data
   • What: Your IP address, browser type, pages visited, and approximate location (country/city).
   • Why: To see which hiking guides or beach articles you love most (so we can create more of them!).
2. Cookies & Tracking
   • What: Small text files that remember your preferences (like language settings) and help ads relate to your interests.
   • Why: To keep the lights on! Ads (via Google AdSense) fund our travels so we can keep sharing free guides.
3. Emails (If You Volunteer Them)
   • What: Your name and email if you sign up for our newsletter.
   • Why: To send you trail maps, secret waterfall coordinates, and zero spam.

How We Use Your Data

We’re not data hoarders—here’s the only stuff we do:

• Improve our blog (e.g., fix broken links on hiking guides).
• Show relevant ads (like camping gear if you’ve been reading backpacking tips).
• Reply to your emails (we promise, no robot replies!).

Third-Party Partners (We Vetted Them!)

We work with trusted services to keep this blog running:

• Google AdSense: Shows ads based on your interests. Here’s how Google uses data.
• Analytics Tools: Like Google Analytics to track traffic to our beach guides.
• Email Services: Such as Mailchimp for newsletters (you can unsubscribe anytime).

Your Privacy Rights

You’re in control:

• Opt out of cookies: Adjust browser settings (though some features, like comments, might break).
• Delete your data: Email us at info@travelsen.com—we’ll remove it ASAP.
• Say “no thanks” to ads: Use Google’s Ad Settings to customize your experience.

We Protect Your Data Like It’s Our Own Backpack

• Encryption: SSL certificates guard your info.
• Limited Access: Only our core team (those 8 Dutch adventurers!) can view analytics.
• No Selling: We’d never trade your email for a lifetime supply of stroopwafels.

Updates to This Policy

Trails change, and so might this policy. Updates will be posted here, and if they’re big, we’ll email our newsletter crew.

Questions? Let’s Chat!

We’re real humans who hate automated replies. Reach us at:
📩 info@travelsen.com