Plain-English Summary
This plain-English summary provides a general overview of our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The detailed policy is provided below.
Please note: Guide to Philly operates in the United States and is intended for a United States audience. However, due to European privacy laws (GDPR), we are required to explain how we use data on our sites.
In addition, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has impacted Internet access for California residents in the United States. California residents can refer to our CCPA Compliance Policy for more information. Please note that these restrictions only apply to California residents.
As travel writers and website publishers, we may utilize data from third-party service providers such as analytics software, ad networks, social media platforms, and our mailing list.
We do not have access to your personal data unless you voluntarily provide it, such as by subscribing to our email list, commenting on our website, or engaging on social media. Our access to your data is limited, but third-party services may use your data through profiles, cookies, location, etc., to operate. This is a common practice across the internet.
To ensure transparency, we provide further details on how data from these services is used on our sites.
Use of Personal Data
You can freely use our site and read our articles without providing your name, email, address, or any personal information.
We only collect some data through third-party programs for tracking purposes, including demographics and cookies. This is a common practice for most websites.
- We use analytics software like Google Analytics and StatCounter to monitor our site’s performance. This data includes general information about site visitors, such as their location, the source of their visit, and the articles they viewed. We do not have access to personally identifiable information.
When you comment on a blog post, we can see the information you voluntarily provide, such as your name, email address, and IP address. We do not use this data for any purpose other than accessing it. We do not subscribe to further notifications unless you opt-in by checking the appropriate boxes. - We only share broad demographic data with partners and use the data personally to enhance the user experience.
- We may use third-party advertising networks like Google AdSense or Mediavine to display image-based ads based on our site’s content, demographics, and your web usage. We do not receive specific data regarding the ads delivered to you.
- We utilize third-party social media networks (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc.) and a mailing list service (ConvertKit). To use these features, you must explicitly opt-in by liking a social media profile or submitting your email address. We adhere to the policies of these individual sites and may have access to your name, email, and associated data. However, we only use this data for its intended purpose, such as delivering newsletters.
- We may participate in third-party affiliate programs, such as Amazon, and these sites may track referral data when you leave our site. We keep this data separate from our general analytics. We can see when users leave our site and when sales are made, but we do not connect this information on the user level. It is not personally identifiable.
Right to Be Forgotten
You have the right to be forgotten on the sites you visit. You can unsubscribe or unfollow Guide to Philly on social media or via our newsletter at any time. You can also clear your browser history to remove cookies. We do not use your personal data outside the designated third-party services mentioned above.
If you want us to remove any further data, please email us, and we will discuss our data policies and see if any additional data can be removed. However, please note that by emailing us, you will provide more data than we typically have access to.
If you have any questions about how we use data on our sites, please get in touch with us at [email protected].
Advertising Disclosure
This blog may contain advertising, sponsorships, paid insertions, affiliate marketing links, or other forms of compensation. We follow word-of-mouth marketing standards and prioritize honesty in our relationships, opinions, and identities. The compensation received may influence the topics or posts on this blog, but it does not affect the overall content. This blog’s owner(s) are compensated to provide opinions on products, services, websites, and various other topics. While the owner(s) may receive compensation for posts or advertisements, they always express their honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences regarding those topics or products. The views and opinions expressed on this blog are solely those of the bloggers. Any product claim, statistic, quote, or representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider, or party involved. We are committed to conducting our business in accordance with these principles to ensure the protection and maintenance of the confidentiality of personal information.