Growing Up Without Borders is a family travel storytelling website sharing stories about extraordinary people, places, and cultures around the world. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you visit this website, how we use it, and the choices you have.
Information we collect
We collect only the information that is reasonably needed to run this website and respond to visitors:
- Contact messages: if you send us a message through this website, we collect the details you provide, such as your name, email address, and the contents of your message, so we can reply.
- Comments: if you leave a comment, we collect the information shown in the comments form, such as your name, email address, and website if you provide one, as well as your IP address and browser information to help detect spam.
- Standard analytics and technical information: when you visit the site, standard information may be collected automatically, such as the pages you view, the type of device and browser you use, and general, non-identifying usage information that helps us understand how the site is used.
- Cookies: the site uses cookies, including cookies needed for the site to work and, where applicable, cookies that remember comment details you choose to save. You can control cookies through your browser settings, although some parts of the site may not work as well if cookies are disabled.
How we use your information
We use the information we collect to operate and improve this website, to respond to messages and comments, to protect the site from spam and misuse, and to understand which stories and pages visitors find helpful. We do not use your information for purposes that are inconsistent with this policy.
Embedded content from other websites
Pages on this site may include embedded content from other websites, for example YouTube videos. Embedded content from another website behaves in the same way as if you had visited that other website directly.
Those other websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including if you have an account with, and are logged in to, that website. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies, so please review the privacy policy of any embedded service you use.
Sharing and selling your data
We do not sell your personal information. We share information only where necessary to run the website, for example with service providers that help operate, host, or protect the site, or where required by law. Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How long we retain your data
We keep personal information only for as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy. Comments and their metadata are retained so that follow-up comments can be recognized and approved automatically. Contact messages are kept only as long as needed to respond and to maintain a record of the correspondence.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal information, including the right to ask for a copy of the personal information we hold about you, to ask us to correct it, to ask us to delete it, and to object to or restrict certain uses of it. We will respond to reasonable requests in accordance with applicable law.
Questions about privacy
If you have a question about this Privacy Policy, or wish to make a request about your personal information, please raise it through the website by sending us a message using the contact form on this website, and we will do our best to respond.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any updated version will be posted on this page.