PRIVACY POLICY
At DomOnTheGo, we’re committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Policy explains when and why we collect personal information about people who visit our website, how we use it, the conditions under which we may disclose it to others and how we keep it secure. We may change this Policy from time to time so please check this page occasionally to ensure that you’re happy with any changes. By using our website, you’re agreeing to be bound by this Policy.
Any questions regarding this Policy and our privacy practices should be sent by email to dominic@domonthego.com.
WHO ARE WE?
We are DomOneTheGo, an adventure travel blog highlighting the journeys experienced, destinations visited, and connections made on some of the coolest adventures around the world. We share these adventures with an ever-growing audience through stories, videos and photography and help inspire others to create adventures of their own. DomOnTheGo provides its readers with adventure travel tips and recommendations around destinations, transportation, tour companies, accommodation, outdoor gear and clothing.
HOW DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM YOU?
Accessing DomOnTheGo.com and browsing our site can be done without disclosing any of your personal data. We obtain information about you when you use our website, for example, when you contact us or if you register to receive new post notifications or regular newsletters.
WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION IS COLLECTED FROM YOU?
The personal information we collect might include your name, email address, website, IP address and any other information that you choose to submit while interacting with the website.
HOW IS YOUR INFORMATION USED?
We may use your information to:
• process a request that you have submitted;
• dealing with entries into a competition;
• seek your views or comments on the information and services we provide;
• notify you of changes to our services;
• send you communications which you have requested and that may be of interest to you. These may include information about new website initiatives, posts, newsletters or other activities involving DomOnTheGo.
We review our retention periods for personal information on a regular basis. We will hold your personal information on our systems for as long as is necessary for the relevant activity, or as long as is set out in any relevant request you have made with us.
WHO HAS ACCESS TO YOUR INFORMATION?
We will not sell or rent your information to third parties.
We will not share your information with third parties for marketing purposes.
YOUR CHOICES
You have a choice about whether or not you wish to receive information from us. We require you to complete a form to actively opt into receipt of your information for engagement and marketing purposes.
We will not contact you for marketing purposes by email unless you have given your prior consent. You can change your marketing preferences at any time by contacting us by email dominic@domonthego.com.
HOW YOU CAN ACCESS AND UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION
The accuracy of your information is important to us. We’re working on ways to make it easier for you to review and correct the information that we hold about you. In the meantime, if you change email address, or any of the other information that we hold is inaccurate or out of date, please email us at dominic@domonthego.com.
You have the right to ask for a copy of the information DomOnTheGo hold about you.
SECURITY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT THE LOSS OR MISUSE OF DATA
Security precautions in place to protect the loss, misuse or alteration of your information
When you give us personal information, we take steps to ensure that it’s treated securely. While we do not collect any sensitive information at this time, it would be encrypted and protected with the following software 128 Bit encryption on SSL. You will know when you are on a secure page, as a lock icon will appear on the bottom of web browsers such as Microsoft Internet Explorer.
Non-sensitive details (your email address etc.) are transmitted normally over the Internet, and this can never be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee the security of any information you transmit to us, and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your information, we make our best effort to ensure its security on our systems.
PROFILING
We may analyse your personal information to create a profile of your interests and preferences so that we can contact you with information relevant to you. We may make use of additional information about you when it is available from external sources to help us do this effectively.
USE OF COOKIES
Like many other websites, the DomOnTheGo website uses cookies. ‘Cookies’ are small pieces of information sent by an organisation to your computer and stored on your hard drive to allow that website to recognise you when you visit. They collect statistical data about your browsing actions and patterns but do not identify you as an individual or take any personally identifiable information from you. The main goal of cookie usage is to help us to improve our website and deliver a better more personalised service.
It is possible to switch off cookies by setting your browser preferences. As with most sites, turning cookies of may result in a loss of functionality when using our website.
LINKS TO OTHER WEBSITES
Our website may contain links to other websites run by other organisations. This privacy policy applies only to our website‚ so we encourage you to read the privacy statements on the other websites you visit. We cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of other sites even if you access them using links from our website.
In addition, if you linked to our website from a third party site, we cannot be responsible for the privacy policies and practices of the owners and operators of that third party site and recommend that you check the policy of that third party site.
UNDER 18
We are concerned to protect the privacy of children under the age of 18. DomOnTheGo is not geared towards minors – so if you are aged under 18‚ please get your parent/guardian’s permission beforehand whenever you provide us with personal information.
TRANSFERRING YOUR INFORMATION OUTSIDE OF EUROPE
As part of the services offered to you through this website, the information which you provide to us may be transferred to countries outside the European Union (“EU”). By way of example, this may happen if any of our servers are from time to time located in a country outside of the EU. These countries may not have similar data protection laws to the UK. By submitting your personal data, you’re agreeing to this transfer, storing or processing. If we transfer your information outside of the EU in this way, we will take steps to ensure that appropriate security measures are taken with the aim of ensuring that your privacy rights continue to be protected as outlined in this Policy.
If you use our services while you are outside the EU, your information may be transferred outside the EU to provide you with those services.
AFFILIATE DISCLAIMER
DomOnTheGo may have financial relationships with companies mentioned in this website, and DomOnTheGo.com may be compensated if you book via the links on this website.
AMAZON ASSOCIATES
DomOnTheGo.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
REVIEW OF THIS POLICY
We keep this Policy under regular review. This Policy was last updated in May 2018.