PRIVACY POLICY

At Voyager Nook (https://www.voyagernook.com), we are committed to protecting your personal data and respecting your privacy. This privacy policy outlines how we collect, use, and protect your information. We also address the rights you have in different countries and regions, ensuring compliance with global privacy standards.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following information when you interact with our website:

• • Personal Data: Name, email address (e.g., for newsletter subscriptions).

• • Usage Data: Information on how you navigate our site (e.g., pages visited, time spent).

• • Cookies: Small text files placed on your device to help improve your browsing experience.

2. How We Use Your Information

We collect this information to:

• • Provide you with our latest travel tips, guides, and other resources.

• • Improve our website’s functionality and personalize your experience.

• • Analyze how our site is being used for optimization and marketing purposes.

3. Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services like:

• • Google Analytics: To analyze website traffic.

• • Mailchimp: To manage and send email newsletters.

These services may collect personal data in accordance with their own privacy policies.

4. Cookies

Our site uses cookies to:

• • Track site usage and performance.

• • Provide targeted content and personalized user experiences.

You can control or disable cookies in your browser settings.

You can visit our Cookie Privacy Page Here.

5. Rights Under Different Privacy Laws

5.1 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – European Economic Area (EEA)

If you are a resident of the European Economic Area, you have the following rights under GDPR:

• • Right to Access: You can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

• • Right to Rectification: You can request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.

• • Right to Erasure: You can request the deletion of your personal data.

• • Right to Restrict Processing: You can request that we limit the processing of your personal data.

• • Right to Data Portability: You can request that your data be transferred to another controller in a structured, commonly used format.

• • Right to Object: You can object to the processing of your data based on legitimate interests, direct marketing, or automated processing (including profiling).

To exercise your GDPR rights, please contact us at support@voyagernook.com. We will respond within 30 days.

5.2 Country-Specific Rights for Europe

United Kingdom (UK GDPR)

If you are a resident of the UK, the rights under UK GDPR mirror those under GDPR in the European Union, including:

• • Right to Access: Request copies of your personal data.

• • Right to Rectification: Correct inaccurate or incomplete data.

• • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of personal data.

• • Right to Object: Object to processing based on legitimate interests.

France (CNIL)

If you are a resident of France, you are protected by the CNIL, the French Data Protection Authority. In addition to GDPR rights, French law grants:

• • Right to Define Post-Mortem Data Management: You can specify how your personal data is handled after death.

Germany (BDSG)

If you are a resident of Germany, your rights are reinforced by the Federal Data Protection Act (BDSG), in addition to GDPR rights. This includes:

• • Right to Transparency: Organizations must provide clear information about how personal data is used.

Spain (LOPD)

If you are a resident of Spain, your privacy rights are governed by GDPR and the Organic Law on Data Protection (LOPD), granting:

• • Right to Information: Clear information on data use, and the ability to withdraw consent at any time.

Italy (Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali)

If you are a resident of Italy, you are protected by the Italian Data Protection Code and GDPR, granting similar rights, including:

• • Right to Consent Withdrawal: You can withdraw consent for personal data processing at any time.

5.3 Asia-Specific Privacy Laws

Japan (APPI)

If you are a resident of Japan, you have the following rights under the Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI):

• • Right to Access: You can request access to your personal information.

• • Right to Correction: You can request corrections or deletions to your personal data if it is inaccurate.

• • Right to Stop Use: You can request to stop the use of your personal information if it was collected illegally or beyond the agreed scope.

South Korea (PIPA)

If you are a resident of South Korea, your rights are protected under the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA):

• • Right to Access: Request information on whether and how your personal data is being processed.

• • Right to Correction: Correct or update inaccurate data.

• • Right to Erasure: Request the deletion of personal information when no longer necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.

Singapore (PDPA)

If you are a resident of Singapore, the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) provides:

• • Right to Access: Request access to your personal data.

• • Right to Correction: Request correction of inaccurate data.

• • Right to Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent to the collection, use, or disclosure of personal data at any time.

India (Draft Data Protection Bill)

If you are a resident of India, under the proposed Data Protection Bill (likely to come into effect soon), you have:

• • Right to Access: Request access to your personal data.

• • Right to Correction: Request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete personal information.

• • Right to Erasure: Request deletion of data no longer necessary for the purpose collected.

Philippines (DPA)

If you are a resident of the Philippines, you are protected by the Data Privacy Act (DPA):

• • Right to Access: You can request access to your personal information.

• • Right to Correction: You can request corrections to inaccurate or incomplete data.

• • Right to Withdraw Consent: You can withdraw your consent to the collection and use of your data.

China (PIPL)

If you are a resident of China, the Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL) provides similar protections to GDPR:

• • Right to Access: You can request copies of your personal data.

• • Right to Erasure: You can request deletion of your personal data.

• Right to Restrict Processing: You can limit how your data is used.

6. Comments on Our Blog

When visitors leave comments on our blog, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.

6.1 Data Collected

• • Comments Data: When you post a comment, we collect your name, email address (if provided), and the content of your comment. This information is stored on our website’s database.

• • Gravatar: 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: Gravatar Privacy Policy.

6.2 Data Retention for Comments

• • Retention Period: Comments and associated metadata are retained indefinitely. This helps us recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically, instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

• • Request for Deletion: If you wish to have your comment and associated data removed, you can contact us at support@voyagernook.com to request its deletion.

7. Data Retention for Subscriptions

When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect and retain your email address for the purpose of sending you periodic emails with travel tips, guides, and promotional content.

7.1 Data Collected

• • Email Address: When subscribing, we collect your email address to send updates and newsletters.

7.2 Retention of Subscription Data

• • Retention Period: We will retain your subscription data (email address) as long as you remain subscribed to our newsletter.

7.3 How to Unsubscribe and Request Data Removal

• • Unsubscribe Option: Every email we send contains an unsubscribe link at the bottom, allowing you to opt out of future communications.

• • Data Deletion Request: If you wish to remove your personal data entirely, including your email address from our mailing list and database, you can contact us at support@voyagernook.com. Upon request, we will delete your email address and any related information from our system.

8. Data Subject Rights (For Blog Comments and Subscriptions)

8.1 Access and Rectification

You have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you, including any data collected through blog comments or newsletter subscriptions. You can request corrections to inaccurate information at any time by contacting us at support@voyagernook.com.

8.2 Data Deletion

You have the right to request the deletion of any personal data we hold about you, including your comments or subscription data, by contacting us at support@voyagernook.com. We will comply with your request in accordance with applicable data privacy laws.

9. Third-Party Service Providers

In some cases, we may share your data with third-party providers who assist us in running our website (e.g., spam detection services, newsletter platforms). These providers are required to comply with strict data privacy standards and cannot use your data for any purpose other than providing services to us.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable steps to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure through encryption, secure servers, and other security measures.

11. Legal Disclosure

We may disclose your personal data if required by law or to protect our rights and ensure compliance with legal processes.

12. Policy Changes

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last Updated” date.

13. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact us at:
Email: support@voyagernook.com
Address: Manila, Philippines