Last Updated: July 2, 2025
1. Introduction
Welcome to https://www.google.com/search?q=Vacatonic.com (“we,” “us,” or “our”). We are committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy. This Privacy Policy applies to all information collected through our website (https://vacatonic.com) and any related services, sales, marketing, or events.
This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and what rights you have in relation to it. If you have any questions or concerns about our policy or our practices with regards to your personal information, please contact us at info@vacatonic.com.
2. What Information Do We Collect?
We collect personal information in the following ways:
a) Information You Provide to Us
- Comments: If you leave a comment on a blog post, we collect the data shown in the comments form, such as your name, email address, and website URL, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
- Contact Form / Direct Emails: If you contact us through a contact form or by email, we will collect your name, email address, and any other information you choose to provide in your message.
- Newsletter Subscriptions: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will collect your email address.
b) Information We Collect Automatically
- Log and Usage Data: Like most websites, our servers automatically collect log data when you visit https://www.google.com/search?q=Vacatonic.com. This may include your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and dates/times of your visits.
- Cookies and Similar Technologies: We use cookies to analyze site traffic, enhance your experience, and for advertising purposes. Cookies are small data files stored on your browser. You can control the use of cookies at the individual browser level.
3. How Do We Use Your Information?
We use the information we collect for various purposes, including:
- To operate and maintain our website: Ensuring the site functions correctly and is secure.
- To improve your experience: Understanding how you use our site allows us to improve our content and layout.
- To respond to your inquiries: If you contact us, we use your information to communicate with you.
- To send periodic emails: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we will use your email address to send you content and updates. You can unsubscribe at any time.
- For marketing and advertising purposes: To show you relevant ads and measure the performance of our affiliate partnerships.
4. Advertising and Affiliate Disclosure
Vacatonic.com is a for-profit blog and relies on advertising and affiliate partnerships to operate.
- Google AdSense: We use Google AdSense to display ads on our site. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies (specifically the DoubleClick DART cookie) to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our website and other websites on the Internet. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google Ad & Content Network privacy policy.
- Affiliate Programs: We participate in several affiliate marketing programs. This means that when you click on certain links on our site and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. These affiliate partners include, but are not limited to:
- Travelpayouts (which connects us to Booking.com, Agoda, Viator, GetYourGuide, and others)
- Amazon Associates Program (amazon.ae)
- Almosafer Affiliate Program These partners use cookies to track referrals from our site. This is a standard practice that allows them to credit us for the sale.
5. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR and UAE PDPL)
Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:
- The right to access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
- The right to rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
- The right to erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to restrict processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to object to processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
- The right to data portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.
If you would like to exercise any of these rights, please contact us.
6. Children’s Information
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under 13. If you believe that your child has provided this kind of information on our website, we strongly encourage you to contact us immediately and we will do our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.
7. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The updated version will be indicated by an updated “Last Updated” date. We encourage you to review this privacy policy frequently to be informed of how we are protecting your information.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions or comments about this policy, you may email us at info@vacatonic.com.