Privacy Policy

Effective: April 2, 2026

The Travel Tinker (“The Company”, “we”, “us”, “thetraveltinker.com“) is committed to protecting your privacy when you visit our website, thetraveltinker.com. You can browse our site without giving us any personal data. We don’t collect personal information like names or email addresses unless you knowingly provide it and have agreed to the terms under which we’ll use it.

Please read this Privacy Policy before using the Website. By using the Website or clicking to accept these terms when the option is available, you agree to be bound by this Privacy Policy. If you don’t agree, please don’t access or use the Website.

Our Commitment to Children’s Privacy

Protecting young people’s privacy matters to us. We don’t knowingly collect or store information from anyone under 18, and no part of our site is designed to attract anyone under 18. If you’re under 18, don’t use this Website, register on it, make purchases, use interactive features, or provide any personal information including your name, address, phone number, email, or any username.

If we discover we’ve collected personal information from a child under 18 without verified parental consent, we’ll delete it. If you believe we may have information from or about anyone under 18, please contact us at [email protected].

Information We Collect

When you use the Website, we may collect certain information. Here’s what we collect and how:

Newsletter sign-ups: Your name and email address.

Waiting lists: Your name and email address.

Transactions: Your name, email address, billing information, and payment source.

Comments: Your name, email address, and comment text. By posting a comment on this site or forum, you consent to that information being publicly visible. Other visitors can read, collect, or use the personal information you post. We have no control over how they use it.

Automatically collected information: When you visit the site, we may collect your IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, time spent on pages, and the websites you visited before and after ours. We use this to compile aggregate statistics about site traffic and usage patterns. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Operate and maintain this Website
  • Improve your experience on the site
  • Respond to your comments and enquiries
  • Provide user support
  • Process transactions and send confirmations and receipts
  • Send technical notices, updates, security alerts, and support messages
  • Communicate about products, services, promotions, and news we think you’ll find useful
  • Monitor and analyse site trends, usage, and activity
  • Personalise the site and provide content or features that match your interests

Disclosure of Information

We will not sell, trade, or rent your personal information to others. We don’t automatically log personal data or link automatically logged information with personal data about specific individuals. We only collect the personal data you voluntarily provide. We don’t collect visitor information from other sources like public records or private organisations.

Cookies

Like most websites, we use cookies and server logs to collect information about how the site is used. A cookie is a small text file stored on your device by your web browser. When you visit a website, the site asks your browser to store this file. Your browser only allows a website to access cookies it has sent you, not cookies from other sites.

Cookies may be “persistent” (stored until their expiry date or until you delete them) or “session” (expire when you close your browser). Cookies don’t typically contain information that personally identifies you, but personal information we store about you may be linked to information in cookies.

Information gathered through cookies and server logs may include the date and time of visits, pages viewed, time spent on the site, and the websites visited before and after ours.

Cookie Consent

Under UK and EU law, we’re required to get your consent before placing non-essential cookies on your device. When you first visit our site, you’ll be shown a cookie consent banner. You can accept or reject non-essential cookies at that point, and change your preferences at any time through our cookie settings.

Essential cookies (those needed for the site to function properly) don’t require consent and can’t be disabled.

Third-Party Cookies

Some content or applications on the Website are served by third parties, including advertisers, ad networks, content providers, and application providers. These third parties may use cookies, web beacons, or other tracking technologies to collect information about you when you use our website. They may collect information about your online activities over time and across different websites and use it to provide targeted advertising.

We don’t control these third parties’ tracking technologies. If you have questions about targeted content, contact the responsible provider directly.

We may also use social media pixels that allow social media platforms to track visits to our site for advertising purposes. We use these in line with the policies of each platform.

You can view, delete, or add interest categories associated with your browser at: https://adssettings.google.com. You can also opt out of network cookies using the Network Advertising Initiative’s tool at: http://optout.networkadvertising.org. Note that these opt-out tools use cookies themselves, so clearing your cookies will reset your opt-out.

Data Protection and Security

We use commercially reasonable methods to protect the information you provide and the information we collect automatically. This includes standard security protocols and working only with reputable third-party vendors.

Email is not a secure communication method. If you send private information to us by email, you do so at your own risk. Sensitive information like credit card details is never transmitted via email, and where applicable is transmitted via SSL (Secure Sockets Layer).

We may use software to create summary statistics for purposes like assessing visitor numbers, identifying popular content, and spotting system performance issues. For site security, we use software to monitor network traffic and identify unauthorised attempts to upload or change information.

Your Rights Under UK GDPR

If you’re in the United Kingdom, you have rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. These include:

  • Access: You can request access to the personal data we hold about you.
  • Rectification: You can ask us to correct inaccurate personal data.
  • Erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal data.
  • Restriction: You can request that we restrict processing of your data.
  • Objection: You can object to how we process your data.
  • Portability: You can request a copy of your data in a portable format.
  • Withdraw consent: Where processing is based on your consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time. This doesn’t affect the lawfulness of processing that happened before you withdrew consent.
  • Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at ico.org.uk.

We will retain your information until the earliest of: (a) you ask us to delete it, (b) we stop using our existing data providers, or (c) we decide the cost of retaining it outweighs the value. We only require information reasonably necessary to provide our services to you. We won’t require consent for unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at [email protected].

Your Rights Under EU GDPR

If you’re within the European Union, you have equivalent rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation. These mirror the UK rights listed above. You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at [email protected].

Your Rights Under CCPA/CPRA (California Residents)

If you’re a California resident, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) give you additional rights regarding your personal information:

  • Right to know: You can request details about what personal information we’ve collected, where we got it, what we use it for, and whether we’ve disclosed or sold it.
  • Right to delete: You can request deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to opt out: You can opt out of the sale or sharing of your personal information. We do not sell personal information.
  • Right to non-discrimination: We won’t discriminate against you for exercising your privacy rights.

To make a request, email us at [email protected]. We’ll respond within 45 days.

Data Breach Notification

In the event of a personal data breach that poses a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify the relevant supervisory authority (the ICO for UK residents) within 72 hours of becoming aware of the breach. If the breach is likely to result in a high risk to you, we will notify you directly without undue delay.

Transactional Information

If you buy products or services from us, we’ll collect your name, address, email address, and information about what you’re purchasing. Payments are processed by third-party payment processors (e.g. PayPal, Stripe). Refer to the relevant processor’s terms and privacy policy for details on how payment information is processed and stored. We don’t store your full payment details on our servers.

Affiliate Disclaimer

thetraveltinker.com has financial relationships with companies mentioned on this website, and we may earn a commission if you click affiliate links or make bookings through them. This doesn’t affect the price you pay. Our affiliate partners include but are not limited to: Booking.com, Trip.com, GetYourGuide, DiscoverCars, Trainline, Rail Europe, BusBud, Welcome Pickups, Airalo, EKTA, and VisitorsCoverage. We only recommend products and services we genuinely believe are useful to our readers.

External Websites

thetraveltinker.com contains links to other websites. We’re not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. When you leave our site, we encourage you to read the privacy statement of each website that might collect personal information.

This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by thetraveltinker.com.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we do, we’ll revise the date at the top. For changes we consider significant, we’ll provide additional notice. We encourage you to check this page periodically. If you continue using our site after changes take effect, you consent to the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions or comments about this Privacy Policy, contact us at:

Email: [email protected] Website: thetraveltinker.com