PRIVACY POLICY

Privacy Policy for TOUCH GRASS TOUR

Last Updated: 24 November 2025

This Privacy Policy describes how touchgrasstour.com (the “Site,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and discloses your personal information when you visit, use our services, or make a purchase from the Site.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information about you in the following ways:

A. Information You Voluntarily Provide

We collect information you voluntarily give to us, such as:

  • Contact Data: Your name and email address when you subscribe to our newsletter, leave comments, or contact us via a contact form.
  • Comments & Content: Any content you post in comments or forums.

B. Automatically Collected Information (Cookies & Tracking)

When you access the Site, we automatically collect certain information about your device and interaction with the Site. This information is primarily collected using cookies and similar tracking technologies.

  • Usage Data: Information about how you access and use the Site, including pages viewed, time spent on pages, and referring links.
  • Device Data: Your IP address, browser type, operating system, and unique device identifiers.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

  • To Operate the Site: To maintain the functionality of the Site, including comments, user accounts, and security.
  • To Personalize Experience: To tailor content and offers based on your interests.
  • To Communicate: To send you newsletters, respond to inquiries, and inform you of policy changes.
  • For Advertising and Monetization (AdSense Disclosure): This is the most critical section for AdSense compliance.

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR): We process your personal data under the following legal bases: Consent (when you sign up for a newsletter); Legitimate Interests (to operate and improve the Site, secure our systems); and Contractual Necessity (when fulfilling services you request).

3. Google AdSense and Third-Party Advertising Disclosures

A. Google AdSense

We use Google AdSense to serve advertisements on the Site.

  • Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and/or other websites on the Internet.
  • Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet.
  • DoubleClick DART Cookie: We may use the DART cookie for ad serving through Google’s DoubleClick, which places a cookie on your computer when you are browsing the web and visit a site using DoubleClick advertising. This cookie is used to serve ads specific to you and your interests (“interest-based targeting”). The ads served will be targeted based on your previous browsing history.

B. Opting Out of Personalized Advertising

Users may opt-out of personalized advertising by visiting:

C. Other Third-Party Vendors

In addition to Google, we partner with other third-party vendors, including affiliate marketing partners such as Booking.com, Viator, and GetYourGuide. These partners use tracking technologies (like cookies) to collect data about your visits to our Site and other sites to track referrals and serve personalized advertisements. Their collection and use of information are governed by their respective privacy policies. We encourage you to review their policies for more information.

4. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law (such as tax, accounting, or other legal requirements). When we have no ongoing legitimate business need to process your personal information, we will either delete or anonymize it.

5. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA Considerations)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights concerning your personal data:

  • Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
  • Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at the email address listed below.

6. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:

Email: mike@touchgrasstour.com