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Privacy Policy
Who We Are
Our website address is: https://chilevacay.com. Chile Vacay™ is a travel resource dedicated to helping you explore Chile with confidence, curated content, and responsible travel practices.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.
An anonymized hash (derived from your email address) may be shared with the Gravatar service to determine if you use it. Gravatar’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be publicly visible alongside your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images that contain embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the site may be able to download and extract location information from those images.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience and will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie will determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, cookies are used to save your login credentials and screen preferences:
- Login cookies last 2 days.
- Screen options cookies last 1 year.
- If “Remember Me” is selected, login will persist for 2 weeks.
- Logging out removes login cookies.
If you edit or publish content, a cookie will be saved to indicate the post ID. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, maps, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves as if the visitor had directly visited that third-party site.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content—especially if you are logged in to that site.
Google AdSense and Advertising Partners
We use Google AdSense to serve ads on this site. Google and its partners may use cookies, web beacons, or similar technologies to collect data and serve personalized ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites.
- Google may use the DoubleClick DART cookie, which enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to Chile Vacay and other sites on the internet.
- You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ads Settings.
- For more information on how Google uses data from our site, please see: How Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps.
You may also encounter cookies and tracking from other third-party advertisers or affiliate partners embedded in our site.
Affiliate Disclosure
Chile Vacay™ participates in several affiliate marketing programs. This means we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you when you make a purchase through affiliate links to companies like Amazon, Walmart, and Etsy. These commissions help maintain the site and support our mission—without affecting the objectivity of our content.
Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email for security purposes.
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data to third parties. We may share limited data with trusted third-party service providers (e.g., analytics platforms, security tools, spam detection services) for operational purposes only.
How Long We Retain Your Data
If you leave a comment, it and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.
For users who register (if available), we store the personal information in their profile. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (except the username). Site administrators can also edit that information.
What Rights You Have Over Your Data
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you may request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold—except data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To make such a request, please contact us at: [email protected].
Where Your Data Is Sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service (such as Akismet or similar).
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how we handle your data, feel free to contact us at:
📧 [email protected]
🌐 https://www.chilevacay.com
