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Privacy Policy

How WanderSteals collects, uses and protects your personal information.

✅ GDPR Compliant ✅ No data selling ✅ Australian Privacy Act
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Last updated: June 2026

WanderSteals operates wandersteals.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect information when you visit our site. By using WanderSteals, you agree to the terms described below.

🔎 1. Information we collect

We do not require you to create an account or submit personal information to read our content. The information we collect is limited to:

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Usage data

Pages visited, time on site, referring URLs, browser type, and approximate location via Google Analytics 4.

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Cookies

Small data files stored in your browser by Google Analytics and Google AdSense (see Section 3).

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Email enquiries

If you contact us, we retain your address and message solely to respond.

🟢 We do not collect names, payment details, or any sensitive personal information.

💡 2. How we use your information

  • To understand how visitors use the site and improve our content
  • To display relevant advertising via Google AdSense
  • To respond to email enquiries
  • To comply with legal obligations

🟢 We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties.

🍪 3. Cookies

📊 Google Analytics 4
Measures site traffic. Cookies (_ga, _ga_*) persist up to 2 years. Data is anonymised. Opt out here.
🔉 Google AdSense
Displays ads (publisher ID: pub-9447915759791561). Uses DoubleClick cookie (IDE). Opt out at google.com/settings/ads.
⚙️ Managing cookies
Control cookies in your browser: Chrome · Firefox · Safari

🔗 4. Affiliate links & advertising disclosure

When you click certain links and make a booking or purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Our partners include:

✈️ Travelpayouts

Aviasales, Kiwi.com, Klook, Tiqets, QEEQ, and more

🛒 Amazon Associates

Travel gear and accessories via Amazon.com

🔒 Affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial content.

🌎 5. Third-party links

Our site links to airlines, booking platforms, and hotels. We are not responsible for their privacy practices. Please review their policies before making bookings.

📅 6. Data retention

Analytics data is retained for 26 months. Email enquiries are retained until resolved then deleted. We do not retain any other personal information.

⚖️ 7. Your rights

🇦🇺 Australian Privacy Act 1988

Right to access personal information we hold and to request corrections.

🇪🇺 EU / UK GDPR

Right to access, rectify, erase, restrict or object to processing of your data.

To exercise any right, email info@wandersteals.com. We respond within 30 days.

👶 8. Children’s privacy

WanderSteals is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect their personal information. Contact us if you believe a child has submitted data and we will delete it promptly.

🔄 9. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects the latest revision. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

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10. Contact us

For privacy questions, data access requests, or to report a concern:

info@wandersteals.com

WanderSteals Editorial Team · wandersteals.com