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Privacy Policy

Last updated: March 2026

Introduction

WhatWhereVacay ("we", "us", "our") operates the website whatwherevacay.com. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it and your rights regarding your data.

We are committed to protecting your privacy. We collect minimal data, never sell your information and give you full control over your data.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide

  • Contact Form: When you submit our contact form, we collect your name, email address, subject and message. This data is stored to respond to your enquiry.
  • Newsletter Signup: When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. We use this solely to send travel inspiration and tips.

Information We Do NOT Collect

  • We do not collect payment information — all bookings happen on external provider websites.
  • We do not track your flight, hotel or bus searches to personalise prices.
  • We do not require account registration or passwords.
  • We do not use cookies to raise prices on repeated searches.

Automatically Collected Information

  • Analytics: We use Google Analytics (GA4, tracking ID G-XTW4XFDQB3) to understand how visitors use our site. Google Analytics collects anonymised data including pages visited, time on site and approximate location (country level). You can opt out using Google's browser add-on.
  • Browser Storage: We use localStorage (not cookies) to save your preferences such as recent searches, packing list progress and search counter. This data stays in your browser and is never sent to our servers.

Third-Party Services

Our site integrates with the following third-party services:

  • Booking Providers: When you click through to Google Flights, Booking.com, Kayak, Skyscanner, Expedia, FlixBus or any other provider, you leave our site and are subject to their privacy policies.
  • Open-Meteo API: Our weather tool uses the Open-Meteo API to fetch weather data. No personal information is sent — only the city name you search for.
  • Exchange Rate API: Our currency converter uses open.er-api.com for exchange rates. No personal information is transmitted.
  • Unsplash: We use images from Unsplash for destination photography. Unsplash may collect anonymous analytics when images are loaded.

How We Use Your Information

  • To respond to contact form submissions
  • To send newsletter emails (only if you opted in)
  • To understand how our site is used and improve it (via anonymised analytics)
  • To detect and prevent spam (via honeypot fields on forms)

Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months. Newsletter subscriptions are retained until you unsubscribe. Analytics data is retained according to Google Analytics' standard retention policies.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Request access to any personal data we hold about you
  • Request deletion of your personal data
  • Unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time
  • Clear your browser's localStorage to remove all locally stored preferences

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us.

Children's Privacy

Our service is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us.