Updated April 2, 2021
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully before you use https://chiangmaifamilyguide.com. It is important to us that you know what information we collect from you and what we do with this information. There may be opportunities to opt out of some collection of data, and if at any time you are not comfortable with how we use and collect data, please refrain from using our site.
Chiang Mai Family Guide (which may be referred to as ‘us,’ or ‘we’ throughout this policy) is committed to protecting your privacy when you visit our website https://chiangmaifamilyguide.com. We do not collect personal information directly through our website about you or any individuals, such as your name(s), mailing or e-mail addresses unless it is knowingly provided by you and that you understand how we may use it.
We encourage you to read the entire document in full and then afterwards if you need to, here are links to view specific sections of our policies:
- What kind of information do we collect?
- Why do we collect this information?
- What will we do with this data?
- Cookie policy
- What are ‘cookies’?
- Service providers and third party cookie use
- How to manage and have some control over cookies
- Children’s privacy policy
- GDPR rights
- Linking to external websites
- Changes to our privacy and cookie policies
- Contact us
What kind of information do we collect?
Cookies
Chiang Mai Family Guide collects data which may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency and pattern of your service use. In other words, we want your cookies! See our Cookie Policy here. Cookies are actually referred to as log data, and it is collected by the services over at google. We use Google Analytics to analyze the usage of our website. Google Analytics gathers information about website use by means of cookies. If you’d like to know more about what they do with your data, see their privacy policy at https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Social media
We do however have access to your personal information that you have provided on linked applications such as twitter (https://twitter.com/mai_guide or @mai_guide), facebook (https://www.facebook.com/groups/570354416750657/) and instagram (chiangmaifamilyguide). If you choose to ‘tweet,’ ‘follow’ or ‘like,’ us on any of these social platforms, or choose to join our facebook group, Chiang Mai Family Guide, you agree to us accessing your information, if only temporarily. For more information on those social media platforms privacy policies, see here:
https://www.facebook.com/policy.php
https://help.instagram.com/
https://twitter.com/en/privacy
Email addresses
We only collect your email if you choose to elect to sign up for our newsletter. Your email would only be used for the purpose of sending you information about activities and events related to Chiang Mai Family Guide. Your email would not be sold to any third parties or used for any other purposes by us. We do collect your email via a platform called SendInBlue who provide us the organizational database to keep track of recipients of said newsletter. Their privacy can be found here:
Why do we collect this information?
Cookies
This information is used to create reports about the use of our website which we then analyze to improve the website for you, the user.
Social media
We may want to get your personal input about the website, or contact you directly about upcoming events or activities we’ve identified that you enjoy.
Email addresses
Email addresses will only be collected for the purpose of sending you our newsletters.
What will we do with this data?
Chiangmaifamilyguide.com will not sell, trade, or rent any of your personal information to others.
Cookies
We may use Google Analytics to compile and provide aggregate statistics about our visitors, traffic patterns, and this will help us administer the site.
Social media
Total amounts of ‘likes’, followers, group members, and retweets, will help us understand the popularity of our site’s content and work to only improve user experience as we adapt to what you want to see on the website.
Email addresses
If you sign up for the newsletter, your email will be stored in a database provided by SendInBlue to manage the process of emailing and tracking newsletter recipients and open rate.
Service providers and third party cookie use
Our service providers use cookies and those cookies may be stored on your computer when you visit our website. Some content or applications on chiangmaifamilyguide.com are served by third-parties, such as networks and servers, content providers, and application providers. The information they collect may be associated with your personal information or they may collect information, including personal information, about your online activities over time and across different websites and other online services. They may use this information to provide you with interest-based (behavioral) advertising or other targeted content.
We also use Google Analytics to analyse the use of our website through cookies which may include your IP address, geographical location, browser type and version, operating system, referral source, length of visit, page views and website navigation paths, as well as information about the timing, frequency and pattern of your service use The information gathered relating to our website is used to create reports about the use of our website. Google’s privacy policy is available at: https://www.google.com/policies/privacy/.
Chiangmaifamilyguide.com also uses social media pixels, which are near equivalents to cookies, but are used by social media sites such as facebook, twitter, and instagram. These pixels allow social media sites to track visitors to outside websites so they can tailor advertising messages you see while visiting a particular social media website. We use these pixels in compliance with the policies of the various social media sites.
We are partnered with agoda and agoda.com which use API and cookies to track your preferences to better tailor to your needs when using our or their site. They will also be responsible for managing any payment data you give them. For more information you may find agoda.com’s privacy policy here.
Recently we also partnered with skyscanner and skyscanner.com who use API and cookies to track your preferences to better tailor to your needs when using our or their site. They will also be responsible for managing any payment data you give them. For more information you may find skyscanner’s privacy policy here. They also have options to change your personal preferences through their site.
In addition we’ve partnered with 12g0.asia that offers bus, train, ferry and flight tickets throughout Thailand and Asia. The also use API and cookies to track your preferences to better tailor to your needs when using our or their site. They will also be responsible for managing any payment data you give them. For more information you may find 12g0.asia’s privacy policy here.
Also your information may be shared with Klook and klook.com who provides tourism related services and activities throughout South East Asia. The also use API and cookies to track your preferences to better tailor to your needs when using our or their site. They will also be responsible for managing any payment data you give them. For more information you may find Klook’s privacy policy here.
Another travel partner is Get Your Guide and getyourguide.com who provide tourism related services, tickets, and activities all over the world. They will also be collected your data to make your experiences more tailored to your interests. Learn more about Get Your Guide’s cookie and privacy policies here.
We also use Take Me Tour at https://www.takemetour.com/ to provide activities and tours to you. They may collect your data to tailor searches or to keep previous searches you have made. Take Me Tour privacy policy can be found here.
To send newsletters, we use SendInBlue who provide the database and logistics management for our email collection. You may read their privacy policy to learn more about what they do.
It’s important that you know that we do not control third parties’ tracking technologies or how they may be used. If you have any questions about an advertisement or other targeted content, you should contact the responsible provider directly.
Children’s privacy policy
We do not collect or keep information from those users we actually know are under 18. Chiangmaifamilyguide.com is not designed to attract anyone under the age of 18. If you are under 18, do not use or provide any information on this website or ‘like’ us on facebook or instagram, and do not follow us on twitter or instagram. Also, please do not join our facebook group Chiang Mai Family Guide.
In the circumstance that we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under 18 without verification of parental consent, we will delete that information. If you believe we might have any information from or about a child under 18, please contact us at [email protected]
GDPR rights
If you are within the European Union, you are entitled to certain information and have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation. Those rights include:
We will retain the any information you choose to provide to us until the earlier of:
(a) you asking us to delete the information,
(b) our decision to cease using our existing data providers, or
(c) the Company decides that the value in retaining the data is outweighed by the costs of retaining it.
You have the right to request access to your data that the Company stores and the rights to either rectify or erase your personal data.
You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your data.
You have the right to object to the processing of your data and the right to the portability of your data.
To the extent that you provided consent to the Company’s processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based upon consent that occurred prior to your withdrawal of consent.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over issues related to the General Data Protection Regulation.
We require only the information that is reasonably required to enter into a contract with you. We will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract with us.
Should you wish to have your information deleted, please email us at [email protected] and submit a request.
Linking to external websites
Please note that chiangmaifamilyguide.com contains links to other websites. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the privacy practices of these other sites. We encourage our users to be aware that when they leave our site that you read the privacy statements of each web site that might collect personally identifying information.
Changes to our privacy and cookie policies
We may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If we do, we will let you know by revising the date at the top of the policy and through our various social media channels. We encourage you to review the Privacy Policy periodically to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy. If you continue to use chiangmaifamilyguide.com after Privacy Policy and Cookie Policy changes go into effect, you consent to the revised policy.
Contact us
This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by chiangmaifamilyguide.com. If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy or cookie policy, please contact: [email protected]
chiangmaifamilyguide.com is owned and operated by Lindsay Lalonde.
This document was created using a template from SEQ Legal (https://seqlegal.com).
In addition to this policy, please refer to our disclosure policy to learn more.