Privacy Policy

Last Updated: August 2026

Welcome to Travelers and a Schnauzer. Your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and the choices you have regarding your information when you visit our website.

Information We Collect

Information You Voluntarily Provide

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:

• Your name
• Email address
• Comments submitted on blog posts
• Information submitted through contact forms or email communications

You are never required to provide personal information to browse our website.

Automatically Collected Information

Like many websites, we may automatically collect certain information when you visit, including:

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device information
• Pages visited
• Date and time of visits
• Referring websites
• General geographic location based on IP address

This information helps us understand how visitors use our website and allows us to improve the overall user experience.

Cookies

Travelers and a Schnauzer uses cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience, analyze website traffic, personalize content, remember user preferences, and support advertising and affiliate marketing programs.

Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help websites recognize your browser and remember certain information during future visits.

Cookies used on this website may include:

• Essential cookies required for website functionality
• Analytics cookies used to understand visitor behavior
• Advertising cookies used by Google AdSense and advertising partners
• Affiliate tracking cookies used by affiliate marketing programs

You may disable cookies through your browser settings at any time. Please note that some website features may not function properly if cookies are disabled.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to better understand how visitors interact with our website.

Google Analytics may collect information such as:

• Pages viewed
• Time spent on pages
• Device and browser information
• Traffic sources
• General geographic location

Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to collect and analyze website usage information. The information generated helps us improve our content and user experience.

You can learn more about how Google collects and processes data by visiting the Google Privacy Policy and Google’s information about how it uses data from sites and apps that use its services by visiting:

https://policies.google.com/privacy

and

https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Google AdSense

Travelers and a Schnauzer may display advertisements through Google AdSense and other advertising partners.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies to serve advertisements based on a user’s previous visits to this website and other websites.

Google’s advertising cookies enable Google and its partners to display personalized advertisements based on your browsing activity.

Some of our advertising partners may also use cookies and similar technologies to measure advertising performance and improve the relevance of advertisements displayed to you.

Visitors may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting:

https://adssettings.google.com

Users may also learn more about how Google uses information from websites and apps by visiting:

https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Affiliate Disclosure

Travelers and a Schnauzer participates in affiliate marketing programs. This means we may earn a commission when you make a purchase, complete a booking or rental, create a qualifying listing, subscribe to a service, or complete another qualifying action through an affiliate link, at no additional cost to you.

We strive to recommend products, services, destinations, and resources that we have personally used, personally researched, or genuinely believe may be helpful to our readers. Recommendations are based on our own experiences, independent research, and editorial judgment.

This website participates in affiliate marketing programs, which means we may earn commissions from qualifying purchases, bookings, rentals, listings, subscriptions, or other qualifying actions completed through affiliate links. Affiliate partners may use cookies and tracking technologies to track referrals and commissions.

Vrbo and Expedia Group Affiliate Tracking

Travelers and a Schnauzer participates in the Vrbo affiliate program through CJ Affiliate. Vrbo is part of Expedia Group.

When you click a Vrbo affiliate link on our website, CJ Affiliate, Vrbo, Expedia Group, or their service providers may use cookies, pixels, web beacons, device identifiers, and similar tracking technologies to recognize the referral and determine whether a qualifying action results from the link.

These third parties may collect and process information related to your visit, device, browser, referral source, affiliate-link interaction, and resulting qualifying activity in accordance with their own privacy policies. This information may be used for purposes such as affiliate attribution, commission tracking, reporting, fraud prevention, security, and administration of the affiliate program.

Travelers and a Schnauzer does not control the data collected or processed directly by CJ Affiliate, Vrbo, Expedia Group, or their service providers. Their collection, use, retention, sharing, and disclosure of information is governed by their respective privacy policies.

Vrbo Privacy Statement:
https://www.vrbo.com/legal/privacy

CJ Privacy Policy:
https://www.cj.com/legal/privacy

Affiliate programs may include, but are not limited to:

• Amazon Associates
• Awin
• CJ Affiliate
• Vrbo / Expedia Group
• Impact
• Chewy
• Travel-related affiliate programs
• Pet-related affiliate programs
• Other affiliate networks and partnerships

Third-Party Services

We may use third-party services, including but not limited to:

• Google Analytics
• Google AdSense
• Pinterest
• YouTube
• Affiliate marketing programs
• Email marketing providers
• Social media platforms
• Amazon Associates
• Chewy Affiliate Program
• Awin
• CJ Affiliate
• Impact

These services may collect information according to their own privacy policies. We do not control the privacy practices of third-party websites or services.

Email Communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we may use your email address to send:

• Blog updates
• Travel tips
• New content notifications
• Special announcements
• Promotional content related to our website

You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.

We will never sell your email address to third parties.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the website, we may collect the information shown in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser information to help detect and reduce spam.

Please remember that information shared in public comments may be visible to other visitors.

Data Retention

We retain personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

Children’s Privacy

This website is intended for a general audience and does not knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13 without appropriate parental consent, we will promptly delete that information.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information. However, no method of electronic transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

We encourage visitors to help protect their personal information by using secure internet connections and keeping their devices updated with current security software.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

• Requesting access to information we have about you
• Requesting correction of inaccurate information
• Requesting deletion of personal information where permitted by law
• Opting out of certain data collection and marketing communications

To exercise these rights, please contact us using the information below.

Your Privacy Choices

Depending on your location, you may have choices regarding cookies, personalized advertising, and certain data collection practices.

You may:

• Disable cookies through your browser settings.
• Opt out of Google’s personalized advertising by visiting https://adssettings.google.com/.
• Learn more about Google’s use of cookies by visiting https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
• Unsubscribe from our email communications at any time.

Your Consent

By using this website, you consent to the terms outlined in this Privacy Policy.

Do Not Track Signals

Some web browsers include a “Do Not Track” feature. Because there is not yet a consistent industry standard for responding to these signals, this website does not currently respond to Do Not Track requests.

International Visitors

Our website may be accessed by visitors from outside the United States. By using this website, you understand that your information may be processed and stored in the United States, where privacy laws may differ from those in your country.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page along with an updated revision date.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically to stay informed about how we protect collected information.

Contact Us

If you have any questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

Travelers and a Schnauzer
Email: travelersandaschnauzer@gmail.com

Website:
https://travelersandaschnauzer.com

Thank you for visiting Travelers and a Schnauzer. We appreciate your support and look forward to sharing our travel adventures with you and your furry companions.