Privacy Policy

Ahoy, Vietnam! (the “Website”), located at ahoyvietnam.com, is governed by the following Privacy Policy. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what information I may collect and how it may be used.

The Privacy Policy applies to information collected on my Website and in email and other electronic messages between you and the Website. The Privacy Policy does not apply to information collected offline or through channels other than this Website.

By using this Website, you accept and agree to the terms of the Privacy Policy.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Advertisers

Some of our advertising partners may use cookies on our site.

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 so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Information I collect

I receive a lot of comments and direct emails from visitors asking for travel advice, tips, or other travel-related questions. If you contact me directly, I may receive additional information about you, such as your name, email address, phone number, details of your trip, images/attachments you may send me, and any other information you choose to provide.

How I use your information

I may use the information collected in the following ways:

To operate and maintain my Website
To create your account, identify you as a user of the Website, and customize the Website for your account
To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will include information on how to opt out of future emails
To send administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts
To respond to your comments and questions
To market products, through display or affiliate advertisements
To provide you with user support
To protect, investigate, and deter unauthorized or illegal activity

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Newsletters

On the Website, you may subscribe to my newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of the tracking of these pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.

You can unsubscribe from the newsletter at any time.