Privacy Policy

Who we are

SeniorTravelingGuide.com is an independent travel guide website operated by Senior Traveling Guide LLC. We publish cruise reviews, destination guides, and travel resources for experienced travelers. Our website address is: https://www.seniortravelingguide.com

Information we collect

We collect minimal information. Specifically:

• Usage data: We use Cloudflare analytics to understand how visitors use the site. This includes pages visited, time on page, and general geographic region. This data is aggregated and not personally identifiable.
• Google Analytics: We use Google Analytics 4 to understand which pages and features are used, such as which links are clicked and whether a tool was used. Google Analytics uses cookies and collects information such as your device, browser, approximate location, and the pages you visit. We do not send Google your name, email address, or anything you type into our tools. You can opt out with Google's opt-out browser add-on.
• Trip Planner searches: When you use the STG Trip Planner, we keep an anonymous log of the destination you typed, the options you chose, and which booking links were clicked, so we can improve the planner. The log contains no names, email addresses or IP addresses; we keep only a coded value that changes every day, so repeat visits cannot be tied together over time.
• Your own places on the planner map: Places you add with "Add your own place" are saved only in your own web browser and are never sent to our servers. If you pick a public place, such as a museum or a cruise terminal, from the map's search results, we record only that place's name, never your address or location, so we know which sights to add.
• Road trip gas calculator: The starting point, stops, and destination you enter, and your vehicle details, are sent to our planning service only to work out your route, fuel cost, and fuel stops. If you choose "Use my location" and allow it in your browser, your current location is used the same way, as your starting point. We do not store the places you enter, your location, or your route. Address suggestions and maps are provided by Mapbox.
• RV gas station finder: The place you enter, or your location if you choose "Use my location", is sent to our station search only to find nearby stations, along with your rig's height and fuel type. We do not store the place or your location. Your rig's height and fuel type are remembered only in your own browser, so you don't have to enter them again.
• RV calculators: The propane, generator size, and tongue weight calculators run entirely in your web browser. Nothing you enter in them is sent to us.
• Contact information: If you contact us directly via email, we retain your email address and message in order to respond to you.

We do not operate a newsletter, require account creation, or collect email addresses through any signup form on the site.

Cookies and tracking

Our website uses minimal cookies. Cloudflare (our hosting provider) may set performance and security cookies necessary for the site to function. Google Analytics sets cookies to measure how the site is used (see above). We do not use advertising or remarketing cookies.

Our affiliate links (for example to Viator, Expedia, Hotels.com, Amazon, Travel Guard, and cruise line websites) may set their own cookies when you click through to those sites. Once you leave SeniorTravelingGuide.com, those sites' own privacy policies apply.

Affiliate links

SeniorTravelingGuide.com participates in affiliate programs. When you click certain links on our site and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. The sites we link to include Viator (tours and shore excursions), Expedia and Hotels.com, Amazon, Travel Guard, and various cruise line websites. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. Amazon and other partners may use cookies and similar technologies to record that you came from our site, and may collect information about your visit to their sites under their own privacy policies.

Affiliate commissions do not influence our editorial content. Our cruise line ratings and destination assessments are independent editorial opinions. For full details, see our Affiliate Disclosure.

How we use your information

We use the limited information we collect solely to:

• Understand how visitors use the site so we can improve content
• Respond to direct contact from visitors
• Ensure the site functions correctly and securely

We do not sell, rent, or share your personal information with third parties for marketing purposes.

Third-party services

Our site uses the following third-party services:

• Cloudflare Pages: Our hosting and content delivery provider. Cloudflare's privacy policy applies to infrastructure-level data.
• Anthropic Claude API: For destinations we have not reviewed ourselves, the STG Trip Planner sends the destination you typed to Anthropic's AI API to build your plan. Apart from the anonymous log described above, we do not store it. Anthropic's own privacy policy governs their handling of API requests.
• Mapbox: The planner map, the gas calculator's maps, and their address and place search are provided by Mapbox. Map views, and anything you type into a map or address search, are sent to Mapbox to show the map and results. Mapbox's own privacy policy applies.
• Google Analytics: Measures how the site is used, as described above. Google's own privacy policy applies.
• Formspree: If you use our contact form, your message and email address are delivered to us through Formspree.
• Google Fonts: We use Google Fonts for typography. Google may collect usage data when fonts are served. No personal data is transmitted.

Data retention

We do not maintain a personal data database. Cloudflare analytics data is retained according to Cloudflare's data retention policies. Any direct email contact we receive is retained only as long as necessary to resolve your inquiry.

Your rights

You have the right to request information about any personal data we hold about you, and to request its deletion. Because we collect minimal data and do not maintain user accounts, there is typically no personal data to retrieve or delete beyond any direct email correspondence.

To make a data request, contact us at: [email protected]

California residents (CCPA)

California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act. We do not sell personal information. We do not share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. California residents may contact us at the email above to exercise their CCPA rights.

Children's privacy

SeniorTravelingGuide.com is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect information from children under 13.

Terms of Use

Your use of the site is also governed by our Terms of Use.

Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after any changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

For privacy questions or requests: [email protected]