Privacy

This Privacy Policy explains how LocalTourTips.com collects, uses, and protects your information when you visit our website

Effective Date: December 10, 2025

Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, process, and disclose your information, including personal information, in conjunction with your access to and use of our services.

1. Introduction

When you use our services, you're trusting us with your information. We understand this is a big responsibility and work hard to protect your information and put you in control.

This Privacy Policy is meant to help you understand what information we collect, why we collect it, and how you can update, manage, export, and delete your information.

2. Information We Collect

We collect information to provide better services to our users. The types of information we collect include:

2.1 Information You Provide

When you contact us via forms or email

  • Your name and contact information
  • Payment information when required
  • Communication preferences

2.2 Automatic Information

We automatically collect and store certain information when you use our services:

  • Device information and identifiers
  • Log information and usage statistics
  • Location information when enabled
  • Browser type and settings

2.2 Affiliate Tracking

We participate in affiliate programs such as Viator. When you click on a tour link, cookies may be used to track your booking and credit commissions

  • Device information and identifiers
  • Log information and usage statistics
  • Location information when enabled
  • Browser type and settings

3. Donations

If you donate using PayPal, we do not store your payment information. All payments are handled securely by PayPal

4. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to provide, maintain, and improve our services. Specifically, we use your information to:

  • Provide and personalize our services
  • Process transactions and send related information
  • Send notifications and updates about our services
  • Maintain security and verify identity
  • Analyze and improve our services

5. Information Sharing and Disclosure

Your data may be shared with

  • PayPal(Donations)
  • Viator (affiliate tracking)
  • Analytics tools

These third parties have their own privacy policies.

5. Data Security

We work hard to protect our users from unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure, or destruction of information we hold. In particular:

  • We encrypt our services using SSL
  • We review our information collection, storage, and processing practices
  • We restrict access to personal information to employees who need that information

6. Your Rights and Choices

You have certain rights regarding your personal information, including:

  • The right to access your personal information
  • The right to correct inaccurate information
  • The right to request deletion of your information
  • The right to restrict or object to our processing of your information

7. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the effective date at the top.

Your continued use of our services after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of such changes.