Effective Date: May 23, 2026| Last Updated: May 23, 2026
This Privacy Policy describes how This Is How We Do Trips (“we,” “us,” or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our website. By using this site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
Who We Are
This Is How We Do Trips is a family travel blog operated by Lauren Rabsatt, focused on helping families travel using points, miles, and credit card rewards strategies. Our website is hosted on IONOS and built on WordPress.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, you can contact us at:
Info@ThisIsHowWeDoTrips.com
Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
Information you provide directly
- Contact forms: your name and email address when you reach out to us
- Email newsletter sign-ups: your name and email address if you subscribe
- Comments: your name, email address, and any information you include in a comment
Information collected automatically
When you visit our site, certain information is collected automatically through cookies and similar technologies, including:
- Your IP address and approximate location
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Referring website or search terms used to find our site
- Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet)
Cookies and Tracking Technologies
Our website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to improve your experience and to enable analytics and advertising features. We use the following types of cookies:
Strictly necessary cookies
These cookies are required for the website to function and cannot be disabled. They include cookies set by WordPress for site functionality and session management.
Analytics cookies
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. Google Analytics collects data such as pages visited, time on site, traffic sources, and general location. This data is aggregated and anonymous — we cannot identify individual users from it. Google Analytics uses its own cookies to collect this information.
You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Advertising cookies
We participate in Google AdSense, which serves ads on our site. Google and its advertising partners use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our website and other sites across the internet. These cookies allow Google to display personalized advertisements to you.
Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our site and other sites on the internet. You may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting:
https://www.google.com/settings/ads
You can also opt out of third-party vendor cookies for personalized advertising through the Network Advertising Initiative opt-out page:
https://optout.networkadvertising.org/
Affiliate and third-party cookies
We may include links to third-party websites and affiliate programs. These third parties may set their own cookies when you click through to their sites. We do not control third-party cookies and recommend reviewing the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
- Operate and improve our website and content
- Analyze site traffic and reader behavior through Google Analytics
- Serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
- Respond to your questions or comments when you contact us
- Send newsletters or updates if you have subscribed (you may unsubscribe at any time)
- Comply with legal obligations
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.
Google AdSense and Advertising Disclosure
This site uses Google AdSense to display advertisements. Google AdSense is an advertising service provided by Google LLC. As a third-party vendor, Google uses cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this website or other websites.
Google’s advertising requirements can be summarized by Google’s Advertising Principles, which are put in place to provide a positive experience for users. For more information, visit:
https://support.google.com/adspolicy/answer/6008942
We have implemented the following in relation to Google AdSense:
- We do not implement pop-up ads that interfere with navigation
- We do not place ads on pages with no content value
- We identify all advertisements clearly so they are distinguishable from editorial content
- We comply with Google’s Publisher Policies and Publisher Restrictions
For more information on how Google uses data when you use our site, please visit:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites
Affiliate Links Disclosure
This Is How We Do Trips participates in affiliate marketing programs. Some posts on this site contain affiliate links, meaning we may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you if you click through and make a purchase. We only recommend products and services we genuinely believe in and that are relevant to our readers.
Affiliate relationships we participate in may include, but are not limited to, credit card affiliate programs, hotel and travel booking platforms, and travel gear retailers. All sponsored content and affiliate relationships are disclosed clearly within the relevant posts.
Data Sharing and Third Parties
We share information with the following third parties in order to operate our website:
IONOS (web hosting)
Our site is hosted by IONOS. IONOS may process server log data including IP addresses as part of standard hosting operations. For more information, visit IONOS’s privacy policy at ionos.com.
WordPress
Our site is built on WordPress software. WordPress.org is open-source software; we do not share data with Automattic (the company behind WordPress.com) unless we use their hosted services or plugins.
Google LLC
We use Google Analytics and Google AdSense, both operated by Google LLC. Google may process your data in accordance with their own privacy policies. For more information:
Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
Google Analytics Terms: https://marketingplatform.google.com/about/analytics/terms/us/
We do not share your personal information with any other third parties except where required by law or to protect the rights, property, or safety of our site, our readers, or others.
Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this policy, or as required by law. Comment data is retained as long as comments remain published. Contact form submissions are retained only long enough to respond to your inquiry. Google Analytics data is retained according to Google’s standard data retention settings, which you can review in your Google Analytics account.
Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have rights regarding your personal information, including:
- The right to access the personal information we hold about you
- The right to request correction of inaccurate information
- The right to request deletion of your personal information
- The right to opt out of personalized advertising (see the Cookies section above)
- The right to withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at Info@ThisIsHowWeDoTrips.com. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
If you are a California resident, you may have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA) or United Kingdom, you may have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Please contact us to learn more.
Children’s Privacy
This website is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. While our content features our own children as part of family travel stories, we do not collect data from child visitors. If you believe a child under 13 has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to delete it.
Security
We take reasonable measures to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, or loss. Our site uses HTTPS encryption (SSL/TLS) for secure data transmission. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
Links to Other Websites
Our posts may contain links to third-party websites, including affiliate partners and resources we reference. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, legal requirements, or for other reasons. When we make changes, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically. Your continued use of the site after any changes constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
This Is How We Do Trips
Info@ThisIsHowWeDoTrips.com