Privacy Policy – Vacation Savant

Last updated: February 2026

At Vacation Savant, your privacy is important to us. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our website: http://vacationsavant.com.

1. Who We Are

Our website address is: http://vacationsavant.com.

We are committed to protecting your privacy and being transparent about the information we collect and how it is used.

2. Comments

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

An anonymized string (also called a hash) created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here.

After approval of your comment, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

3. Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS) in your images. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

4. Cookies

Our website uses cookies to improve your experience:

  • Comment cookies: If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies for your convenience. These cookies last one year.

  • Login cookies: If you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. Login cookies save your login information and display preferences; they last up to two weeks if “Remember Me” is selected.

  • Post-edit cookies: If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie is saved to indicate the post ID you just edited. This expires after one day.

Cookies do not contain personal data beyond what you provide.

5. Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content behaves as if the visitor has visited the other website, which may collect data about you, use cookies, track interactions, and monitor usage if you have an account and are logged in.

6. Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email. Other than this, your data is not shared with third parties except as described for embedded content and automated services like spam detection.

7. How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically.

  • Registered users’ personal information is stored in their profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except for username). Website administrators can also manage user data as needed.

8. Your Rights Over Your Data

If you have an account or have left comments, you can:

  • Request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you provided.

  • Request that we erase your personal data.

This does not include data we must retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

9. Where Your Data Is Sent

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

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. The most recent version will always be posted on this page.

Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our contact page.