Atlas Journal is a travel website that publishes city guides, itineraries, destination notes, hotel ideas, newsletters, and travel stories. We aim to collect only the information needed to operate the site, understand how readers use it, improve our content, and respond to messages.

This page is a general privacy policy and not legal advice. Privacy laws vary by country and region, so this policy is written to reflect broad global privacy principles, including transparency, choice, access, deletion, correction, data minimization, and security.

Information we collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Information you provide: your name, email address, message content, newsletter signup details, or any information you choose to send through forms or email.
• Usage information: pages visited, links clicked, approximate location, browser type, device type, referring pages, and general interaction data.
• Technical information: IP address, cookie identifiers, device identifiers, log data, and performance data.
• Content preferences: topics, destinations, or articles you interact with, where this can be inferred from site usage.

How we use information

We use information to:

• Operate, maintain, and improve Atlas Journal.
• Publish and organize travel content.
• Respond to questions, contact requests, and reader messages.
• Send newsletters if you choose to subscribe.
• Understand which guides and stories are useful to readers.
• Monitor site performance, security, and errors.
• Comply with legal, tax, security, or regulatory obligations.

Cookies and analytics

Atlas Journal may use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies to keep the website working, measure traffic, improve performance, and understand reader behavior.

We may use tools such as Google Tag Manager and Google Analytics. These tools can collect information such as visited pages, device type, approximate geography, traffic source, and interactions with the site. Google may process this information according to its own policies.

You can usually control cookies through your browser settings. Some browsers and extensions also allow you to block tracking scripts, clear cookies, or send privacy preference signals.

Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights over your personal information. These may include the right to:

• Access the personal information we hold about you.
• Request correction of inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of personal information.
• Object to or restrict certain processing.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
• Request a portable copy of your information.
• Opt out of sale, sharing, or targeted advertising where applicable.
• Appeal a privacy request decision where applicable.

We do not knowingly sell personal information. If this changes, we will update this policy and provide any required opt-out mechanisms.

To make a privacy request, contact us at [email protected]. We may need to verify your identity before completing certain requests.

Data sharing

We may share information with service providers that help us operate the website, host content, send emails, analyze traffic, prevent abuse, or manage technical infrastructure.

These providers may include:

• Website hosting and server providers.
• Content management and media providers, including Sanity.
• Analytics and measurement providers.
• Email or newsletter service providers.
• Security, debugging, and performance tools.

We may also disclose information if required by law, legal process, security needs, fraud prevention, or to protect our rights and users.

Data retention

We keep personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

Newsletter records may be kept until you unsubscribe. Contact messages may be kept as long as needed to respond, maintain records, or manage future correspondence. Analytics data may be retained according to the settings of the analytics provider.

Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect personal information. No website, server, email system, or internet transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

International data transfers

Atlas Journal may use service providers located in different countries. This means information may be processed outside your country of residence. Where required, we rely on appropriate legal safeguards for international transfers.

Children

Atlas Journal is not intended for children under 13, or the equivalent minimum age in your jurisdiction. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

Third-party links

Our website may link to hotels, restaurants, travel services, booking platforms, social media, maps, or other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites.

Changes to this policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the date at the top of this page. Material changes may be communicated more prominently where appropriate.

Contact

For privacy questions or requests, contact:

Atlas Journal
Email: [email protected]