Terms and Conditions

Last Update: January 2025

These terms and conditions outline the rules for the use of Travely Notes’s Website, located at https://www.travelynotes.com (“Website”). By accessing this Website, I assume you accept these terms and conditions.

As a user of this Website, you are free to:

  • Browse blog posts and other pages on this Website and write comments related to the blog posts.

  • Subscribe to my monthly newsletter.

  • Share links and short (one or two line) excerpts from my posts, as long as clear credit with appropriate and specific direction to the original content is provided.

You are asked not to:

  • Use this Website's material elsewhere without my consent. (To clear any legal doubts, or inquire about licensing my work, please contact me at travelynotes@gmail.com)

  • Write inappropriate, abusive or spammy comments. If there are any, they will be promptly removed and reported.

Please know that, on top of these terms, you also agree to have read and approved the Disclaimer, Disclosure, and Privacy Policy below ⬇️.

Disclaimer

Information Accuracy Disclaimer

The content found on TravelyNotes.com is for informational and educational purposes only. It is intended as general information.

While I take every effort and care in preparing the content of this Website, I disclaim all warranties, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or adequacy of the information in any of the content. I am not responsible for any errors and omissions contained in the information, or if the information is not current. Please do your own research to confirm.

At times, this Website will reference third-party websites. I am not responsible for the content of those sites, and any links do not necessarily mean an endorsement of views on those sites.

I also (to the extent permitted by law) shall not be liable for any losses or damages arising from the use of, or reliance on, the information on this Website. Neither am I liable for any losses or damages arising from the use of, or reliance on sites linked to this Website, or the Internet in general.

All opinions expressed in the content of this blog and on related social media accounts are my own opinions and thoughts.

Comments published on this Website may not necessarily reflect the views of Travely Notes and any inappropriate, abusive or spammy comments are prohibited.

Content Ownership

All content on travelynotes.com is subject to copyright and may not be reproduced in any form without the express written consent of the author and owner of this Website. Unless otherwise stated, all words and images on this Website have been written by or photographed by me, Sarah, the owner of travelynotes.com. If I have either failed to credit accurately or someone wishes an image to be removed from this Website, please contact me (travelynotes@gmail.com).

If I use material on travelynotes.com that does not belong to me, I will cite the author and provide a link to the source. In addition, unless it is fair use, I will always ensure that I have received permission from the owner prior to publication.

Disclosure

I hold myself personally and professionally to the highest ethical standards and only write my honest opinions on this blog. Unless otherwise stated, I am not compensated for what I write in any ways.

Affiliate Program Participation

This Website may occasionally engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into this Website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of assigning commissions on these sales.

At no extra cost to you, I may earn a small commission when you click on them and make a purchase. And if you do, thanks for your support! Purchasing through these links is a great way to support Travely Notes, as this helps with the costs of running my blog.

I only recommend products or services that I have used myself or that I genuinely believe will be helpful to my readers.

Newsletter

On this Website, you may subscribe to my newsletter, which may include affiliate marketing links. You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in my emails.

Privacy

I am committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.

This Website collects some personal data from its users. This Privacy Policy informs you of practices and policies regarding the collection and use of personal data received from users of this Website.

Squarespace Analytics

This website collects personal data to power the site analytics, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this Website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

I share this information with Squarespace, my website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

Squarespace Cookies

This Website uses cookies and similar technologies. Cookies are text files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your computer's or tablet’s or mobile’s part of the hard drive specifically designated for cookies. It is standard practice to use cookies to make your experience better when using a website. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit The cookies Squarespace uses.

Google Analytics

This Website uses Google Analytics, a web analysis service provided by Google Inc. that uses "cookies", which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyse how users use the site. You can find additional information on the terms of use and data protection at Google Analytics here.

Affiliate Marketing Cookies

I participate in affiliate marketing programs, which means I get paid commissions on purchases made through links to retailer sites. These programs use cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales. Please note that these third-party sites operate independently and have their own privacy policies.

Visitor Data

For Website Visitors

This website is hosted by Squarespace. Squarespace collects personal data when you visit this website, including:

  • Information about your browser, network and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Web pages you view while on this website

  • Your IP address

Squarespace needs the data to run this website, and to protect and improve its platform and services. Squarespace analyzes the data in a de-personalized form.

For Use of Blog Comments

This website includes commenting functionality on some pages which enables you to post a comment. This website collects personal data when you post a comment, including:

  • Your name (which will be displayed as part of your posted comment)

  • Your email address (optional, to let you know if someone replies to your comment)

  • Your website URL (optional)

This website includes “likes” functionality on some blog posts which enables you to “like” a post. This website collects personal data when you like a post to try to prevent the same person from liking the same post during the same visit, including:

  • Information about your browser, network and device

  • Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share

  • Your IP address

For Form Block Submissions

When you submit information to this website via webform, we collect the data requested in the webform in order to track and respond to your submissions. We share this information with Squarespace, our online store hosting provider, so that they can provide website services to us.

Emails

If you have subscribed to Travely Notes’ mailing list, you will receive my monthly newsletter which may contain marketing elements, which you can unsubscribe from by clicking the link at the bottom of the email. We share your contact information with Squarespace, our email marketing provider, so they can send these emails on my behalf.

Fonts

This website serves font files from and renders fonts using Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, these third parties may receive personal information about you, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, or device

  • Information about this site and the page you’re viewing on it

  • Your IP address

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact me at travelynotes@gmail.com.

Thank you!

Thank you for visiting this website! Happy travels!