Privacy Policy for Our Road Trip Planner

Welcome to our road trip planner for Austria! Your privacy is of paramount importance to us. This policy details how we collect, use, process, and protect your personal data when you use our online platform to plan your journeys.

1. Information We Collect

We collect various types of information to provide and improve our services to you.

Personal Information You Provide:

• Account Information: When you create an account, we may collect your username, email address, password (hashed), and preferred language.
• Itinerary Details: Information you input to build your custom road trip itineraries, such as desired destinations, dates of travel, attractions of interest, budget preferences, and number of travelers.
• Communication Data: If you contact us directly, we may retain records of your correspondence, including your email address and the content of your messages.

Information Collected Automatically:

• Usage Data: We collect information about how you interact with our site, such as the pages you visit, the features you use (e.g., interactive map interactions, route planning tools, slider adjustments), the time and date of your visits, and the duration of your sessions.
• Device Information: We may collect data such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and device identifiers. This helps us optimize our service for various devices and improve security.
• Cookies and Tracking Technologies: We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our service and hold certain information. These are tiny files stored on your device that help us improve and analyze our service, remember your preferences, and understand user behavior. You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings.

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the collected data for various purposes, primarily to deliver and enhance your road trip planning experience:

• To Provide and Maintain Our Service: This includes enabling the interactive map, route building, saving itineraries, and providing recommended attractions.
• To Personalize Your Experience: Tailoring attraction recommendations and route suggestions based on your preferences and previous interactions.
• To Improve and Develop New Features: Analyzing usage patterns and feedback to enhance the functionality and design of our platform, such as UI elements and animations.
• For Communication: Sending you service-related notifications, updates, or responding to your inquiries and support requests.
• For Security and Fraud Prevention: Protecting our service and users from malicious activity.
• For Analytics: Monitoring and analyzing trends and usage to better understand how users interact with our service and to improve its overall performance.

3. Data Sharing and Disclosure

We respect your data and do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties. We may share information in the following limited circumstances:

• Service Providers: We may engage third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our service (e.g., hosting providers, analytics providers). These third parties have access to your personal data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.
• Legal Requirements: We may disclose your personal data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities (e.g., a court or government agency).
• Business Transfers: In the event of a merger, acquisition, or asset sale, your personal data may be transferred to the new entity. We will provide notice before your personal data is transferred and becomes subject to a different Privacy Policy.
• With Your Consent: We may disclose your personal data for any other purpose with your explicit consent.

4. Data Security

The security of your data is important to us. We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

5. Your Data Protection Rights (GDPR)

Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have certain rights regarding your personal data:

• The Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• The Right to Rectification: You have the right to request that we correct any information you believe is inaccurate or complete information you believe is incomplete.
• The Right to Erasure: You have the right to request that we erase your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The Right to Object to Processing: You have the right to object to our processing of your personal data, under certain conditions.
• The Right to Data Portability: You have the right to request that we transfer the data that we have collected to another organization, or directly to you, under certain conditions.

If you make a request, we have one month to respond to you. To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details provided below.

6. Retention of Data

We will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

7. Links to Other Websites

Our service may contain links to other websites that are not operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party's site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

8. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page. You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.

9. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, your data, or would like to exercise one of your data protection rights, please contact us: