Disclaimers, Disclosures, & Terms and Conditions

Last updated: August 29, 2019

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Disclaimers

All the information on this website is published in good faith and for general information purpose only. TravelingPies.com does not make any warranties about the completeness, reliability and accuracy of this information. Any action you take upon the information you find on this website (TravelingPies.com), is strictly at your own risk. TravelingPies.com will not be liable for any losses and/or damages in connection with the use of our website.

From our website, you can visit other websites by following hyperlinks to such external sites. While we strive to provide only quality links to useful and ethical websites, we have no control over the content and nature of these sites. These links to other websites do not imply a recommendation for all the content found on these sites. Site owners and content may change without notice and may occur before we have the opportunity to remove a link which may have gone ‘bad’.

Please be also aware that when you leave our website, other sites may have different privacy policies and terms which are beyond our control. Please be sure to check the Privacy Policies of these sites as well as their “Terms of Service” before engaging in any business or uploading any information.

Disclosures

TravelingPies.com is a blog written and edited by Wendy Garcia and Sarah Garcia. For questions about this blog, please contact us at .

This blog may generate revenue through products for purchase, donations, affiliate commissions, cash advertising, sponsorship, or other forms of compensation.

The views and opinions expressed on this blog are purely our own. Any product claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question.

This blog does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our disclaimers, disclosures, and agree to our terms and conditions, found below.

Terms and Conditions ("Terms")

Please read these Terms and Conditions ("Terms", "Terms and Conditions") carefully before using the TravelingPies.com website (the "Service") operated by TravelingPies.com ("us", "we", or "our").

Your access to and use of the Service is conditioned on your acceptance of and compliance with these Terms. These Terms apply to all visitors, users and others who access or use the Service.

By accessing or using the Service you agree to be bound by these Terms. If you disagree with any part of the terms then you may not access the Service.

Copyright

The images and content of TravelingPies.com are protected by copyright laws. DO NOT distribute or copy the content found within this blog without written permission. DO NOT edit or remove watermarks from any image. Images may NOT be used for any advertising purposes.

If you would like to share an image, pick ONE IMAGE only and provide a direct link to its original post.

If linking to any of our printables only link to our blog post, not the printable link. All of our printables are for personal use only and may not be altered, re-sold, or redistributed.

For questions contact us at .

Purchases

If you wish to purchase any product or service made available through the Service ("Purchase"), you may be asked to supply certain information relevant to your Purchase including, without limitation, your name, email, address, and other relevant information.

Products may be sold through a third-party and are therefore subject to that party’s Return Policy and Terms and Conditions.

All digital products purchased through TravelingPies.com are non-refundable and may not be returned.

All of our products (including our posts, printables, and merchandise) are for personal use only and may not be altered, re-sold, or redistributed.

Subscriptions

Some parts of the Service may be billed on a subscription basis ("Subscription(s)") through Patreon, a third-party service, and is therefore subject to Patreon’s Terms and Conditions.

Links To Other Web Sites

Our Service may contain links to third-party web sites or services that are not owned or controlled by TravelingPies.com.

TravelingPies.com has no control over, and assumes no responsibility for, the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third party web sites or services. You further acknowledge and agree that TravelingPies.com shall not be responsible or liable, directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance on any such content, goods or services available on or through any such web sites or services.

User Comments Terms of Use

Outlined below are the terms of use associated with the comment facilities on the TravelingPies.com website.

User contributions and/or comments do not, unless specifically stated, represent the views of TravelingPies.com.

Rules for [use of/contributing to] the comments section:

1. This is a public arena; remember that everyone with access to the Internet can read what you post. You may express your opinions but remember that you are legally responsible for what you contribute. Be aware that a wide variety of people may view your comments which must be respectful and comply with these Term & Conditions and these Terms of Use.
2. You must not submit content to the TravelingPies.com website (which for the purposes of these Terms of Use is defined to include any text of whatever nature including any comments or submissions posted by you, photographs, graphics, video or audio) (“Content”)) that:
3. is defamatory, offensive, sexist, homophobic, obscene, harassing or threatening;
4. is in breach of (i) anyone’s privacy; or (ii) confidentiality;
5. infringes any third parties intellectual property rights;
6. may cause anxiety or encourage racial hatred or violence;
7. may prejudice legal proceedings.
8. You must not seek to impersonate a third party or post comments which are falsely attributed to third parties.
9. You must not include any links to any websites or web pages.
10. You must not use the TravelingPies.com website for the promotion of products or services or for any purpose other than you own personal, non-commercial use.
11. By contributing to the TravelingPies.com website you confirm that it is your own original work and not copied from anyone else or infringing any third party’s intellectual property or other rights and complies with these Terms of Use and the Terms & Conditions.
12. By providing Content to TravelingPies.com you grant to TravelingPies.com a royalty free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, non-exclusive licence to use, edit, moderate, copy and make the Content or any part of it available as it sees fit on the TravelingPies.com website or on any other TravelingPies.com or third party services in any media or technology now known or later developed.
13. TravelingPies.com reserves the right to check, edit, moderate and/or delete Content submitted by you. TravelingPies.com reserves the right to prevent you from making comments if you repeatedly breach these Terms of Use. TravelingPies.com will not enter into any discussion or correspondence with you or about you if it has decided to modify/delete your comments or to prevent you from commenting on TravelingPies.com.

Changes

We reserve the right, at our sole discretion, to modify or replace these Terms at any time. If a revision is material we will try to provide at least 7 days' notice prior to any new terms taking effect. What constitutes a material change will be determined at our sole discretion.

Contact Us

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Privacy and Cookie Policy for TravelingPies.com

TravelingPies.com  (“Website”) is governed by the following Privacy Policy.

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you what information we may collect and how it may be used. This statement only applies to this Website.

WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT AND HOW IS IT USED? 

• Information You Voluntarily Submit to the Website: We may collect personal information from you such as your name or email address. For example, you may voluntarily submit information to the Website by leaving a comment, subscribing to a newsletter, or submitting a contact form.

• Information We Collect from Others: We may receive information about you from other sources. For example, if you use a third-party software through the site, they may transfer information to us for fulfillment.

• Automatically-Collected Information: We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, our website traffic analytic software will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. This software may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked.

• Cookies: We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.

HOW YOUR INFORMATION MAY BE USED

We may use the information collected in the following ways:

• To send you promotional information, such as newsletters. Each email promotion will provide information on how to opt-out of future mailings;

• To send you administrative communications, such as administrative emails, confirmation emails, technical notices, updates on policies, or security alerts;

• To respond to your comments or inquiries;

• To provide you with user support;

• To track and measure advertising on the Website;

• To process payment for purchases you make through the Website; or,

• To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.

THIRD-PARTY USE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your information with third parties when you explicitly authorize us to share your information.

Additionally, the Website may use third-party service providers service various aspects of the Website. Each third-party service provider’s use of your personal information is dictated by their respective privacy policies. The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

• Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.

• Payment Processing – this service is used to serve our ecommerce platform. At no time is your banking information passed to the Website. We receive only information used for order fulfillment.

• MailChimp – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications.

• Leadpages – this service is used to connect you with the free item you sign up for via email. Your information is not stored on this platform, but is forwarded directly to the email provider.

At this time, your personal information is not shared with any other third-party applications. This list may be amended from time to time in the Website’s sole discretion.

Except when required by law, we will not sell, distribute, or reveal your email addresses or other personal information without your consent; however, we may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the Website to third parties who acquire all or a portion of our business, which may be the result of a merger, consolidation, or purchase of all or a portion of our assets, or in connection with any bankruptcy or reorganization proceeding brought by or against us.

ANONYMOUS DATA

From time to time, we may use anonymous data, which does not identify you alone, or when combined with data from other parties. This type of anonymous data may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses. Examples of this anonymous data may include analytics or information collected from cookies.

PUBLICLY VISIBLE INFORMATION

If you create a user profile on the Website or leave a comment, certain information may be publicly visible.

COOKIES

The Website uses cookies to store visitors’ preferences, record user-specific information on what pages users access or visit, ensure that visitors are not repeatedly sent the same banner ads, customize Website content based on visitors’ browser type or other information that the visitor sends. Cookies may also be used by third-party services, such as Google Analytics, as described herein.

Users may, at any time, prevent the setting of cookies, by the Website, by using a corresponding setting of your internet browser and may thus permanently deny the setting of cookies. Furthermore, already set cookies may be deleted at any time via an Internet browser or other software programs. This is possible in all popular Internet browsers. However, if users deactivate the setting of cookies in your Internet browser, not all functions of our Website may be entirely usable.

ADVERTISING

Display Ads

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use cookies. No personally identifiable information is shared with the Website’s ad providers.

Retargeting Ads

From time to time, the Website may engage in remarketing efforts with third-party companies, such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram, in order to market the Website. These companies use cookies to serve ads based on someone’s past visits to the Website.

Sponsored Content Tracking Pixels

This Website does not currently but may in the future engage in sponsored campaigns with various influencer networks, brands, and agencies. All sponsored content is duly disclosed in accordance with the FTC’s requirements. From time to time, these sponsored campaigns utilize tracking pixels (aka web beacons), which may contain cookies to collect data regarding usage and audience. This information is collected by the sponsoring company to track the results of the campaign. No personally identifiable information collected by the Website is used in conjunction with these tracking pixels.

Affiliate Program Participation

The Website may engage in affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the 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 commissions.

TravelingPies.com is a participant in the SiteGround Affiliate Program and may in the future participate in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and providing links to SiteGround.com and Amazon.com.  As part of these programs, the Website will post customized links, provided by these programs, to track the referrals to their website. These programs utilizes cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales.

Newsletters

On the Website, you may subscribe to our newsletter, which may be used for advertising purposes. All newsletters sent may contain tracking pixels. The pixel is embedded in emails and allows an analysis of the success of online marketing campaigns. Because of these tracking pixels, we may see if and when you open an email and which links within the email you click. Also, this allows the Website to adapt the content of future newsletters to the interests of the user. This behavior will not be passed on to third parties.

RIGHTS RELATED TO YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

Opt-out – You may opt-out of future email communications by following the unsubscribe links in our emails. You may also notify us at to be removed from our mailing list.

Access – You may access the personal information we have about you by submitting a request to .

Amend – You may contact us at to amend or update your personal information.

Forget – In certain situations, you may request that we erase or forget your personal data. To do so, please submit a request to .

Please note that we may need to retain certain information for recordkeeping purposes or to complete transactions, or when required by law.

SENSITIVE PERSONAL INFORMATION

At no time should you submit sensitive personal information to the Website. This includes your social security number, information regarding race or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious beliefs, health information, criminal background, or trade union memberships. If you elect to submit such information to us, it will be subject to this Privacy Policy.

CHILDREN’S INFORMATION

The Website does not knowingly collect any personally identifiable information from children under the age of 16. If a parent or guardian believes that the Website has personally identifiable information of a child under the age of 16 in its database, please contact us immediately at and we will use our best efforts to promptly remove such information from our records.

CONTACT INFORMATION

At any time, please contact us at for questions related to this Privacy Policy.

Last updated: August 28, 2019

We’re two sisters who love travel, food, and fun.

We are based out of Los Angeles and looking forward to sharing with you a plethora of tips, tricks, reviews, and bucket lists full of things to do in Southern California, throughout the USA, or at countless wonderful international destinations around the world.

Wendy is an adventurous foodie who is always eager to seek out yummy new food places - from Instagram worthy restaurants to cheap eats. She’s also a directional wiz who can navigate her way around any destination without breaking a sweat.    Roles Include: Author, Editor, Site Administrator, Logo Designer, Icon Designer   Wendy’s Fave Pies: Cherry Pie, Rhubarb Pie, Pumpkin Cream Pie, and Custard Pie

Sarah is budget conscious and is the first to jump at affordable or even free things to do in any given location. As a former girl scout, she’s always prepared with guides, checklists, and vacation ideas.    Roles Include: Author, Editor, Photographer*, Graphic Designer, Social Media Coordinator   Sarah’s Fave Pies: Banana Cream Pie and Pumpkin Cream Pie

About The Blog

TravelingPies.com is a blog on travel tips, reviews & bucket lists with foodie inspiration, places to go & things to do - everything from cheap, yummy eats to packing hacks and checklists, to budget destinations. Traveling Pies is here to help you travel more and stress less.

*Most of the photos on this blog are captured onsite by Sarah; some are from Unsplash, and a few are from Flicker (with credit).

Our opinions are from genuine thoughts, reactions, and experiences.

This blog may generate revenue through products for purchase, donations, or other forms of compensation.

For more information, here's our Disclaimers, Disclosures, & Terms and Conditions and Privacy and Cookie Policy.

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