Privacy Policy

Last Updated: September 3, 2026

Welcome to Letters from Abroad, a personal travel blog documenting my experiences, reflections, and adventures while participating in Semester at Sea and traveling around the world.

I respect your privacy and want you to understand what information may be collected when you visit this website and how that information may be used.

Information I Collect

You can visit and read Letters from Abroad without providing me with personal information.

However, certain information may be collected automatically when you visit the website, and you may voluntarily provide information when interacting with certain features, such as blog comments.

Information Collected Automatically

Because this website is hosted through Wix and uses Wix Analytics, certain information about visitors may be collected automatically.

This may include information such as:

Your IP address
Browser and device type
General geographic information
Pages you visit
How you navigate through the website
The amount of time spent on the website
How you arrived at the website
Other technical and usage information

This information helps me understand how readers are using Letters from Abroad and allows me to improve the website and its content.

I use this information primarily in aggregate and statistical form rather than to personally identify individual readers.

Blog Comments

Letters from Abroad allows readers to leave comments on blog posts.

When you choose to leave a comment, you may be asked to provide information such as your name and/or email address. Please remember that anything you choose to post in a public comment may be visible to other visitors to the website.

Please do not post personal information that you do not want publicly available.

Comments may be moderated, removed, or edited when necessary, including comments that are inappropriate, offensive, spam, or otherwise unrelated to the blog.

Information associated with comments may be processed and stored by Wix as part of providing the commenting functionality.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

Letters from Abroad may use cookies and similar technologies through Wix and Wix Analytics.

Cookies are small files that are stored on your device and can help websites function properly, remember preferences, and understand how visitors interact with a website.

These technologies may be used to:

Keep the website functioning properly
Understand website traffic and visitor behavior
Improve website performance
Understand which content is most useful to readers

You can manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of some parts of the website.

Wix

Letters from Abroad is hosted using Wix. Wix may collect, process, and store certain information about visitors as necessary to provide website hosting, security, analytics, and other website functionality.

Wix's handling of personal information is governed by its own privacy practices and policies.

How I Use Information

Information collected through Letters from Abroad may be used to:

Operate and maintain the website
Understand how visitors use the blog
Improve the website and blog content
Monitor website performance
Maintain website security
Respond to comments or inquiries
Prevent spam or inappropriate activity
Comply with applicable legal requirements

I do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.

No Email Newsletter

Letters from Abroad does not currently offer an email newsletter or email subscription service.

If this changes in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated to explain how email addresses and related information are collected and used.

Third-Party Links

Letters from Abroad may contain links to third-party websites, including travel resources, attractions, restaurants, accommodations, social media platforms, and other websites I find useful.

Once you leave Letters from Abroad and visit another website, that website's privacy policy applies. I am not responsible for the privacy practices, security, or content of third-party websites.

Children's Privacy

Letters from Abroad is not intended to knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 13.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information through this website, please contact me so that I can take appropriate steps to address the situation.

Data Security

Reasonable measures are taken to protect information associated with Letters from Abroad. However, no website or method of transmitting information over the internet can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information, including the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of certain information.

If you have a question about information associated with a comment you have submitted or another interaction with Letters from Abroad, you may contact me through the website.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

As Letters from Abroad develops, I may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes to the website, its features, or applicable legal requirements.

Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last Updated” date.

Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or how information is handled on Letters from Abroad, please contact me through the website's Contact page.