Privacy Policy

Effective Date: March 26, 2026

PlacesUgo.com ("we," "us," or "our") respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, submit a booking request, contact us, or otherwise use our services.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:

  • Submit a booking request
  • Fill out a contact form
  • Sign up for updates or newsletters
  • Communicate with us by email, phone, or text message
  • Apply to be listed as a photographer, guide, instructor, or other service provider

This information may include your name, email address, phone number, location, booking details, preferences, and any other information you choose to provide.

2. Information Collected Automatically

When you visit the Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, including your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URLs, pages viewed, and the dates and times of your visits.

We may collect this information through cookies, analytics tools, server logs, and similar tracking technologies.

3. How We Use Your Information

We may use the information we collect to:

  • Operate, maintain, and improve the Site
  • Process booking requests and connect users with service providers
  • Respond to inquiries and provide customer support
  • Send administrative messages, updates, or booking-related communications
  • Send marketing or promotional communications where permitted by law
  • Monitor and analyze usage and trends
  • Protect the security and integrity of the Site
  • Comply with legal obligations

4. How We Share Information

We may share your information in the following circumstances:

  • With photographers, guides, instructors, or other providers when needed to respond to a booking request
  • With vendors and service providers that help us operate the Site, such as hosting, analytics, email, payment, or messaging providers
  • When required by law, legal process, or to protect our rights and safety
  • As part of a business transfer, merger, sale, or acquisition

We do not sell your personal information for cash. However, some data sharing through advertising or analytics tools may be considered "sharing" under certain laws.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We may use cookies and similar technologies to improve your browsing experience, understand Site traffic, remember preferences, and support marketing efforts.

You can usually adjust your browser settings to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being used. Disabling cookies may affect some functionality of the Site.

6. Email and Text Communications

If you provide your email address or phone number, we may use it to send booking-related notifications, customer service messages, account or request updates, and other operational communications.

If you opt in to marketing communications, we may also send promotional emails or text messages. You can unsubscribe from marketing emails by using the unsubscribe link in the email. For text messages, you may reply STOP where applicable to opt out.

7. Payment Information

If payments are offered through the Site, payment information may be collected and processed by third-party payment processors. We do not store full payment card details on our servers unless explicitly stated otherwise.

8. Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards designed to protect personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

9. Data Retention

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, comply with legal obligations, resolve disputes, and enforce our agreements.

10. Third-Party Links

The Site may contain links to third-party websites or services. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any information.

11. Children's Privacy

The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we learn that we have collected such information, we will take reasonable steps to delete it.

12. Your Privacy Rights

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

To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the contact information below. We may need to verify your identity before responding to certain requests.

13. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will post the updated version on this page and revise the effective date above. Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted means you accept the revised Privacy Policy.

14. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a privacy-related request, please contact us at:

PlacesUgo.com
Email: hello@placesugo.com