Privacy Policy

Effective Date: December 26, 2025
Website: travelingwithscubajay.com (the “Site”)
Owner/Operator: Jason Botticelli (“we,” “us,” or “our”)
Contact Email: [email protected]

1) Introduction

We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting it through this Privacy Policy. This policy describes the types of information we may collect from you or that you may provide when you visit travelingwithscubajay.com, and our practices for collecting, using, maintaining, protecting, and disclosing that information.

By using the Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this Privacy Policy.

2) Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

A. Information you provide voluntarily

  • Email address and name when you subscribe to our newsletter through Beehiiv or otherwise opt in to receive emails from us
  • Messages and contact details when you email us or submit a contact form (if available on the Site)
  • User-generated content if you leave comments or interact with public features on the Site (if enabled)

B. Information collected automatically
When you visit the Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and usage, including:

  • IP address, browser type, device type, operating system
  • Pages viewed, time spent on pages, links clicked, referring/exit pages
  • Approximate location (derived from IP address)
  • Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 5)

3) How We Use Your Information

We may use your information to:

  • Provide, operate, and maintain the Site
  • Respond to inquiries and provide customer support
  • Send newsletters and updates you request via Beehiiv (you can unsubscribe at any time)
  • Analyze traffic and user behavior to improve content and performance
  • Serve advertisements and measure ad performance via Mediavine (if ads are enabled)
  • Track purchases and referrals related to affiliate links (e.g., Amazon Associates)
  • Detect, prevent, and address technical issues, fraud, or abuse
  • Comply with legal obligations

4) Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies, web beacons, pixels, and similar technologies to:

  • Remember preferences
  • Understand how visitors use the Site
  • Measure the effectiveness of content and advertising
  • Support affiliate referral tracking (such as Amazon affiliate links)

You can control cookies through your browser settings and, where available, cookie/consent tools presented on the Site. Disabling cookies may affect Site functionality.

5) Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)

The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.

First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies: https://www.allaboutcookies.org/manage-cookies/

Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.

The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads: IP Address; Operating System type; Operating System version; Device Type; Language of the website; Web browser type; Email (in hashed form).

Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.

If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit the National Advertising Initiative opt out page: https://thenai.org/opt-out/ You may also visit the Digital Advertising Alliance website: http://optout.aboutads.info/#/ and the Network Advertising Initiative website: http://optout.networkadvertising.org/# to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app: https://youradchoices.com/appchoices to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.

For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners: https://www.mediavine.com/ad-partners/

6) Email Newsletter (Beehiiv)

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we may collect your email address and, if provided, your name. We use Beehiiv to manage subscriptions and send emails.

  • You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.
  • We may track email performance metrics (e.g., opens and clicks) as provided by Beehiiv to improve our content and communications.

7) Affiliate Links (Amazon Associates)

travelingwithscubajay.com participates in affiliate marketing programs, including the Amazon Associates Program. This means we may earn a commission if you click on Amazon affiliate links and make a purchase, at no additional cost to you.

Amazon and other affiliate partners may use cookies or similar technologies to track referrals and attribute purchases to the Site. These practices are governed by Amazon’s privacy policies and terms.

8) Sharing of Information

We do not sell your personal information in the ordinary sense. However, we may share limited information with third parties who help us operate the Site, including:

  • Mediavine (advertising technology and measurement)
  • Beehiiv (email newsletter management)
  • Amazon and related affiliate tracking systems (for referral attribution)

We may also share information:

  • To comply with legal requirements (law, regulation, subpoena, court order)
  • To enforce our policies and protect rights, safety, and property
  • In connection with a business transfer (merger, sale, restructuring)

9) Data Retention

We keep personal information only as long as necessary for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.

For newsletter subscriptions, we retain your information until you unsubscribe or request deletion (subject to legal and operational requirements).

10) Data Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect your personal information. However, no method of transmission over the internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11) Your Privacy Rights

A. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA — if applicable)
If you are a California resident, you may have rights to:

  • Know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or “sold”/“shared” (as defined by California law)
  • Request deletion of personal information (with certain exceptions)
  • Correct inaccurate personal information
  • Opt out of the “sale” or “sharing” of personal information (as defined by California law), if applicable
  • Non-discrimination for exercising your rights

To submit a request, contact us at: [email protected].
We may need to verify your identity before fulfilling requests.

B. EEA/UK Rights (GDPR/UK GDPR — if applicable)
If you are located in the European Economic Area or the United Kingdom, you may have the right to:

  • Access your data
  • Correct or delete your data
  • Restrict or object to processing
  • Data portability
  • Withdraw consent at any time (where processing is based on consent)
  • Lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority

To exercise these rights, email: [email protected].

12) Children’s Privacy

The Site is not intended for children under 13 (or under 16 in certain regions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to delete it.

13) International Visitors

If you access the Site from outside the United States, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate. By using the Site, you consent to these transfers, where permitted by law.

14) Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Effective Date.” Your continued use of the Site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

15) Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, contact:
Jason Botticelli
Email: [email protected]
Website: travelingwithscubajay.com