Short version: Clever Journey collects limited information to run the site, understand what readers find useful, show advertising, protect the website, and respond when you contact us. This privacy policy explains what we collect, why we collect it, how third-party services such as Raptive and Google may use data, and what choices you have.
Clever Journey is a travel advice website. You can read most of our content without creating an account, buying anything, or giving us personal information directly. Some information is still collected automatically when you visit the site, such as basic device, browser, analytics, cookie, and advertising data.
What This Privacy Policy Covers
This privacy policy applies to information collected through CleverJourney.com and related site features, including contact forms, analytics tools, advertising technology, comments or email communication if available, and links to third-party services.
This policy does not control the privacy practices of third-party websites we link to, such as airlines, airports, retailers, booking platforms, Amazon, Google, Raptive, or social media platforms. If you leave Clever Journey through a link, review that site’s privacy policy before sharing information there.
Information We Collect
Information you choose to provide
You may choose to provide personal information when you contact us, subscribe to an email list if one is offered, comment on the site if comments are enabled, respond to a survey, enter a promotion, or communicate with us by email. This information may include your name, email address, message content, social profile, or other details you choose to send.
We do not ask readers to create accounts for normal site browsing. We also do not ask for payment information directly through Clever Journey unless a clearly identified feature or service requires it.
Information collected automatically
When you visit the site, some information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, analytics tools, security tools, ad partners, and other service providers. This may include:
- IP address and approximate location derived from it
- Browser type, device type, operating system, and language settings
- Pages viewed, referring pages, links clicked, and time spent on the site
- Cookie identifiers, advertising identifiers, and similar tracking technologies
- Basic diagnostic information used to protect and maintain the website
How We Use Information
We use information for practical site operations, not to build private travel profiles about individual readers. The main uses are:
- Operating and maintaining Clever Journey
- Understanding which travel articles and guides are useful to readers
- Improving site speed, layout, navigation, and content quality
- Displaying and measuring advertising
- Responding to questions, feedback, and reader requests
- Preventing spam, fraud, abuse, security issues, and technical problems
- Complying with legal obligations and protecting our rights
Cookies, Analytics, and Similar Technologies
Clever Journey and its service providers may use cookies, pixels, local storage, and similar technologies. These tools help the site remember preferences, measure traffic, understand reader behavior, show ads, prevent abuse, and keep the site working properly.
You can usually control cookies through your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how ads, videos, forms, or other site features work.
Google Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use Clever Journey. Google Analytics may collect information through cookies and similar technologies, such as pages visited, device information, browser information, approximate location, and interactions with the site. Google uses this information to provide reports and measurement tools.
You can read Google’s privacy policy here: https://policies.google.com/privacy.
Advertising and Raptive
Clever Journey displays ads to support the site. Advertising helps keep our travel guides free to read.
Advertising. CMI Marketing, Inc., d/b/a Raptive (“Raptive”) is a service provider of this Site for the purposes of placing advertising on the Site, and Raptive will collect and use certain data for advertising purposes. To learn more about Raptive’s data usage, click here: https://raptive.com/creator-advertising-privacy-statement/.
Raptive and its advertising partners may use cookies and similar technologies to show, personalize, measure, and improve ads. Depending on where you live, you may see privacy choices such as a cookie banner or a “Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information” link. Use those controls where available to manage advertising-related choices.
Affiliate Links and Retailer Websites
Clever Journey uses affiliate links on some pages. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate links may lead to third-party retailers such as Amazon or other travel-related companies.
When you click a retailer link, that retailer may collect information under its own privacy policy. Clever Journey does not control how third-party retailers process your information after you leave our site. You can read more on our affiliate disclosure page.
Who We Share Information With
We may share information with service providers that help us operate the website and related services. These may include hosting providers, analytics providers, advertising partners, email or contact-form tools, security tools, technical support providers, and professional advisors.
We may also disclose information if required by law, to respond to lawful requests, to protect our rights, to investigate abuse or security issues, or as part of a business transfer such as a merger, sale, or restructuring.
International Data Transfers
Clever Journey can be accessed from many countries. Information may be processed in the United States, the European Union, and other locations where we or our service providers operate. Privacy laws may differ from country to country. Where required, we rely on appropriate safeguards for international transfers.
How Long We Keep Information
We keep personal information only as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer period is required or allowed by law. For example, we may keep contact messages long enough to respond and maintain business records, while analytics and advertising data may be retained according to the practices of the relevant service provider.
Your Privacy Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, restrict, transfer, or object to certain uses of your personal information. You may also have the right to opt out of certain advertising-related sharing or targeted advertising.
You can make privacy requests by contacting us at the email address below. We may need to verify your request before responding. If a request relates to data handled directly by a third-party service, we may direct you to that service’s privacy controls.
You can also manage some privacy choices through:
- Your browser’s cookie and tracking settings
- Your device’s advertising and location settings
- Google privacy controls and ad settings
- Raptive or site-level privacy choices shown in your region
- Unsubscribe links in marketing emails, if you receive any
Children’s Privacy
Clever Journey is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has provided us personal information, contact us and we will take reasonable steps to delete it.
Security
We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect information. No website, email system, server, or internet transmission is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.
External Links
Our articles often link to airlines, airports, government agencies, retailers, booking services, product manufacturers, social platforms, and other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or security of websites we do not operate.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy when our practices, tools, service providers, or legal obligations change. When we make updates, we will revise the “Last updated” date below. Your continued use of Clever Journey after a policy update means the updated policy applies going forward.
Contact Us
If you have questions about this privacy policy or want to make a privacy request, contact us.
Last updated: May 2026