Last updated: July 2026
1. Who We Are
Trips2Europe (“we,” “us,” “our”) is a travel content and booking assistance website based in Bacău, Romania, operating at trips2europe.com. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you visit our website, contact us, or use our services.
2. What Data We Collect
We may collect the following categories of personal data:
- Contact form data: Name, email address, and any message content you submit through our contact forms.
- Automatically collected data: IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, and referral source, collected through cookies and analytics tools (see our Cookie Policy for details).
- Affiliate tracking data: When you click links to our travel partners (e.g., GetYourGuide, Booking.com, Viator), tracking cookies may be set by those third parties to attribute bookings. We do not control this data directly — please refer to each partner’s own privacy policy.
3. Why We Collect This Data (Legal Basis)
- Contact form submissions: Processed based on your consent, to respond to your inquiry.
- Website analytics: Processed based on your consent (via cookie banner), to understand site usage and improve our content.
- Affiliate tracking: Processed based on your consent, to enable our affiliate partners to attribute bookings made through our links.
4. How Long We Keep Your Data
- Contact form submissions are retained for as long as necessary to respond to your inquiry, and no longer than 24 months unless a longer retention period is required by law.
- Analytics data is retained according to the retention settings of the specific analytics tool used (typically 14–26 months).
5. Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell your personal data. We may share limited data with:
- Service providers: Our hosting provider (Neoxea) and any email/CRM tools we use to manage inquiries.
- Affiliate partners: Only through their own tracking cookies when you click an affiliate link — we do not directly transmit your personal contact information to these partners.
6. Your Rights (Under GDPR)
If you are located in the EU/EEA, you have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data (“right to be forgotten”)
- Object to or restrict processing
- Request data portability
- Withdraw consent at any time
- Lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority
To exercise these rights, contact us at office@trips2europe.com.
7. International Data Transfers
Some of our third-party tools (analytics, affiliate networks) may be based outside the EU/EEA, including in the United States. Where this occurs, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
8. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect personal data from children.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date.
10. Contact Us
For any privacy-related questions, contact us at office@trips2europe.com or +40 722 583 410.