Privacy Policy

This privacy policy was last updated on 17 January 2024.

At On the Go with 4 Kids in Tow, we take privacy seriously and are committed to maintaining the trust and confidence of our visitors to our website and subscribers to our newsletter. We are not in the business of selling, renting or trading email lists with other companies and businesses for marketing purposes.

Our website address is https://www.onthegowith4kidsintow.com

  • This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me.

  • This blog does not contain any content which might present a conflict of interest.

  • We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

The what and why to the personal data we collect.

You may be asked to enter your email address to sign up to our mailing list. You may also be asked for your name and email when leaving a comment. These actions are entirely optional and does not prevent you from accessing the site if you choose not to.

Google Analytics.

When someone visits onthegowith4kidsintow.com we use a third party service, Google Analytics, to collect standard internet log information and details of the behavior patterns of our visitors, such how many visitors visit various parts of the site. This information is processed in a way that does not identify anyone. We do not make - and do not allow Google to make - any attempt to find out the identities of those visiting our website.

Leaving comments.

When visitors leave comments on this site, we collect the data shown in the comments form and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

Newsletter subscribers.

At On the Go with 4 Kids in Tow, you can sign up to receive a weekly email newsletter, filled with news, updates and recaps from the past week. We collect your email address so we can send you what you signed up for. We don’t rent or trade email lists with other organizations and businesses.

We use Squarespace to deliver our e-newsletter and gather statistics around email opening and clicks using industry standard technologies to help us monitor and improve it. For more information, please see Squarespace’s privacy notice.

You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us, by filling out our contact page form or or by contacting us directly at onthegowith4kidsintow@gmail.com.

Links to other websites.

This privacy policy does not cover the links within this site linking to other websites. Those sites are not governed by this Privacy Policy and if you have questions about how a site uses your information, please check that site’s privacy statement.

Embedded content from other websites.

Articles on this site may include embedded content (ie: videos, images, articles, etc). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracing your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How long we retain your data.

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

We also hold Google Analytics data indefinitely for the purpose of analysis.

Access to your personal information.

You are entitled to access any of the personal information that we hold. Email your request to onthegowith4kidsintow@gmail.com. You can also request for it to be deleted. 

Changes to this Privacy Policy.

We keep our privacy policy under regular review. This privacy policy was last updated on 17 January 2024.

Cookies Policy

What a cookie is.         

Cookies are text files containing small amounts of information which are downloaded to your personal computer, mobile or other device when you visit a website. Cookies are then sent back to the originating website on each subsequent visit or to another website that recognizes that cookie. Cookies are useful because they allow a website to recognize a user’s device. For example, when you first visit On the Go with 4 Kids in Tow, you’ll see a pop-up asking you to sign up to our newsletter. Once you’ve said yes or no, you wont see that pop-up on subsequent visits because the cookies tell us you’ve already answered. If you clear your cookies, you’ll see the pop-up again.

Cookies do lots of different jobs, like letting you navigate between pages efficiently, remembering your preferences and improve the user experience.

How long are cookies stored for?

Persistent cookies – these cookies remain on a user’s device for the period of time specified in the cookie. They are activated each time that the user visits the website that created that particular cookie. 

Session cookies – these cookies allow website operators to link the actions of a user during a browser session. A browser session starts when a user opens the browser window and finishes when they close the browser window. Session cookies are created temporarily. Once you close the browser, all session cookies are deleted.

Types of cookies used on this website.

Functionality cookies

These cookies remember choices you make to improve your experience. By using the onthegowithe4kidsintow.com, you agree that we can place these types of cookies on your device.

These cookies allow the website to remember choices you make [such as your username, language or the region you are in] and provide enhanced, more personal features. These cookies can also be used to remember changes you have made to text size, fonts and other parts of web pages that you can customize. They may also be used to provide services you have asked for such as watching a video or commenting on a blog. The information these cookies collect may be anonymized and they cannot track your browsing activity on other websites. 

Third party cookies

These cookies allow third parties to track the success of their application or customize the application for you. Because of how cookies work we cannot access these cookies, nor can the third parties access the data in cookies used on our site.

For example, if you choose to ‘share’ content through Facebook or other social networks, you might be sent cookies from these websites. We don’t control the setting of these cookies, so please check those websites for more information about their cookies and how to manage them. 

Affiliate marketing

On the Go with 4 Kids in Tow does affiliate marketing, which is done by embedding tracking links into the website. If you click on a link for an affiliate partnership, a cookie will be placed on your browser to track any sales for purposes of commissions.

Display ads

We may use third-party advertising companies to serve content and advertisements when you visit the website, which may use cookies, as noted above.

How to decline cookies.

You can adjust the settings on your computer to decline any cookies, if you wish to.

For more information on cookies please visit AboutCookies.org.