This page was last updated July 11th 2024
Introduction
Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips, https://mvtraveltips.com/ is owned by Maria Heffernan and based in Massachusetts.
Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips understands that your privacy is important to you and that you care about how your information is used and shared online.
Terms
By accessing this website, you are agreeing to be bound by these website Terms and Conditions of Use, all applicable laws, and regulations, and agree that you are responsible for compliance with any applicable local laws. If you do not agree with any of these terms, you are prohibited from using or accessing this site. The materials contained in this website are protected by applicable copyright and trademark law.
Use License
Permission is granted to temporarily download one copy of the materials (information or software) on Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips’s website for personal, non-commercial transitory viewing only.
This is the grant of a license, not a transfer of title, and under this license, you may not:
- use the materials for any commercial purpose, or for any public display (commercial or non-commercial);
- attempt to decompile or reverse engineer any software contained on Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips’s website;
- remove any copyright or other proprietary notations from the materials; or
- transfer the materials to another person.
This license shall automatically terminate if you violate any of these restrictions and may be terminated by Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips at any time. Upon terminating your viewing of these materials or upon the termination of this license, you must destroy any downloaded materials in your possession whether in electronic or printed format.
To access or use the Site, you must be 18 years of age or older and have the requisite power and authority to enter into these Terms and Conditions. Children under the age of 18 are prohibited from using the Site.
Information provided on the Site and in the Service related to membership sites and other information are subject to change. Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips makes no representation or warranty that the information provided, regardless of its source (the “Content”), is accurate, complete, reliable, current, or error-free.
Revisions and Errors
The materials appearing on Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips’s website could include technical, typographical, or photographic errors. Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips does not warrant that any of the materials on its website are accurate, complete, or current. Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips may make changes to the materials contained on its website at any time without notice. Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips does not, however, make any commitment to update the materials.
Site Terms of Use Modifications
Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips may revise these terms of use for its website at any time without notice. By using this website you are agreeing to be bound by the then current version of these Terms and Conditions of Use.
Privacy
Our site only collects and uses information in ways that are consistent with your rights and our obligations under the law. Namely, data is processed:
- When you give specific and express consent for us to do so
- When necessary for the performance of a contract, where you are a party to that contract (for example, if you buy something we will need to collect payment and delivery information in order to deliver that product to you)
- When necessary for compliance with a legal obligation
- When necessary in order to protect the vital interest of the data subject (you) or of another natural person
- When necessary for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by us, except where such interest is overridden by your interest or fundamental rights and freedoms.
This Policy applies to our use of any and all data collected by us in accordance with your use of our site.
Please be sure to carefully read this Privacy Policy and ensure that you understand it.
YOU ARE CONSIDERED TO HAVE ACCEPTED OF OUR PRIVACY POLICY WHEN YOU FIRST USE OUR SITE. If you do not agree to and accept our privacy policy, then you must stop using our site.
By using our site you certify that you are an adult, at least 18 years of age.
What personal data we collect and why we collect it
Personal Information Collected on this Website
No personally-identifiable information is collected on this website from persons that browse our website. The only personally-identifiable information collected on this website is gathered in our comment area and on specified sign up forms, where fields are provided so that you can provide your name and email address to leave a comment or receive a download, newsletter or other emails on updates, giveaways, or other offers. We collect this information so that we can respond to the comments or questions that you post.
For additional detail on how we collect and use personally identifiable information, please see the table below.
Anonymous Information Collected on this Website
We record anonymous data. Most of the information that we collect from this website is anonymous information, such as the pages you visit. Other anonymous data we may collect might include the name of your internet service provider, the website that you used to link to our site, other interests you have, basic demographic information, the websites that you visit from our site, and your IP address. The data is used for statistical purposes only, but you, as the individual user, remain anonymous. We use this anonymous information to help improve the content of this site and to compile aggregate statistics about individuals using our site for internal market research purposes.
For additional detail on how we collect and use anonymous information, please see the table below.
Cookies
Cookies are small text files placed on your computer or device by our site when you visit certain parts of our site.
When you visit our website, we may assign your computer one or more cookies to facilitate access to our website, personalize your online experience and record information about your visit.
Through the use of a cookie, we also may automatically collect information about your online activity on our website, such as the web pages you visit, the links or advertisements you click on and other actions you take while on our website.
The cookies do not store any Personally Identifiable Information (PII) about you.
Most browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies.
If you choose to decline cookies, please note that some of the features and services of our website may not function properly. We also use cookies for purposes such as maintaining continuity during an online session; gathering data about the use of our site; monitoring online promotions; and anti-fraud and information security purposes.
We may allow third-parties, advertising companies and ad networks (“Advertisers”) to display advertisements on our website. Advertisers may use tracking technologies, such as cookies, to collect information about users who view or interact with their advertisements.
Our website does not provide any PII to these Advertisers, but they may collect information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw and/or clicked on the advertisements they delivered, and possibly associate this information with your subsequent visits to the advertised websites. They also may combine this information with personal information they collect directly from you. The collection and use of that personal information is subject to the particular Advertiser’s privacy policy.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.).
Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact 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.
Links to Other Sites
Our website does contain links to affiliate and other websites. Our site does not claim nor accept responsibility for any privacy policies, practices and/or procedures of other such websites. Therefore, we encourage all users and visitors to be aware when they leave our website and to read the privacy statements of each and every website that collects personally identifiable information. The aforementioned Privacy Policy agreement applies only and solely to the information collected by our website.
Through affiliate links, identifying information may be carried over to an outside site to show that you visited that site from our site to ensure proper commissions are issued.
Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com
| Service/Tool/Method to collect data | Data Collected | How it’s Collected | Why it’s Collected | Legal Basis for collection |
| Convertkit | Name, email address, IP address | Form submission | To deliver downloads, newsletters or other emails on updates, giveaways, or other offers. | Consent |
| Contact Forms | Name, email address | Form Submission | To allow the data subject to contact our site with any questions, comments, or other information they would like to submit privately | Consent |
| Google Analytics | Posts and pages visited,name of your internet service provider, the website that you used to link to our site, other interests you have, basic demographic information, the websites that you visit from our site, and your IP address | Cookie | For statistical purposes to provide a better user experience | Consent & Necessity |
| Grow by Mediavine | Name, email address, IP address | Form submission | To get content recommendations or email newsletters | Consent |
| Track the usage of services | Cookie | Helps prevent cross site request forgery | necessary |
Who we share your data with
We contract with the third parties listed in the table above to supply products, services, and a good user experience on our behalf. These include payment processing, delivery of goods, search engine facilities, advertising, and marketing.
In some cases, these parties may require access to some or all of your data, when that is the case we take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data will be handled safely, securely, and in accordance with the law.
International data, transfers and processing
Our website is intended for individuals located within the USA. Please be aware that our website servers and our service providers may be located outside of your state, province or country.
As a result, some of your personal information may be collected, used, transferred, maintained, disclosed and stored outside of your state, province or country.
By using this website, you acknowledge and agree that the collection, use, transfer, maintenance, disclosure and storage of your personal information, Browsing Information and communications related to or arising out of your use of this website is governed by the applicable laws in the USA.
While we have the appropriate safeguards in place, the applicable privacy laws in the USA may be less stringent than those of your state, province or country.
How long we retain your data
Information collected using Google analytics is retained for 26 months.
Information submitted through forms, such as email forms or contact forms are retained until such a time as the data subject chooses to unsubscribe or invokes their right under GDPR to be forgotten.
What rights you have over your data
You can request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Similarly, if you have subscribed to our email list you can unsubscribe at any time and make a request to the site administrator to have all personal data obtained via our email marketing service erased.
Rights of California Residents
If you reside in California, California Law (CCPA) gives you the right to ask if we sell or disclose your personal information to third parties.
We do not sell your personal information to third parties for others’ direct marketing. We have not sold your personal information in the past. California law also gives you the right to opt out of such sales.
Disclaimer
The materials on Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips’s website are provided ‘as is’. Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips makes no warranties, expressed or implied, and hereby disclaims and negates all other warranties, including without limitation, implied warranties or conditions of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement of intellectual property or other violation of rights. Further, Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips does not warrant or make any representations concerning the accuracy, reliability, or likely results of the use of the materials on its website or otherwise relating to such materials or on any sites linked to this site.
Limitations
In no event shall Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips or its suppliers be liable for any damages (including, without limitation, damages for loss of data or profit, or due to business interruption,) arising out of the use or inability to use the materials on Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips’s site, even if Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips or a Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips authorized representative has been notified orally or in writing of the possibility of such damage. Because some jurisdictions do not allow limitations on implied warranties, or limitations of liability for consequential or incidental damages, these limitations may not apply to you.
Links
Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips has not reviewed all of the sites linked to its website and is not responsible for the contents of any such linked site. The inclusion of any link does not imply endorsement by Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips of the site. Use of any such linked website is at the user’s own risk.
Limitation of Liability
You agree that under no circumstances shall we be liable for direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special, punitive, exemplary, or any other damages arising out of your use of the site or service. additionally, Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips is not liable for damages in connection with:
(i) any failure of performance, error, omission, denial of service, attack, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operation or transmission, computer virus, or line or system failure;
(ii) loss of revenue, anticipated profits, business, savings, goodwill or data; and
(iii) third party theft of, destruction of, unauthorized access to, alteration of, or use of your information or property, regardless of our negligence, gross negligence, failure of an essential purpose and whether such liability arises in negligence, contract, tort, or any other theory of legal liability.
The foregoing applies even if Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips has been advised of the possibility of or could have foreseen the damages. In those states that do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for the damages, our liability is limited to the fullest possible extent permitted by law. In no event shall Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips cumulative liability to you exceed the total purchase price of the service or product you have purchased from Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips, and if no purchase has been made by you Martha’s Vineyard Travel Tips cumulative liability to you shall not exceed $100.
Indemnification
You shall indemnify and hold us harmless from and against any and all losses, damages, settlements, liabilities, costs, charges, assessments, and expenses, as well as third-party claims and causes of action, including, without limitation, attorney’s fees, arising out of any breach by you of any of these Terms and Conditions, or any use by you of the Site, Product, or Service. You shall provide us with such assistance, without charge, as we may request in connection with any such defense, including, without limitation, providing us with such information, documents, records, and reasonable access to you, as we deem necessary. You shall not settle any third party claim or waive any defense without our prior written consent.
Copyright
Each piece of content on our website is carefully crafted and based on personal experience. The content is subject to a rigorous editing process by the author/owner of the website.
While AI is occasionally used to help craft article outlines and re-word passages, the ideation and final piece of content has been developed by and subject to human review and heavy editing, with the AI merely being an assisting instrument. Accordingly I/we reserve all rights relating to copyright.
How to contact us
Should you have any questions or concerns regarding our site or this privacy policy you may contact us at maria@mvtraveltips.com.
Changes to our privacy policy
We may change this privacy policy as we deem necessary from time to time or as required by law. Any changes will be posted on our site and you will have been deemed to have accepted them on your first use of our site following alterations. You should check this page regularly to ensure you are keeping up to date.