Privacy Policy
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Owner and Data Controller
Travel Tug of War ("us," "we", or "our") operates https://traveltugofwar.com (the "Site").
Address: Travel Tug of War, 5545 Murray Avenue, Suite 207, PMB 2763, Memphis TN 38119
Contact email: brentandmissy traveltugofwar . com
We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Site collects some personal data from its users. This Privacy Policy informs you of our views, practices, and policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data we receive from users of this Site.
By submitting personal data, you agree to us using this information as follows.
Information Collection, Business Purpose, and Use
While using our Site, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you. Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to, name, email address, cookies, and usage data.
We may use your personal information for the following:
- send you monthly newsletters (following a short series of welcome emails)
- manage contacts and send messages
- ensure that content from our site is presented most effectively for you and your computer
- provide you with information, products, or services that you request from us which may be of interest to you
- carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us
- interact with external social networks and platforms, including social media widgets and sharing options
- allow registration and authentication (for example, affiliate portals)
- allow access to third-party services’ accounts
- monitor infrastructure
- manage hosting and backend infrastructure
- carry out remarketing and behavioral targeting, including display ads
- display content from external platforms
- carry out commercial affiliation (example: display advertising)
- interact with support and feedback platforms
- manage user database
We collect information that identifies, relates to, describes, references, is reasonably capable of being associated with, or could reasonably be linked, directly or indirectly, with a particular consumer, household, or device. Personal information does not include
- Publicly available information from government records.
- Anonymized or aggregated consumer information.
- Information excluded from the CCPA’s and GPDR’s scope
In particular, we may have collected the following categories of personal information from our users within the last twelve (12) months.
| Examples | Collected | |
| A. Identifiers. | A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver's license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. | Yes |
| B. Personal information categories listed in California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code 1798.80(e)). | A name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver's license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories. | No |
| C. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law. | Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, maritial status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth, and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information). | No |
| D. Commercial information. | Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. | No |
| E. Biometric information. | Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as fingerprints, faceprints, voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data. | No |
| F. Internet or other similar network activity. | Browsing history, search history, and information on a consumer's interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. | Yes |
| G. Geolocation data. | Physical location of movements. | Yes |
| H. Sensory data. | Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information. | No |
| I. Professional or employment-related information. | Current or past job history or performance evaluations. | No |
| J. Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)). | Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. | No |
| K. Inferences drawn from other personal information. | Profile reflecting a person's preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. | No |
We obtain the categories of personal information listed above from the following categories of sources:
- Directly from you (for example, from forms you submit or transactions related to products and services you purchase).
- Indirectly from you (for example, from your browser while visiting our Site).
- From third parties (for example, our business partners or service providers).
We do not intentionally collect or use the personal information of minors under sixteen (16) years of age or sell it with or without affirmative authorization.
In addition to the above, we may collect log data and use cookies.
Log Data
Like many site operators, we collect information your browser sends whenever you visit our Site.
This Log Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol (“I.P.”) address, browser type, browser version, the pages of our Site that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, and other statistics.
In addition, we may use third-party services such as Google Analytics that collect, monitor, and analyze this data.
Cookies
This Cookie Policy outlines how Travel Tug of War (“us,” “we,” or “our”) and our third-party service providers use cookies and similar technologies to recognize, collect, and track information about and relevant to, your usage of https://traveltugofwar.com (the “Site”).
What are Cookies?
Cookies are text files with a small amount of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your computer, tablet, or mobile device within the hard drive part designated for cookies.
Using cookies to improve your experience when using a website is standard practice. Like many sites, we use “cookies” to recognize, collect, and track information about and relevant to your Site usage.
These cookies are known as “first-party cookies.” We may also recognize, collect, and track information through cookies set by third parties. These cookies are known as “third-party cookies.” Third-party cookies are used to perform advertising and analytics tasks and enable interactive features such as sharing or commenting. Some third parties collect statistics anonymously and aggregately and may not require the user’s consent.
The information that our first-party cookies or third-party cookies recognize, collect, and track may include information about your devices, browsing actions, and patterns, such as, among others, the type of computer you use, your internet service provider, your browser type, your location, your IP address, the date and time of your visit, the pages viewed, and your traffic pattern through the Site.
Upon your first visit to the Site (and periodically after that), we will request your consent to our use of cookies except for those strictly necessary.
The Types of Cookies We May Use
We may use the following categories of cookies on our Site:
- Technical or functional cookies. Some cookies ensure that certain parts of the website work properly and that your user preferences remain known. By placing functional cookies, we make it easier for you to visit our website. This way, you do not need to repeatedly enter the same information when visiting our website and, for example, the items remain in your shopping cart until you have paid. We may place these cookies without your consent.
- Statistics cookies. We use statistics cookies to optimize the website experience for our users. With these statistics cookies we get insights in the usage of our website.
- Marketing/Tracking cookies. Marketing/Tracking cookies are cookies or any other form of local storage, used to create user profiles to display advertising or to track the user on this website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
We use Google Analytics to monitor and analyze web traffic to the Site. Google utilizes the data recognized, collected, and tracked on the Site to prepare reports on traffic activities.
This integration of Google Analytics anonymizes your IP address. Google may use the information recognized, collected, and tracked to personalize the ads of its advertising network and may share the information recognized, collected, and tracked with other services.
- Security cookies. These cookies are essential to our security features. These cookies allow us to detect malicious activities or activities that breach our terms of use.
- Customization cookies. These cookies allow the Site to save information and details, such as your username, to optimize your experience and provide personal features.
- Social media cookies and pixels. These cookies allow you to share your activity on the Site on social media such as Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter/X, or other external platforms directly from the Site.
Cookies may still be recognized, collected, and tracked on the pages where buttons, widgets, or other applications are installed, even when you do not actively use them. The interaction and information recognized, collected, and tracked through the Site are always subject to your privacy settings for each social network and external platform.
You are encouraged to refer to the privacy policy of the relevant social network or external platform and to log out from the respective network or platform to ensure that the information collected on the Site is not tracked back to your profile.
We reserve the right to use social media pixels. These pixels allow social media such as Facebook to track visitors to external websites to tailor their advertising activities to target users while browsing their social media network. For information regarding these pixels, you are encouraged to refer to the privacy policy of the relevant social network.
- Targeting or advertising cookies. These cookies record your browsing actions and patterns on the Site, such as the pages you have visited and the links you have followed. The information recognized, collected, and tracked by these cookies is used to make our Site and the advertising displayed through links or banners on the Site more relevant to your interests. This information may also be shared with third-party advertisers for the same purpose.
How to Control Cookies
Under our Privacy Policy and this Cookie Policy, you can accept or reject cookies. Strictly necessary cookies may not be dismissed since they are essential to enable you to browse the Site and use its features.
Should you reject cookies, you can still use the Site, although certain features and functionalities may not be available, and certain areas may be restricted.
In addition to what is indicated within this Cookie Policy, you can manage preferences for cookies directly from within your browser and prevent – for example – third parties from installing cookies. Through browser preferences, it is also possible to delete cookies installed in the past, including the cookies that may have saved the initial consent for the installation of cookies by this Site.
On the respective browser’s website, you can find information about managing cookies in the most popular browsers (including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Internet Explorer).
If you would like to manage your opt-out preferences while visiting this website, please visit our Opt-Out Preferences to make changes.
Data Storage
Your personal data may be transferred to and stored at a destination outside the European Economic Area (“EEA”). You agree to this transfer, storage, or processing by submitting your personal data.
We will take all necessary steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and per this privacy policy.
Processing Personal Data Under the GPDR
We may process personal data relating to users if one of the following applies:
- users have given their consent for one or more specific purposes;
- processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which we are subject;
- processing is related to a task that is carried out in the public interest or the exercise of official authority vested in us;
- processing is necessary for the legitimate interests pursued by us or by a third party.
Data Retention
We process and store your personal data for as long as required by the purpose they have been collected.
As such, personal data collected for purposes related to the performance of a contract between us and the user will be retained until such contract has been entirely performed. Personal data collected for our legitimate interests will be retained as long as needed to fulfill such purposes.
- Further, we may be allowed to retain personal data for a more extended period whenever the user has consented to such processing if such consent is not withdrawn. We also may be obliged to retain personal data for an extended period whenever required to do so for the performance of a legal obligation or upon order of an authority.
Once the retention period expires, personal data will be deleted, and some of your rights (i.e., the right to access, the right to erasure, the right to rectification, and the right to data portability) cannot be enforced after the expiration of the retention period. You may find specific information regarding your rights within the relevant section of this Privacy Policy or by contacting us at Travel Tug of War, 5545 Murray Avenue, Suite 207, PMB 2763, Memphis TN 38119 or by contacting us through the contact form on our website.
Third Party Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to outside parties unless we provide users with advance notice. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users (for example, our current web host is Siteground), so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when it is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect our or others’ rights, property, or safety.
However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
This site uses the following third-party service providers:
- Google Analytics monitors and analyzes web traffic to the Site. Google utilizes the data recognized, collected, and tracked on the Site to prepare reports on traffic activity. The integration of Google Analytics anonymizes your IP address. Google may use the information recognized, collected, and tracked to personalize the ads of its advertising network and may share the information recognized, collected, and tracked with other services.
- MailerLite is utilized to send out email updates, including our monthly newsletter. To facilitate this process, we collect and store names and emails.
- Affiliate Relationships. We are involved with numerous affiliates whose links will be incorporated throughout our website. This means that we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you if the affiliate links are clicked through and a purchase is made. These companies often use cookies to correctly designate this commission payment.
For more information on these providers, please reference their company-specific privacy policies.
Your Rights Under the GPDR
Users based in the European Union have the right to do the following:
- Withdraw their consent at any time. Users have the right to withdraw consent where they have previously given their consent to processing their personal data.
- Object to processing of their data. Users have the right to object to the processing of their data if the processing is carried out on a legal basis other than consent.
- Access their data. Users have the right to learn if we are processing data, obtain disclosure regarding certain aspects of the processing, and obtain a copy of the data undergoing processing.
- Verify and seek rectification. Users have the right to verify the accuracy of their data and ask for it to be updated or corrected.
- Restrict the processing of their data. Under certain circumstances, Users have the right to restrict their data processing. In this case, we will not process their data for any purpose other than storing it.
- Have their personal data deleted or otherwise removed. Users have the right, under certain circumstances, to obtain the erasure of their data from us.
- Receive their data and have it transferred to another controller. Users have the right to receive their data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format and, if technically feasible, to have it transmitted to another controller without any undue delay.
- Lodge a complaint. Users have the right to bring a claim before their competent data protection supervisory authority.
You can exercise your right to prevent such processing by contacting us at Travel Tug of War, 5545 Murray Avenue, Suite 207, PMB 2763, Memphis TN 38119, or through our website.
These requests can be exercised free of charge and will be addressed by us as soon as possible and within thirty (30) days.
Security
The security of your personal information is important to us.
Our website is scanned regularly for security holes and known vulnerabilities to make your visit to our Site as safe as possible. We use regular Malware Scanning.
Your personal information is contained behind secured networks. It is only accessible by a limited number of persons with special access rights to such systems, and the information must be kept confidential.
In addition, all sensitive information you supply is encrypted via Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
We implement a variety of security measures when a user places an order enters, submits, or accesses their information to maintain the safety of your personal information. Unfortunately, no method of transmission over the Internet is entirely secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
CalOPPA (California Online Privacy Protection Act)
We agree to users visiting our Site anonymously.
Do not track signals. Pursuant to the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), we hereby disclose that we do not currently honor “do not track” signals issued by browsers or other third-party sources.
COPPA (Children Online Privacy Protection Act)
For the collection of personal information from children under the age of thirteen (13) years old, we comply with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
The Site is intended for individuals eighteen (18) years of age or older.
By visiting and using the Site, you represent and warrant that you are of legal age and meet all of the foregoing eligibility requirements.
The Site is not intended for children under thirteen (13) years of age.
We do not specifically market to children under thirteen (13) years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under thirteen (13) years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under thirteen (13).
If you are under thirteen (13) years of age, please do not use the Site or provide any information on the Site, including your name, screen name, username, address, telephone number, email address, and payment details.
If we learn we have collected or received personal information from a child under thirteen (13) years of age without verification of consent from a parent or guardian, the personal information collected or received shall be deleted with no delay.
If you believe we might have any information concerning a child under thirteen (13) years of age, please contact us at brent and missy traveltugofwar . com or reach out to us through the contact form on our website. We will endeavor to delete such information without delay.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy is effective as of January 2, 2026. It will remain in effect except for any changes in its provisions in the future, which will be in effect immediately after being posted on this page.
We reserve the right to update or change our Privacy Policy at any time, and you should check this Privacy Policy periodically. Your continued use of our Site after we post any modifications to the Privacy Policy on this page will constitute your acknowledgment of the modifications and your consent to abide by and be bound by the modified Privacy Policy.
If we make any material changes to this Privacy Policy, we will notify you either through the email address you have provided us or by placing a prominent notice on our website.
We will attempt to update our Privacy Policy at least every twelve (12) months.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us through the contact form on our website.
Last updated: January 2, 2026
