Privacy Policy

Travelpigg takes your privacy very seriously. We know that you’re probably interested in how your personal information is used and shared so please read the following Travelpigg Privacy Policy to learn more. By using the Travelpigg Site, you are consenting to the terms of this policy.



This Privacy Policy encapsulates Travelpigg’s handling of any personal information that Travelpigg collects during your interaction and use of the Travelpigg Site. This Privacy Policy does not cover any third parties that Travelpigg has no ownership of and/or control over nor does it apply to individuals who are not managed or employed by Travelpigg.

Effective Date of this Privacy Policy

This Terms of Use Agreement by Travelpigg is effective as of February 14, 2010 and last updated February 14, 2010.

Personal Information Collected By Travelpigg

Travelpigg considers personal information as information that can specifically identify and be connected to an individual such as given names, addresses, mobile and home phone numbers, credit card details, account numbers, drivers licenses and any other details about an individuals activities.

Travelpigg is a place where people with a passion for travel can share content and information. Travelpigg only collects personal information which is relevant to the purpose of our website.

Registering with Travelpigg: By collecting basic information when a user signs up to use the Travelpigg Site, it enables us provide you with additional information relevant to the purpose of our website. When signing up to use the Travelpigg Site, we require basic personal details such as your name and email address.
Your user details are stored in your user profile and can be accessed and changed at any time by you.

Travelpigg may collect and store data and other types of information when you interact with the Site. Statistical data such as IP address, cookies, visited pages and general site traffic information from your web browser may be collected and stored so we can analyze visitor trends relating to the Site.

Travelpigg protects your password and account information. From time to time, site administrators may access your account to perform support issues. All Travelpigg employees and Site administrators are kept informed and up to date or our Terms of Use and privacy practices.

Travelpigg E-mail Communications

Travelpigg takes your privacy very seriously. We will never, under any circumstance provide your email address to a third party without your direct permission.
Travelpigg offers a weekly news email containing the latest travel stories which requires a user to actively fill out a registration form to recieve these communitcations.
We may also intermittently send out emails containing promotions, surveys or requests for you to take action relating directly to your Travelpigg User Account.

Browser Identifiers & Cookies

Travelpigg does not use cookies to collect personal information. The Travelpigg Site uses cookies to tell your browser to remember and enable settings.
Advertisers used by Travelpigg may sometimes use cookies through their media delivery systems. Travelpigg has no control and/or access to or over these cookies.

Control, Use & Disclosure of Your Information

We may disclose your personal information where we are required to do so by law. For example, in response to a court order or lawsuit, or where we have to disclose information to service providers or third parties who provide support for the operations of our Site and who do not use or disclose your information for any other purpose.

When we are permitted by applicable law, we also may have to disclose your personal information in response to requests from police, law enforcement agency's or other public institutions (including schools or child services). We may do this if we decide that such disclosure could prevent the occurence of a crime, assist an investigation related to the safety of an individual or general public safety, protect the safety of person(s) using our website, protect the security or integrity of our website and/or enable us to take precautions against liability.

We may disclose your personal information in the instance of:

• Your Travelpigg user details are stored in your user profile and can be accessed and changed at any time by you.
• You can request deletion of your Travelpigg account at any time by emailing us at support@travelpigg.com
• When subscribing to the Travelpigg Weekly Newsletter, we collect your name and email address for our subscriber list. You can choose at any time to unsubscribe from this list via the unsubscribe link in the email newsletter you recieve. Alternatively, you can email us at support(AT)travelpigg.com and we will remove you from our email subscription list.
• All users will occasionally receive system emails  prompting you to take action directly relating to your account.

Children & User Age Limits

To register and use the Travelpigg website, you must be at least 13 years of age. If Travelpigg learn information as been gathered from a child under the age of 13, we reserve the right to delete that user account and any associated information immediately. Travelpigg suggests that any users aged between 13 and 18 are granted permission from their parents or legal guardian before using Travelpigg or registering for an account.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

The Privacy Policy of this Site is subject to change at Travelpigg's sole discretion. Travelpigg will inform users of any alterations to this policy by posting a new version on the Site and update the effective date set forth above. 
Your continued use of the Site post notification will indicate your acceptance to these changes and further to the terms and conditions of this Site.

Conditions of Use

When visiting the Travelpigg website, your visit and any disagreement over privacy is subject to this Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use.