Last verified: March 2026
Last Updated: March 2026
Effective Date: March 2026
Who We Are
CannabisTravel.org (“we,” “us,” “our”) operates a cannabis travel education website at cannabistravel.org. This privacy policy explains how we handle your information when you use our site.
Why Privacy Is Especially Important Here
We recognize that visitors to a cannabis-related website may have heightened privacy concerns. In many jurisdictions, cannabis use carries legal consequences, and even researching cannabis can create records that travelers may wish to keep private. We take this seriously and have designed our data practices accordingly.
Information We Collect
Information You Provide Voluntarily
- Contact form submissions: If you email us or use a contact form, we receive your email address, name (if provided), and the content of your message.
- Corrections and reports: Information you voluntarily share about travel experiences or legal updates.
Information Collected Automatically
- Server logs: Like virtually all websites, our server automatically records basic information about visits, including IP addresses, browser type, referring pages, and pages viewed. This is standard web server operation.
- Cookies: We use minimal, functional cookies to remember preferences like dark mode settings. We do not use tracking cookies, advertising cookies, or third-party cookies that follow you across the web.
Information We Do NOT Collect
- We do not require account creation or registration
- We do not collect personal health information
- We do not collect information about your cannabis use
- We do not track your browsing history across other websites
- We do not sell, share, or transfer personal data to third parties for advertising
- We do not use fingerprinting, pixel tracking, or other invasive identification techniques
How We Use Information
The limited information we collect is used for:
- Responding to your inquiries when you contact us
- Understanding site usage in aggregate (which pages are popular, where visitors are coming from) to improve content
- Maintaining site security and preventing abuse
- Improving the site based on how visitors navigate and use content
Analytics
We may use privacy-respecting analytics to understand how visitors use our site in aggregate. If we use analytics, we select tools that:
- Do not create individual user profiles
- Do not use cookies for tracking
- Do not share data with advertising networks
- Anonymize IP addresses
Third-Party Services
Our site may link to external websites, including government agencies, news organizations, embassy websites, and our companion cannabis education sites. These external sites have their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for their data practices.
Data Retention
- Contact messages: Retained for as long as necessary to respond and for reference, then deleted.
- Server logs: Retained for a limited period for security purposes, then deleted.
- Cookies: Functional cookies expire when you close your browser or after a short period.
Your Rights
Depending on your jurisdiction, you may have the right to:
- Access the personal data we hold about you
- Correct inaccurate personal data
- Delete your personal data
- Object to processing of your personal data
- Port your data to another service
To exercise any of these rights, contact us at info@cannabistravel.org.
Children’s Privacy
CannabisTravel.org is intended for adults aged 21 and older. We do not knowingly collect information from anyone under 21. If we learn that we have collected information from a person under 21, we will delete it promptly.
International Visitors
CannabisTravel.org is accessed by visitors worldwide. If you are visiting from the European Union, European Economic Area, or other jurisdictions with data protection laws, please note that any information you provide may be transferred to and processed in the United States, where data protection laws may differ from your jurisdiction.
GDPR Compliance (EU/EEA Visitors)
For visitors from the EU/EEA, our legal basis for processing personal data is:
- Legitimate interest for server logs and site security
- Consent for any non-essential cookies (we will ask before setting them)
- Contract performance for responding to your contact inquiries
Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated effective date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.
Contact
For privacy-related questions or to exercise your data rights, contact us at:
Please include “Privacy” in the subject line.