Privacy Policy

Effective Date: 2/15/2026

Business Travel Books (“we,” “our,” or “us”) operates the website https://businesstravelbooks.com (the “Website”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website.

By using this Website, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

a) Comments

When visitors leave comments on the Website, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection and security monitoring.

An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine whether you are using it. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy. After approval of your comment, your profile picture may be visible to the public alongside your comment.

b) Media Uploads

If you upload images to the Website, you should avoid uploading images that include embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the Website may download and extract location data from publicly available images.

2. Cookies

Our Website uses cookies to improve user experience and functionality.

If you leave a comment, you may opt to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies will remain for one year.
A temporary cookie is set when you visit the login page to determine whether your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
When you log in, cookies are set to save your login details and screen preferences. Login cookies last two days, and screen preference cookies last one year. If “Remember Me” is selected, login persists for two weeks.
If you log out, login cookies are removed.
If you edit or publish content, an additional cookie is stored in your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and expires after one day.

You may disable cookies through your browser settings; however, doing so may affect certain features of the Website.

3. Embedded Content from Third-Party Websites

Articles on this Website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles). Embedded content from third-party websites behaves in the same manner as if you visited the external website directly.

These third-party websites may collect data about you, use cookies, implement additional tracking technologies, and monitor your interaction with their content.

4. How We Use Your Information

We use collected information to:

Improve Website performance and user experience
Detect and prevent spam or malicious activity
Respond to inquiries or comments
Maintain security and functionality

We do not sell, rent, or trade personal information to third parties.

5. Data Sharing

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Visitor comments may be processed through automated spam detection services.

We may share information if required to comply with legal obligations or to protect our rights.

6. Data Retention

Comments and related metadata are retained indefinitely to facilitate automatic approval of follow-up comments.
For registered users (if applicable), we store personal information provided in user profiles. Users may view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except usernames). Website administrators may also access and edit this information.

7. Your Data Rights

If you have an account or have left comments on this Website, you may:

Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
Request deletion of your personal data

Certain data may be retained for legal, administrative, or security purposes.

To exercise these rights, please contact us through the Website.

8. Advertising and Google AdSense

This Website may use Google AdSense or other advertising services to display advertisements.

Google and its partners may use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to this and other websites. These cookies enable personalized advertising.

Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting:
https://adssettings.google.com

For more information on how Google uses data, visit:
https://policies.google.com/technologies/ads

9. Security

We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your information. However, no method of transmission over the Internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

10. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Updates will be posted on this page with a revised effective date.

11. Contact Information

If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us through:

https://businesstravelbooks.com