Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2025

1. Overview

Budget Travel Bali ("we", "us", "our") operates BudgetTravelBali.com. This Privacy Policy describes how we handle information when you use our website. We do not sell your personal data. We do not collect more data than we need to run this site.

2. Information We Collect

Information you provide: When you use our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and message. We use this only to respond to your inquiry.

Automatically collected data: Like most websites, we collect standard server log data (IP address, browser type, pages visited, referrer). This is used for analytics only and is not shared with third parties.

Cookies: We use cookies for Google Analytics (to understand site traffic) and Google AdSense (for ads). See Section 4 for details.

3. Affiliate Links

This site contains affiliate links — primarily to Booking.com, Hostelworld, SafetyWing, World Nomads, Wise, Revolut, Airalo, Skyscanner, and Klook. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission. This comes at no additional cost to you and does not influence the prices you pay.

Our editorial recommendations are not influenced by affiliate relationships. We only recommend products we believe provide genuine value.

4. Google AdSense & Analytics

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this site. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your past visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising at Google's Ad Settings.

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use this site. Analytics data is anonymized and does not include personally identifiable information. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.

5. Third-Party Services

Our site may link to external sites including Booking.com, Hostelworld, and insurance providers. These have their own privacy policies that govern data collection on their platforms. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party sites.

6. Your Rights (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area, you have rights including: access to your data, correction of inaccurate data, deletion of your data, and the right to object to processing. To exercise these rights, contact us via our contact page.

7. Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained for up to 12 months. Analytics data is retained for 26 months (Google Analytics default). We do not retain unnecessary data.

8. Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated date. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the new policy.

10. Contact

For privacy-related questions, use our contact form with subject "Privacy inquiry."