Privacy Policy

Effective Date: August 29, 2026

Pepper & Passports (“Pepper & Passports,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website pepperandpassports.com (the “Website”).

We respect your privacy and are committed to being transparent about the information that may be collected when you visit or interact with our Website.

This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected, how we may use it, the third-party services we use, and the choices available to you.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us, as well as certain technical information that may be collected automatically when you visit our Website.

Information You Provide

You may voluntarily provide information when you:

Subscribe to our email newsletter
Contact us by email
Leave a comment, where comments are enabled
Otherwise communicate with us

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we may collect information such as your name and email address.

Please do not provide sensitive personal information through the Website unless it is necessary for your inquiry.

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit Pepper & Passports, certain technical information may be collected automatically by WordPress, our hosting and security services, analytics services, or other technologies used on the Website.

Depending on the services in use, this information may include:

IP address
Browser type and version
Device type
Operating system
Pages visited
Date and time of visits
Referring website
Approximate geographic information
Information about how you interact with the Website
Technical and security information

This information may be used to operate, secure, maintain, analyze, and improve the Website.

2. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Pepper & Passports uses cookies and similar technologies.

Cookies are small text files that may be stored on your device when you visit a website. Some cookies are necessary for the Website to function, while others help us understand how visitors use the Website or support features provided by third parties.

Cookies and similar technologies may be used for purposes including:

Website functionality
Security and fraud prevention
Remembering preferences
Website performance
Analytics
Social sharing and interaction
Advertising, when applicable

Pepper & Passports uses CookieYes to help manage cookie consent and preferences.

Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies and similar technologies are used only after the appropriate consent has been obtained.

You can also manage or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some Website functionality.

3. Google Analytics

Pepper & Passports uses Google Analytics through MonsterInsights to understand how visitors use the Website and to help us improve our content and services.

Google Analytics may collect information such as:

Device and browser information
IP address or information derived from an IP address
Pages viewed
Referring websites
Approximate geographic information
How visitors interact with the Website
Information about visits and sessions
Demographic and interest information, where available and permitted

We have enabled Google Analytics features that may provide demographic and interest information and support advertising and remarketing-related reporting.

This information may be used to better understand our audience, analyze Website usage, improve our content, and support advertising and remarketing activities where applicable.

Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies to provide these services.

Google may process information collected through Google Analytics in accordance with Google’s applicable privacy policies and terms.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. You may also use Google’s available tools and settings to manage certain Analytics and advertising-related data collection and personalization preferences.

4. Jetpack and WordPress.com Services

Pepper & Passports uses Jetpack, a service provided by Automattic/WordPress.com.

The Jetpack features currently enabled on our Website include:

Downtime monitoring
Account protection
Brute-force protection
WordPress.com login
Performance and speed features
Composing features
Sharing buttons
Like buttons
Blaze

Depending on the feature being used, Jetpack and related WordPress.com services may process technical information such as IP addresses, browser information, device information, website activity, login and security information, and information necessary to provide or protect the applicable service.

Jetpack may use cookies or similar technologies for certain features.

Some features, including sharing, Like functionality, and other WordPress.com-connected services, may communicate with WordPress.com or related Automattic services.

For more information about how Automattic handles information, please review Automattic’s privacy policy.

5. Website Security

Pepper & Passports uses Wordfence to help protect the Website against malicious activity, unauthorized access, spam, attacks, and other security threats.

Security tools may process technical information such as IP addresses, browser information, login attempts, requests made to the Website, and other information necessary to identify or prevent potentially harmful activity.

This information is used for legitimate security and website-protection purposes.

6. Spam Protection and Comments

Pepper & Passports uses Akismet for spam protection.

If comments are enabled and you submit a comment, information associated with the comment may be processed by Akismet to help determine whether the comment is spam.

Please be aware that information you voluntarily include in a public comment may be visible to other Website visitors.

7. Email Newsletter

Pepper & Passports offers an optional email newsletter.

If you choose to subscribe, you may provide your name and email address.

Our newsletter is managed through Kit, a third-party email marketing service. Information you provide when subscribing may be transferred to and processed by Kit for purposes including:

Managing your subscription
Sending newsletters and other requested email communications
Maintaining subscriber records
Measuring email engagement
Managing unsubscribes

You may unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our emails.

Kit’s processing of personal information is also subject to Kit’s own privacy policy and terms.

8. Google AdSense and Advertising

Pepper & Passports may use Google AdSense to display advertising on the Website.

At the time this Privacy Policy was published, Pepper & Passports was preparing to participate in Google’s advertising program. Google verification code may be present on the Website for purposes related to the AdSense application and setup. Advertising may not yet be displayed.

If Google AdSense is enabled, Google and its advertising partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, or similar technologies to collect or receive information in connection with advertising, including to deliver, measure, and personalize advertisements.

Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve advertisements based on a user’s prior visits to Pepper & Passports or other websites.

Google and its advertising partners may use advertising cookies and similar technologies to provide personalized advertising where permitted by applicable law and based on the user’s consent or available privacy choices.

Visitors may manage certain personalized advertising preferences through Google’s advertising settings.

Once advertising services are implemented, we may update this Privacy Policy to reflect the specific advertising technologies and settings in use.

9. Cookie Consent and Google Consent Mode

Pepper & Passports uses CookieYes to provide visitors with information about cookies and to manage cookie consent and preferences where applicable.

Our cookie-consent banner provides visitors with options to customize their preferences, reject non-essential cookies, or accept cookies.

Pepper & Passports also uses Google Consent Mode to communicate applicable consent choices to Google’s services.

Depending on a visitor’s consent choices and applicable law, Google services may adjust their use of cookies and related technologies.

For visitors in jurisdictions where Google requires specific consent mechanisms for advertising, Pepper & Passports will use the applicable consent-management tools and settings required for its advertising configuration.

10. Third-Party Websites and Links

Pepper & Passports contains links to websites and services operated by third parties.

These may include travel companies, hotels, attractions, tourism organizations, cruise companies, social-media platforms, retailers, and other websites.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, security, or policies of third-party websites.

Once you leave Pepper & Passports and visit a third-party website, that website’s own privacy policy and terms apply.

We encourage you to review the privacy policy of any third-party website you visit.

11. How We Use Information

Information collected through Pepper & Passports may be used to:

Operate and maintain the Website
Respond to questions and communications
Provide requested newsletter communications
Improve Website content and functionality
Understand Website traffic and visitor behavior
Monitor and improve Website performance
Protect the Website against spam, fraud, abuse, and security threats
Maintain Website security
Analyze audience demographics and interests where applicable
Measure advertising performance, where applicable
Comply with legal obligations

We do not sell your personal information for money.

12. Data Sharing

We may share information with service providers that help us operate Pepper & Passports.

These may include providers involved in:

Website hosting
Website security
Analytics
Email/newsletter delivery
Spam prevention
Website functionality
Advertising, where applicable

These service providers may process information on our behalf or according to their own privacy policies.

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with applicable law, legal proceedings, governmental requests, protect our rights, or protect the safety and security of the Website and its visitors.

13. Children’s Privacy

Pepper & Passports is a general-audience travel website and is not directed specifically toward children under 13.

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information through the Website, please contact us so that we can take appropriate action.

14. Data Retention

We retain information for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including providing requested services, maintaining appropriate business records, protecting the Website, resolving disputes, and complying with legal obligations.

Third-party service providers may retain information according to their own privacy policies and retention practices.

15. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on where you live and applicable law, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information.

These rights may include the ability to:

Request access to personal information we maintain about you
Request correction of inaccurate information
Request deletion of certain information
Request restriction of certain processing
Object to certain processing
Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
Unsubscribe from our email newsletter
Manage or withdraw cookie consent through the available cookie-consent controls

To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the information below.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our Website, the services we use, applicable laws, or our privacy practices.

When we make changes, we will update the Effective Date at the beginning of this Privacy Policy.

We encourage you to periodically review this page for the latest information.

17. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, our privacy practices, or the information we may hold about you, please contact us:

Pepper & Passports
Email: seasonedtravel1@gmail.com

Last Updated: August 29, 2026