PRIVACY POLICY

How we collect, use, and protect your personal data.

YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS

SkiTrip minimizes data collection. There are no accounts, we don't sell your data, and you control cookies. This policy explains what data we do collect and why.

WHO WE ARE

SkiTrip is a ski trip planning platform operated from the European Union. For privacy inquiries, contact us at [email protected].

DATA WE COLLECT

Automatically Collected

When you visit SkiTrip, we may collect:

  • Technical data: Browser type, device type, operating system, screen resolution
  • Usage data: Pages visited, time spent, interactions (anonymized)
  • Location data: Country or region from your IP address, used to suggest where your journey to the resort starts; a precise position only if you grant it in the browser

Affiliate Click Tracking

When you click an affiliate link, we log:

  • The page you clicked from
  • The partner and type of link (stay, ticket, car, activity)
  • A hashed session identifier (not your IP address)
  • Timestamp

We do NOT store raw IP addresses or user-agent strings in click logs. Session identifiers are salted hashes that cannot be reversed to identify you. Click logs are deleted after 90 days.

Data You Provide

If you contact us or subscribe to the newsletter, we collect:

  • Your email address, and the language you subscribed in
  • The content of your message, if you write to us

COOKIES

We use cookies and similar technologies. You can control cookie preferences via the banner shown on your first visit.

Essential CookiesAlways Active

Required for site functionality: your cookie choice, your language, security tokens.

Analytics CookiesYour Choice

Help us understand how visitors use SkiTrip. Data is aggregated and anonymized.

Marketing CookiesYour Choice

Used by affiliate partners to attribute bookings. Required for some booking widgets.

To change your preferences, clear your browser's site data for skitrip.pro and reload, or contact us at [email protected].

HOW WE USE YOUR DATA

  • Provide the service: Show ski areas and bases, suggest the journey from where you are
  • Improve the site: Understand which content is useful, fix issues
  • Measure affiliate performance: Which pages lead to bookings (aggregate only)
  • Security: Detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and spam

DATA SHARING

We share data with:

  • Affiliate partners: When you click through to book, the partner receives a tracking ID
  • Infrastructure providers: Hosting, CDN, analytics, the newsletter service (EU-based where possible)

We never sell your personal data to third parties.

YOUR RIGHTS (GDPR)

If you're in the EU/EEA, you have the right to:

  • Access: Request a copy of your data
  • Rectification: Correct inaccurate data
  • Erasure: Request deletion of your data
  • Portability: Receive your data in a machine-readable format
  • Object: Opt out of certain data processing
  • Withdraw consent: Change cookie preferences or unsubscribe at any time

To exercise these rights, email [email protected]. We respond within 30 days.

DATA RETENTION

Affiliate click logs90 days
Analytics data26 months
Support correspondence2 years
Newsletter subscriptionUntil you unsubscribe

SECURITY

We protect your data with:

  • HTTPS encryption on all pages
  • Hashed session identifiers (no raw IPs stored)
  • Access controls and audit logs for admin systems
  • Regular security updates of the software we run

CHILDREN'S PRIVACY

SkiTrip is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect data from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us immediately.

CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

We may update this policy periodically. Significant changes will be announced on the site. The “last updated” date below indicates when the policy was last revised.

CONTACT US

For privacy questions or to exercise your rights:

Email: [email protected]

Last updated: September 2026