Privacy Policy

Last updated: April 2026

Journey Junky ("we", "us") operates journeyjunky.co. This policy explains what data we collect, why, and your choices.

Information We Collect

  • Account information— When you sign in with Google, we receive your name, email address, and profile photo from Google. We do not receive or store your Google password.
  • Content you provide— Reviews, ratings, photos, and adventure listings you submit.
  • Automatically collected data— IP address, browser type, device information, pages viewed, and interactions on the site.
  • Location data— Approximate location derived from IP address or coordinates you provide when listing an adventure.

How We Use Your Information

  • Provide, operate, and improve the service.
  • Personalize your experience and search results.
  • Display relevant advertisements.
  • Send transactional emails (e.g. account verification).
  • Detect fraud and enforce our terms.
  • Power AI-assisted features such as smart search and chat recommendations.

Cookies and Tracking

We use cookies and similar technologies for:

  • Essential cookies— Authentication and session management.
  • Analytics cookies— Understand how visitors use the site (page views, clicks, performance). We use a third-party analytics service hosted in the EU.
  • Advertising cookies— Serve and measure ads via third-party advertising networks.
  • Performance monitoring— Page load speed and error tracking.

You can disable non-essential cookies through your browser settings. Some features may not function properly if you do so.

Third-Party Services

We share data with third-party service providers that help us operate the site. These include providers of:

  • Authentication (social login)
  • Analytics and performance monitoring
  • Advertising and conversion tracking
  • Image hosting and delivery
  • Email delivery
  • Maps and location services
  • AI and language model services (for search and chat features)
  • Travel activity and review aggregation partners

Each provider operates under its own privacy policy and terms.

AI-Powered Features

We use AI to power smart search and chat recommendations. When you use these features, your queries are sent to third-party AI providers for processing. These providers operate under their own privacy policies and data practices.

Data Retention

We retain your account data as long as your account is active. To request account deletion, email support@journeyjunky.co. We will make reasonable efforts to remove your data, though some information may persist in backups or aggregated analytics.

Children

Our service is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

Data Security

We use industry-standard measures to protect your data, including encrypted connections (HTTPS) and secure authentication. No method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy from time to time. Your continued use of the service after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

Questions about this policy? Email support@journeyjunky.co