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Privacy Policy

Effective date: 27 September 2026

Website: TofuVTravels.com
Site owner: Tofu V Travels

At Tofu V Travels, we respect your privacy and aim to be clear about what information may be collected when you use this website, why it is collected and how it may be used.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through tofuvtravels.com. By using this website, you acknowledge the practices described below.

1. Information We May Collect

Most of Tofu V Travels can be browsed without providing personal information directly to us.

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide when you:

  • leave a comment;
  • contact us by email or through a contact form;
  • subscribe to an email list or newsletter;
  • participate in a survey, giveaway or other optional feature; or
  • otherwise communicate with us.

Depending on how you interact with the site, this may include your name, email address and any information you choose to provide in your message or submission.

The website and third-party services used by the website may also automatically collect technical information such as:

  • IP address;
  • browser type and version;
  • device type;
  • operating system;
  • referring website or page;
  • pages viewed;
  • approximate location derived from an IP address;
  • time spent on pages;
  • interactions with the website; and
  • cookies or similar identifiers.

This information may be used for website operation, security, analytics, advertising and performance measurement.

2. How We Use Information

Information collected through Tofu V Travels may be used to:

  • operate and maintain the website;
  • respond to enquiries, comments and messages;
  • understand how visitors use the website;
  • improve existing travel guides and website usability;
  • identify technical problems and protect the website against abuse or security threats;
  • measure website traffic and content performance;
  • display and measure advertising;
  • administer newsletters or other communications where you have chosen to receive them;
  • comply with applicable legal obligations; and
  • protect our legal rights and those of our users.

We do not sell or rent personal information submitted directly to us.

3. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Tofu V Travels uses, or may use, cookies and similar technologies such as local storage, pixels and web beacons.

Cookies are small files stored on your device that can help websites remember information or understand how visitors use a site.

Cookies and similar technologies may be used for purposes including:

  • keeping the website functioning properly;
  • remembering preferences;
  • measuring traffic and website performance;
  • preventing fraud and abuse;
  • understanding which pages visitors find useful;
  • displaying advertising; and
  • measuring the effectiveness of advertising.

Some cookies are placed by Tofu V Travels, while others may be placed by third-party services used on the website.

Where required by applicable law, you may be shown a consent or privacy message allowing you to manage certain cookie and advertising choices.

You can also restrict or delete cookies using your browser settings. Disabling some cookies may affect how certain parts of the website function.

4. Google AdSense and Advertising

Tofu V Travels uses, or may use, Google AdSense and other advertising services to display advertisements.

Third-party advertising vendors, including Google, may use cookies or similar technologies when advertisements are displayed on this website.

Google and its advertising partners may use advertising cookies to serve ads based on a visitor’s previous visits to Tofu V Travels, other websites or online services.

Depending on your location, consent choices and Google’s advertising settings, advertisements may be:

  • personalised based on interests or previous activity;
  • non-personalised and based primarily on contextual information such as the content being viewed; or
  • subject to other forms of limited advertising where applicable.

Advertising technologies may collect or process information such as IP addresses, cookies, device information, web beacons or other identifiers for purposes including ad delivery, measurement, fraud prevention and personalisation where permitted.

Visitors can manage how Google personalises advertising through Google’s advertising settings.

For additional information about how Google uses information from websites that use Google services, please refer to Google’s privacy and advertising information.

5. Consent for Visitors in the EEA, United Kingdom and Switzerland

Visitors located in the European Economic Area, United Kingdom or Switzerland may be shown a consent-management message before certain advertising or tracking technologies are used.

Where required, this allows visitors to make choices regarding matters such as:

  • the storage or access of information on a device;
  • personalised advertising;
  • advertising measurement;
  • analytics; and
  • the use of personal information by participating advertising providers.

Your available choices may vary depending on your location, applicable law and the technologies being used on the website.

You may be able to revisit or change your privacy choices through the website’s privacy or cookie settings where that functionality is available.

6. Analytics

Tofu V Travels may use website analytics services, including services provided by Google, to understand how people find and use the website.

Analytics information may include pages visited, traffic sources, device types, general geographic information, engagement with pages and other usage information.

We use this information primarily to understand which travel guides are useful, identify website problems and improve the site’s content and performance.

Analytics providers may use cookies or other identifiers as part of providing these services.

7. Affiliate Links and Commercial Relationships

Some articles on Tofu V Travels may contain affiliate links.

If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase or booking, we may receive a commission or referral fee. This generally does not increase the price you pay.

Affiliate networks and merchants may use cookies or tracking technologies to determine whether a referral or purchase originated from Tofu V Travels.

Where appropriate, affiliate relationships are disclosed on the relevant page or elsewhere on the website.

The presence of an affiliate link does not mean that every product, hotel, attraction or service mentioned on Tofu V Travels is sponsored or commercially connected to us.

8. Comments

If you leave a comment on Tofu V Travels, information submitted through the comment form may be collected and stored.

The website may also collect technical information such as your IP address and browser information for purposes such as spam detection and website security.

Comments that you choose to publish may remain visible publicly together with the name or username you provide.

Please avoid including private or sensitive personal information in public comments.

9. Contact Forms and Email

If you contact us through a form or by email, we may retain your name, email address, message and related correspondence for as long as reasonably necessary to respond to your enquiry, maintain records or deal with follow-up matters.

Please do not send sensitive personal information unless it is necessary for your enquiry.

10. Email Subscriptions and Newsletters

If Tofu V Travels offers email subscriptions or newsletters and you choose to subscribe, the information you provide may be processed by an email service provider on our behalf.

You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided in the email or by contacting us.

Transactional or administrative messages may still be sent where necessary.

11. Embedded Content and External Services

Articles on Tofu V Travels may include embedded or linked content from third-party websites, such as:

  • maps;
  • videos;
  • social media posts;
  • booking platforms;
  • tourism websites; or
  • other external services.

Embedded content may behave in much the same way as if you had visited the third-party website directly.

Those third parties may collect information, use cookies or track interactions according to their own privacy practices.

Tofu V Travels does not control the privacy practices of external websites or services.

12. Links to Other Websites

Tofu V Travels contains links to other websites for convenience, reference, travel planning and recommendations.

Once you leave Tofu V Travels, this Privacy Policy no longer applies.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of third-party websites. You should review the privacy policy of any third-party website you use.

13. Service Providers

We may use third-party service providers to help operate Tofu V Travels.

These may include providers involved in:

  • website hosting;
  • content delivery;
  • security and spam prevention;
  • analytics;
  • advertising;
  • email delivery;
  • website performance;
  • backups; and
  • other technical services.

These providers may process information on our behalf where necessary to provide their services.

14. International Data Processing

Tofu V Travels is operated from Singapore, but some of the companies and services used to operate the website may process or store information in other countries.

As a result, information may be transferred to or processed in jurisdictions with data-protection laws that differ from those in your country of residence.

Where applicable, we take reasonable steps to use reputable service providers and to handle personal information in accordance with applicable obligations.

15. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including to:

  • respond to enquiries;
  • maintain website records;
  • manage comments or subscriptions;
  • comply with legal obligations;
  • resolve disputes; and
  • protect the website against fraud or abuse.

Different types of information may be retained for different periods.

Certain technical or aggregated information that does not identify an individual may be retained for longer for analytics and website improvement.

16. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative and technical measures to protect information handled through Tofu V Travels.

However, no website, internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You provide information online at your own risk.

17. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you live, you may have rights concerning your personal information.

These may include the right to:

  • request access to certain personal information;
  • request correction of inaccurate information;
  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
  • object to or restrict certain processing where applicable;
  • request deletion in circumstances provided by applicable law;
  • unsubscribe from marketing communications; or
  • make choices regarding cookies and personalised advertising.

These rights are not absolute and may depend on the law that applies to your circumstances.

Visitors in Singapore

Tofu V Travels is operated from Singapore.

Under Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act 2012 (PDPA), individuals may have rights relating to access and correction of personal data and may withdraw consent for certain collection, use or disclosure of personal information, subject to applicable exceptions and requirements.

Visitors in the EEA and United Kingdom

Visitors covered by applicable European or UK data-protection laws may have additional rights relating to access, correction, deletion, restriction, objection, portability and withdrawal of consent, depending on the circumstances.

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

18. Children’s Privacy

Tofu V Travels is a general travel website and is not directed at children under the age of 13.

Although some articles discuss travelling with babies, toddlers or children, the website is written for parents, caregivers and adult travellers.

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

If you believe a child has provided personal information to us without appropriate permission, please contact us so that we can review the matter.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website practices, services, advertising arrangements or legal obligations change.

The latest version will be published on this page and the effective date at the top will be updated accordingly.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.

20. Contact

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or would like to make a privacy-related request, you can contact:

Tofu V Travels
Email: tofuvtravels@gmail.com
Website: tofuvtravels.com

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