Bubbly Living — www.bubblyliving.com

Effective Date: March 18, 2026

Bubbly Living (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the website www.bubblyliving.com (the “Service”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal information when you visit our Service, and the choices available to you regarding your data.

By using the Service, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically for any updates.

1. Information We Collect

Personal Information You Provide

We may collect personally identifiable information that you voluntarily provide to us, including:

Contact information: name, email address
Newsletter subscriptions: email address and preferences submitted through our email collection forms, which use CASL-compliant double opt-in
Communication data: comments, messages, and other content you submit on the site
Contest or giveaway entries: information provided when entering promotions

Information Collected Automatically

When you visit our Service, certain information is collected automatically:

Device information: IP address, browser type, operating system, device identifiers
Usage data: pages visited, time spent on pages, click-through rates, referral sources
Location data: general geographic location based on IP address
Cookies and tracking technologies: information collected through cookies as described in Section 5 of this policy

As a travel and lifestyle blog, we may also collect:

Travel preferences: destinations of interest, travel styles, accommodation preferences
User-submitted content: travel reviews, ratings, and photos you choose to share

2. How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

Service provision: to operate, maintain, and improve our website and content
Communication: to respond to your inquiries, send newsletters (via our self-hosted email system with double opt-in), and provide support
Personalization: to tailor content and recommendations based on your interests
Analytics: to understand how visitors use our Service and to improve the user experience
Marketing: to send promotional materials about travel destinations and related services, with your consent
Legal compliance: to comply with applicable laws, including Quebec’s Law 25, PIPEDA, and the GDPR where applicable
Contest administration: to manage contests, giveaways, and promotional activities

For visitors in the European Economic Area (EEA), we process personal data based on the following legal grounds:

Consent: for non-essential cookies (analytics, marketing, social), newsletter subscriptions, and marketing communications. You provide consent through our cookie consent banner before any non-essential cookies are placed.
Legitimate interest: for essential website functionality, security monitoring, and server-side analytics derived from access logs
Contractual necessity: to fulfill requests you make, such as responding to inquiries or delivering contest prizes

We may share your personal information in the following circumstances:

We may share your information when you have given us explicit consent to do so.

Service Providers

We use the following third-party services to operate our website:

Hosting: OVH (VPS hosting, data stored in Canada)
Content delivery: BunnyCDN (global content distribution network)
Analytics: Google Analytics (when you consent to analytics cookies)
Email: self-hosted newsletter system (BubblyMail) — no third-party email platforms are used for newsletter delivery

Affiliate Partners

As disclosed in our Terms of Service, we participate in affiliate marketing programs. We may share aggregated, non-personally identifiable information with affiliate partners to track referrals and commissions. We do not share your personal information with affiliate partners.

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information if required to do so by law, in response to valid requests by public authorities, or to protect our legal rights.

Business Transfers

In the event of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets, your personal information may be transferred as part of that transaction. We will notify you before your information becomes subject to a different privacy policy.

5. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small data files stored on your device when you visit a website. We use cookies and similar technologies to operate our Service, analyze traffic, and remember your preferences.

We use our BubblyConsent cookie consent system to give you control over which cookies are placed on your device. When you first visit our site, a consent banner appears with three options:

Accept All: enables all cookie categories
Reject All: blocks all non-essential cookies; only essential cookies remain active
Manage: allows you to enable or disable individual cookie categories (Analytics, Marketing, Social)

Non-essential cookies are completely blocked until you provide explicit consent. Your preferences are stored in a first-party cookie for 365 days. You can change your cookie preferences at any time by revisiting the consent settings on our site.

Types of Cookies We Use

Cookie Name	Category	Purpose	Duration
bubblyconsent_prefs	Essential	Stores your cookie consent preferences	1 year
_ga, _ga_*	Analytics	Google Analytics — distinguishes unique visitors and tracks site usage	2 years
_gid	Analytics	Google Analytics — distinguishes users	24 hours

This list may be updated as we add or remove features. We will update this policy accordingly.

We use Google Consent Mode v2 to ensure that Google services respect your cookie preferences. When you decline analytics or marketing cookies, Google tags operate in a restricted mode that does not place cookies or collect personally identifiable data.

Managing Cookies via Your Browser

In addition to our consent banner, you can configure your browser to refuse cookies or alert you when cookies are being sent. Note that disabling essential cookies may affect site functionality.

6. Third-Party Services

Our Service may contain links to third-party websites and may integrate with external services:

We display content from social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram. These embeds are only activated if you consent to social cookies through our consent banner. When active, these platforms may collect information about your visit according to their own privacy policies.

Google Services

We use Google Analytics for website traffic analysis. This service is only activated when you consent to analytics cookies. Google’s use of your data is governed by Google’s Privacy Policy.

Affiliate Links

Our content may include affiliate links to travel-related products and services. Clicking these links may place cookies from the affiliate partner’s website according to their own cookie and privacy policies.

7. Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information, including:

SSL/TLS encryption for all data in transit
Fail2Ban intrusion prevention and server-level security hardening
Regular automated backups with encrypted off-site storage
Access controls and authentication for administrative functions
Nginx rate limiting and bot management

No method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to protect your information, we cannot guarantee absolute security.

8. Data Retention

We retain your personal information only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described in this policy, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

Newsletter subscriptions: retained until you unsubscribe
Communication records: retained for customer service purposes
Analytics data: retained according to Google Analytics settings (default 14 months)
Cookie consent preferences: retained for 365 days
Server access logs: retained for security and operational monitoring purposes

9. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

Access: request a copy of the personal information we hold about you
Correction: request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
Deletion: request deletion of your personal information, subject to legal exceptions
Portability: receive your data in a structured, commonly used format
Opt-out: unsubscribe from marketing communications and withdraw cookie consent at any time
Withdrawal of consent: where we rely on consent, you may withdraw it at any time without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing

To exercise any of these rights, contact us at privacy@bubblyliving.com with the subject line “Privacy Request.” We will respond within 30 days.

10. Quebec Law 25 and Canadian Privacy Law

Bubbly Living is operated from Quebec, Canada, and is subject to Quebec’s Act Respecting the Protection of Personal Information in the Private Sector (commonly referred to as Law 25), as well as the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

Under these laws, you have the right to:

Be informed about the collection and use of your personal information before or at the time of collection
Consent to or refuse the collection, use, and disclosure of your personal information
Access your personal information held by us and request corrections
Withdraw your consent at any time, including through our cookie consent banner
File a complaint with the Commission d’accès à l’information du Québec (CAI) if you believe your privacy rights have been violated

The person responsible for the protection of personal information for Bubbly Living can be reached at privacy@bubblyliving.com.

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have additional rights under the General Data Protection Regulation:

All rights listed in Section 9 above
Right to restrict processing of your personal data
Right to object to processing based on legitimate interest
Right to lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority

Our lawful bases for processing are described in Section 3. Non-essential cookies are blocked until you provide explicit opt-in consent through our cookie consent banner, in compliance with GDPR Article 6 and the ePrivacy Directive.

12. California Privacy Rights (CCPA/CPRA)

If you are a California resident, you have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act and the California Privacy Rights Act:

Right to know what personal information is collected, used, and shared
Right to delete personal information
Right to opt-out of the sale or sharing of personal information
Right to non-discrimination for exercising your privacy rights

We do not sell your personal information. To exercise your California privacy rights, contact us at privacy@bubblyliving.com.

13. Children’s Privacy

Our Service is not directed at children under 13 years of age (or 16 in the EEA). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at privacy@bubblyliving.com and we will take steps to delete that information.

14. International Data Transfers

Your information is primarily stored on servers located in Canada (OVH). Content may be delivered through BunnyCDN’s global network. Where your data is transferred outside of your country of residence, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, including reliance on adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses where applicable.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make changes, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this page. For material changes, we may also provide notice through:

A prominent notice on our website
Email notification to newsletter subscribers

We encourage you to review this policy periodically to stay informed about how we are protecting your information.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or wish to exercise your privacy rights, please contact us:

Bubbly Living

Email: privacy@bubblyliving.com

Website: www.bubblyliving.com

For privacy-related requests, please use the subject line “Privacy Request” in your email. We will respond within 30 days of receiving your request.

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