Information We Collect

When you visit the Travel & Geography Archive, routine server logs automatically record certain technical information. This includes your IP address, the type of browser and device you are using, the date and time of each request, and the pages or files you view. These logs help us maintain the site, diagnose technical issues, and understand general usage patterns.

If you choose to contact us via the email address provided on the site, we will receive any information you include in your message. We use such messages solely to respond to your inquiry and do not add them to any marketing list.

The site may store a small preference file (a cookie) on your device to remember your reading settings or interface choices. This is optional and under your control.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

We use cookies where enabled to improve your experience. A cookie is a small text file stored by your browser. We may set a session cookie to keep track of your current visit, which expires when you close your browser. Persistent cookies may be used to remember your preferences across visits. You can configure your browser to reject all cookies or to notify you when a cookie is set; however, some site features may then function differently.

Where analytics services are enabled, these tools may set their own cookies to collect aggregated, non-identifying information about how visitors interact with the site. This helps us understand which catalogue entries—such as the reading companions for Travels in Western Africa or the edition insights for David goes to Greenland—are most popular, and how users navigate between categories like Travel Narratives and Exploration.

If advertising is displayed on the site, Google and other advertising networks may use cookies and web beacons to serve ads based on your prior visits to this or other websites. These technologies are governed by the privacy policies of those third parties, not by ours. You can opt out of Google’s use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings page.

How We Use Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To operate, maintain, and improve the catalogue.
• To understand browsing trends and preferences across our collection, including works such as Korea and her neighbors and The Turk and his lost provinces.
• To respond to messages you send us.
• To detect and prevent technical issues or misuse.
• Where advertising is enabled, to support the continued availability of free public-domain literature.

Data Sharing and Third-Party Access

We do not sell your personal information to anyone. We may share non-personal, aggregated data publicly or with service providers who help us operate the site (such as hosting or analytics providers). These providers are contractually limited to using data only for the services they perform for us.

If you interact with embedded content or third-party services (such as social media share buttons or Google advertising), those services may collect information independently. Their practices are subject to their own privacy policies.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect the information we collect against unauthorized access, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Data Retention

We retain server logs and analytics data for periods necessary to fulfill the purposes described above, after which they are deleted or anonymized. Personal messages are retained only as long as needed to address your inquiry and for reasonable record-keeping.

Your Choices and Rights

You have the right to:

• Set your browser to refuse cookies or delete existing cookies.
• Use browser privacy features such as Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control. We honor these signals where technically feasible.
• Opt out of Google’s personalized advertising via the Ads Settings page.
• Request access to or deletion of any personal data we hold about you by contacting us. We will respond within a reasonable timeframe.

Children’s Privacy

We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us so we can remove it.

External Links

The catalogue may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those sites. We encourage you to review their policies before providing any personal information.

International Visitors

This site is operated from Canada. If you access it from outside Canada, your information may be transferred to, stored, and processed in Canada or other jurisdictions where our service providers operate. By using the site, you consent to such transfer.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page, and your continued use of the site after changes take effect constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.

Contact

If you have questions about this policy or wish to exercise your rights, please write to editor@unwen.com.