Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 1, 2026

Last Updated: September 17, 2026

Version: 2.3

Welcome to Loxiry, accessible at https://www.loxiry.com.

Loxiry (“Loxiry,” “we,” “us,” or “our”) respects your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, disclose, and protect information when you visit or use the Loxiry website, travel journals, interactive maps, itineraries, social features, media features, and related services (collectively, the “Platform” or “Service”).

Loxiry continues to improve and expand its services. Features and service providers may change over time, and we will update this Privacy Policy as appropriate to reflect changes in how personal information is handled.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. This Policy describes our information practices; it does not replace any separate consent requested for optional cookies, advertising, or other processing.

1. Information We Collect

The information Loxiry collects depends on how you interact with the Platform.

1.1 Account & Profile Information

When you create or maintain a Loxiry account, we may collect:

Passwords and authentication credentials may be processed through Loxiry’s authentication and infrastructure providers.

• Name
• Username
• Email address
• Authentication credentials
• Profile photograph
• Biography
• Home city or general location information you choose to provide
• Other profile information you voluntarily provide

1.2 Travel Journals & User Content

When you use Loxiry, we may collect content you voluntarily create, upload, save, or publish, including:

The visibility of User Content depends on the privacy and publication settings available through the Platform.

• Travel logs
• Travel stories
• Destinations
• Itineraries
• Trip dates
• Reviews
• Photographs
• Videos
• Comments
• Reactions
• Saved or planned trips

1.3 Location & Travel Information

When you create trips, itineraries, travel logs, or map entries, Loxiry may process location information you intentionally provide, including:

Loxiry does not require you to publicly disclose your home address or precise residential location.

You should avoid publishing your home address, precise residence location, real-time location, or other sensitive location information.

• Country
• State, province, or region
• City
• Destination
• Map coordinates
• Map pins
• Travel routes
• Visited locations
• Planned destinations

1.4 Photos, Videos & Metadata

When you upload photographs, videos, or other media, Loxiry processes and stores those files.

Files created by cameras and mobile devices may contain metadata, potentially including:

Depending on how files are processed by Loxiry and its service providers, some metadata may be retained, modified, or removed.

If you do not want metadata associated with an uploaded file, you should review or remove that metadata before uploading it.

• Date and time information
• Device information
• Camera information
• Location or GPS information

1.5 Communications

If you contact Loxiry through email, support, feedback, copyright reporting, privacy requests, or other communication channels, we may collect:

• Your name
• Email address
• Contents of your message
• Attachments you provide
• Information necessary to respond to your request

1.6 Automatically Collected Information

When you access Loxiry, we and our infrastructure, analytics, and advertising providers may automatically collect certain information, including:

This information may be generated through server logs, cookies, authentication sessions, local storage, analytics technologies, advertising technologies, or similar technologies, subject to applicable consent requirements.

• IP address
• Browser type
• Device type
• Operating system
• Referring URL
• Pages accessed
• Dates and times of access
• Session information
• Network and request information
• Security logs

1.7 Consent & Privacy Preferences

When you interact with privacy controls or a consent message, we and our consent management provider may process information about your choices, including consent status, selected preferences, and information needed to remember and apply those choices.

2. How We Use Your Information

Loxiry may use collected information to:

We may also use aggregated or de-identified information for analytics, development, security, and Platform improvement where permitted by applicable law.

• Create and maintain Loxiry accounts.
• Authenticate registered users.
• Protect account and Platform security.
• Display user profiles.
• Provide interactive travel maps.
• Store and display travel journals.
• Create and display itineraries.
• Display destinations, travel footprints, and routes.
• Store and process photographs and videos.
• Enable following, comments, reactions, feeds, and other community features.

3. Public & Private Content

Loxiry allows users to share travel experiences while providing privacy controls for certain content.

3.1 Public Content

Content designated as Public may be accessible to registered users and visitors worldwide.

Depending on what you choose to publish, public information may include:

Public webpages may also be indexed by search engines.

You should only publish information that you are comfortable making publicly available.

• Username
• Profile photograph
• Biography
• Travel journals
• Photographs and videos
• Destinations
• Travel dates
• Itineraries
• Routes
• Map pins

3.2 Private Content

Content designated as Private is intended to be restricted according to the privacy controls provided by Loxiry.

Private trips and content are not intended for public display.

If Loxiry introduces follower-based or selected-user sharing, private content may be shared with users you specifically authorize.

3.3 Draft Content

Content saved as a draft is not intended to be publicly displayed unless you choose to publish it.

4. Technology & Service Providers

Loxiry relies on third-party infrastructure and technology providers to operate the Platform.

These providers may process personal information to provide their respective services. Certain providers, including advertising partners, may also process information for their own purposes as described in their privacy policies and applicable consent disclosures.

4.1 Vercel

Loxiry may use Vercel to host and deliver portions of the Loxiry web application.

As a result, technical information such as IP addresses, network requests, browser information, logs, and other information necessary to deliver the website may be processed through Vercel infrastructure.

4.2 Render

Loxiry may use Render to host backend services and application infrastructure.

Information sent between the Loxiry frontend, backend, and database may pass through infrastructure operated by Render.

Render may process technical, request, security, and application information as necessary to provide hosting services.

4.3 Neon PostgreSQL

Loxiry may use Neon to provide PostgreSQL database infrastructure.

Depending on the Platform feature involved, information stored within the Loxiry database may include:

Passwords or authentication secrets should not be stored as readable plaintext.

• Account information
• Profile information
• Travel records
• Itinerary information
• Map and destination information
• Content metadata
• Privacy settings
• Platform relationships and interactions

4.4 Amazon Web Services

Loxiry may use Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure for services such as media storage and email delivery.

Uploaded media or other Platform assets may be stored using cloud storage infrastructure such as Amazon S3.

Transactional email messages may be delivered using services such as Amazon Simple Email Service (SES).

AWS may process the information necessary to store, retrieve, transmit, secure, or deliver those services.

4.5 Mapping & Location Services

Loxiry may integrate third-party mapping, geocoding, or location services such as Mapbox, Google Maps, or OpenStreetMap-related services.

When you interact with maps, information such as the following may be transmitted to the applicable mapping provider as necessary to provide map functionality:

Third-party mapping providers may process information according to their own privacy policies.

• IP address
• Map requests
• Approximate location
• Coordinates
• Search queries
• Device or browser information

4.6 Email & Communications

Loxiry may use third-party email and communication infrastructure, including Amazon SES and Google Workspace, to send and receive:

Information such as your email address and message contents may therefore be processed by the applicable email provider.

• Account verification messages
• Password-reset messages
• Security notifications
• Support communications
• Privacy communications
• Legal communications

4.7 Google AdSense & Advertising Partners

Loxiry uses Google AdSense to support advertising on the Platform.

When advertising services are active, Google and participating third-party advertising providers may collect or receive information such as IP addresses, browser and device information, cookie identifiers, pages visited, and interactions with advertisements.

Google and other advertising providers may place or read cookies, use web beacons, or use similar technologies for advertising delivery, personalization, measurement, frequency limits, and fraud prevention.

Advertising cookies can help Google and its partners select advertisements using browsing activity on Loxiry and other websites. Personalized advertising depends on our settings, your consent choices, and applicable requirements.

Other participating advertising networks may also use cookies or similar technologies when serving advertisements on Loxiry. Information about participating providers and their purposes is available through the applicable consent message and its partner information.

For more information, visit:

• How Google uses information from sites and apps that use its services
• Google Privacy Policy
• Google Ads Settings

4.8 Google Analytics

Loxiry uses Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with the Platform and to improve its content, functionality, and performance.

Google Analytics may process information such as pages viewed, interactions, referral sources, browser and device information, and approximate geographic information. Depending on its configuration and your consent choices, it may use cookies or similar identifiers to measure activity.

For more information, see Google’s information about data use on partner sites and apps.

Google also provides a Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on for supported browsers.

5. How We Share Information

Loxiry does not sell or rent your personal information to data brokers.

This statement does not mean that advertising technologies involve no disclosure of information. Advertising-related disclosures are described below.

We may disclose information in the following circumstances.

5.1 Service Providers

We may provide information to service providers when reasonably necessary for them to host, store, secure, deliver, analyze, maintain, or otherwise support Loxiry.

Service providers receive information reasonably necessary for their respective functions.

5.2 Information You Make Public

Information you intentionally publish as Public may be accessible to anyone who can access the applicable Loxiry page.

Public information may also be indexed, cached, copied, or shared by search engines or third parties outside Loxiry’s control.

5.3 Legal Requirements

We may disclose information when we reasonably believe disclosure is necessary to:

• Comply with applicable law.
• Respond to lawful legal process.
• Respond to valid governmental requests.
• Protect the rights or property of Loxiry.
• Protect users or other individuals.
• Investigate fraud or illegal activity.
• Investigate security incidents.
• Enforce our Terms and Conditions.

5.4 Business Transactions

If Loxiry is involved in a future merger, acquisition, financing, restructuring, sale of assets, incorporation, or similar business transaction, information associated with the Platform may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law.

5.5 Advertising & Analytics Partners

Information may be disclosed to, or collected directly by, Google and participating advertising and analytics providers for the purposes described in Sections 4 and 7.

This information may include online identifiers, browser and device information, page activity, advertising interactions, and consent signals.

These providers may process information under their own privacy policies and the choices available through the applicable consent controls.

6. Affiliate Links & Third-Party Websites

Loxiry may participate in affiliate marketing programs.

Travel journals, itineraries, recommendations, or other Platform pages may contain links to third-party:

If you click an affiliate link and make a qualifying booking or purchase, Loxiry may receive a commission.

When you click an external link, you leave Loxiry and interact directly with the third-party provider.

The third party may independently collect information such as your IP address, browser information, cookies, booking information, payment information, or other personal information according to its own privacy policy.

Unless expressly stated otherwise, Loxiry does not receive or store your full payment-card information when you purchase through an external affiliate provider.

Advertisements may also link to third-party websites or services. Their privacy practices are governed by their respective policies.

Loxiry is not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party websites or services.

• Hotels
• Accommodations
• Tours
• Attractions
• Transportation services

7. Cookies, Sessions & Similar Technologies

Loxiry and its providers may use cookies, authentication tokens, browser storage, web beacons, and similar technologies.

Cookies are small files stored on your device. Other technologies may store preferences, recognize a browser, or communicate information about page activity.

7.1 Essential Technologies

Essential technologies may be used to:

These technologies may be necessary for Loxiry to function properly.

• Authenticate users.
• Maintain login sessions.
• Protect account security.
• Prevent fraud and abuse.
• Maintain Platform functionality.
• Remember privacy and consent choices.

7.2 Preference Storage

Loxiry may use cookies or browser storage to remember preferences such as:

• Theme or display preferences
• Interface settings
• Language preferences
• Other Platform settings

7.3 Analytics & Performance

Loxiry uses analytics, logging, and performance-monitoring technologies to understand Platform usage, identify errors, improve performance, and maintain security.

These technologies include Google Analytics, as described in Section 4.8.

Where consent is required, optional analytics cookies and similar technologies are used only with your consent.

Security and operational logging may be processed separately from optional analytics.

7.4 Advertising Cookies & Similar Technologies

Loxiry and its advertising partners, including Google, may use advertising cookies and similar technologies to:

Depending on your location, consent choices, and our advertising settings, advertisements may be personalized, non-personalized, limited, or unavailable.

Non-personalized advertisements do not necessarily mean that no cookies or similar technologies are used. Such advertisements may still involve technologies for measurement, frequency limits, security, or fraud prevention, subject to applicable requirements.

• Deliver advertisements.
• Personalize advertisements where permitted.
• Measure advertising performance.
• Limit how often advertisements are repeated.
• Detect fraud and invalid advertising traffic.

7.5 Consent & Privacy Choices

Loxiry uses Google’s consent management platform to present advertising privacy choices to visitors in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, and Switzerland.

The applicable consent message allows you to consent, decline consent, or manage preferences. It also provides information about participating advertising providers and the purposes for which information may be processed.

Where required, we request consent before using optional cookies or similar storage technologies and before processing personal information for personalized advertising.

You can revisit your choices and withdraw consent using the “Privacy and cookie settings” link at the bottom of the website where the consent message applies.

Withdrawing consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before withdrawal.

You can also manage Google’s personalized advertising preferences through Google Ads Settings. These controls are separate from the consent choices you make on Loxiry.

Your browser may allow you to block or delete cookies. Blocking essential cookies may affect login and other Platform features. Deleting cookies or browser storage may also remove saved consent preferences, causing the consent message to appear again.

8. Data Retention

Loxiry retains personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to:

Retention periods may differ depending on the type of information and the reason it is processed.

Cookies and browser storage may remain until they expire, are replaced, or are deleted. Information processed independently by third-party providers is also subject to their applicable retention practices and privacy policies.

• Maintain your account.
• Provide Platform functionality.
• Fulfill the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.
• Maintain security.
• Prevent fraud and abuse.
• Remember and document privacy choices.
• Resolve disputes.
• Comply with legal obligations.
• Enforce our agreements.

9. Account & Data Deletion

Registered users may request deletion of their Loxiry account through available account settings or by contacting:

privacy@loxiry.com

When an account deletion request is processed, Loxiry will delete or de-identify associated personal information and User Content from active systems as appropriate.

Some information may remain temporarily within:

Information may be retained where necessary or permitted by applicable law.

Content that other users have independently shared or information that has been indexed or copied by third parties may remain outside Loxiry’s control after account deletion.

Deleting your Loxiry account does not automatically delete information that third parties independently maintain. You may need to contact those providers or use their privacy controls.

• Backups
• Security records
• Server logs
• Fraud-prevention records
• Legal or compliance records

10. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on your place of residence and applicable law, you may have certain rights concerning your personal information.

These rights may include the right to:

Privacy rights vary by jurisdiction and are not absolute.

To submit a privacy request, contact:

privacy@loxiry.com

For advertising consent choices, use the controls described in Section 7.5.

Loxiry may request information reasonably necessary to verify your identity before processing certain privacy requests.

• Know whether Loxiry processes your personal information.
• Request access to personal information.
• Request correction of inaccurate information.
• Request deletion of certain information.
• Obtain a portable copy of certain information.
• Object to or restrict certain processing where applicable.
• Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

11. Registered Users & Children’s Privacy

11.1 Registered Users Must Be 18+

You must be at least 18 years old to create, register, or maintain a Loxiry account.

Loxiry does not knowingly permit individuals under 18 to create registered accounts.

If we learn that an account belongs to an individual under 18, we may suspend or terminate the account and take reasonable steps to delete associated personal information, subject to applicable legal, security, and recordkeeping requirements.

If you believe an individual under 18 has registered for Loxiry, contact:

privacy@loxiry.com

11.2 Public Visitors

Certain publicly available areas of Loxiry may be viewed without creating an account.

The 18+ requirement applies to registered Loxiry accounts.

Individuals under 18 are not permitted to create an account, publish User Content, comment, follow users, or use other features requiring registration.

12. Data Security

Loxiry uses reasonable technical and organizational safeguards designed to protect personal information.

Depending on the applicable system, safeguards may include:

However, no website, database, cloud service, or electronic transmission method can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

Users are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of their account credentials and should contact Loxiry if they suspect unauthorized access.

• HTTPS/TLS encrypted connections
• Authentication controls
• Restricted infrastructure access
• Secure session handling
• Environment-variable and secret management
• Database access controls
• Cloud-provider security controls
• Application logging and monitoring
• Security updates and maintenance

13. International Users & Data Transfers

Loxiry is accessible through the internet and may be used by individuals in different countries.

Personal information may be processed or stored in the United States or other countries where Loxiry’s service providers and advertising or analytics partners maintain infrastructure.

Privacy and data-protection laws in those jurisdictions may differ from those in your country.

Where required by applicable law, appropriate safeguards will be used for international transfers of personal information.

14. Platform Updates

Loxiry continues to improve and expand its services.

As the Platform evolves:

Changes to the Platform do not permit Loxiry to disregard applicable privacy obligations.

If a material change affects how personal information is collected, used, or disclosed, this Privacy Policy will be updated as appropriate. Where required, we will provide additional notice or request consent before implementing the relevant change.

• Features may be introduced, modified, or removed.
• Infrastructure and service providers may change.
• Platform functionality may change.
• Data-processing practices may evolve as features are introduced or improved.

15. Future Paid Services

Loxiry is currently available without a paid user subscription.

If Loxiry introduces subscriptions, premium services, or direct payment processing in the future, this Privacy Policy will be updated before or when those services are introduced to explain what billing information is collected, which payment processor is used, and how payment-related information is handled.

Payment-card information should not be submitted to Loxiry unless an official payment feature specifically requests it.

16. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Loxiry may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in:

When this Privacy Policy changes, the Last Updated date at the beginning of the Policy will be revised.

For material changes, Loxiry may provide additional notice through the Platform, email, or another appropriate method. Where required, we will request new consent.

• Platform functionality
• Technology
• Service providers
• Advertising or analytics practices
• Data practices
• Legal requirements

17. Contact Us

For privacy questions, requests, or concerns:

Privacy: privacy@loxiry.com

General Support: support@loxiry.com

Legal: legal@loxiry.com

Official Website: https://www.loxiry.com

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