Last Updated: 2025

Planetale (“we”, “our”, “the Website”) is a story-driven Asian travel and heritage platform by Jayjames, dedicated to exploring Asia’s history, war stories, culture, and hidden heritage. We value and respect the privacy of every visitor, reader, and subscriber who interacts with our platform.

This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and protect your personal data when you browse Planetale.com.

1. Information We Collect

We collect information to enhance your reading experience and improve our travel content, including:

1.1 Information You Directly Provide

  • Name, email address (for newsletters or contact forms)
  • Feedback, questions, or messages submitted through forms
  • Optional profile details (if you sign up for future platform features)

1.2 Information Automatically Collected

  • IP address and approximate location
  • Device type, operating system, and browser
  • Pages visited and duration
  • Referral sources (search engines, links, social media)
  • Heatmaps and click behavior (for UX improvement)

1.3 Cookies & Tracking Technologies

Planetale uses cookies and trusted analytics tools to:

  • Improve website performance
  • Provide personalized historical travel content
  • Analyze which articles users read most
  • Optimize SEO and search engine visibility

Tools may include Google Analytics 4, Search Console, or future travel-affiliate tools.

2. How We Use Your Information

We process data for the following purposes:

  • Delivering newsletters about Asian history, war stories, and heritage travel guides
  • Improving article quality, readability, and historical research accuracy
  • Recommending destinations, itineraries, and story-based travel insights
  • Running analytics to understand what types of stories readers love
  • Enhancing platform security and performance
  • Maintaining compliance with global privacy standards

Planetale never sells your data to third parties.

3. Data Sharing

We only share data with:

  • Hosting providers (servers)
  • Analytics or performance tools
  • Email newsletter services
  • Legal authorities (if required)

None of these parties may use your information for their own marketing.

4. Data Security

We apply security measures such as:

  • Data encryption
  • Secure HTTPS
  • Regular vulnerability scans
  • Access restrictions

Despite this, no system can be 100% secure. Users should exercise caution when submitting personal data online.

5. Your Rights

As a user, you may request:

  • Access to your personal data
  • Correction of inaccurate information
  • Deletion of your data
  • Unsubscribe from newsletters at any time

6. Contact Us

For any privacy-related concerns:
📩 hello@planetale.com