Privacy Policy

Information We Collect

DriftPosts is a travel content platform that curates blog posts from publicly available YouTube travel videos. We collect minimal information from visitors:

• Analytics data: We use Google Analytics and Vercel Analytics to understand how visitors use our site. This includes anonymized page views, device type, browser, and approximate location.
• Cookies: We use essential cookies for site functionality and analytics cookies (Google Analytics). No advertising cookies are used.
• Account data (optional): If you sign in to publish or collaborate on trip plans, we receive your email address and basic profile information from your social sign-in provider (Google, Facebook, or X).
• Collaboration submissions: If you submit plan suggestions, we store your suggestion content, submission timestamp, and related moderation/review status.

You can browse DriftPosts without creating an account. Account data is only processed for collaboration features.

How We Use Information

The analytics data we collect is used solely to:

• Understand which destinations and content our readers find most useful
• Improve site performance and user experience
• Monitor site health and fix technical issues

We do not sell, trade, or share any visitor data with third parties for marketing purposes.

Third-Party Services

Our site uses the following third-party services that may collect data according to their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics: Web analytics service by Google. Google Privacy Policy
• Vercel: Hosting and analytics. Vercel Privacy Policy
• Supabase: Database and storage. Supabase Privacy Policy
• OpenAI: Automated moderation checks for community suggestions. OpenAI Privacy Policy
• Resend: Delivery of daily collaboration digest emails to plan authors. Resend Privacy Policy

Content Sources

Our travel guides are generated from publicly available YouTube video content. We process video subtitles and publicly available information to create original written content. We do not collect or store any personal data from video creators beyond publicly available channel information.

Your Rights

Since we collect minimal personal data, there is typically little data associated with individual visitors. However, if you have questions about your data or wish to exercise any privacy rights, please contact us.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this privacy policy from time to time. Any changes will be reflected on this page with an updated revision date.

Contact

If you have questions about this privacy policy, please reach out to us at support@driftposts.com.