Privacy Policy - Triathlon Adventures

Privacy at Triathlon Adventures

This Privacy Policy explains what information Triathlon Adventures may collect, why it is used, when it may be shared, and the choices available to visitors.

Triathlon Adventures is an independent Canadian website. In this policy, “Triathlon Adventures,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the website and its operators.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

We limit collectionWe aim to collect only the information reasonably needed to operate, secure, measure, and improve the website.

We use service providersHosting, analytics, advertising, spam prevention, embedded content, and other providers may process information for us.

You have choicesYou may use available consent controls, adjust browser settings, unsubscribe from communications, or submit a privacy request.

1. Information we may collect

The information collected depends on how you use the website and which features are active.

Type of information	Examples	Why it may be used
Information you submit	Name, email address, message, comment, or other information entered into a form.	To reply to questions, manage comments, handle privacy requests, provide requested services, or communicate with you.
Technical information	IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, referring page, requested page, date and time, and error information.	To operate and secure the site, prevent abuse, troubleshoot problems, and understand general website use.
Usage information	Pages viewed, approximate location, time on page, links selected, traffic source, and interactions with site features.	To measure performance, understand which content is useful, improve navigation, and support advertising.
Cookie and advertising information	Cookie identifiers, device identifiers, consent choices, advertising interactions, and inferred interests.	To remember preferences, measure traffic, prevent fraud, limit repeated ads, and display or measure advertising where permitted.
Affiliate information	Information showing that a visitor followed an affiliate link or completed a qualifying action.	To attribute commissions and measure whether affiliate links are useful.

We do not ask visitors to submit sensitive health or financial information through ordinary website forms. Please do not include confidential medical, payment, identification, or account information in a comment or general contact message.

2. How we collect information

Information may be collected:

directly from you when you submit a form, comment, email, or other request;
automatically through cookies, server logs, analytics tools, advertising technology, and similar technologies;
from service providers that help operate, secure, measure, or monetize the website; and
when you interact with embedded videos, maps, social posts, product links, or other third party content.

3. Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small data files stored on or accessed from a device. The website and its service providers may use cookies, pixels, tags, local storage, and similar technologies.

These technologies may be used to:

keep the website functioning;
remember settings and consent choices;
measure traffic and article performance;
protect the site from spam, fraud, and abuse;
understand general visitor interests;
display, limit, personalize, or measure advertising where permitted; and
track referrals to affiliate partners.

Your cookie choicesWhen a consent or privacy choices tool is displayed, you can use it to manage available options. You can also limit or delete cookies using your browser settings. Blocking some cookies may affect how parts of the website work.

4. Analytics

We may use analytics services, including Google Analytics, to understand how visitors find and use Triathlon Adventures. Analytics providers may collect information such as pages viewed, approximate location, device and browser details, traffic source, and interactions with the website.

Analytics information is used to evaluate site performance, identify technical issues, understand which guides and tools are useful, and improve the website. You may be able to limit analytics collection through available consent settings, browser privacy tools, or the Google Analytics opt out browser add on.

5. Advertising and Journey by Mediavine

Triathlon Adventures works with Journey by Mediavine to manage advertising displayed on the website. Advertising providers may use first party and third party cookies, device identifiers, pixels, and similar technologies to serve, measure, limit, or personalize advertisements where permitted.

Advertising technology may process information about your device, browser, approximate location, pages viewed, ad interactions, and consent choices. Advertising partners may combine information from this website with information collected elsewhere, subject to their own privacy practices and applicable law.

Where required, a consent management platform may be displayed so visitors can make advertising and cookie choices. Available choices may vary by region.

Journey policy languageJourney and Mediavine may provide required or recommended privacy language for publishers. Compare this section with the current language in the Journey dashboard whenever the advertising setup changes.

6. Affiliate links

Some pages may contain affiliate links. When you follow one of these links, the destination website or affiliate network may use cookies or similar tracking to recognize the referral. Triathlon Adventures may receive a commission if you complete a qualifying purchase or action.

The destination website is responsible for its own privacy practices. Review the privacy policy of any retailer, registration provider, or other external service before submitting personal or payment information.

7. Comments

If comments are enabled and you leave a comment, WordPress and related services may collect the information entered in the comment form, along with the visitor’s IP address and browser information to help detect spam.

Approved comments and the name attached to them may be publicly visible. Do not include information in a comment that you do not want displayed publicly.

8. Contact forms and communications

When you contact us, we may collect your name, email address, message, and related technical information. We use this information to respond, keep appropriate records, prevent abuse, and address legal, privacy, correction, partnership, or business requests.

If an email newsletter is offered and you subscribe, the subscription provider may process your email address, consent status, engagement information, and unsubscribe request. You may unsubscribe using the link provided in an email.

9. Embedded content and external websites

Articles may include embedded videos, images, social media posts, maps, race registration tools, product links, or other content from third party websites. Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third party website directly.

Those providers may collect information, use cookies, track interactions, or connect activity to an account you hold with them. Triathlon Adventures does not control the privacy practices of external websites.

10. Service providers and disclosure

We may share or allow access to information when reasonably necessary for providers that help us operate the website. These may include:

website hosting and infrastructure providers, including Hostinger;
WordPress themes, plugins, security, caching, backup, and spam prevention services;
analytics providers, including Google Analytics when active;
advertising and consent providers, including Journey by Mediavine;
email, contact form, and communication providers;
affiliate networks, retailers, and race registration partners;
professional advisers, insurers, accountants, or legal advisers when necessary; and
government, regulatory, law enforcement, or legal parties when disclosure is required or permitted by law.

We do not sell personal information to advertisers in exchange for money. Advertising and analytics technologies may, however, involve disclosures or processing that certain laws define more broadly as a sale, sharing, or targeted advertising. Where applicable, use the site’s privacy choices tool to manage available options.

11. International processing

Triathlon Adventures is operated from Canada, but service providers may process or store information in Canada, the United States, or other countries. Information processed in another country may be subject to that country’s laws and lawful access requirements.

12. Retention

We retain information only as long as reasonably needed for the purposes described in this policy, including responding to requests, maintaining site records, preventing abuse, meeting contractual requirements, resolving disputes, and complying with legal obligations.

Retention periods may differ depending on the type of information and the service provider involved. Information may also remain in secure backups for a limited period before being deleted or overwritten.

13. Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures intended to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. These may include managed hosting, software updates, access controls, backups, security tools, and limiting access to those who need it.

No website, email system, or internet transmission can be guaranteed completely secure. Please use care when deciding what information to submit online.

14. Your privacy rights and choices

Depending on your location and the circumstances, you may have rights to:

ask whether we hold personal information about you;
request access to personal information we control;
ask us to correct inaccurate information;
withdraw consent where processing depends on consent, subject to legal or contractual limits;
request deletion or restriction where applicable;
object to certain advertising or analytics uses;
unsubscribe from optional communications; and
raise a concern about our privacy practices.

We may need to verify your identity before completing a request. Some requests may be limited by law, security, the rights of other people, or information we must retain.

Canadian visitors may also have the right to contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada or another applicable privacy regulator if a concern is not resolved.

15. Children’s privacy

Triathlon Adventures is intended for a general audience and is not designed to knowingly collect personal information from children without appropriate consent. If you believe a child has submitted personal information, contact us so the situation can be reviewed.

16. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when the website, service providers, legal requirements, or information practices change. The revised date will be shown near the top of the page. Significant changes may also be highlighted on the website when appropriate.

Contact us about privacy

To ask a privacy question, request access or correction, withdraw consent, or raise a concern, use the contact page and include “Privacy Request” in the subject or first line of your message.

Please do not send sensitive identification or medical information through the general contact form unless we specifically request it through an appropriate process.

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