Legal

Privacy Policy

Last updated: November 11, 2026

In short
  • We only collect what you send us through the contact form, plus basic technical data that keeps the site safe from spam.
  • We use it only to reply to you and discuss a possible collaboration.
  • We never sell your data, and you can ask us to delete it at any time.

1. Who we are

Vistas Trails is an independent YouTube channel based in the United States. The channel's owner decides how your information is used and is the "data controller" under privacy laws such as the GDPR.

For any privacy question or request, email vistastrails@gmail.com.

2. What we collect

We only collect information when you decide to contact us. We do not use analytics, advertising trackers or newsletter sign-ups.

Information you send us through the contact form or by email:

  • your name and email address;
  • your company, location or channel name, and its website or channel link;
  • the type of collaboration you choose and your message.

Your name and email are needed so we can reply. Everything else is up to you.

Technical information. Our spam protection service and our hosting provider process basic technical data, such as your IP address, browser type and the time of your visit, to keep the site secure.

3. Why we use it and our legal basis

  • To reply to your message and discuss a possible collaboration. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in answering messages you chose to send us, and steps you asked us to take before an agreement.
  • To carry out a project we agree on together. Legal basis: performance of our agreement.
  • To keep the site secure and free of spam. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in protecting the site.
  • To meet legal obligations, such as tax or accounting rules, when we work together.

We never use your information for advertising, we never add you to a mailing list, and we never make automated decisions about you.

4. Who we share it with

We do not sell, rent or trade your personal information. We share it only with service providers that help us run the site and reply to you, and only as much as they need:

  • Google Workspace, for email;
  • Cloudflare Turnstile, for spam protection on the contact form;
  • Hostinger, which hosts this website.

We may also disclose information if the law requires it, or to protect our rights.

5. Cookies, videos and Do Not Track

We do not use advertising or analytics cookies. The site uses only what it needs to work. Our spam protection, Cloudflare Turnstile, checks basic technical signals from your browser without advertising cookies or cross-site tracking.

YouTube videos are embedded in privacy-enhanced mode. When a video loads or plays, YouTube, a Google service, may store its own cookies and collect information about your viewing, as described in Google's privacy policy.

Do Not Track. We do not track visitors across other websites, so the site works the same whether or not your browser sends a Do Not Track or Global Privacy Control signal.

6. How long we keep it

We keep your messages for as long as we need them to answer you and, if we work together, for the length of the collaboration plus any period the law requires for business records. If no collaboration follows, we delete your messages within 12 months of our last contact.

7. How we protect it

The site uses an encrypted HTTPS connection, and access to our accounts is limited and password-protected. No method of storage or transfer is perfectly secure, but we take reasonable steps to protect your information.

8. Your rights

Wherever you live, you can ask us to:

  • confirm whether we hold information about you and give you a copy;
  • correct information that is wrong or incomplete;
  • delete your information;
  • limit how we use it, or object to our use of it;
  • send your information to you or to another service in a common format.

Email vistastrails@gmail.com from the address you used to contact us. We reply within one month, and it's free. We will never treat you differently for using these rights.

You can also complain to a data protection authority: in the EU or EEA, the authority in your country; in the UK, the Information Commissioner's Office; in Switzerland, the Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner; in Canada, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. We'd appreciate the chance to fix any concern first.

9. International transfers

We are based in the United States, so information you send us is processed there, where privacy laws may differ from those in your country. When information comes from the EEA, the UK or Switzerland, our service providers protect it with recognized safeguards, such as the EU–U.S. Data Privacy Framework and its UK and Swiss extensions, or the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses.

10. Notice for U.S. residents

This policy is written to meet the California Online Privacy Protection Act. Sections 2 and 4 describe the categories of information we collect and who we share it with, section 8 explains how to review or change it, and section 12 explains how we notify you of changes.

We do not sell personal information or share it for targeted advertising, and we do not collect sensitive personal information.

11. Children

This site is meant for businesses and creators. It is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their information. If you believe a child has sent us information, contact us and we will delete it.

12. Changes and contact

If we change this policy, we will post the new version on this page and update the date at the top. If a change is significant and we are in contact with you, we will also let you know by email.

Questions or requests: vistastrails@gmail.com.