Privacy Policy







Sleeps5 Privacy Policy and Affiliate Disclosure
The privacy of our website’s visitors is important to us. We are two moms who will not obtain, use, or sell your private information such as name, phone number, mailing address, without your consent. Here, we’d like to tell you about the information that is received when you visit Sleeps5, or click an advertisement or link from one of our affiliates, and how it is used.
Sleeps5 is a US-based LLC company and the official licensed name is Sleeps 5 LLC. Our names are Sandy Nielsen and Holly Jacobsen and our website is licensed in and managed in the city of Seattle, WA.
1. Visitor Log Files
Like most websites, we use tracking data to learn about where our visitors are from, which of our pages is most frequently viewed, what types of devices (desktop, tablet, mobile) or browsers (Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari) are used most often, and which times of the year our visitors seek hotel or travel information. This information helps us tailor our content and navigation systems according to what our visitors need.
Google Analytics is a web analysis service provided by Google. Google utilizes the data collected to track and examine the use of Sleeps5, to prepare reports on its activities and share them with other Google services. Google may use the data collected to contextualize and personalize the ads of its own advertising network. Personal data collected: Cookie and Usage Data. Find Google’s privacy policy here. (Thank you, iubenda.com)
Statcounter is an analysis service that helps Sleeps5 understand its visitors. Statcounter sends a cookie to a visitor’s computer. It is used to let us know whether you’ve been to our website previously. In no way is your personal information known. Find Statcounter’s privacy policy here.
Information in the log files includes:
Internet Protocol addresses (IP)
Browser
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
City and Country
Date and Time
Entry and Exit pages, and paths between pages on Sleeps5
Referring website (Google, another website link, search engine, etc.)
2. Cookies
Sleeps5 uses a Cookie Consent Notice to inform visitors about the use of cookies. See #8 below.
A ‘cookie’ is a line of text in your computer’s browser folder that includes the Sleeps5 name and a unique user number for you. A cookie does not gather or reveal any other information. Not your name, not your gender, not your email or mailing address, not your phone number, and not your browser history or passwords.
If you wish to disable cookies, do so through your web browser options.
In addition to the Statcounter cookie described in #1 above, a cookie is sent to your computer by WordPress if you leave a comment on Sleeps5. That way, you don’t have to reenter your name or email address if you decide to later leave another comment. WordPress is the website system we use. We have no access or control over these cookies. Find WordPress’ privacy policy here. All comments are reviewed by us. If we decide to add your comment to the website, then the name you provided will be displayed online along with your comment. Your email address won’t be displayed.
Google Adsense is an advertising service provided by Google. Sleeps5 uses the ‘doubleclick’ cookie, which tracks visitors of Sleeps5 and provides reports about when ads are viewed or clicked. Sleeps5 does not receive any personal information about visitors or which ads are showing on our website or which ads are clicked. Find Google’s privacy policy here. You may disable all Doubleclick Cookies here.
Media.net is an advertising service similar to Google Adsense. Media.net collects even less information about visitors than Google. Find Media.net’s privacy policy here.
Sovrn is also an advertising service similar to Google Adsense. Find Sovrn’s privacy policy here.
Commission Junction and Rakuten Marketing are advertising services that enable Sleeps5 to place ads on our website that may be of interest to our visitors. We receive only date and sale information, and total of ad viewers. We do not receive any personal information nor any information about purchases. Find Commission Junction’s privacy policy here. Find Rakuten Marketing’s privacy policy here.
Facebook is used by Sleeps5 to promote website traffic through ads. We receive only generalized information about what demographics utilize the ads and at what level. Find Facebook’s privacy policy here.
Siteground is Sleeps5’s web host. Siteground maintains server logs of visitors to our site. Find Siteground’s privacy policy here.
3. Email address
We do not publish, share, or sell email addresses or names.
If you decide to leave a comment for Sleeps5, or contact us via the email provided on our Contact Us page, then your email address is saved via WordPress. We may use it to reply to you. If you subscribe to Sleeps5 via Feedburner to receive newest blog articles via email, then your email address is saved at Google, since Feedburner is a Google product. Sleeps5 does not receive any personal information, nor email addresses via Feedburner. You may request that your name and email and any other information be deleted from our or WordPress’s records.
If you subscribe to Sleeps5’s newsletters via MailChimp, then your email address is saved and kept indefinitely. The Sleeps5 subscription option clearly states that you’ll receive periodic newsletters by email from Sleeps5. We use your email address to send periodic newsletters regarding newest hotel listings and blog articles. You may opt out of the Mail Chimp newsletter subscription at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link at the bottom of a Sleeps5 newsletter. Find MailChimp’s privacy policy here. You may also request that your name and email address be deleted from our or MailChimp’s records.
4. Children
Sleeps5 provides lists and links to hotels for families, and assistance for the adult family travel planner. We do not knowingly collect or solicit Personally Identifiable Information from or about children under 13 except as permitted by law. If we discover we have received any information from a child under 13 in violation of this policy, we will delete that information immediately. If you believe Sleeps5 has any information from or about anyone under 13, please contact us.
5. Ads
Sleeps5 displays ads and links that generate revenue from affiliate advertising programs designed to provide a means for websites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to products or services. Sleeps5 will not display any pop-up or pop-under ads on our website. Nor will we install spyware or any other software on your computer. We may show ads that are text-based or image-based from Google Adsense, Media.net, Sovrn, Rakuten Marketing, and/or Commission Junction. We also provide hotel search engine links for some hotels through Commission Junction. See links to those companies’ privacy policies above in #2. We also show links to products via Amazon. Find Amazon’s privacy policy here. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. We also show links to travel items via Booking.com. Find Booking.com’s privacy statement here.
6. Consent
Your use of the Sleeps5 website, in any and all forms, constitutes acceptance of this Privacy Policy.
7. Changes to this policy
This Privacy Policy is reviewed and revised occasionally. You will want to revisit it regularly. If it changes, the “Last Updated” date below will change accordingly.
8. Cookie Notice
Sleeps5 uses cookies, and visitors may view Sleeps5’s cookie policy page to learn more about them and that cookies may be disabled using the visitor’s own browser settings.
Last Updated: January 2022









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