Privacy Policy
Last updated: June 19, 2026
1. Who we are
TripBudget (https://budgettrips.app) is a budget-first travel planning tool that helps you discover all-in trip costs — flights, hotels, food, and car rentals — from your home airport. References to "we," "us," or "our" mean TripBudget.
2. Information we collect
Email address — if you sign up for deal alerts or create an account, we collect your email. We use it only to send you price alerts and product updates you requested.
Search inputs — departure airports, budget, trip length, and travel dates you enter. We may store these anonymously to improve search results and generate deal alerts.
Usage data — pages visited, buttons clicked, and features used. Collected via Google Analytics 4 (see Section 5). This data is aggregated and does not identify you personally.
Home airport preference — stored in your browser's localStorage. Never transmitted to our servers.
Recently viewed destinations — stored in your browser's localStorage. Never transmitted to our servers.
3. How we use your information
- Send price drop alerts and deal digests you opted into
- Improve search quality and destination data
- Debug issues and improve site performance
- Comply with legal obligations
We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
4. Affiliate links & third-party booking
TripBudget earns a commission when you click affiliate links to flight search engines (Aviasales / Travelpayouts), hotel search (Hotellook), and car rental (DiscoverCars). These are marked as "Sponsored" where required. Clicking these links takes you to a third-party site with its own privacy policy. We are not responsible for pricing, availability, or transactions on those platforms.
5. Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use the site. GA4 collects device and browser information, pages visited, and events (e.g., button clicks). This data is processed by Google under their privacy policy. You can opt out via the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
6. Advertising
We display advertisements through Google AdSense. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google Ad Settings. For more information on how Google uses data, see How Google uses data when you use our partners' sites or apps.
7. Cookies
We use the following types of cookies:
- Session cookies — keep you logged in during a browsing session (NextAuth.js)
- Analytics cookies — Google Analytics 4, as described above
- Advertising cookies — Google AdSense, as described above
You can disable cookies in your browser settings. Some site features (saved searches, price alerts) require session cookies and will not work without them.
8. Data retention
Email addresses are retained until you unsubscribe. Saved searches are retained until you delete your account. Anonymous usage data in Google Analytics is retained for 14 months per GA4 defaults.
9. Your rights
You can request deletion of your personal data at any time by emailing us at privacy@budgettrips.app. We will fulfill requests within 30 days.
10. Children's privacy
TripBudget is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us immediately.
11. Changes to this policy
We may update this policy periodically. Material changes will be announced via email to registered users. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance.
12. Contact
Questions about this privacy policy? Email us at privacy@budgettrips.app.