VoyAhead.com
Effective Date: August 18, 2026 Last Updated: August 18, 2026
1. Who We Are
This Site is operated by VoyAhead, a sole proprietorship registered in the State of California, United States, under the fictitious business name "VoyAhead" ("VoyAhead," "we," "us," or "our"). VoyAhead operates voyahead.com, its related subdomains, and the trip guide tool (the "Site").
Contact for privacy matters: privacy@voyahead.com
VoyAhead is a small online-only publisher with no physical premises open to the public. Email is our designated contact method for all privacy requests, and we respond within the timeframes set out in Sections 8, 9, and 10.
2. Scope
This Policy explains what personal information we collect through the Site, why we collect it, who we share it with, and what rights you have. It applies to the Site only. It does not apply to third-party websites, booking platforms, or merchants you reach by clicking a link on the Site — those are governed by their own policies.
Who the Site is for. VoyAhead is directed to readers in the United States and Mexico. We publish in English and Spanish, we advertise only in those markets, and we do not target users in the European Economic Area, the United Kingdom, or Switzerland.
We know visitors arrive from elsewhere anyway. Section 10 sets out rights we extend to European visitors as a matter of practice, whether or not we are legally required to.
If you do not agree with this Policy, please do not use the Site.
3. Information We Collect
3.1 Information you give us directly
Trip guide inputs. When you use the trip guide tool, you provide details such as origin and destination city, neighborhood, airport, arrival time, travel dates, trip type, luggage preference, travel style, interests, and any free-text notes you add.
Please do not enter sensitive personal information in the free-text field — including health conditions, religious or political views, sexual orientation, immigration status, or financial account details. We do not need it, we do not want it, and it would be sent to our AI provider along with the rest of your entry.
Questions you ask. If you use the "ask about your trip" feature, your question (up to 500 characters) is sent to our AI provider along with context about your trip so it can answer.
Place searches. When you type a city or venue name into a search field, what you type is sent to our server, which queries Google's Places service to return suggestions. We also query Google's Time Zone service using your destination's coordinates.
Feedback. If you rate a guide, we collect your score (1–5), any notes you write, and technical context about the guide you were rating.
Correspondence. If you email us, we receive your email address, your message, and anything you choose to include in it.
3.2 Information collected automatically
Our hosting provider records standard server logs when you visit, including:
- IP address
- Browser type, version, and language settings
- Device type and operating system
- Pages requested and the time of the request
- Referring page
When a guide displays a map, your browser also connects directly to two external services to fetch the map software and map imagery. Those services receive your IP address as a normal consequence of that connection. See Section 7.
3.3 What we do not collect
We want to be specific here, because a lot of privacy policies claim collection that never happens.
We do not currently:
- set any cookies;
- run Google Analytics, Vercel Analytics, or any other analytics product;
- serve advertising;
- operate a newsletter or collect email addresses for marketing;
- collect payment card details, government identification numbers, or precise GPS location;
- ask you to create an account.
The only thing stored in your browser is a single preference remembering whether the guide's table of contents is open or closed. It contains no personal information and is not used for tracking.
If any of this changes — most likely when we introduce advertising — we will update this Policy and put the relevant consent controls in place before the change goes live, not after. See Section 6.
4. How We Use Your Information
| Purpose | Types of data |
|---|---|
| Generate your trip guide | Trip guide inputs |
| Answer questions you ask about your trip | Your question and trip context |
| Return place suggestions as you type | Place search text |
| Show weather and climate context for your destination | Destination coordinates |
| Create a shareable link when you ask for one | Trip token and generated guide |
| Improve the product | Feedback scores and notes |
| Keep the Site running and secure | Server logs, IP address |
| Respond to your emails | Correspondence |
| Comply with legal obligations | As required |
We do not use your information to make decisions about you by automated means that produce legal or similarly significant effects.
5. Artificial Intelligence
Your guide is generated by OpenAI, using its API. The details you enter into the trip form are sent to OpenAI so it can produce the guide, and the same applies to any question you ask through the "ask about your trip" feature.
Two things worth knowing, because they are better than most people assume:
- OpenAI does not use API data to train its models by default. Your trip details are not becoming training data.
- OpenAI retains API data for up to 30 days for abuse monitoring, then deletes it, unless longer retention is legally required.
OpenAI's handling of this data is governed by its own terms and privacy policy.
Guides are produced automatically and are not reviewed by a person before you receive them. They can contain errors. Verify anything that matters — visas, entry rules, health requirements, schedules, prices — with the airline, hotel, insurer, embassy, or official government source. This is covered in more detail in our Terms and Conditions.
6. Advertising
The Site does not currently display advertising and sets no advertising cookies.
We intend to introduce advertising, most likely through Google AdSense. When we do:
- this Policy and our Cookie Policy will be updated first;
- a cookie notice will appear giving you control over advertising and analytics cookies;
- third-party vendors, including Google, will use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site and other sites;
- you will be able to opt out of personalized advertising through Google Ads Settings, www.aboutads.info/choices, or optout.networkadvertising.org.
We are describing this in advance so that the change is not a surprise.
7. Who We Share Information With
We do not sell your personal information, and we do not currently share it for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Processing on our servers. These providers receive data because our server sends it to them. Your browser never contacts them directly, so they do not see your IP address through this route.
| Provider | What it receives | Why |
|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | Your trip form inputs | Generates your guide — see Section 5 |
| Google Places and Time Zone | The text you type into place search fields; destination coordinates | Returns location suggestions and local time |
| Open-Meteo | Destination coordinates | Weather and climate context |
| Upstash (Redis, via Vercel) | Your trip token and generated guide | Stores shareable links — see Section 12 |
| Vercel | Server logs, hosting | Runs the Site |
Loaded directly by your browser. When a guide shows a map, your browser connects to these services itself, and they receive your IP address and which map area you are viewing:
| Provider | What it provides |
|---|---|
| unpkg | The Leaflet mapping library |
| CARTO | Map tile imagery |
Other disclosures. We may disclose information where required by law, subpoena, or court order, or where necessary to protect our rights, safety, or property, or those of our users or the public. If VoyAhead is sold or its assets transferred, your information may transfer as part of that transaction, and we will note the change here.
8. California Privacy Rights
California residents have the right to know, delete, and correct their personal information, to opt out of the "sale" or "sharing" of personal information, and not to be discriminated against for exercising these rights.
We do not sell personal information, and we do not currently share it for cross-context behavioral advertising — because we do not currently serve ads. When advertising is introduced, personalized advertising may constitute "sharing" under California law, and we will add a "Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information" control at that time. We honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal.
To exercise any California right, email privacy@voyahead.com with "California Privacy Request" in the subject line. We verify requests by asking you to confirm from the email address on file, or by matching details you provide against our records. You may use an authorized agent; we will ask for proof of authorization. We respond within 45 days.
Categories collected in the past 12 months: identifiers (IP address); internet or network activity (server logs, pages requested); geolocation inferred from destination inputs, not from your device; and the contents of the trip form and any feedback you submit. Sources, purposes, and recipients are described in Sections 3, 4, and 7.
We do not knowingly sell or share the personal information of consumers under 16.
9. Mexico — Aviso de Privacidad and ARCO Rights
Esta sección está disponible en español en /aviso-de-privacidad.
VoyAhead is operated from the United States and is not established in Mexico. We nonetheless extend the following to readers in Mexico, consistent with the Ley Federal de Protección de Datos Personales en Posesión de los Particulares.
Identity of the responsible party: VoyAhead, an online publisher operating from California, United States. Contact: privacy@voyahead.com.
Data we process and why: as described in Sections 3 and 4.
Simplified notice at the point of collection. Where we collect your data electronically — the trip guide form — we display a short notice at that point with a link to this full Policy, so you know what is being collected before you submit it.
Your ARCO rights. You may request acceso (to know what we hold), rectificación (to correct it), cancelación (to have it removed), and oposición (to object to a specific use). You may also revoke consent at any time and limit the use or disclosure of your data.
How to exercise them: email privacy@voyahead.com with "Derechos ARCO" in the subject line. Tell us which right you are exercising and include enough detail to identify the data — for a shared guide, the link. We respond within 20 business days and act within a further 15 days if we grant the request.
We do not process sensitive personal data and we do not require it.
10. Your Rights in the EEA, UK, and Switzerland
We do not target these regions, but if you are visiting from one of them we extend the following rights to you: access, rectification, erasure, restriction, objection, data portability, and withdrawal of consent at any time without affecting prior processing. You may also lodge a complaint with your national supervisory authority, or in the UK the Information Commissioner's Office.
Email privacy@voyahead.com to exercise any of these. We respond within one month, extendable by two further months for complex requests, and we will tell you if we need the extension.
11. International Data Transfers
The Site is operated from the United States, and your information is processed there and by the providers listed in Section 7, which are primarily US-based. If you access the Site from outside the U.S., you are transferring your information to a country whose data protection laws may differ from your own.
Where personal data is transferred from the EEA, UK, or Switzerland, we rely on appropriate safeguards, including the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses with our processors, or those processors' certification under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework and its UK Extension and Swiss-U.S. bridge.
12. How Long We Keep Information
This is shorter than most people expect, and we would rather say so plainly.
| Data | Retention |
|---|---|
| Trip guide inputs | Not stored. They are sent to OpenAI, the guide comes back, and nothing is kept on our side |
| Generated guide | Not stored — unless you create a share link. If you do, the guide is stored so recipients can open it, and expires automatically after 180 days |
| At OpenAI | Up to 30 days for abuse monitoring, then deleted — see Section 5 |
| Feedback scores and notes | Retained in our hosting provider's logs, per Vercel's log retention |
| Server and security logs | Per Vercel's log retention |
| Email correspondence | Up to 24 months after the matter is closed |
If you created a share link and want it removed before it expires, email privacy@voyahead.com with the link and we will delete it.
13. Security
We use HTTPS across the Site, rely on reputable infrastructure providers, and keep API credentials server-side so they are never exposed to your browser.
No method of transmission or storage is completely secure. We cannot guarantee absolute security, and you share information with us at your own risk. If a breach affects your personal data and applicable law requires it, we will notify you and the relevant regulator within the required timeframe.
14. Children
The Site is not directed to children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from them. If you believe a child under 13 has given us personal information, email privacy@voyahead.com and we will delete it promptly.
Where local law sets a higher age of digital consent — up to 16 in parts of the EEA — that higher age applies.
15. Do Not Track
Some browsers send a "Do Not Track" signal. There is no industry standard for how to respond to it, and we do not currently respond to DNT signals. We do honor the Global Privacy Control (GPC) signal.
16. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Policy. The "Last Updated" date above reflects the current version. If we make a material change — a new category of data, a new provider, or the introduction of advertising — we will post a notice on the Site and, where required, ask for your consent before the change takes effect.
17. Contact
VoyAhead — an online publisher operating from California, United States.
Privacy questions and all data rights requests: privacy@voyahead.com General: hello@voyahead.com
We operate online only and handle all correspondence by email.
This Policy was last updated on August 18, 2026.