Privacy Policy
Last updated: July 2026
This Privacy Policy explains how retiretovanlife.com (“we,” “us,” or “the Website”) collects, uses, and protects information when you visit or interact with our site.
1. Information We Collect
We may collect information in the following ways:
- Information you provide directly — such as your name and email address if you subscribe to a newsletter, leave a comment, or contact us.
- Automatically collected information — including your IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, and time spent on the site, gathered through cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 3 below).
- Analytics data — we use tools such as Google Analytics and Ahrefs Analytics to understand how visitors use our site, in aggregate and anonymised form where possible.
2. How We Use Information
We use collected information to:
- Operate, maintain, and improve the Website
- Understand which content is useful to our readers
- Display advertising, including personalised advertising where you have not opted out (see Section 3)
- Respond to enquiries or comments you send us
3. Cookies and Advertising
Our site uses cookies and similar technologies for analytics and advertising purposes, including through Google AdSense and Mediavine. You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings at any time. Blocking cookies may affect some site functionality.
Google AdSense
We use Google AdSense to display advertising on this site. Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this and other websites. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings.
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
4. Affiliate Links
This site participates in affiliate programs, including RV Life Trip Wizard, StarterStopper, and Expedia. If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend products and services relevant to our grey nomad and senior van life audience.
5. Third-Party Links
Our site contains links to third-party websites, apps, and services (including Emergency+, WikiCamps, CamperMate, government road and fire authority sites, and others referenced throughout our guides). We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third-party sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies separately.
6. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have rights under laws such as the GDPR (EU/UK), CCPA (California), or Australian Privacy Principles, including the right to access, correct, or request deletion of your personal information. To make such a request, contact us using the details in Section 8.
7. Children’s Privacy
This site is not directed at children under 13, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.
8. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us via our Contact page.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date above.