Last updated: September 14, 2025
This privacy notice for Motelin.org (“we,” “us,” or “our”), describes how and why we might collect, store, use, and/or share (“process”) your information when you use our services (“Services”), such as when you:
- Visit our website at https://motelin.org, or any website of ours that links to this privacy notice
- Engage with us in other related ways, including any marketing or events
Questions or concerns? Reading this privacy notice will help you understand your privacy rights and choices. If you do not agree with our policies and practices, please do not use our Services. If you still have any questions or concerns, please contact us at privacy@motelin.org.
Your continued use of our website will be regarded as acceptance of our practices around privacy and personal information.
SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS
This summary provides key points from our privacy notice, but you can find out more details about any of these topics by using our table of contents below to find the section you are looking for.
What personal information do we process? When you visit, use, or navigate our Services, we may process personal information depending on how you interact with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the features you use, such as browsing our blog posts or leaving comments.
Do we process any sensitive personal information? We do not process sensitive personal information.
Do we receive any information from third parties? We may receive information from public databases, marketing partners, social media platforms, and other outside sources, including advertising partners like Google.
How do we process your information? We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, to display advertisements, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.
In what situations and with which types of parties do we share personal information? We may share information in specific situations and with specific categories of third parties, such as advertising networks like Google AdSense.
How do we keep your information safe? We have organizational and technical processes and procedures in place to protect your personal information. However, no electronic transmission over the internet or information storage technology can be guaranteed to be 100% secure.
What are your rights? Depending on where you are located geographically, the applicable privacy law may mean you have certain rights regarding your personal information, including under GDPR (UK/EU), PIPEDA (Canada), CCPA/CPRA (California), and other US state laws.
How do you exercise your rights? The easiest way to exercise your rights is by contacting us at privacy@motelin.org. We will consider and act upon any request in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- WHAT INFORMATION DO WE COLLECT?
- HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
- WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
- WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
- WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?
- DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
- IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?
- HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
- HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
- DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
- WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
- CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
- DO WE SELL OR SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? (CCPA/CPRA COMPLIANCE)
- DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
- HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
- HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
Personal information you disclose to us
In Short: We collect personal information that you provide to us.
We collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you express an interest in obtaining information about us or our Services, when you participate in activities on the Services (such as leaving comments on blog posts), or otherwise when you contact us.
Personal Information Provided by You. The personal information that we collect depends on the context of your interactions with us and the Services, the choices you make, and the features you use. The personal information we collect may include the following:
- Names
- Email addresses
- Contact preferences
- Any other information you choose to provide, such as in comments or contact forms
Sensitive Information. We do not process sensitive personal information.
All personal information that you provide to us must be true, complete, and accurate, and you must notify us of any changes to such personal information.
Information automatically collected
In Short: Some information — such as your Internet Protocol (IP) address and/or browser and device characteristics — is collected automatically when you visit our Services.
We automatically collect certain information when you visit, use, or navigate the Services. This information does not reveal your specific identity (like your name or contact information) but may include device and usage information, such as your IP address, browser and device characteristics, operating system, language preferences, referring URLs, device name, country, location, information about how and when you use our Services, and other technical information. This information is primarily needed to maintain the security and operation of our Services, and for our internal analytics and reporting purposes, as well as to serve advertisements.
Like many websites, we also collect information through cookies and similar technologies. We use Google AdSense to display ads on our site, which involves the use of cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site or other websites.
The information we collect includes:
- Log and Usage Data. Log and usage data is service-related, diagnostic, usage, and performance information our servers automatically collect when you access or use our Services and which we record in log files. This may include your IP address, device information, browser type, and settings, information about your activity (such as date/time stamps, pages viewed, searches), device events, and hardware settings.
- Device Data. We collect device data such as information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other device you use to access the Services, including IP address, device IDs, location, browser type, hardware model, ISP or mobile carrier, OS, and configuration.
- Location Data. We collect approximate location data based on your IP address. We do not collect precise location data unless you provide it.
Information collected from other sources
In Short: We may collect limited data from public databases, marketing partners, and other outside sources.
To enhance our ability to provide relevant marketing, offers, and services to you and update our records, we may obtain information about you from other sources, such as public databases, joint marketing partners, affiliate programs, data providers, and from other third parties, including advertising partners like Google. This information may include mailing addresses, job titles, email addresses, phone numbers, user behavior data, IP addresses, social media profiles, and custom profiles for targeted advertising.
HOW DO WE PROCESS YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: We process your information to provide, improve, and administer our Services, communicate with you, for security and fraud prevention, to display advertisements, and to comply with law. We may also process your information for other purposes with your consent.
- To deliver and facilitate delivery of services to the user. We may process your information to provide you with the requested service, such as displaying blog content or processing comments.
- To respond to user inquiries/offer support to users. We may process your information to respond to your inquiries and solve any potential issues.
- To send administrative information to you. We may process your information to send you details about our Services, changes to our terms and policies, and other similar information.
- To request feedback. We may process your information to request feedback and to contact you about your use of our Services.
- To send you marketing and promotional communications. We may process the personal information you send to us for our marketing purposes, if in accordance with your preferences. You can opt out at any time.
- To deliver targeted advertising to you. We may process your information to develop and display personalized content and advertising tailored to your interests, location, and more, including through Google AdSense.
- To protect our Services. We may process your information to keep our Services safe and secure, including fraud monitoring and prevention.
- To evaluate and improve our Services, marketing, and your experience. We may process your information to identify usage trends, determine the effectiveness of campaigns, and improve our Services and marketing.
- To identify usage trends. We may process information about how you use our Services to better understand and improve them.
- To determine the effectiveness of our marketing and promotional campaigns. We may process your information to understand how to provide relevant campaigns.
- To comply with our legal obligations. We may process your information to comply with legal obligations, such as responding to law enforcement or court orders.
WHAT LEGAL BASES DO WE RELY ON TO PROCESS YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
In Short: We only process your personal information when we believe it is necessary and we have a valid legal reason (i.e., legal basis) to do so under applicable law, like with your consent, to comply with laws, to provide you with services, to protect your rights, or to fulfill our legitimate business interests.
If you are located in the EU or UK, this section applies to you.
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK GDPR require us to explain the valid legal bases we rely on in order to process your personal information. As such, we may rely on the following legal bases:
- Consent. We may process your information if you have given us permission to use it for a specific purpose. You can withdraw consent at any time.
- Performance of a Contract. We may process your personal information to fulfill our contractual obligations to you.
- Legitimate Interests. We may process your information when reasonably necessary to achieve our legitimate business interests, such as providing ads, analyzing usage, or preventing fraud, provided these do not outweigh your rights.
- Legal Obligations. We may process your information for compliance with legal obligations.
- Vital Interests. We may process your information to protect vital interests.
If you are located in Canada, this section applies to you.
We may process your information with express or implied consent. You can withdraw consent at any time. In exceptional cases, we may process without consent where permitted by law, such as for fraud prevention or legal compliance.
WHEN AND WITH WHOM DO WE SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
In Short: We may share information in specific situations described in this section and/or with the following categories of third parties.
Vendors, Consultants, and Other Third-Party Service Providers. We may share your data with third parties who perform services for us, such as advertising providers. The categories include:
- Ad Networks (e.g., Google AdSense)
- Data Analytics Services
- Website Hosting Service Providers (e.g., WordPress.com)
- Sales & Marketing Tools
We share information with Google for AdSense to serve ads. Google uses cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits. Users may opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Ads Settings. Alternatively, you can opt out by visiting http://www.aboutads.info.
We also may share in:
- Business Transfers. In connection with mergers or acquisitions.
- Affiliates. With our affiliates, requiring them to honor this notice.
- Business Partners. To offer products or promotions.
WHAT IS OUR STANCE ON THIRD-PARTY WEBSITES?
In Short: We are not responsible for the safety of information shared with third parties we link to.
Our Services may link to third-party sites. We are not liable for their privacy practices. Review their policies. As noted in our Terms and Conditions, we are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party sites linked from our website.
DO WE USE COOKIES AND OTHER TRACKING TECHNOLOGIES?
In Short: Yes, we may use cookies and similar technologies.
We use cookies to collect and store information. Third parties, including Google, place cookies for advertising. Google’s advertising cookies enable it and its partners to serve ads based on your visits to our site and others. You can opt out as mentioned above.
IS YOUR INFORMATION TRANSFERRED INTERNATIONALLY?
In Short: We may transfer your information to other countries.
Our servers are in the United States. If accessing from outside, your information may be transferred to the US. For EEA/UK residents, we use measures like standard contractual clauses to protect data.
HOW LONG DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION?
In Short: As long as necessary for the purposes outlined, unless required otherwise by law.
We keep information as needed, then delete or anonymize it.
HOW DO WE KEEP YOUR INFORMATION SAFE?
In Short: We use security measures to protect your information.
We implement technical and organizational measures, but cannot guarantee 100% security.
DO WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM MINORS?
In Short: We do not knowingly collect from children under 18.
If we learn we have, we delete it. Contact us if aware of such collection.
WHAT ARE YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS?
In Short: You have rights to access, correct, or delete your information.
In regions like EEA, UK, Canada, you have rights to access, rectify, erase, restrict, or object to processing. Contact us to exercise.
Withdraw consent at any time. Opt out of marketing via unsubscribe links.
For cookies, set your browser to reject them.
CONTROLS FOR DO-NOT-TRACK FEATURES
We do not currently respond to DNT signals, as no uniform standard exists.
DO WE SELL OR SHARE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION? (CCPA/CPRA COMPLIANCE)
In Short: Yes, we may share for targeted advertising, considered selling under California law.
For California residents, under CCPA/CPRA:
Categories of Personal Information Collected, Used, Disclosed, and Sold/Shared
Category Examples Collected? A. Identifiers Contact details, IP address, email address YES B. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute Name, contact information YES C. Protected classification characteristics Gender, date of birth NO D. Commercial information Purchase history (if applicable) NO E. Biometric information Fingerprints NO F. Internet or other similar network activity Browsing history, interactions YES G. Geolocation data Device location YES H. Sensory data Audio, visual NO I. Professional or employment-related information Job title NO J. Education Information Student records NO K. Inferences Preferences YES L. Sensitive Personal Information Financial data NO We have disclosed A, B, F, G, K for business purposes.
We have shared A, F, G, K for targeted advertising with ad networks like Google.
Your Rights Under CCPA/CPRA:
- Right to know, access, correct, delete
- Right to opt out of sale/sharing
- Right to non-discrimination
Contact us to exercise rights or refer to the terms and conditions.
DO WE MAKE UPDATES TO THIS NOTICE?
Yes, we will update as necessary. Check frequently.
HOW CAN YOU CONTACT US ABOUT THIS NOTICE?
Email: privacy@motelin.org
For EEA/UK, data controller is Motelin.org. DPO: dpo@motelin.org.
HOW CAN YOU REVIEW, UPDATE, OR DELETE THE DATA WE COLLECT FROM YOU?
Contact us at privacy@motelin.org to request access, update, or deletion.
This policy is compliant with key requirements from laws such as the GDPR (UK/EU), PIPEDA (Canada), and CCPA/CPRA (USA), based on best practices. It aligns with our Terms and Conditions, which emphasize responsible use and third-party privacy responsibilities.
