Privacy & data

There are no user accounts, logins, or passwords on DETOUR. We don't build a profile of you, and we don't use advertising cookies. The only personal data we ever hold is an email address — and only if you choose to give us one (see below).

If you enter your email to subscribe, we add it to our mailing list so we can send you trip ideas. That's the only thing we use it for. We use Resend (opens in a new tab) to store the list and send the emails, with a backup copy in our database.

Every email includes a one-click unsubscribe link, and unsubscribing removes you from the list. You can also email us to be deleted entirely (see Contact). We don't share or sell your address.

We use PostHog (opens in a new tab) (hosted in the EU) to understand which ideas people enjoy — how many pages are viewed, and which links get clicked. It is configured to be cookieless: no cookies are stored on your device, nothing follows you across sites, and we don't record your screen. Because there are no tracking cookies, there's no cookie banner to click through.

Some outbound links — to booking and activity partners like Booking.com and GetYourGuide — are affiliate links. If you book something after clicking one, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never changes the price you pay, and it never influences which destinations we feature. Once you click through, you're on the partner's site under their privacy policy.

We rely on a few trusted providers to operate DETOUR, each acting as a data processor under their own privacy terms: Vercel (hosting), Supabase (database), Cloudflare (domain & DNS), Resend (email), and PostHog (analytics). Standard server logs (like IP address and browser type) are processed by our host to deliver and secure the site.

You can unsubscribe from emails at any time, and you can ask us to access or delete the email address we hold for you. Since we don't run accounts or ad profiles, there's very little else to request — but if you have a question about your data, just reach out.

DETOUR is not directed at children under 13, and we don't knowingly collect their data.

If we change what we collect or how we use it, we'll update this page and the date above. Material changes to the newsletter will be noted in an email.

Questions, or want your data removed? Email hello@detour.today.