Last updated: May 2025
ZipTrip ("we," "us," or "our") operates the ZipTrip travel planning service accessible at this website. We are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect when you use ZipTrip, how we use it, and the choices you have.
ZipTrip does not require you to create an account. We do not store your name, email address, or any personally identifiable information on our servers.
When you plan a trip, you enter information such as a destination, travel dates, group size, budget preference, and travel style. This information is processed in real time to generate your travel recommendations and is stored only in your browser's session storage. It is never transmitted to or stored on our servers beyond the duration of the API request needed to generate your bundles.
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with ZipTrip. Google Analytics collects information such as your IP address (anonymized), browser type, pages visited, time spent on pages, and referral sources. This data is aggregated and used solely to improve the ZipTrip experience. It is governed by Google's Privacy Policy at policies.google.com/privacy.
ZipTrip uses the Google Places API to fetch hotel photos, ratings, and addresses to display as part of your recommendations. Your trip inputs (destination, budget tier) are sent to Google's servers as part of these lookups. No personally identifiable data about you is included in these requests.
ZipTrip uses browser session storage — not persistent cookies — to temporarily hold your trip preferences and generated bundles during a planning session. This data is cleared automatically when you close your browser tab.
Google Analytics sets its own cookies to distinguish users and sessions. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
ZipTrip uses OpenAI's GPT-4o model to generate travel bundle recommendations. Your trip inputs are sent to OpenAI's API to produce these recommendations. OpenAI's use of this data is governed by their Privacy Policy. We do not send any personally identifiable information to OpenAI — only trip parameters such as destination, budget, and travel style.
ZipTrip contains affiliate links to third-party booking platforms including Booking.com, Viator, and OpenTable. When you click these links, you are redirected to those platforms. We do not control the privacy practices of third-party websites and encourage you to review their respective privacy policies before providing any personal information.
For full details on how our affiliate relationships work, see our Affiliate Disclosure.
We do not retain personal data on our servers. Trip inputs exist only in your browser's session storage and are automatically deleted when you close the tab. Aggregate, anonymized analytics data collected by Google Analytics is retained in accordance with Google's data retention policies.
ZipTrip is not directed at children under the age of 13 and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will take steps to delete it.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the "Last updated" date at the top of this page. Continued use of ZipTrip after changes constitutes your acceptance of the revised policy.
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at hello@ziptrip.app.