Privacy, clearly explained.

Harper’s World™ is a discovery and editorial platform owned and operated by La Famille Agency, LLC. References in this policy to “Harper’s World,” “we,” “us” or “our” refer to La Famille Agency, LLC in its operation of the Harper’s World™ brand.

Harper’s World shares stories, publications, educational resources, cultural discoveries and next-generation perspectives on how families explore and understand the world.

This Privacy Policy applies to information collected through harpers-world.com, including its pages, forms and newsletter subscriptions collectively referred to as the “Site.”

This policy does not apply to websites, applications or services operated independently by third parties, even when they are linked from the Site.

The information we collect depends on how you interact with the Site.

Information you provide directly

This may include:

• Your name, email address, telephone number, organization or professional role.
• Information submitted through contact, media, editorial, award, nomination, partnership or general-enquiry forms.
• Messages, questions, feedback and other information you choose to send to us.
• Newsletter subscription information, including your email address, optional name, subscription status and preferences.
• Information submitted by a parent or legal guardian about a young contributor, participant or traveler when a parent-approved opportunity is offered.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the Site, certain technical and usage information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, security tools and analytics services. This may include:

• Internet Protocol address.
• Browser type and device type.
• Operating system and general device information.
• Approximate geographic region.
• Referring website or source.
• Pages viewed and links selected.
• Date, time and approximate length of a visit.
• Cookie identifiers and similar technical identifiers.
• Information used to detect errors, fraud, misuse or security threats.

We do not use this information to identify ordinary visitors by name unless they separately provide identifying information to us.

We may use information to:

• Operate, maintain and improve the Site.
• Respond to messages, questions, requests and business enquiries.
• Deliver newsletters and other communications requested by subscribers.
• Manage editorial, media, award, partnership or contributor enquiries.
• Understand how visitors discover and use the Site.
• Evaluate website performance, readability and content engagement.
• Protect the Site, our visitors and our systems against misuse, fraud, security threats or unlawful activity.
• Maintain records of permissions, subscriptions and communications.
• Enforce our Terms and Conditions .
• Satisfy applicable legal, regulatory, tax, accounting or reporting requirements.

Where applicable privacy law requires us to identify a legal basis for processing personal information, that basis may include:

• Consent, such as when you voluntarily subscribe to a newsletter or agree to an optional use of information.
• Legitimate interests, such as operating, improving and securing the Site, understanding readership, responding to enquiries and protecting our legal rights.
• Contractual or pre-contractual steps, when information is needed to respond to or manage a requested business relationship.
• Legal obligations, when information must be used or retained to comply with applicable law.

Where we rely on consent, you may withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal does not affect processing completed before consent was withdrawn.

Cookies are small files or identifiers placed on or accessed from a browser or device. The Site may use cookies and similar technologies for website operation, security, preferences and audience measurement.

Essential and functional technologies

WordPress, website-hosting, security or form-related tools may use technologies needed to display pages, protect the Site, remember technical settings, process forms or maintain core functionality.

Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and interact with the Site. Google Analytics may collect first-party cookie identifiers, device and browser information, approximate location information, referring pages and information about activity on the Site.

Google states that it may use an Internet Protocol address during data collection to provide and protect the Analytics service and determine a general geographic region, but that individual Internet Protocol addresses are not logged or stored in Google Analytics.

Analytics information is generally presented to us in reports and statistics. We use those reports to understand readership, content performance and website usability.

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Google also offers a browser add-on that can prevent Google Analytics from measuring visits: Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on .

Blocking or deleting cookies may affect certain website functions. Browser settings and controls vary by provider and device.

Harper’s World uses MailPoet to manage newsletter subscriptions and email communications.

When you subscribe, we may collect and maintain:

• Your email address.
• Your name, when requested or voluntarily provided.
• Your subscription status and selected list.
• The date and source of your subscription.
• Technical information associated with confirming or documenting a subscription.
• Email delivery, opening and link-selection information, when those engagement features are enabled.
• Unsubscribe or email-preference activity.

We use this information to deliver requested emails, maintain subscription records, understand newsletter performance and honor unsubscribe choices.

MailPoet and its supporting service providers may process information on our behalf in locations outside your home state or country.

You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in a Harper’s World email. We may retain limited information on a suppression list so that we can honor your request not to receive future marketing emails.

We do not sell or rent personal information to third parties for their independent marketing.

Information may be disclosed in the following limited circumstances:

Service providers

We may provide information to companies that help us operate the Site and communicate with visitors. These may include website-hosting, WordPress, email-delivery, analytics, security, form-processing, information-technology and professional-service providers.

These providers receive information only as needed to perform services for us and are subject to their contractual and legal responsibilities.

Legal and safety reasons

We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:

• Comply with a law, subpoena or lawful request.
• Respond to a legal or regulatory process.
• Protect our rights, safety, property or systems.
• Protect visitors, contributors or other individuals.
• Investigate fraud, misuse or security incidents.

Business changes

If all or part of Harper’s World or La Famille Agency, LLC is involved in a reorganization, financing, merger, sale, transfer or similar transaction, relevant information may be disclosed as part of that process, subject to appropriate confidentiality protections.

With your direction or permission

We may disclose information when you ask us to do so or otherwise provide appropriate permission.

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this policy, including to provide requested services, maintain records, protect the Site, resolve disputes and comply with legal obligations.

Retention periods may differ depending on the type of information:

• Newsletter information may be retained while a subscription remains active.
• After unsubscribing, limited information may be retained to document and honor the unsubscribe request.
• Enquiry and correspondence records may be kept for as long as reasonably needed to manage the communication or related relationship.
• Analytics information is retained according to our configured Google Analytics settings and may also remain in aggregated reports.
• Records may be kept longer when necessary for legal, accounting, security or dispute-resolution purposes.

When information is no longer reasonably needed, we may delete, anonymize or aggregate it.

Harper’s World is operated from the United States. Our service providers may process or store information in the United States and in other countries where they or their supporting providers operate.

Privacy and data-protection laws may differ between countries. Where required, we and our providers may use contractual, organizational or other safeguards intended to protect information transferred across borders.

Depending on where you live and subject to applicable law, you may have the right to:

• Request information about data we hold about you.
• Request access to or a copy of that information.
• Ask us to correct inaccurate information.
• Ask us to delete certain information.
• Request restriction of certain processing.
• Object to certain processing.
• Withdraw consent when processing is based on consent.
• Request portability of certain information in an appropriate format.
• Lodge a complaint with an applicable privacy or data-protection authority.

These rights are not absolute and may be limited by legal exceptions. We may need to verify your identity before responding to a request.

Email choices

You can stop receiving newsletter or promotional email by selecting the unsubscribe link included in the communication. You may still receive non-promotional messages when needed to respond to a request or manage an existing communication.

Cookie choices

You may block, limit or delete cookies through your browser settings. You may also use the Google Analytics opt-out tool described in the Cookies and Analytics section.

To submit a privacy request, contact info@harpers-world.com .

We use reasonable administrative, organizational and technical measures intended to protect personal information from unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure or loss.

These measures may include access controls, password protections, secure website connections, software updates, website-security tools and limiting information access to those with a legitimate need.

No website, transmission method or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure. You should use care when deciding what information to send through an online form or email.

The Site may link to or display content from hotels, destinations, publications, social-media platforms, video platforms, maps, booking services or other third parties.

Those third parties operate under their own terms and privacy practices. Harper’s World does not control how an independently operated third party collects, uses or shares information.

We encourage you to review the privacy information of a third-party service before providing information or interacting with its content.

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website, technology, services, practices or legal obligations change.

The updated policy will be posted on this page with a revised effective or last-reviewed date. When appropriate, we may also provide additional notice of a material change.

We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.