Privacy Policy

Last Updated: November 9, 2026

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1. Information We Collect

We collect information you provide directly when creating an account, posting property listings, leaving reviews, or contacting support. This includes your username, email address, property descriptions, uploaded photographs, and location details.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To provide, maintain, and enhance the WanderLust vacation rental platform.
• To authenticate user identity and prevent unauthorized modifications to listings and reviews.
• To geocode property addresses into geographic coordinates using Mapbox for map display.
• To securely host property photographs via Cloudinary CDN storage.

3. Cookies and Session Storage

We utilize HTTP-only cookies and persistent session storage to keep you securely signed in and preserve your viewing preferences (such as tax display settings). These cookies do not store unencrypted sensitive personal details.

4. Third-Party Services

We collaborate with trusted service providers:

• Mapbox: For map rendering and geocoding services.
• Cloudinary: For image optimization, transformation, and media storage.
• MongoDB Atlas: For encrypted database persistence.

5. Contact Our Privacy Team

If you have inquiries regarding your personal data, data removal requests, or this policy, reach out to our privacy officer: