What we collect and how we use it — in plain English. Short version: almost nothing.
Short version: RetireVibes does not collect your email address or any personal information. Your quiz answers and saved destinations are stored only in your browser — they never leave your device. We use Plausible Analytics, a privacy-first tool that collects no personal data and sets no cookies.
RetireVibes is operated by Natalie Barnes, an individual doing business as RetireVibes (retirevibes.com). If you have privacy questions, email us at retirevibes@gmail.com.
RetireVibes is designed to collect as little as possible. Here is everything we collect:
We do not collect your email address, name, income, savings, net worth, Social Security number, date of birth, address, phone number, or any financial information. We never will — that's not what RetireVibes is for.
RetireVibes stores your quiz results and saved places in your browser's local storage — a mechanism that keeps data on your device, not on our servers. This is not a cookie and is not shared across websites or devices.
The keys we store are: rv_quiz_answers (your raw quiz responses), rv_quiz_matches (your top 3 matched destinations), rv_vibe_label (your vibe label, e.g., "Coastal Wanderer"), and rv_saved (destinations you've hearted). You can delete this data at any time by clearing your browser's site data for retirevibes.com.
RetireVibes includes links to third-party websites and services. When you click these links, you are leaving RetireVibes and entering a third party's website, which has its own privacy policy. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of those sites.
Some of these links are affiliate links — meaning RetireVibes may receive a referral fee if you engage with the third party's service. This is disclosed on each page where affiliate links appear. The third-party services we currently work with include:
Each of these services has its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review them before submitting any personal information to those services.
Since RetireVibes does not collect personal information, there is no server-side data to delete. Data stored in your browser's local storage stays there until you delete it or clear your browser data — you can do this at any time in your browser settings for retirevibes.com.
If you have questions about data, contact us at retirevibes@gmail.com.
RetireVibes is intended for adults planning for retirement. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under the age of 18.
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the effective date at the top of this page. Continued use of RetireVibes after a policy update constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy: retirevibes@gmail.com