Last Updated: April 8, 2026

Who We Are

Great American Exit is a travel and expatriate lifestyle blog operated from Wisconsin, USA. Our mission is to provide honest, practical guidance for Americans considering life abroad — without hidden agendas or compromised information.

What We Collect

We do not actively collect personal information from visitors. Like most websites, our hosting platform may passively log standard data such as IP addresses, browser type, and pages visited for basic site functionality and security. We do not use this data to identify or profile individual users.

Cookies

Our site uses minimal cookies required for basic site functionality through Divi 5. We do not run advertising networks or behavioral tracking tools. If you use a browser with cookie controls, you can manage or disable cookies at any time without losing access to our content.

Affiliate Disclosure

Great American Exit participates in affiliate programs, including Commission Junction (CJ Affiliates) and select individual affiliate partnerships. We only recommend products, services, and tools we personally use or have independently evaluated. We do not accept payment to feature companies we do not trust.

When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate relationships never influence our editorial position.

We Do Not Sell Your Data

Full stop. We do not sell, rent, trade, or broker your personal information to any third party — ever.

AI Usage

Great American Exit uses AI tools in portions of our content research and writing process. We are committed to transparent, ethical AI use. All published content is reviewed, edited, and verified by a human editor before publication. AI is a tool in our workflow — not a replacement for honest, accountable journalism.

Third-Party Links

Our content contains links to external websites. Once you leave Great American Exit, this privacy policy no longer applies. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.

Newsletter (Coming Soon)

We are preparing to launch an email newsletter. When that launches, this policy will be updated to reflect exactly what data is collected, how it is stored, which email platform we use, and how you can unsubscribe or request deletion of your data. We will notify existing subscribers of any material changes.

Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have rights under GDPR (EU/UK), CCPA (California), or other applicable privacy laws, including the right to access, correct, or request deletion of any personal data we hold. Since we collect minimal data, most requests will be straightforward. Contact us at greatamericanexit@inkwellsuppport.com with any privacy-related requests.

Changes to This Policy

We will update this policy as our tools, partnerships, and features evolve. The "Last Updated" date at the top reflects the most recent revision. We will not reduce your privacy protections without clear notice.

Contact

Questions about this policy or your data? e: greatamericanexit@inkwellsupport.com

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What Are Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make sites function properly and improve the user experience.

How We Use Cookies

Great American Exit uses cookies strictly for site functionality and performance optimization. We do not use cookies to build behavioral profiles, track you across other websites, or sell your data to third parties.

Our cookies fall into two categories:

Functional Cookies These are required for the site to operate correctly. They support features provided by our Divi 5 theme such as layout preferences, page rendering, and navigation functionality. Without these, parts of the site may not work as intended.

Performance Cookies These help us understand basic site performance — such as page load and display optimization. This data is aggregate and anonymous. It is used only to improve your experience on this site.

What We Don't Do With Cookies

To be direct about it:

• We do not sell cookie data
• We do not use advertising or retargeting cookies
• We do not use third-party tracking or analytics platforms
• We do not fingerprint or identify individual users

Third-Party Cookies

Our affiliate partnerships through CJ Affiliates and select individual partners may set their own cookies when you click an affiliate link. These cookies are governed by the respective third party's privacy policy, not ours. We have no access to or control over those cookies.

Managing Your Cookies

You can manage or withdraw cookie consent at any time using the cookie preference tool on our site. You can also control cookies directly through your browser settings. Note that disabling functional cookies may affect how the site displays or operates.

Policy Updates

If our cookie usage changes — for example, when we add an email platform or new tools — we will update this policy and revise the date above. We will not introduce tracking or data-selling cookies without clear disclosure.

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How We Make Money

Great American Exit is an independent blog. We keep the lights on through affiliate partnerships — not advertisers, not sponsors, not clickbait. If you buy something through a link on this site, we may earn a commission. That's the model, and we're transparent about it.

Our Affiliate Standard

We are selective about who we partner with. Every affiliate relationship on Great American Exit meets the same criteria:

• We use or have independently evaluated the product or service
• We would recommend it regardless of whether an affiliate program exists
• It provides genuine value to someone making the transition to life abroad

We do not chase commissions. We do not reverse-engineer content around high-paying affiliate products. The recommendation comes first — the revenue follows.

Current Affiliate Partnerships

Great American Exit works with the following affiliate networks and programs:

• Commission Junction (CJ Affiliates) - a network through which select travel, financial, and expat-relevant partners are accessed
• Individual affiliate partnerships - direct relationships with specific companies and services we have vetted personally
• Inkwell Vault - affiliate portfolio management

We will update this list as partnerships change.

What We Don't Do

To be direct:

• We do not accept sponsored posts or paid editorial placements
• We do not run display ad networks or chase CPM revenue
• We do not manufacture content around trending keywords to drive affiliate clicks
• We do not partner with companies we haven't evaluated or wouldn't use ourselves
• We do not let affiliate relationships influence our editorial honesty — including negative assessments of products we are affiliated with

FTC Compliance

In accordance with Federal Trade Commission guidelines, affiliate links on this site are disclosed at the post level where applicable. Our general policy is that any link to a product or service we may earn commission from is an affiliate link unless explicitly stated otherwise. Earning a commission does not affect our editorial position.

Editorial Independence

Revenue never dictates content. If a product or service we are affiliated with changes in quality, raises red flags, or no longer serves our readers well, we will say so — and remove the partnership if necessary. Our readers are making significant life decisions. That responsibility outweighs any commission.

Questions About Our Partnerships

If you ever want to know whether a specific recommendation is affiliated or how we evaluated a particular product, ask us directly at
greatamericanexit@inwkellsupport.com

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Our Position on AI

Artificial intelligence is a tool in our workflow — the same way a journalist uses a research database or an editor uses spellcheck. It does not write for us. It does not think for us. And it never publishes without us.

At Great American Exit, every piece of content reflects real research, verified facts, and human judgment. We are committed to saying that plainly and holding ourselves to it.

How We Use AI

We use AI assistance in limited, specific ways:

• Research acceleration — surfacing leads, organizing topics, and identifying gaps we then verify independently
• Drafting assistance — generating structural outlines or rough language that is then substantially rewritten by a human editor
• Editing support — checking clarity, flow, and consistency after human-written drafts are complete
• AI output is always a starting point. It is never the final word.

What We Do Not Do

• We do not publish AI-generated content without thorough human review and editing
• We do not use AI to fabricate quotes, invent statistics, or manufacture sources
• We do not use AI to mass-produce low-quality content for search ranking
• We do not let AI replace the on-the-ground research, lived experience, and source verification that makes travel and expat information actually trustworthy

Our Sourcing Standard

Every factual claim published on Great American Exit is sourced from reputable, verifiable references — government websites, established expat organizations, peer-reviewed data, or direct interviews and firsthand experience. We cite our sources. If we can't verify it, we don't publish it.

AI cannot verify facts. We can. That distinction matters enormously when someone is making a life-changing decision based on what they read here.

Why This Matters to Us

The expat and travel information space is already flooded with recycled, unverified, AI-generated content that sounds authoritative and leads people astray. Our readers are making real decisions — about their finances, their families, their futures. They deserve better than slop.

We built Great American Exit to be a resource worth trusting. That standard applies to every tool we use, including AI.

Accountability

If you ever encounter content on this site that appears inaccurate, unverified, or inconsistent with this policy, we want to know. Reach out at greatamericanexit@inkwellsupport.com. We take that seriously.