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I do not recommend products unless I believe they are of value to you and I believe in them.
Whether or not there is any financial involvement, I will only share my fair, honest opinion with you. All reviews on my website will be presented honestly and I will disclose whether I will be receiving payment or payment-in-kind.
Unless otherwise noted, we pay for our own trips and expenses.
TERMS OF USE
Copyright Policy
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This site contains some stock photography for the rights have been purchased or has been made available online under a Creative Commons Zero license. If you have reason to believe that your copyright has been infringed please get in touch.
Iframes
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Hold Harmless
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only, we are not providing medical, legal, or other professional advice. While we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Any product, claim, statistic, quote or other representation about a product or service should be verified with the manufacturer, provider or party in question. Any references to third party products, rates, or websites are subject to change without notice. Please do the appropriate research before participating in any third party offers.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, The Mediterranean Traveller takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
The content of this blog reflects my opinion only and does not reflect the ideas, ideologies, or points of view of any organization that I am affiliated with.
Reserve Rights
We reserve the right to change the focus of this website, to shut it down, sell it or to change the terms of use at our own discretion.
We also reserve the rights to edit or delete any comments submitted without notice due to (but not limited to): comments deemed to be spam or questionable spam, comments including profanity, comments containing language or concepts that could be deemed offensive, comments that attack a group or person individually.
Letters to the Editor
Any letters, e-mails, blog comments, responses on Social Media platforms such as Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram and Twitter, or questions written directly to me may be used to share with my blogging audience unless specifically requested otherwise.
PRIVACY POLICY
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GDPR compliance
We promise that we take data safety seriously and we use your private data only to offer a personalized experience.
- We will potentially use cookies to personalise advertising
- The only personally identifiable information we collect is the information voluntarily provided to sign up to our newsletter. We use Mailchimp as our service provider, you can unsubscribe at any time by following the link in the email or sending us an email). Your name is only used to personalise the newsletters.
- We use Google Analytics for analysing (anonymous) website data
- We have never sold, we are not selling, and we will not sell any of the personal data provided to us
- Our web hosting and all of our affiliates are GDPR compliant
You have the right to:
- be informed regarding how the data is collected and used
- have access to the data about you
- ask us to change the data about you
- ask us to delete the data about you
- ask us to stop sending your newsletters
The Mediterranean Traveller abides by GDPR regulations, so if you wish to have your information (e.g. comments removed) and you’re an EU resident, please get in touch with us. We are happy to amend/remove your information/comments/email from the mailing list if you contact us. We do not retain secondary copies of commenters/reader contact information without permission. Similarly, we do not resell or share your contact information with third parties. Similarly, once you opt out of the mailing list, you are permanently removed.
We automatically collect certain information about you and the device with which you access the Website. For example, when you use the Website, we will log your IP address, operating system type, browser type, referring website, pages you viewed, and the dates/times when you accessed the Website. We may also collect information about actions you take when using the Website, such as links clicked. Your information has been anonymized and only is viewed aggregately.
We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.
- To operate and maintain the Website;
- To send you newsletters. Each email promotion will provide an easy opt-out button;
- To respond to your comments or inquiries;
- To track and measure statistics/advertising on the Website;
- To protect, investigate, and deter against unauthorized or illegal activity.
Third Party Use
This Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:
Google Analytics – this service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics. We have anonymized our Google Analytics data and never look at non-aggregated data.
MailChimp – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information.
Cookies
We may log information using cookies, which are small data files stored on your browser by the Website. We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which stay on your browser until deleted, to provide you with a more personalized experience on the Website.
Third-party disclosure
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your Personally Identifiable Information. This does not include website hosting partners and other parties who assist us in operating our website, conducting our business, or serving our users, so long as those parties agree to keep this information confidential. We may also release information when it’s release is appropriate to comply with the law, enforce our site policies, or protect ours or others’ rights, property or safety.
However, non-personally identifiable visitor information may be provided to other parties for marketing, advertising, or other uses.
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