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Privacy Policy

Privacy Policy

Last updated: 8 May 2026

This Privacy Policy explains how Wanderistic (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit https://wanderistic.com (the “Site”). Wanderistic is a personal travel blog, and we are committed to handling your data responsibly and in accordance with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK GDPR, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and other applicable data protection laws.

If you have any questions about this policy, please contact us at contact@wanderistic.com.

 

Who We Are

Our website address is https://wanderistic.com.

Wanderistic is a personal blog focused on travel content, guides, and stories.

For the purposes of the GDPR, the data controller is the owner of Wanderistic, reachable at contact@wanderistic.com.

 

Information We Collect

We collect information in the following ways:

Information you provide directly

  • Comments: When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and your browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
  • Newsletter signup: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address (and optionally your name).
  • Contact form: When you reach out via our contact form, we collect your name, email address, and the contents of your message.
  • Purchases (when available): If you buy a product such as an ebook, guide, or merchandise, we collect billing information, shipping address (where applicable), and order details.
  • Freebies and lead magnets (when available): If you download a free resource, we collect your email address and any other information you provide.

Information collected automatically

  • Usage data: Pages visited, time spent, referring sites, device type, browser, and approximate location, collected via analytics tools.
  • Cookies: Small text files stored on your device — see the Cookies section below.
  • Server logs: Our hosting provider automatically logs IP addresses and request data for security and performance.

Information from third parties

  • Gravatar: An anonymized hash of your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service when you comment, to display your profile picture. The Gravatar privacy policy is available at (https://automattic.com/privacy/)
  • Embedded content: See the “Embedded Content” section below.

 

Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA) or the UK, we process your personal data on the following legal bases:

  • Consent — for newsletter subscriptions, non-essential cookies, and marketing communications. You can withdraw consent at any time.
  • Contract — to fulfill purchases and deliver products you’ve requested.
  • Legitimate interests — to operate, secure, and improve the Site, prevent spam, and understand our audience.
  • Legal obligation — to comply with tax, accounting, and other legal requirements.

 

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Publish and moderate comments
  • Send newsletters and updates (only if you’ve subscribed)
  • Respond to messages sent through our contact form
  • Process and deliver purchases
  • Analyze how visitors use the Site so we can improve it
  • Detect and prevent spam, fraud, and abuse
  • Display relevant advertisements (when ad networks are implemented)
  • Comply with legal obligations

 

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your device. We use them for the following purposes:

Comment cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience, so you don’t have to fill in your details again next time. These cookies last for one year.

Login cookies (administrators only)

If you visit our login page, a temporary cookie is set to determine if your browser accepts cookies. It contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. When logged in, additional cookies save login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days; screen options cookies last a year. “Remember Me” extends login for two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies. Editing or publishing an article saves a cookie containing the post ID, expiring after one day.

Analytics cookies

Google Analytics sets cookies to help us understand how visitors use the Site. You can opt out using the Google Analytics Opt-Out Browser Add-on

Advertising cookies (when implemented)

Once advertising is enabled on Wanderistic (planned via Mediavine), advertising partners may set cookies to deliver and measure ads. You will be able to manage these preferences via the cookie consent banner.

Managing cookies

You can control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect Site functionality.

 

Third-Party Services We Use

Wanderistic relies on the following third-party services that may process your data:

Planned services (to be added in the future)

  • Mediavine — display advertising
  • Affiliate programs — Booking.com, Amazon Associates, Agoda, GetYourGuide, Viator, and various hotel affiliate programs
  • E-commerce providers — for sales of ebooks, digital guides, and merchandise

This Privacy Policy will be updated when these services go live, and we recommend checking back periodically.

 

Affiliate Links

Some links on Wanderistic are or will be affiliate links. This means that if you click through and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate networks may set cookies and collect information about your purchase to attribute the sale. We only recommend products and services we believe will be useful to our readers.

 

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this Site may include embedded content (videos from YouTube, Instagram posts, Pinterest pins, TikTok videos, Google Maps, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if you had visited the other website directly.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content — including tracking that interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

We also display social media share and follow buttons. These may collect data such as your IP address and the page you’re visiting, even if you don’t click them.

 

Media

If you upload images to the Site, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the Site can download and extract any location data from images on the Site.

 

Who We Share Your Data With

We do not sell your personal data. We share data only with the third-party service providers listed above (and any future providers disclosed in updates to this policy), and only as needed to operate the Site.

We may also disclose information:

  • If required by law, court order, or government request
  • To protect the rights, property, or safety of Wanderistic, our users, or others
  • In connection with a business transfer (e.g., merger or sale), in which case you’ll be notified

 

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

 

How Long We Retain Your Data

  • Comments and metadata — retained indefinitely so we can recognize and auto-approve follow-up comments.
  • Registered user profile data — retained for as long as the account exists. Users can view, edit, or delete their information at any time (usernames cannot be changed). Administrators can also view and edit this information.
  • Newsletter subscribers — retained until you unsubscribe.
  • Contact form submissions — typically retained for up to 24 months unless ongoing correspondence requires longer.
  • Purchase records — retained as required by tax and accounting law (typically 6–10 years depending on jurisdiction).
  • Analytics data — retained according to Google Analytics default settings.

 

Your Rights Over Your Data

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights:

For all users with an account or who have commented

You can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

For EEA / UK residents (GDPR)

  • Right of access — request a copy of your data
  • Right to rectification — correct inaccurate data
  • Right to erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
  • Right to restrict processing
  • Right to data portability
  • Right to object — to processing based on legitimate interests, including direct marketing
  • Right to withdraw consent — at any time, where processing is based on consent
  • Right to lodge a complaint — with your local data protection authority

For California residents (CCPA)

  • Right to know what personal information is collected, used, shared, or sold
  • Right to delete personal information
  • Right to opt-out of the sale of personal information (we do not sell personal information)
  • Right to non-discrimination for exercising your rights

 

To exercise any of these rights, email contact@wanderistic.com. We’ll respond within the time frame required by applicable law (usually 30 days under GDPR, 45 days under CCPA).

 

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Wanderistic uses service providers based in the United States and other countries. When data is transferred outside the EEA or UK, we rely on appropriate safeguards such as Standard Contractual Clauses or adequacy decisions where applicable.

 

Children’s Privacy

Wanderistic is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from anyone under 16 (or under 13 in the US). If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us and we will delete it.

 

Security

We take reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your data, including SSL encryption and standard security provided by our host. However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

 

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices or new legal requirements. The “Last updated” date at the top of this page will indicate when the policy was last revised. Significant changes will be communicated via a notice on the Site or by email where appropriate.

 

Contact

For any questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact:

Email: contact@wanderistic.com
Website: https://wanderistic.com