Your privacy is important to me. This Privacy Policy explains how your personal data is collected, used, and protected when you visit this website.

Who we are

This website is owned and operated by Basarab Diana Christine.
For any questions related to this policy, you can contact me at:
Email: dianachristinee@yahoo.com or thetraveloverdose@yahoo.com 

Our website address is: http://www.thetraveloverdose.com

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

What data is collected

This website may collect the following information:
Basic analytics data (such as pages visited, time on site, browser type)
Information you voluntarily provide (e.g. through a contact form or email)
No sensitive personal data is collected or stored.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

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

Cookies

Cookies are small files stored in your browser to help improve your experience.
On this website, cookies may be used for:
Ensuring the site functions correctly
Understanding how visitors interact with the site (analytics)
You can disable cookies through your browser settings at any time.
 

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day. 

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

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

Who we share your data with

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

Data may be used for:
Responding to your inquiries
Improving the website experience
Basic traffic analysis (via cookies, e.g. Google Analytics)
I do not sell or share your personal data with third parties.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

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

Where your data is sent

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

Third-Party-Services

This website may use third-party services such as:
Google Fonts
Adobe Portfolio (website host)
Google Analytics (optional)
Instagram embeds or links
These services may collect basic anonymous data.

Your Rights (EU GDPR)

If you are an EU resident, you have the right to:
Access your personal data
Request correction or deletion of your data
Withdraw consent at any time
To make a request, please contact me via email.

Changes to This Policy

This Privacy Policy may be updated from time to time. The latest version will always be available on this page.
Last updated: 01.08.2025