Travel Advice respects its readers' privacy. This policy explains, in plain language, what data we collect, why, and how you can stay in control.
Our guiding principle
We apply a policy of minimal collection. We only gather data strictly necessary for the site to operate and for your interaction with it. Travel Advice does not sell, rent or share your data for commercial purposes.
Data controller
The data controller is the publisher of the site, Travel Advice. For any request, contact us via the contact page.
Data we collect
Newsletter signup
If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address. This data is used solely to send newsletter editions. Legal basis: consent (article 6.1.a GDPR).
Posting a comment
When you leave a comment on an article or guide, we collect your name (or pseudonym), your email (not published, used for moderation only) and the content of your message. Legal basis: pre-contractual measure at the user's request (article 6.1.b).
Contact form
If you write to us via the contact form, we collect your name, email address and the content of your message, for as long as needed to handle your request. Legal basis: legitimate interest (article 6.1.f).
Navigation data
For aggregated, anonymous statistics (most-read pages, average time on page, device type), we use a privacy-respecting analytics tool with no cross-site tracking cookies. No personally identifiable data is collected for analysis.
Retention period
- Newsletter email addresses: kept while you remain subscribed. Deleted immediately upon unsubscribe.
- Comments: kept while the article remains published, unless deletion is requested.
- Contact messages: kept for a maximum of 12 months after the request is handled.
- Analytics data: aggregated immediately, kept for a maximum of 13 months.
Data recipients
Your data is only accessible to the Travel Advice editorial team. It is not transmitted to any third party, except:
- Our email delivery provider (newsletter), acting as a data processor under the GDPR.
- Competent authorities in case of valid judicial or administrative request.
Transfers outside the European Union
Our providers are based within the European Union or in a country covered by an adequacy decision of the European Commission. No transfer to a third country is made without appropriate safeguards under the GDPR.
Your rights
Under articles 15 to 22 of the GDPR, you have the following rights over your personal data:
- Right of access: obtain a copy of the data we hold about you.
- Right to rectification: correct inaccurate data.
- Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): have your data deleted.
- Right to restriction of processing.
- Right to object to processing.
- Right to data portability.
- Right to withdraw consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of prior processing.
To exercise these rights, write to us via the contact page. We respond within 30 days. If our response is unsatisfactory, you may lodge a complaint with the French data protection authority (CNIL): cnil.fr.
Security
We implement reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your data against loss, alteration and unauthorised access: HTTPS encryption, restricted admin access, regular backups.
Changes
This policy may evolve to reflect legal or technical changes. The last-updated date is shown below. Substantial changes will be announced in the newsletter.
Last updated: May 2026.