Privacy Policy — DEMVIG Travel Blog
Last updated: 26.11.2025
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://demvig.com
DEMVIG is a travel blog sharing travel experiences, guides, tips, and photography from Europe and other destinations.
For any privacy-related inquiries, please contact us at: info@demvig.com
2. What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam.
An anonymized hash created from your email address may be provided to the Gravatar service to check if you use it.
Gravatar Privacy Policy: https://automattic.com/privacy/
After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes publicly visible next to your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS).
Visitors can download and extract location data from images displayed on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email, and website in cookies.
These cookies last for one year and are for your convenience.
When you visit our login page, we set a temporary cookie to determine whether your browser accepts cookies.
This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When logging in, we set several cookies to store your login details and screen preferences:
- Login cookies last 2 days
- Screen options cookies last 1 year
- If you select “Remember Me”, login persists for 2 weeks
Logging out removes login cookies.
Email Subscriptions and Marketing
When you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your name and email address so we can send updates, travel guides, and exclusive content.
We use Mailchimp to manage our mailing list.
Mailchimp may store your data and collect basic email analytics such as:
- email opens
- link clicks
- delivery status
You can unsubscribe at any time using the link provided in every email.
Mailchimp Privacy Policy: https://mailchimp.com/legal/privacy/
Affiliate Tracking and Advertising
Some posts may contain affiliate links. When you click an affiliate link, certain cookies or tracking tools may be used to track purchases for commission purposes.
This does not affect your purchase price.
Affiliate programs we may participate in include:
- Amazon Associates
- Airbnb Associates
- Booking.com Affiliate Partner Program
These services may collect anonymized tracking data as part of their commission systems.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles may include embedded content (videos, images, maps, etc.).
Embedded content behaves as if you visited the external website directly.
These websites may:
- collect data about you
- use cookies
- track interactions
- detect interactions if you are logged in to their platform
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our website.
Google Analytics collects anonymized usage data such as:
- device type
- browser type
- pages visited
- time spent on pages
- approximate geographic region
Google Privacy Policy: https://policies.google.com/privacy
3. Who We Share Your Data With
We may share necessary data with the following third parties:
- Mailchimp — newsletter and email marketing
- Google Analytics — anonymous website usage data
- Affiliate networks — anonymized tracking only when you click an affiliate link
- Spam detection services — for comment and form protection
We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal information.
4. How Long We Retain Your Data
- Comments: retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve future comments automatically.
- Newsletter subscribers: data is kept until you unsubscribe.
- Registered users (if applicable): we store the personal information provided in the user profile. Users can edit or delete their data at any time.
5. Your Rights Over Your Data
You can request:
- an exported file of the personal data we hold about you
- deletion of your personal data
This does not include data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
To submit a request, contact: info@demvig.com
6. Where Your Data Is Sent
- Visitor comments may be checked via automated spam detection services
- Email subscription data is stored on Mailchimp servers
7. Contact Information
For questions regarding this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: