Privacy policy

Last updated: 25 January 2026

This website (“Site”) is operated by Elena and hosted by Squarespace. This Privacy Policy explains how personal data is collected and used when you visit or interact with this Site. This blog is a personal, non-monetised project, and any data collected is used solely to ensure the website functions properly and to understand how visitors interact with it.

For website visitors

This website is hosted by Squarespace. We and Squarespace may collect and process the following types of data when you visit or interact with this website:

Personal Data

When you subscribe to a newsletter, comment on posts, or contact us directly, we may collect personal data such as:

  • Your name

  • Your email address

  • Any information you voluntarily share in messages or comments

Usage Data

We automatically collect information about your interaction with the Site, including:

  • Information about your browser, network and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Web pages you view while on this website

  • Your IP address

Squarespace collects similar data to operate and improve its platform and services, and analyses the data in a de-personalised form. For more information, please see Squarespace’s Privacy Policy.

Cookies

This website uses cookies and similar technologies, which are small files or pieces of text that download to a device when a visitor accesses a website or app. For information about viewing the cookies dropped on your device, visit the cookies Squarespace uses.

Analytics

This website collects personal data to power our site analytics, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, and device

  • Web pages you visited prior to coming to this website

  • Your IP address

This information may also include details about your use of this website, including:

  • Clicks

  • Internal links

  • Pages visited

  • Scrolling

  • Searches

  • Timestamps

We share this information with Squarespace, our website analytics provider, to learn about site traffic and activity.

Lawful Basis for Processing

Under GDPR, we process your personal data based on the following lawful grounds:

  1. Consent – when you subscribe to our newsletter or agree to cookies.

  2. Legitimate Interests – for website analytics, improvement, and fraud prevention.

  3. Legal Obligation – where required to comply with laws or regulations.

You may withdraw your consent at any time by contacting us or using the unsubscribe link in our communications.

How We Use Your Data

We use your data to:

  • Respond to comments, messages, and inquiries

  • Send newsletters or updates you’ve subscribed to

  • Improve website functionality and content

  • Analyse traffic and user behavior

  • Fulfill legal obligations

We do not sell or rent your personal information.

For Use of Blog Comments

This website includes commenting functionality on some pages which enables you to post a comment. This website collects personal data when you post a comment, including:

  • Your name (which will be displayed as part of your posted comment)

  • Your email address (optional, to let you know if someone replies to your comment)

  • Your website URL (optional)

This website includes “likes” functionality on some blog posts which enables you to “like” a post. This website collects personal data when you like a post to try to prevent the same person from liking the same post during the same visit, including:

  • Information about your browser, network and device

  • Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share

  • Your IP address

For Use of Share Buttons

This website includes share buttons which enable you to share pages or other content from this site to the following third party services: [LIST SERVICES]. If you click a share button, these third parties may receive your personal data, including:

  • Information about your browser, network and device

  • Details about the web page or content you shared or proposed to share

  • Your IP address

Fonts

This website serves font files from and renders fonts using Google Fonts and Adobe Fonts. To properly display this site to you, these third parties may receive personal information about you, including:

  • Information about your browser, network, or device

  • Information about this site and the page you’re viewing on it

  • Your IP address

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for their content or privacy practices. Please review their respective privacy policies before submitting any personal data.

Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your information is used, please contact:

  1. Email: wanderingbeyond.travel@gmail.com

  2. Website: www.wanderingbeyond.com 

By using this website, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.