Last updated: June 5, 2025
Welcome to Reality Check Travel Guide (https://www.realitychecktravelguide.com). We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights.
1. Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.realitychecktravelguide.com.
We also operate under the name @Realitychecktg on social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Reddit and YouTube.
You can contact us at: hello@realitychecktravelguide.com
2. What Data We Collect and Why
Comments
When visitors leave comments on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymised 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 your comment is approved, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images, avoid including embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may download and extract location data from images.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your experience on our site. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that help us deliver content, improve performance, and personalise your experience. Below are the types of cookies we use and why:
Essential WordPress Cookies
These are set automatically by the site and are required for core functionality:
- Editing Cookies: 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.
- Login Cookies: 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.
- Comment Cookies: 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.
- Authentication Cookies: When you log in, we will 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.
Analytics and Performance Cookies
We may use tools such as Google Analytics to understand how visitors interact with our site. These cookies help us analyse traffic, popular content, and improve our offerings. These cookies collect aggregated data and do not identify individual users.
You can learn more about Google Analytics and how to opt out here:
https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout
Affiliate and Marketing Cookies
We may include affiliate links that track your clicks to help us earn commissions. These cookies are set by third-party affiliate platforms (such as Amazon, Booking.com, etc.) and may track your activity across sites. They do not collect personal information, but may be used to measure referral performance.
Embedded Content and Social Media Cookies
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., YouTube videos, Instagram feeds, Google Maps, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited that other website directly.
These sites may set cookies of their own and collect data about your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your activity if you are logged into those services.
Managing Cookies
You can control and delete cookies at any time through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to:
- View what cookies are stored
- Delete all or specific cookies
- Block cookies altogether
- Set rules for certain websites
Please note that disabling cookies may impact the functionality of this site.
To learn more about cookies and how to manage them, visit:
https://www.allaboutcookies.org
3. Embedded Content From Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, maps, social media posts, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor had 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.
4. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect to:
Comply with legal obligations
Provide and maintain our website services
Respond to your comments and inquiries
Prevent spam and abuse
Improve our website and user experience
5. Who We Share Your Data With
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties except as described in this policy.
6. 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 who register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profiles. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except that they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
7. Affiliate Links Disclosure
Reality Check Travel Guide participates in affiliate marketing programs. This means we may include affiliate links to products, services, hotels, tours, or other travel-related offerings throughout our content.
When you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. These commissions help support our website and allow us to continue providing free travel content and resources.
We only recommend products and services that we believe will add value to our readers. Our affiliate relationships do not influence our editorial content, reviews, or recommendations. All opinions expressed are our own and based on our genuine experiences and research.
Affiliate links will be clearly identified where possible, and we maintain transparency about our affiliate relationships.
8. 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.
To exercise these rights, please contact us at: hello@realitychecktravelguide.com
9. Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
10. Analytics
We may use web analytics services (such as Google Analytics) to analyse how visitors use our website. These services may collect information such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring website, pages visited, and time spent on our site. This information helps us understand our audience and improve our website.
11. Data Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational security measures to protect your personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure.
12. Children’s Privacy
Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal information from a child under 13, we will take steps to delete such information.
13. Third Party Services
Our website may contain links to third-party websites, services, or applications. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of these third parties. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before providing any personal information.
14. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your own. We will ensure that any such transfers comply with applicable data protection laws.
15. Changes To This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or applicable laws. We will post the updated policy on this page and update the “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
16. Contact Information
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Reality Check Travel Guide
Email: hello@realitychecktravelguide.com
Website: https://realitychecktravelguide.com
17. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), our legal basis for collecting and using your personal information depends on the specific context:
- Consent: When you provide consent for specific purposes (e.g., subscribing to newsletters)
- Legitimate Interests: For website functionality, security, and improvements
- Contract: When necessary, to provide the services you’ve requested
- Legal Obligation: When required by law
You have the right to withdraw consent at any time and to object to processing based on legitimate interests.