Who We Are
This website is operated by TravelESpain. Our website address is: https://travelespain.com.
TravelESpain is a travel information website providing guides, tips, and recommendations for traveling in Spain. We publish content in English and Finnish.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Website Analytics
We use Google Analytics 4 (GA4) to understand how visitors use our website. GA4 collects data such as:
- Pages visited and time spent on each page
- Approximate geographic location (country/city level)
- Device type, browser, and operating system
- Referral source (how you arrived at our site)
Google Analytics uses cookies to distinguish unique users and sessions. This data is processed in aggregate and is not used to personally identify individual visitors. For more information, see Google’s Privacy Policy.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies for the following purposes:
- Analytics cookies (Google Analytics) — to measure website traffic and usage patterns
- Affiliate cookies — when you click on affiliate links (e.g., booking platforms), the third-party service may set cookies to track referrals
You can control and delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect your experience on our site.
Comments
If comments are enabled on our site, we collect the data shown in the comments form (name, email, website) as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
Contact Forms
If you contact us through a contact form or email, we collect the information you provide (name, email address, message content) solely to respond to your inquiry. We do not use this information for marketing purposes.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, maps). 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.
Affiliate Links and Third-Party Services
TravelESpain participates in affiliate programs, which means we may earn a commission when you click on certain links and make a purchase. Our affiliate partners may include, but are not limited to:
- Booking.com
- GetYourGuide
When you click an affiliate link, you are redirected to the third-party website, which has its own privacy policy. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party sites you visit.
Who We Share Your Data With
We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer your personal data to third parties. Data may be shared with:
- Google — through Google Analytics for website traffic analysis
- Hosting provider — our web hosting provider processes data as necessary to serve our website
- Affiliate partners — only when you voluntarily click on affiliate links
How Long We Retain Your Data
Analytics data is retained according to our Google Analytics settings (currently 14 months). If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically.
Your Rights Over Your Data
If you are located in the European Union or European Economic Area, you have the following rights under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR):
- Right of access — you can request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Right to rectification — you can request correction of inaccurate data
- Right to erasure — you can request deletion of your personal data
- Right to restrict processing — you can request that we limit how we use your data
- Right to data portability — you can request your data in a machine-readable format
- Right to object — you can object to our processing of your data
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details below.
How We Protect Your Data
Our website is served over HTTPS to encrypt data in transit. We use secure authentication for our content management system and limit access to personal data to authorized personnel only.
Children’s Privacy
Our website is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe we have inadvertently collected data from a child, please contact us so we can promptly delete it.
Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated revision date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Last updated: February 13, 2026
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this privacy policy or wish to exercise your data rights, you can reach us at:
Email: info@travelespain.com
Website: https://travelespain.com