This is my legal disclaimer and Privacy Policy for Solo Travel Story, my private & personal travel blog. It informs of data collection, affiliates, advertising and cookies. Please read this information carefully when using and accessing my website.
By using my website Solo Travel Story or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by the Privacy Policy for Solo Travel Story. If you do not want to agree to the Privacy Policy for Solo Travel Story, you must not access or use my website.
Who Am I?
My name is Carolin and I write a private and personal travel blog at https://solotravelstory.com
You can always contact me via email: contact [at] solotravelstory dot com
Rights & Disclaimers
The information you will find on Solo Travel Story are all correct at the time of writing and are intended for general informational and entertainment purposes. Over time, information can change and I try my best to keep the content fresh and updated. However, I cannot guarantee that everything will always be correct. There are tonnes of material out there and I can only research a certain amount of resources available to me during the time of creating the content. Understand that I give my best to provide accurate and thoroughly researched blog posts.
As my blog grows in content, I will focus primarily on creating new content rather than updating old posts from years ago. Be assured that I won’t mark a post as “updated” without actually having updated it. That is false pretence and deception – unfortunately a common practice in content creation but which I strongly reject and take distance to.
All photos and text content are property of Solo Travel Story unless otherwise stated. The content found on Solo Travel Story may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached, or otherwise used without the prior written permission of Solo Travel Story. Fees may apply.
Affiliates
Solo Travel Story is a participant in the TravelPayouts (Expedia & Booking.com Affiliate Programme) as well as LyricalHost Affiliate Programme. This advertising method is designed to provide a means for me to earn a small commission by linking to things for you to buy through affiliated sites, mostly hotels, B&Bs, activities and apartments.
If you make a purchase through any of my affiliate links, I will earn a small commission. This occurs at no added cost to you. Affiliate links are clearly marked with a disclaimer or additional * for full transparency.
Any £ made through these links will be used to making Solo Travel Story a better travel blog. I aim to re-invest all profits into the blog, may it be blog design, content research, hosting fees, or any other widgets that provide a smoother user experience. In the end these will all help to grow my travel blog and improve its content quality. Whether I use an affiliate link or not, all opinions are my own. I don’t link to any activities or accommodation that I wouldn’t recommend to any of my mates.
I will provide a disclaimer notice on all posts that uses affiliate links and place it accordingly before the affiliate link to adhere to current advertising standards and provide transparency for you, the reader.
Of course if you enjoy the blog and would like to contribute to my research you can always Buy Me a Coffee.
Cookies
Cookies are used on Solo Travel Story to collect information on your browsing behaviour. Cookies are placed on the device you are viewing this site on and remember when the device accesses this website. These cookies do not collect personal information such as name or address but monitor your behaviour whilst browsing.
These cookies and the information they collect help improve this site for yourself and future visitors by monitoring the traffic of users and the success of particular content. Cookies can be disabled by your web browser, although this will vary depending on what you’re using.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site my backend collects the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help 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. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Privacy & GDPR Compliance
GDPR protection means you have the right to be informed of how your data is collected and used, access data about yourself, ask that data about you be changed, and ask that data about you be deleted. I will also not spam you with any marketing emails without your explicit consent. I currently do not use any marketing tools or promotions. My blog relies on organic search traffic and Social Media promotion.
Solo Travel Story does not and will not sell (or buy) personal data.
Any data gathered on Solo Travel Story is only used to make the site better for you. I use Google Analytics, which collects cookies and logs your information so that I know how many people view the site, what my popular posts are, and which posts underperform.
If you are within the European Union, you are entitled to certain information and have certain rights under the General Data Protection Regulation. Those rights include:
- I will retain any information you choose to provide to me until the earlier of: (a) you ask me to delete the information, (b) my decision to cease using my existing data providers, or (c) SoloTravelStory.com decides that the value in retaining the data is outweighed by the costs of retaining it.
- You have the right to request access to your data that SoloTravelStory.com stores and the rights to either rectify or erase your personal data.
- You have the right to seek restrictions on the processing of your data.
- You have the right to object to the processing of your data and the right to the portability of your data.
To the extent that you provided consent to SoloTravelStory.com’s processing of your personal data, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time, without affecting the lawfulness of processing based upon consent that occurred prior to your withdrawal of consent.
You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority that has jurisdiction over issues related to the General Data Protection Regulation.
I require only the information that is reasonably required to enter into a contract with you. I will not require you to provide consent for any unnecessary processing as a condition of entering into a contract with me.
Should you wish to have your information deleted, please email me at contact (at) solotravelstory dot com and submit a request.
External Websites and Embedded Content
Please note that SoloTravelStory.com contains links to other websites and articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
Please be aware that I am not responsible for the privacy practices of these other sites. I encourage my users to be aware that when they leave my site that you read the privacy statements of each web site that might collect personally identifying information.
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.
This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by SoloTravelStory.com.
If you have any questions or concerns about our privacy policy, please contact me at contact (at) solotravelstory dot com
Affiliate Disclaimer
SoloTravelStory.com has financial relationships with a number of companies mentioned on this website, and may be compensated if you click or make any bookings via the links on this website. This is at no additional cost to you.
Data Protection
I employ commercially reasonable methods to ensure the security of the information you provide to me and the information I collect automatically. This includes using standard security protocols and working only with reputable third-party vendors. Email is not recognized as a secure medium of communication. For this reason, I request that you do not send private information to me by email. However, doing so is allowed, but at your own risk. Some of the information you may enter on my website may be transmitted securely via a secure medium known as Secure Sockets Layer, or SSL.
Changes
I may change this Privacy Policy from time to time. If I do, I will let you know by revising the date at the top of the policy. If I make a change to this policy that, in my sole discretion, is material, I will provide you with additional notice. I encourage you to review the Privacy Policy whenever you access or use my services or otherwise interact with me to stay informed about my information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy. If you continue to use my services after Privacy Policy changes go into effect, you consent to the revised policy.
Google Analytics
My website uses Google Analytics which is a third-party service. Google Analytics collects standard internet log information and details of traffic, and visitor behaviour patterns. This information is used by me to calculate information such as the number of visitors in a year or in a month, plus the popularity of certain blog posts or content. This information is never published on my blog and I purely use the information and data collected by Google Analytics for my own purpose and to track the progress of my blog in terms of traffic. I do not make, nor do I allow Google to make, any attempt to identify any individual accessing this website.
You are, of course, entitled to view, amend or request the deletion of the personal information that is held. If you would like to do this please email me via my contact form.
Advertising
I run ads on SoloTravelStory.com, via an advertising partner (She Media), whose privacy policy you can find here.
Copyright / Image Use Notice
All images on this website, unless otherwise stated, are original photography produced by me. In cases where stock images are used, they are sourced from licensed providers, including Unsplash (unsplash.com), and are used in accordance with the provider’s license terms. Attribution is provided where required or appreciated.
If you believe that any content on this site infringes your copyright, please contact me directly with:
- A description of the copyrighted work.
- The URL of the content in question.
- A statement that you are the copyright holder or authorized to act on their behalf.
- Your full name or electronic signature.
Upon receipt of a verified notice, I will review the claim promptly and take appropriate action, including removal of the content if necessary.
This Privacy Policy for Solo Travel Story will be reviewed regularly and updated when appropriate. It was last updated on 04 September 2025.