Privacy Policy

1. Scope and website operator

This Privacy Policy applies to the website Travel Lite Guide, available at travelliteguide.com (the “Site”). References to “Travel Lite Guide,” “we,” “us,” or “our” mean the operator of the Site.

The Site publishes practical destination guidance, itinerary ideas, planning tips, and travel-related editorial content. This policy applies to information collected directly through the Site and to information generated when your browser or device communicates with it.

For privacy questions or requests, contact us at contact@travelliteguide.com.

2. Information we collect

The information available to us depends on how you use the Site.

If comments, subscriptions, surveys, or other interactive features are introduced, the form presented at the time will identify the information requested. Please do not send passport numbers, payment card information, medical information, or other sensitive personal data through our general contact channels.

3. How we use information

We may use personal information to:

• deliver Site pages, remember essential settings, and maintain reliable operation;
• reply to questions, feedback, correction requests, partnership inquiries, and other messages;
• protect the Site, visitors, and systems from spam, abuse, fraud, malicious activity, and technical failures;
• diagnose errors, measure performance, and understand which travel topics are useful to readers;
• improve navigation, accessibility, editorial coverage, and the overall reader experience;
• maintain records needed to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims;
• comply with legal obligations and valid requests from competent authorities; and
• send updates only where you have requested them or where another lawful basis permits the communication, with an available way to unsubscribe.

4. Legal bases for processing

Where privacy law requires a legal basis, we rely on one or more of the following, according to the purpose and circumstances:

• Consent: for optional cookies, communications, or other processing where consent is requested. Consent can be withdrawn for future processing.
• Legitimate interests: to operate and secure the Site, respond to ordinary inquiries, prevent abuse, understand performance, and improve editorial services, provided those interests are not overridden by your rights.
• Steps requested before a contract or performance of a contract: when responding to a professional or commercial request that may lead to an agreement.
• Legal obligation: when processing is required to comply with applicable law, regulation, court order, or lawful authority request.
• Exercise of rights: when information is needed to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

5. Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small files or identifiers used by websites and related services. The Site may use strictly necessary technologies for security, session management, load balancing, consent storage, and other core functions.

Optional analytics, preference, embedded-content, measurement, or advertising technologies are used only when enabled and subject to the choices and legal requirements applicable to the visitor. Where consent is required, non-essential technologies should not be activated before a valid choice is recorded.

For details about cookie categories, purposes, duration, third-party content, and ways to change your choices, read our Cookies Policy.

6. Sharing and service providers

We do not sell personal information for money. We may disclose limited information in the following circumstances:

• Hosting and infrastructure providers: to deliver the Site, store data, maintain backups, and support performance.
• Security and anti-spam providers: to detect malicious traffic, protect forms, and reduce abuse.
• Analytics or performance providers: when such tools are enabled and permitted by applicable consent settings.
• Professional advisers: such as legal, accounting, insurance, or technical advisers where reasonably necessary and subject to confidentiality duties.
• Authorities and legal process: when required by law or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety, systems, or the public.
• Business changes: in connection with a reorganization, sale, transfer, financing, or similar transaction, subject to appropriate safeguards.

Service providers are expected to handle information only for authorized purposes and with protections appropriate to their role.

7. International data transfers

Travel Lite Guide can be accessed internationally, and website infrastructure or service providers may process information in countries other than your own. Privacy protections and government access rules may differ between countries.

Where applicable law requires safeguards for an international transfer, we use an available lawful mechanism appropriate to the transfer, which may include contractual protections, adequacy decisions, or another recognized safeguard.

8. Data retention and security

Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to a message, maintaining security records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, and meeting legal or accounting obligations. Retention periods vary by data type, context, and legal requirement.

Security

We use reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures designed to protect information against unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. No internet transmission or storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure, so visitors should avoid sending sensitive information through ordinary website forms or email.

9. Your privacy rights

Depending on where you live and the law that applies, you may have rights to:

• confirm whether personal information about you is being processed;
• request access to or a copy of your personal information;
• correct incomplete, inaccurate, or outdated information;
• request deletion, anonymization, restriction, or blocking in eligible circumstances;
• request portability where legally available and technically applicable;
• object to certain processing or ask us to review processing based on legitimate interests;
• withdraw consent without affecting processing that was lawful before withdrawal;
• obtain information about categories of recipients and international transfers; and
• submit a complaint to an applicable data protection or consumer authority.

To exercise a right, email contact@travelliteguide.com with the subject line “Privacy Request.” Describe your request and the interaction or email address involved. We may ask for proportionate information to verify identity and protect against unauthorized access. Authorized agents may be required to provide proof of authority.

We will respond within the period required by applicable law. A request may be limited or declined where the law permits, such as when information must be retained for security, legal compliance, or the rights of others. We will explain the basis where required.

Browser-based privacy signals, including recognized opt-out signals, will be handled where legally required and technically applicable to the services active on the Site.

10. Children's privacy

The Site is written for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly request personal information from children under 13 through the Site. A parent or guardian who believes a child has provided personal information may contact us so we can review and, where appropriate, delete it.

Where local law provides a higher age for independent consent to optional data processing, the applicable local requirement controls.

11. External websites and embedded content

Travel articles may link to airlines, hotels, tourism boards, booking services, maps, social platforms, or other independent websites. Embedded media can allow the third-party provider to receive technical information or place its own cookies, subject to your settings and applicable law.

We do not control the privacy or security practices of third parties. Review the privacy notice and terms of any external service before submitting personal information or completing a transaction.

12. Policy changes and contact

We may update this Privacy Policy when Site features, service providers, legal requirements, or our information practices change. The revised version will be posted here with a new “Last updated” date. Material changes may also be highlighted on the Site where appropriate.