Privacy Policy

This Privacy Policy describes how Chania Visit (“we”, “us”, or “our”) collects, uses, and shares information about you when you visit our website at chaniavisit.com (the “Site”).

Please read this policy carefully. By using our Site, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.

Who We Are

Chania Visit is a travel guide website dedicated to Chania, Crete, Greece. We provide travel information, guides, and recommendations for visitors to the Chania region.

For any privacy-related questions, you can contact us at: Email: info@chaniavisit.com

Information We Collect

Information You Provide to Us

Contact Form When you submit our contact form, we collect:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your business name (if provided)
  • Your message

This information is used solely to respond to your enquiry. We do not add you to any mailing list without your explicit consent.

Comments If you leave a comment on our posts, we collect:

  • Your name
  • Your email address
  • Your website URL (if provided)
  • Your comment content
  • Your IP address

Comments are subject to moderation before publication.

Information Collected Automatically

Log Data When you visit our Site, our servers automatically record information including your IP address, browser type, pages visited, time and date of your visit, and referring website.

Cookies We use cookies — small text files stored on your device — to improve your experience on our Site. See our Cookie Policy section below for full details.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect to:

  • Respond to your enquiries submitted via our contact form
  • Moderate and publish comments
  • Analyse how our Site is used in order to improve it
  • Comply with our legal obligations

Information Collected Automatically

Google Analytics

Our Site uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google LLC. Google Analytics collects information about how visitors use our Site, including pages visited, time spent on the Site, and referring websites. This data is used in aggregate form to help us understand and improve our Site.
Google Analytics may set cookies on your device. You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
For more information on how Google uses data collected via our Site, see Google’s Privacy Policy.

Affiliate Links & Third-Party Partners

Our Site contains affiliate links to third-party websites and services. When you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase or booking, we may earn a commission. This comes at no additional cost to you.
Our current affiliate partners include:
Booking.com We participate in the Booking.com Affiliate Partner Programme. When you click on a Booking.com link on our Site and make a booking, Booking.com may set cookies on your device to track the referral. Booking.com’s privacy policy is available at booking.com/content/privacy.html.

GetYourGuide We participate in the GetYourGuide affiliate programme. When you click on a GetYourGuide link and make a booking, GetYourGuide may set cookies on your device. GetYourGuide’s privacy policy is available at getyourguide.com/pages/privacy-policy.

Discover Cars We participate in the Discover Cars affiliate programme. When you click on a Discover Cars link and make a booking, Discover Cars may set cookies on your device. Discover Cars’ privacy policy is available at discoverscars.com/privacy-policy.

World Nomads We participate in the World Nomads affiliate programme. When you click on a World Nomads link and purchase a policy, World Nomads may set cookies on your device. World Nomads’ privacy policy is available at worldnomads.com/privacy.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these third-party websites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies before making any purchase or booking.

6. Cookie Policy

What Are Cookies?

Cookies are small text files that are stored on your device when you visit a website. They are widely used to make websites work more efficiently and to provide information to website owners.

Cookies We Use

Strictly Necessary Cookies These cookies are essential for the Site to function properly. They cannot be disabled.

Analytics Cookies We use Google Analytics cookies to understand how visitors use our Site. These cookies collect anonymous information about pages visited and actions taken on the Site.

Affiliate Cookies When you click on an affiliate link on our Site, our affiliate partners (Booking.com, GetYourGuide, Discover Cars, World Nomads) may set cookies on your device to track referrals and attribute any resulting bookings or purchases to our Site.

Comment Cookies If you leave a comment on our Site, WordPress may set cookies to remember your name and email address for future comments.

Managing Cookies

You can control and manage cookies in your browser settings. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of our Site.
For more information about cookies and how to manage them, visit allaboutcookies.org.

Data Retention

Contact form submissions are retained for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and for a reasonable period thereafter.

Comments are retained indefinitely unless you request their deletion.

Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google Analytics’ data retention settings (default: 26 months).

Your Rights Under GDPR

If you are located in the European Economic Area (EEA), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Right of access — You have the right to request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to rectification — You have the right to request that we correct any inaccurate personal data we hold about you.
  • Right to erasure — You have the right to request that we delete your personal data, subject to certain exceptions.
  • Right to restriction of processing — You have the right to request that we restrict the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to data portability — You have the right to receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format.
  • Right to object — You have the right to object to the processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Right to withdraw consent — Where we process your data on the basis of your consent, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@chaniavisit.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with your national data protection authority. In Greece, this is the Hellenic Data Protection Authority (HDPA): dpa.gr.

Children’s Privacy

Our Site is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If you believe we have inadvertently collected such information, please contact us at info@chaniavisit.com and we will delete it promptly.

Links to Other Websites

Our Site contains links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of those websites. We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party websites you visit.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we do, we will update the “Last updated” date at the top of this page. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Email: info@chaniavisit.com Website: chaniavisit.com