Privacy Statement - DIAR Travel Blog

Privacy Statement for https://blog.diar.agency

Effective Date: [Insert Date]

1. Introduction

Diar KG Travel (“we,” “us,” or “our”) operates the blog https://blog.diar.agency (the “Blog”). We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. This Privacy Statement outlines how we collect, use, and protect your¹ personal data in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)² and other applicable European data protection laws.

2. Data Controller

Diar KG Travel is the data controller responsible for your personal data collected through this Blog.

Contact Information:

Company Name: Diar KG Travel
Email: info@diar.agency

3. Data We Collect

We may collect the following types of personal data:

Comments: When you leave comments on our Blog, we collect your name (or chosen pseudonym) and email address, as well as the content of your comment.
Newsletter Subscription: If you subscribe to our newsletter, we collect your email address.
Analytics Data: We may use analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to collect information about your interactions with our Blog, such as your IP address, browser type, operating system, and pages visited. This data is typically anonymized or pseudonymized.
Contact Form: If you use a contact form, we will collect the information you provide in that form, such as your name, email address, and message.
Cookies: We may use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Please refer to our Cookie Policy (if we have a separate one) for more information.

4. Legal Basis for Processing

We process your personal data based on the following legal bases:

Consent: We rely on your consent for processing data related to newsletter subscriptions and certain analytics cookies. You can withdraw your consent at any time.
Legitimate Interests: We rely on our legitimate interests for processing data related to Blog comments and analytics, which include improving our Blog and engaging with our audience.
Contractual Necessity: If we require your data to provide a service you requested through a contact form, the legal basis will be contractual necessity.
Legal Obligation: If we are required to process your data to comply with a legal obligation, we will do so.

5. Purposes of Processing

We use your personal data for the following purposes:

To publish and manage comments on our Blog.
To send you newsletters and updates if you have subscribed.
To analyze Blog traffic and improve our content and user experience.
To respond to your inquiries through our contact form.
To ensure the security and functionality of our Blog.

6. Data Retention

We will retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes outlined in this Privacy³ Statement, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.⁴

Comments: Comments and associated data are retained as long as the comment is published on the blog.
Newsletter Subscriptions: Email addresses for newsletter subscriptions are retained until you unsubscribe.
Analytics Data: Analytics data is retained according to the terms of the analytics service provider.
Contact Form Data: Contact form data is retained for as long as necessary to address your inquiry, and for a reasonable period after.

7. Data Sharing and Transfers

We may share your personal data with:

Service Providers: We may use third-party service providers (e.g., hosting providers, analytics providers) who process data on our behalf. We ensure these providers comply with GDPR requirements.
Legal Authorities: We may disclose your data if required by law or in response to a valid legal request.
International Transfers: If we transfer your data outside the European Economic Area (EEA), we will implement appropriate safeguards, such as Standard Contractual Clauses,⁵ to ensure your data is protected.

8. Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights:

Right to Access: You have the right to request access to your personal data.
Right to Rectification: You have the right⁶ to request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten):⁷ You have the right to request deletion of your data under certain circumstances.
Right to Restriction of Processing: You have the right to request⁸ restriction of processing⁹ under certain circumstances.
Right to Data Portability: You have the right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable¹⁰ format.
Right to Object: You have the right to object to the processing of your¹¹ data under certain circumstances.
Right to Withdraw Consent: You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time when we rely on consent to process your data.
Right to Lodge a Complaint: You have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority.

To exercise your rights,¹² please contact us at info@diar.agency.

9. Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration,¹³ and destruction.

10. Changes to This Privacy Statement

We may update this Privacy Statement from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Statement on¹⁴ this page.

11. Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Statement, please contact us at info@diar.agency.