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Privacy Policy

At Paola Everywhere, we take the protection of your personal data and your privacy seriously. We are committed to complying with EU regulations, as outlined in the Regulation (EU) 2018/1725, and have developed a transparent policy explaining how we use the data collected through our website, including anonymous data. To keep you informed of any policy updates, we will publish them on this page.

Who we are

The address of Paola Everywhere is https://paolaeverywhere.com. The owner of the website is Paola Bertoni, and the contact email is: hello(at)paolaeverywhere.com.

Purpose of data collection

The data that we collect is used for the following purposes: 

  • Performing statistical analyses in the pseudonymised form to study the behaviour of website users.
  • Conducting profiling activities for marketing purposes based on your consent when accepting the use of cookies. 
  • Providing personalised ads and content, measuring ad and content effectiveness, audience insights, and product development. 
  • Replying to your requests through email, telephone, or contact form submission.

Cookies

We and our partners utilise various technologies, such as cookies, to offer you the best possible experiences on our website. By agreeing to these technologies, we and our partners may collect personal data on this site, such as your browsing behaviour or unique IDs. Refusing or withdrawing your consent may negatively impact certain features and functions of the website.

Comments

We appreciate it when our readers leave comments on our website. When you leave a comment, we collect the data you provide in the comments form, as well as your IP address and browser user agent string, to help detect and prevent spam.

In addition, we may use an anonymised string created from your email address (known as a hash), which we may provide to the Gravatar service, to see if you have a profile picture associated with your email. You can find the Gravatar service privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/. Once your comment has been approved, your profile picture will be visible to the public in the context of your comment.

We value your feedback and encourage you to share your thoughts and suggestions on our articles. However, we do not tolerate any language that is unclear or abusive. Paola Everywhere reserves the right to edit or delete any comments. While we value every comment, we are not responsible or liable for any comments made by others on this blog.

Embedded content from other websites

Please note that the articles posted on this website may contain embedded content, such as videos, images, or articles, that behaves as if the visitor has visited the other website. These external websites may collect your data, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking features, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. This includes tracking your activity with the embedded content even if you have an account and are logged in to the external website.

How long we retain your data

When you leave a comment on our website, we will keep the comment and its associated information indefinitely. This enables us to identify and approve any subsequent comments you may make without manually approving each comment. Additionally, our website administrators can access this information and edit it as necessary.

What rights you have over your data

You have the right to request that we delete any personal information we hold about you, except for data we must keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Affiliate disclaimer

As you browse through our website, you may notice affiliate links and widgets. Affiliate links support our website; they are the way we keep our project running while remaining free for you. We may receive a small commission if you click or purchase through these links. This will not cost you anything extra, but it will help us to continue providing you with free recommendations and travel suggestions. 

When you click on one of our recommended tours or activities, you will be directed to the supplier’s product page that we chose for you. We carefully select the companies we want to work with; these suppliers are among the best in the market. We only endorse products that we believe in and would never recommend anything of low quality.

Here is the updated list of our affiliate partners:

  • Travel Payouts
  • Get Your Guide
  • Amazon
  • Booking.com
  • Agoda
  • Viator
  • Trainline
  • Omio
  • Tiquets
  • Discover Cars
  • Heymondo

Link disclaimer

We may provide links to other websites. At times, our blog posts may feature links to external websites, which we may have received a one-time payment, also known as a sponsored post. We understand the importance of your trust; therefore, even though we have received compensation, we guarantee that our articles will always contain our honest and impartial views.

Copyright

We take great pride in our content, and as such, we retain the copyright for all our words and photography. Our content is licensed under Creative Commons Licence Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International. Copying our content without permission is not only uncool but also legally prohibited. We kindly ask for your understanding and cooperation in this matter. However, if you want to use our content, please contact us. We appreciate your support and interest in our work.