Privacy Policy

Essential Information

Last Updated: 24 June 2026

1. Introduction 

Welcome to UnusualNomad.com! Your privacy is important to us. This policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal data, and describes the privacy rights that may apply to you under laws such as the EU/UK GDPR and, where applicable, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

For the purposes of applicable data protection law, the data controller for this website is Panos Papadongonas, founder of Unusual Nomad, contactable at [email protected].

2. Data We Collect 

We may collect the following types of personal data: 

  • Name and contact details (email address) 
  • IP address, browser/device information, and approximate location inferred from your IP address or third-party services
  • Cookies and tracking data 
  • Any information provided via forms, comments, or subscriptions 

3. How We Use Your Data 

We use your data for: 

  • responding to messages sent through our contact form or by email;
  • publishing and moderate comments;
  • operating, securing, and improving the website;
  • measuring traffic and site performance where analytics tools are used;
  • complying with legal obligations;
  • sending email updates only where you have subscribed or otherwise consented.

4. Legal Basis for Processing (EU & UK GDPR) 

We rely on the following lawful bases under the EU/UK GDPR, depending on the activity:

  • Consent for optional cookies and email updates where required.
  • Legitimate interests to operate, secure, maintain, and improve the website, moderate comments, prevent spam, and respond to general inquiries.
  • Contract / pre-contract steps where you contact us about travel-planning services.
  • Legal obligations where we must retain or disclose information to comply with law.

5. Additional rights for certain U.S. residents 

Depending on your state of residence and applicable law, you may have rights to access, correct, delete, or obtain information about how your personal information is used. California residents may also have the right to opt out of the sale or sharing of personal information, where applicable.

6. Data Transfers & Third-Party Services 

We may use third-party providers for website hosting, security, spam prevention, analytics, embedded media, maps, and social-media embeds or sharing tools. These providers may process your IP address, browser data, cookie identifiers, and related technical data when you use the site.

7. Your Rights Under GDPR, UK Law, and CCPA 

Depending on your location and applicable law, you may have the right to:

  • access the personal data we hold about you;
  • request correction of inaccurate data;
  • request deletion of your data;
  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent;
  • object to or restrict certain processing;
  • request portability of data you provided to us;
  • lodge a complaint with your local supervisory authority or regulator.

We do not sell your personal information. We also do not knowingly share personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising. If that ever changes, this policy will be updated. If we ever use advertising or social-media technologies that may be considered “sharing” under California law, this policy will be updated accordingly.

To exercise your privacy rights or ask a privacy-related question, contact us at [email protected].

8. Data Retention & Security 

We retain personal data only for as long as needed for the purposes described in this policy. For example:

  • contact-form submissions and email correspondence are kept for as long as necessary to respond and manage follow-up;
  • comments and related metadata may be retained indefinitely unless removed;
  • certain technical/security logs may be retained for a limited period for fraud prevention, security, and troubleshooting;
  • where the law requires retention, we keep data for the period required by law.

We use reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal data, including secure hosting and security tools appropriate to the nature of the website.

9. Cookies & Tracking Policy 

We use cookies for analytics and functionality. You can manage cookie preferences via browser settings or opt out where applicable. 

For more information about cookies and similar technologies, please see our Cookie Policy.

10. Contact Information 

For privacy-related inquiries, contact: [email protected].

If you are in the UK, you can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). If you are in the EU/EEA, you can complain to your local data protection supervisory authority. We would appreciate the chance to address your concerns first.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized 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: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

Embedded content from other websites

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.

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.

Who we share your data with

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

What rights you have over your data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Where your data is sent

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