Who we are

Our website address is: https://theislandvoyager.com.

What personal data we collect and why we collect it

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.

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.

Contact forms

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 have an account and you log in to this site, 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.

The Website currently uses the following third-party service providers:

Google Analytics – This service tracks Website usage and provides information such as referring websites and user actions on the Website. Google Analytics may capture your IP address, but no other personal information is captured by Google Analytics.

Mail Chimp – this service is used for delivery of email updates and newsletters. We store your name and email address for purposes of delivering such communications. Please refer to Mail Chimp’s privacy policy for further information.

Who we share your data with

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 we send your data

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

Contact information

If there are any questions regarding this privacy policy, you may contact us using the details on the About Me or Contact Page

Disclaimer & Disclosure

All views, opinions and reviews on The Island Voyager are for the purpose of general information only. There is never any intent to malign any organisations, companies individuals or groups.

We constantly work hard to keep information correct and up to date on this site, however, we are not liable for any omissions or errors that may have occurred. We are not liable for any losses, damages or injuries, whatsoever that may result from the display or use of information on this site. We also make no representations as to accuracy and information found on any link on this site as these are provided solely for the readers’ benefit. Any reliance you place on the information on The Island Voyager is strictly at your own risk.

Our goal at The Island Voyager is to create a trustworthy and reliable source of information for our readers. All views, opinions and experiences, regardless of compensation will be truthful and our own. We will never use or promote products or services from brands that we do not trust. However, all information should be verified directly with the respective sources and suppliers of products and services promoted.

If you see ads on our website they are via third-party advertising companies. These companies may use aggregated information. These will not include private details such as your name, address, email address or telephone number. They will include information about your visits to our site (and other sites using them). For more information regarding your choices in regards to this head to: https://www.networkadvertising.org/understanding-online-advertising/what-are-my-options

Last updated on 15th April 2021.