Last updated: 20 October 2026
1. Who we are
Explorelio.com publishes travel guides and recommendations. This policy explains what information we process when you use the website, contact us, subscribe to updates, or interact with advertising and affiliate links. For privacy questions or requests, email info@explorelio.com or visit our Contact page.
2. Information we process
- Messages: If you contact us, we receive the details you provide, such as your name, email address, subject and message, so we can respond.
- Newsletter: If you subscribe, we process your email address and subscription preferences through Ecomail to send the updates you requested. You can unsubscribe using the link in an email.
- Website use: Our hosting and security systems may process technical information such as IP address, browser and device details, requested pages and timestamps. Google Analytics may collect information about visits and interactions where enabled by your consent choices.
- Advertising and affiliate activity: Google and our affiliate partners may process identifiers, device information and interactions with ads or partner links as described below.
3. Why we use it
We use this information to operate and secure the website, answer messages, send subscribed newsletters, understand site performance, show advertising, and attribute referrals to affiliate partners. Depending on the activity, processing may be based on your consent, our legitimate interests in operating and securing the site, steps needed to respond to your request, or legal obligations. Where consent is required for optional cookies or similar technologies, you can refuse or withdraw it.
4. Cookies and choices
The site may use essential cookies for its operation and security, preference cookies to remember choices, analytics cookies to measure visits, and advertising or affiliate technologies to measure ads, clicks and referrals. Google and other third parties may place or read cookies, use web beacons, and collect IP addresses or other identifiers from your device for ad serving and measurement. See our Cookie Policy for more detail.
Where a cookie consent notice is presented, use its choices to manage optional technologies. You can also block or delete cookies in your browser; this may affect website features. Browser deletion alone may not communicate a withdrawal of consent to every provider.
5. Advertising and other providers
Google AdSense may display advertising on this site. Google and its partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses and other identifiers to collect information from this site and other websites for ad selection, delivery, personalization where permitted, and measurement. Learn how Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services and review Google’s ad choices.
- Google Privacy & messaging: presents advertising consent choices where its message is available and processes the choices visitors make.
- Google Analytics: helps us understand visits and website performance.
- Ecomail: manages newsletter subscriptions and delivery when you subscribe.
- Affiliate partners: links and widgets, including Stay22, Booking.com, GetYourGuide, Amazon and Expedia where present, may let those providers record referrals, bookings or purchases. We may receive a commission if you use a partner link.
- Embedded content: maps, videos or other embedded services may receive information when you load or interact with them.
These providers process information under their own privacy notices. The services present on a particular page can vary.
6. Retention and security
We keep personal information for as long as needed for the purposes above, including responding to enquiries, maintaining subscriptions and meeting legal obligations. Retention periods can differ by service. We use reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect the information we control.
7. Your rights
Depending on where you live and the applicable law, you may be able to request access to, correction of, deletion of, or a copy of your personal information; object to or restrict processing; and withdraw consent where processing relies on it. You may also complain to your data protection authority. To make a request, email info@explorelio.com.
8. Changes
We may update this policy as the site and its services change. The date at the top shows when this page was last revised.