Welcome to CulturalDiaries (“we”, “our”, or “us”). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your information when you visit culturaldiaries.com (the “Site”). By using this Site, you agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy.

1. Information We Collect

We may collect the following types of information:

• Usage Data: Pages visited, time spent, referring URLs, browser type, device type, and IP address — collected automatically via Google Analytics.
• Cookies: Small files placed on your device by us and third-party services (see Section 4).
• Contact Information: If you contact us via email, we retain your name and email address to respond to your inquiry.

2. How We Use Your Information

• To operate and improve the Site
• To understand how visitors use our content
• To serve relevant advertisements through Google AdSense
• To respond to enquiries you send us
• To comply with legal obligations

3. Google AdSense & Advertising

We use Google AdSense to display advertisements on this Site. Google AdSense uses cookies and the DoubleClick cookie to serve ads based on your prior visits to this Site and other sites on the internet.

Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on your visit to our Site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Google’s Ads Settings at google.com/settings/ads.

For more information on how Google uses data when you use our Site, visit: policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.

4. Cookies

We and our third-party partners use cookies and similar tracking technologies to improve your experience and serve personalised ads. The types of cookies we use include:

• Essential Cookies: Required for the Site to function correctly.
• Analytics Cookies: Set by Google Analytics to help us understand how visitors interact with the Site.
• Advertising Cookies: Set by Google AdSense and DoubleClick to serve personalised advertisements.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect the functionality of this Site.

5. Third-Party Services

This Site uses the following third-party services, each with their own privacy policies:

• Google Analytics — policies.google.com/privacy
• Google AdSense — policies.google.com/privacy
• WordPress.com — automattic.com/privacy

6. Your Rights (GDPR & CCPA)

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal data:

• The right to access the personal data we hold about you
• The right to request correction or deletion of your data
• The right to opt out of personalised advertising
• The right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority (EU residents)

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at culturaldiarie@gmail.com.

7. Data Retention

We retain contact information only as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry. Analytics data is retained in accordance with Google Analytics’ default retention settings (26 months).

8. Children’s Privacy

This Site is not directed to children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal information, please contact us immediately.

9. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes will be posted on this page with an updated “Last updated” date. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

10. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Email: culturaldiarie@gmail.com
Website: culturaldiaries.com