Effective date: August 28, 2026
Who we are
Crete4Family is an independent family travel website about Crete. Our website address is https://crete4family.com/. This policy explains what information may be collected when you visit the site or contact us, why it is used, and what choices you have.
Information you provide
When you use our contact form, we collect the name, email address, optional phone number, and message that you submit. We use this information only to read and respond to your enquiry, prevent abuse, and keep necessary correspondence. Contact form submissions may be stored securely in WordPress/Elementor and may also be delivered to the site administrator by email.
Technical and usage information
Our hosting, security, and statistics tools may automatically process limited technical information, such as your IP address, browser and device type, operating system, referring page, pages viewed, approximate country or region, and the date and time of a visit. We use this information to operate and protect the website, understand which content is useful, diagnose errors, and improve performance. Where supported, statistics are aggregated or IP addresses are anonymized.
Cookies and similar technologies
Cookies are small files stored on your device. The site may use essential cookies required for security and normal operation, preference cookies, and analytics cookies that help us understand visits. Logged-in administrators also receive WordPress cookies needed for authentication and display preferences.
We may use Google services connected through Google Site Kit, such as Google Analytics or Search Console. If advertising is enabled in the future, Google AdSense and its partners may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver and measure ads, subject to the consent options shown to visitors where required. You can control cookies through your browser and any consent banner available on the site. Blocking some cookies may affect certain features.
Embedded content and external links
Articles may contain maps, videos, images, or other content embedded from third-party websites. Embedded content behaves as if you visited the third-party website directly. Those providers may collect data, use cookies, or record your interaction according to their own privacy policies. External links are provided for convenience; we do not control the privacy practices of other websites.
How and why we use information
- To provide, maintain, secure, and troubleshoot the website.
- To respond to messages sent through the contact form.
- To measure readership and improve our travel content.
- To detect spam, fraud, and malicious activity.
- To comply with legal obligations and protect our rights.
For visitors in the European Economic Area, our legal bases may include your consent, our legitimate interests in operating and improving the site, taking steps requested by you before entering into an agreement, and compliance with legal obligations. You may withdraw consent at any time where processing relies on consent.
Who receives information
We do not sell your personal information. Information may be processed by trusted service providers that help us host, secure, analyse, and operate the website, including WordPress/Elementor services, our hosting provider, email delivery providers, security or anti-spam services, WP Statistics, and Google services where enabled. These providers receive only the information needed for their role and are subject to their own contractual and legal obligations.
International transfers
Some service providers may process information outside your country. Where data protection law requires it, appropriate safeguards are used, such as adequacy decisions or standard contractual clauses.
How long we keep information
We keep contact enquiries only as long as reasonably necessary to respond, maintain relevant records, and meet legal obligations. Security logs and analytics data are retained according to the settings and policies of the relevant service. Aggregated information that no longer identifies an individual may be kept for statistical purposes.
Your rights
Depending on where you live, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, deletion of, restriction of, or portability of your personal information, and to object to certain processing. You may also withdraw consent and complain to your local data protection authority. To make a request, use our contact form. We may need to verify your identity before completing a request.
Children’s privacy
This is a general travel information website and is not directed at children. We do not knowingly ask children to submit personal information. If you believe a child has provided personal information through the site, please contact us so that we can review and remove it where appropriate.
Security
We use reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect information. However, no website or internet transmission can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Changes to this policy
We may update this Privacy Policy when the website, its services, or legal requirements change. The latest version and effective date will always be posted on this page.
Contact
For privacy questions or requests, please use the Crete4Family contact page.