Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy explains how The Mediterranean Living collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit our website and interact with our content.
Information We Collect
We only collect the information you voluntarily provide, such as:
- your email address (when you subscribe to our newsletter or contact us)
- your name (optional)
- messages sent through our contact form
We do not collect sensitive information (such as health, financial, or identification data).
How We Use Your Information
We use the information you provide to:
- send newsletters, updates, and Mediterranean-inspired content
- respond to questions, feedback, or collaboration requests
- improve our website, articles, and user experience
We do not sell, share, or transfer your personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.
Advertising & Analytics
Our website uses trusted third-party services, such as:
- Google Analytics (to understand traffic and performance)
- We use Grow by Mediavine to provide reader features, measure engagement, manage subscriptions or saved content, and support advertising readiness. Grow may use cookies and similar technologies in accordance with Mediavine’s policies and applicable privacy laws.
These services may place cookies or use anonymous identifiers to measure activity or provide relevant site features.
Important:
These cookies do not identify you personally and do not give third parties access to the personal information you share with us (such as your email address).
You may disable cookies at any time through your browser settings.
Affiliate Links and Third-Party Tracking
Some outbound links on The Mediterranean Living are affiliate links managed through third-party affiliate networks, including CJ Affiliate, and may redirect visitors to Booking.com.
When you click an affiliate link, you may first be redirected through CJ Affiliate before reaching Booking.com. CJ Affiliate and Booking.com may use cookies or similar technologies and may process technical or pseudonymous information, such as your IP address, browser or device details, referral information, click activity and information needed to attribute a qualifying reservation.
This processing is governed by the privacy and cookie policies of those third-party services. You can review the CJ Privacy Policy and the Booking.com Privacy Notice.
The Mediterranean Living may receive reports about affiliate link clicks and qualifying reservations. We do not receive or process your Booking.com payment card details, manage your reservation or provide booking-related customer service.
Cookies
Cookies help us improve your experience by:
- remembering your preferences
- understanding which articles are most enjoyed
You may accept, manage, or disable cookies through your browser.
Storing Your Information
Your personal information is stored securely and is never shared outside our team.
You may request that your data be updated or deleted at any time by contacting us at:
themediterraneanliving@gmail.com
Your Rights
You may:
- request access to the personal information we hold about you
- request correction or deletion of your data
- unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time (every email includes an unsubscribe link)
External Links
Our articles may contain links to trusted external websites and travel or recipe resources.
Once you leave our site, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of those websites.
Updates to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time.
The updated version will always be available on this page.