Privacy Policy

GrandRoyal Travel is a travel blog based in Germany, dedicated to helping you make the most of your journey with budget travel tips, destination guides, and travel inspiration.

We appreciate your time and trust. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and protect your personal data when you visit grandroyaltravel.com. By using our site, you consent to the practices described in this policy.

We are based in Germany. Our hosting provider is DreamHost, operating under the EU/US Privacy Shield framework, ensuring your data is securely stored and fully GDPR compliant.

If you subscribe or create an account, we store your username, email address, and any additional profile information. You can view, edit, or delete your personal information at any time. Site administrators can also access and edit this information.

Support form submissions are handled via our third-party ticketing system (Tawk). Only the data you explicitly provide is shared. Tawk adheres to the EU/US Privacy Shield.

When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comments form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection.

Information submitted through our contact form is sent to our company email via Flamingo, which adheres to the EU/US Privacy Shield policy. These submissions are used for customer service only — never shared with third parties or used for marketing.

We use Google Analytics for anonymous reporting of site usage. No personalised data is stored. To opt out, use the Google Analytics Opt-out Tool.

Pages on this site may include embedded content such as YouTube videos. Embedded content behaves as if you visited that website directly — they may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction.

This site uses cookies — small text files placed on your device to help provide a better experience. Cookies retain preferences and provide anonymised tracking data to tools like Google Analytics.

You may disable cookies at any time through your browser settings. Note that disabling cookies may affect some site functionality.

If you are not a registered user, we retain no personal information about you. If you have a registered account, your personal information may be accessed by our system administrators only.

We do not share your personal data with third parties except where necessary to provide services you’ve requested.

Support tickets and comments are retained until you request their removal. Registered user profile data is retained as long as your account remains active. You can request deletion at any time.

We use SSL/HTTPS throughout our site, encrypting all communications between your browser and our servers to prevent unauthorised interception of your data.

In the event of a data breach, our system administrators will immediately notify affected users and take all necessary steps to ensure system integrity.

If you have a registered account or have left comments, you may request an exported file of all personal data we hold. You may also request erasure of any personal data, except data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

GrandRoyal Travel is committed to full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Your privacy is critically important to us.

GrandRoyal Travel may post links to third-party websites. These sites are not screened for privacy compliance by us. Social media sharing links do not connect you to third parties unless you explicitly click them.

We may disclose your information to a third party where we believe, in good faith, that it is necessary for a civil action, criminal investigation, or other legal matter in accordance with applicable laws.