Privacy Policy
How GrandRoyal Travel collects, uses, and protects your personal information. Last updated: May 2026.
Introduction
GrandRoyal Travel is a travel blog and platform based in Frankfurt, Germany, dedicated to helping you explore the world on a budget. 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 committed to full compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and applicable EU and German data protection law.
Data Collected
Data Storage and Hosting
GrandRoyal Travel is hosted on Hostinger. Your data is stored on servers that comply with applicable data protection requirements. Our site is served via Cloudflare’s global CDN, which processes your IP address to provide performance and security services.
Comments
When you leave a comment, we collect the data shown in the comment form, your IP address, and browser user agent string to assist with spam detection. Comments and associated data are retained until you request removal.
Contact Forms
Information submitted through our contact form is processed via WPForms Lite and delivered to our email via WP Mail SMTP. This data is used for customer service only and is never shared with third parties or used for marketing purposes.
Newsletter Subscriptions
If you subscribe to our newsletter, your email address is collected and managed via OptinMonster. We use your email address to send you travel tips, guides, and updates. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in any email we send.
Live Chat and Support
We use Tawk.to to provide live chat support on our website. When you initiate a chat, Tawk.to may collect your name, email address, IP address, and the content of your conversation. Tawk.to’s own privacy policy applies to data processed through their platform. You can view it at tawk.to/privacy-policy.
How We Use Your Data
Third-Party Services
We work with a number of trusted third-party services to operate and improve GrandRoyal Travel. Each service operates under its own privacy policy and data processing terms.
Our web hosting provider. Stores website files, databases, and associated data on its servers.
Provides CDN, DDoS protection, and performance services. Processes your IP address and request data.
Anonymised reporting of site usage and traffic. Managed through Google Tag Manager. No personally identifiable data is stored.
We display advertising on our site through Google AdSense. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our site or other sites.
Used to manage and deploy marketing and analytics tags on our site without modifying the code directly.
Provides live chat support on our website. May collect your name, email, IP address, and chat content if you initiate a conversation.
Manages newsletter sign-up forms and subscriber data. Collects email addresses when you subscribe to our mailing list.
Provides performance features, Gravatar avatar display, and site statistics. Processes limited usage data.
Manages cookie consent on our site. Records your consent preferences to ensure we only activate non-essential cookies with your permission.
Provides automatic website translation into multiple languages using Google Translate. Translation requests are processed by Google.
We earn a commission when you book activities through our GetYourGuide affiliate links. GetYourGuide may set cookies when you interact with our affiliate links.
We may earn a commission when you open a blocked account through our Fintiba affiliate link. Fintiba processes your data independently when you sign up through their platform.
Embedded Content
Pages on this site may include embedded content such as YouTube videos, maps, and social media posts. Embedded content behaves exactly as if you had visited that website directly. These sites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.
Videos are loaded with privacy-enhanced mode where possible. Cookies are only set if you choose to play the video.
Embedded tweets do not send your IP to Twitter servers until you interact with the content.
Embedded posts do not install cookies until you explicitly interact with them.
Cookies Policy
This site uses cookies, small text files placed on your device, to provide a better browsing experience, retain your preferences, and deliver anonymised usage data to analytics tools.
We use CookieYes to manage your cookie consent. Non-essential cookies are only activated after you give your consent via our cookie banner. You can update your preferences at any time by clicking the cookie settings link in our site footer.
You may also disable cookies at any time through your browser settings. Note that doing so may affect some site functionality.
Necessary cookies include identifiers set by Cloudflare for security, CookieYes for consent tracking, and session cookies set by WordPress. These are required for the site to function and cannot be disabled.
Who Has Access to Your Data
If you are a general visitor with no registered account, we retain no personal information about you beyond what is processed anonymously by the services listed above.
If you have a registered account, left a comment, or submitted a contact form, your information may be accessed by our site administrators only.
Data Retention
Contact form submissions and comments are retained until you request their removal. Newsletter subscription data is retained until you unsubscribe or request deletion. Registered user profile data is retained as long as your account remains active.
Legal Disclosure
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.
Security
We use SSL/HTTPS throughout our site, encrypting all communications between your browser and our servers. Our site is protected by Cloudflare, which provides DDoS protection, firewall rules, and bot mitigation.
Regular backups are performed via UpdraftPlus to ensure data integrity and recovery in the event of an incident.
In the event of a data breach, we will promptly notify affected users and relevant authorities as required under GDPR.
Your Rights
GDPR Rights
Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the following rights regarding your personal data:
Third-Party Websites
GrandRoyal Travel may contain links to third-party websites including affiliate partners. These sites operate under their own privacy policies. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of external sites and encourage you to read their policies before providing any personal information.