Privacy Policy
Last updated: 8 November 2026
At Travel Properly, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and protect personal information when you visit our website, contact us, interact with our content or use our personalised travel planning services.
We process personal information in accordance with applicable UK data protection legislation, including the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.
1. Who We Are
Travel Properly is an independent UK-based website providing travel guides, destination recommendations, reviews, product information and personalised travel planning services.
The website is operated by Panayiotis Kyriacou as a sole trader under the trading name Travel Properly.
Data controller: Travel Properly
Website: https://travel-properly.com
Contact email: travelblogproperly@gmail.com
For questions about this Privacy Policy or how we handle your personal information, please contact us using the email address above.
2. Information We Collect
We may collect and process the following categories of personal information.
Information You Provide
When you contact us or enquire about our services, we may collect:
- Your name and email address.
- Information submitted through our website contact forms.
- Your preferred travel planning package.
- Travel dates, destinations, budgets, preferences and other details you choose to share.
- Correspondence relating to enquiries or services.
- Information necessary to deliver services you have requested.
We ask that you avoid submitting sensitive personal information, such as passport details, medical records or payment card information, through our general contact forms.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit our website, certain technical information may be collected or processed, including:
- IP address and approximate geographical location.
- Browser type, device information and operating system.
- Pages visited and interactions with our website.
- Referral sources and website performance information.
- Information used for website security, administration and spam prevention.
Some of this information may be collected through cookies or similar technologies, depending on the services active on our website and your consent preferences.
3. How We Use Your Information
We process personal information for the following purposes.
Responding to Enquiries
We use information submitted through contact forms or email to respond to questions, requests and business enquiries.
Lawful basis: Legitimate interests in responding to communications or taking steps at your request before entering into a contract.
Providing Personalised Travel Planning
We use information you provide to understand your requirements, prepare itineraries, communicate recommendations and deliver any travel planning services you purchase.
Lawful basis: Performance of a contract or taking steps before entering into a contract.
Operating and Protecting Our Website
We process certain technical information to maintain website functionality, prevent spam, identify problems and protect our website against unauthorised access or misuse.
Lawful basis: Legitimate interests in operating and securing our website, or compliance with applicable legal obligations.
Improving Our Website
Where applicable, we use website performance and analytics information to understand how visitors interact with our content and improve the website.
Lawful basis: Legitimate interests where appropriate for the processing of personal information, together with consent where required for cookies and similar technologies.
Meeting Legal and Business Obligations
We may retain relevant information for accounting, taxation, dispute resolution and compliance with applicable laws.
Lawful basis: Compliance with legal obligations or our legitimate interests in managing and protecting the business, as applicable.
We do not automatically subscribe visitors to marketing emails when they submit an enquiry.
If we introduce email newsletters or promotional communications, we will explain how personal information is used and obtain consent where required.
4. Contact Forms and Travel Planning Enquiries
Our website includes contact forms and a personalised travel planning enquiry form.
When you submit a form, the information you provide is used to respond to your enquiry and, where relevant, discuss or provide our services.
Form submissions may be stored within our WordPress administration system and delivered to our designated email inbox.
Access to this information is restricted to those who need it for managing enquiries and providing services.
We do not sell personal information submitted through our contact forms.
Submitting an enquiry does not automatically create a booking or financial commitment.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
Our website uses cookies and similar technologies for essential website functions and, where enabled, analytics, preferences and affiliate tracking.
We use CookieYes to help visitors understand and manage their cookie preferences.
Cookies and similar technologies used on our website may include:
- Necessary technologies: Support essential functionality, security and website operation.
- Analytics technologies: Help measure website traffic and performance.
- Functional technologies: Remember preferences and support optional features.
- Advertising and affiliate technologies: May help third-party providers measure referrals, purchases and conversions.
Where UK law requires consent, non-essential cookies and similar technologies must not be used until the appropriate consent has been obtained.
You can manage your preferences through the cookie consent controls on our website.
You may also manage certain cookies through your browser settings, although disabling necessary cookies may affect website functionality.
Further information about active cookies, their purposes and relevant providers is available through our cookie consent information.
6. Affiliate Marketing, Advertising and Third-Party Links
Travel Properly participates in affiliate marketing programmes and may publish advertising or sponsored content.
Some links on our website direct visitors to external retailers, marketplaces, booking platforms, service providers or other businesses.
We may earn a commission when a visitor makes a qualifying purchase, booking or other transaction after using one of these links, generally at no additional cost to the visitor.
Our affiliate partnerships may cover a wide range of products and services, including:
- Travel bookings, tours, experiences and accommodation.
- Car hire, transport and travel insurance.
- Consumer electronics, software and technology.
- Luggage, outdoor equipment and travel accessories.
- Online retail and marketplace products.
- Other products and services featured in our guides and reviews.
We may participate in programmes operated by providers such as GetYourGuide, Viator, DiscoverCars, Amazon Associates and other affiliate networks or businesses.
References to potential partners do not necessarily mean that every programme is currently active.
When you click an affiliate link, the relevant third party or its tracking provider may process information relating to your referral, including technical identifiers, referral information and transaction attribution data.
Some affiliate systems use cookies or similar technologies, subject to applicable consent requirements.
External websites process information in accordance with their own privacy policies.
Travel Properly does not ordinarily receive your full payment card details or complete purchase records when you make a purchase through an external affiliate link.
We recommend reviewing the privacy policies of third-party retailers and service providers before submitting personal information.
7. Third-Party Service Providers
We use external services to operate our website, communicate with visitors and administer our business.
These may include:
WordPress.com and Jetpack
Our website is hosted and managed through WordPress.com. Jetpack and related services may support website functionality, security, contact forms and administration.
CookieYes
We use CookieYes to help manage cookie information and visitor consent preferences.
Email Services
We use email services, including Google Gmail, to receive enquiries and communicate with visitors and customers.
Affiliate Networks and Commercial Partners
Affiliate networks, retailers, booking platforms and tracking providers may process relevant referral and transaction information.
Analytics Services
We may use website analytics services to understand traffic and improve the website, where enabled and configured in accordance with applicable privacy requirements.
Payment and Business Service Providers
Where customers purchase our services, relevant payment providers and business administration services may process information needed to complete payments and manage transactions.
Depending on the service and circumstances, these organisations may act as processors on our behalf or as independent data controllers.
Where required, we seek to use providers with appropriate contractual and data protection arrangements.
8. How Long We Keep Your Information
We retain personal information only for as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected, including relevant legal, accounting and business requirements.
Different types of information may be retained for different periods.
For example:
- General enquiries are retained while we respond and for an appropriate follow-up period.
- Travel planning information may be retained while delivering the service and for a reasonable period afterwards to handle queries or disputes.
- Transaction and financial records may be retained for the periods required by applicable tax and accounting laws.
- Technical information and cookie-related records are retained according to their purpose and applicable service settings.
We review retained information and delete or anonymise personal data when it is no longer required, subject to legal obligations.
You may request deletion of your personal information where applicable by contacting travelblogproperly@gmail.com.
9. Keeping Your Information Secure
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal information against unauthorised access, alteration, loss or disclosure.
These include appropriate website security measures, access controls and the use of established hosting and service providers.
However, no method of transmitting information over the internet or storing information electronically can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Please avoid sharing sensitive financial information, identification documents or confidential personal details through general contact forms.
10. International Data Transfers
Our website may use service providers, affiliate networks and business systems that operate internationally.
As a result, some personal information may be processed or accessed outside the United Kingdom.
Where personal information is transferred internationally and UK data protection law requires safeguards, we seek to rely on appropriate mechanisms, such as UK adequacy regulations or applicable contractual safeguards.
For further information about international transfers relevant to your personal information, please contact travelblogproperly@gmail.com.
11. Your Data Protection Rights
Under UK data protection legislation, you may have the right to:
- Access: Request a copy of personal information we hold about you.
- Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information.
- Erasure: Request deletion of your information in certain circumstances.
- Restriction: Request that we limit certain processing activities.
- Data portability: Receive certain information in a structured, commonly used format.
- Objection: Object to certain uses of your personal information.
- Withdrawal of consent: Withdraw consent where we rely on it.
Where we rely on legitimate interests, you may have the right to object to that processing. You have an absolute right to object to processing for direct marketing.
These rights are subject to applicable legal conditions and exceptions.
To exercise your rights, please email:
We will respond in accordance with applicable UK data protection requirements.
If you are dissatisfied with how we handle your personal information, you may complain to the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
ICO website: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/
12. External Websites
Our website contains links to third-party websites, including travel booking platforms, retailers, product manufacturers, online marketplaces and other resources.
We are not responsible for the privacy practices or content of websites operated by third parties.
When leaving Travel Properly, we recommend reviewing the relevant website’s privacy policy before making purchases or sharing personal information.
13. Children’s Privacy
Travel Properly is intended for a general audience and is not specifically directed at children.
We do not knowingly seek to collect personal information directly from children through our website.
If you believe a child has submitted personal information inappropriately, please contact us so that we can review the matter.
14. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy to reflect changes in our website, services, affiliate partnerships, technologies or legal obligations.
Updates will be published on this page with a revised date.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
15. Contact Us
For questions about this Privacy Policy, requests concerning personal information or other privacy matters, please contact:
Trading as Travel Properly
Website: https://travel-properly.com
Email: travelblogproperly@gmail.com
You can also contact us through the Contact Us page on our website.