Who We Are
Our website address is: https://www.casualwalker.com. CasualWalker.com is a travel photo blog sharing visual stories of travel destinations, culture, food, traditions, events, and temples from India and around the world.
What Personal Data We Collect and Why
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help with spam detection.
An anonymized string (hash) created from your email address may be sent to the Gravatar service to determine if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture (if applicable) becomes visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors to the website may be able to extract location data from images publicly available on the site.
Contact Forms
If you contact us via any form on the website, we collect the information you provide, such as your name, email address, and message content, strictly for responding to your inquiry. We do not share this data with third parties.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on CasualWalker.com, you may opt-in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you don’t have to re-enter them for future comments. These cookies last for one year.
If you have an account and log in to the site (if applicable), temporary cookies may be used to check if your browser accepts cookies. Login cookies last for two days, screen option cookies last for a year, and “Remember Me” login cookies last for two weeks.
Cookies related to article publishing or editing may store the post ID of the article you just edited and expire after one day. These cookies do not contain personal data.
Embedded Content from Other Websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (such as YouTube videos, social media posts, or maps). Embedded content behaves as if the visitor has visited the source website directly, and may collect data, use cookies, and monitor your interaction. Please refer to those external sites’ privacy policies.
Analytics
We use third-party analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics) to understand how visitors interact with the site. These tools collect non-personal data such as browser type, operating system, referring URLs, time of visit, and pages visited. This helps us improve user experience and website performance.
How Long We Retain Your Data
Comments and their metadata are retained indefinitely to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically. If you register on the site (if applicable), we also store the personal data provided in your user profile. Website administrators can also access and edit user information.
Your Data Rights
If you have an account on CasualWalker.com or have left comments, you can request an exported file of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request that we erase your personal data. This excludes any data we are required to retain for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where We Send Your Data
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at:
Website: https://www.casualwalker.com