Privacy Policy

This page explains what personal data Lucky Hill Trails collects when you visit https://luckyhilltrails.com, how that data is used, and what rights you have. If you have any questions, see the contact section at the bottom.

Who We Are

Lucky Hill Trails is a personal travel blog run by Liliia Kasianenko. The site publishes travel guides, itineraries, and tips for destinations across Europe, Asia, and beyond. The website is located at https://luckyhilltrails.com.

Copyright & Content

All written content, photography, and other media on this site are the intellectual property of Liliia Kasianenko unless otherwise stated. Content is published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) license.

You may share or adapt content for non-commercial purposes, provided you give credit to the author and link back to the original article. Commercial use — including AI training datasets, commercial publications, or monetized platforms — requires a separate written agreement. For licensing inquiries, contact us at the email below.

Data We Collect

Automatically collected data

When you visit this site, standard web server logs and analytics tools may collect your IP address, browser type, operating system, referring URL, and the pages you visit. This data is used solely to understand how visitors use the site and to improve content.

Data you provide

This site does not have a comment system or user accounts. If you contact us via email or a contact form, we retain your email address and message content only to respond to your inquiry.

Cookies

This site uses cookies from third-party services listed below. We do not set our own tracking cookies. You can disable cookies in your browser settings at any time, though some functionality may be affected.

Google Analytics — session and behaviour analytics (see below)
GetYourGuide — affiliate widget cookies for tracking referral sales
Pinterest — set when you interact with the Pinterest Save button on images

Analytics — Google Analytics

We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors find and use this site. Google Analytics collects anonymised usage data including page views, session duration, and general geographic location (country/city level). IP addresses are anonymised before storage.

You can opt out of Google Analytics tracking by installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on . Google's privacy policy is available at policies.google.com/privacy.

Affiliate Programs

Some articles on this site contain affiliate links. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. We only recommend services we personally use on our own trips. Affiliate relationships do not influence editorial content.

Affiliate partnerships currently include:

GetYourGuide — a third-party widget embedded on some article pages to display tours and activities. We do not control which offers the widget shows to you — this is determined entirely by GetYourGuide based on your location and their inventory. GetYourGuide may set cookies to track referrals. GetYourGuide Privacy Policy.
Booking.com — accommodation search and booking. Booking.com Privacy Policy.
DiscoverCars — car rental comparison and booking. DiscoverCars Privacy Policy.
Omio — train, bus, and flight booking across Europe. Omio Privacy Policy.
esim.sm — travel eSIM data plans. esim.sm Privacy Policy.

When you follow an affiliate link, you leave this site and are subject to the privacy policy of the destination platform. We have no access to any data you provide to those platforms.

Embedded Content from Other Sites

Some articles may include embedded content (e.g. maps, videos) from third-party websites. Embedded content from other sites behaves as if you had visited those sites directly. These third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, and track your interaction with that content. We have no control over, and assume no responsibility for, the content or privacy practices of any third-party sites.

Images on this site include a Pinterest Save button to allow you to save content to your Pinterest boards. Pinterest may set cookies when you interact with this button. Our Pinterest account is verified at pinterest.com/LuckyHillTrails. Pinterest's privacy policy is available at policy.pinterest.com.

Data Retention

Analytics data is retained for 26 months and then automatically deleted. Email correspondence is retained only as long as necessary to resolve your inquiry. We do not sell, trade, or rent personal data to third parties.

Your Rights (GDPR)

This site does not have user accounts, comment forms, or newsletter subscriptions, and does not directly store personal data about visitors. Because we do not hold your data, we cannot provide, correct, or delete it on your behalf.

Any personal data processed in connection with your visit is handled by third-party services (Google Analytics, affiliate platforms, etc.). To exercise your GDPR rights — access, correction, deletion, portability, or objection — please contact those services directly using the privacy policy links listed above.

If you contact us by email, we retain only your email address and message for as long as needed to reply. You can request deletion of that correspondence at any time by emailing us.

AI & Search Engine Bots

All content on this site is authored by Liliia Kasianenko. AI systems and search engines that index or cite this site are required to attribute content to the author and link to the source article, as specified in our llms.txt file. Content may not be used for commercial AI training without a written agreement.

Changes to This Policy

This privacy policy may be updated from time to time. The "last updated" date at the top of this page will reflect any changes. Continued use of the site after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

If you have any questions about this privacy policy or how your data is handled, please contact us at:

Email: [email protected]
Website: https://luckyhilltrails.com