Privacy Policy

Last updated: October 2026

At Travel to Catalonia, available at https://traveltocatalonia.com, I respect your privacy and am committed to protecting your personal data.

This Privacy Policy explains what personal data I may collect when you visit my website, contact me, or subscribe to my newsletter, how I use that information, and what rights you have regarding your personal data.

1. Who is responsible for your data?

The website Travel to Catalonia is operated by:

Data controller: Maerle van Berkel
Website: https://traveltocatalonia.com
Email: info@traveltocatalonia.com

For the purposes of applicable data protection legislation, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), I am the data controller responsible for the processing of your personal data.

2. What personal data do I collect?

The information I collect depends on how you use the website.

When you contact me

If you contact me by email, I may receive your name, email address and any other personal information you choose to include in your message.

I use this information only to respond to your enquiry and communicate with you about the matter you contacted me about.

When you subscribe to my newsletter

If you subscribe to my newsletter, I collect your email address and, depending on the information you provide, your name.

My newsletter is managed through Kit. Your information is stored and processed by Kit in accordance with its own privacy policy and data processing terms.

You can unsubscribe from my newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in my emails.

When you visit my website

I use Google Analytics 4 to understand how visitors use my website, such as which pages are visited, how visitors find the website and general information about website traffic.

Google Analytics may collect information such as your approximate location, device information, browser information and interactions with the website. Google states that in Google Analytics 4, IP addresses are used at collection time to determine location information and are then discarded before the data is logged.

Analytics data is used for statistical and analytical purposes and to help me understand and improve Travel to Catalonia.

3. Why do I use your personal data?

Depending on how you interact with the website, I may process your personal data for the following purposes:

  • To respond to questions and messages sent to me.
  • To send my newsletter when you have subscribed to it.
  • To understand how visitors use my website and improve its content and user experience.
  • To maintain and secure the website.
  • To manage and administer the website.
  • To comply with legal obligations where applicable.

I do not sell your personal data.

4. Legal basis for processing

Depending on the purpose, the legal basis for processing your personal data may be:

Consent: For example, when you voluntarily subscribe to my newsletter or give consent for non-essential cookies or analytics where required.

Legitimate interests: For example, maintaining, securing and improving my website and responding to ordinary enquiries.

Legal obligation: Where processing is necessary to comply with a legal obligation.

Where processing is based on your consent, you can withdraw that consent at any time. Withdrawal of consent does not affect the lawfulness of processing carried out before you withdrew it.

5. Newsletter and Kit

I use Kit to manage my newsletter subscriptions and send emails to subscribers.

When you subscribe to my newsletter, the information you provide is transferred to and stored by Kit for the purpose of managing your subscription and sending emails.

Kit provides information and mechanisms intended to support compliance with applicable data protection requirements, including GDPR.

You can unsubscribe from my newsletter at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link included in any newsletter email.

For more information about how Kit processes personal data, please consult Kit’s own privacy policy.

6. Google Analytics

I use Google Analytics 4, provided by Google, to analyse website traffic and understand how visitors use Travel to Catalonia.

Google Analytics may process information about your device, browser, approximate location and interactions with the website.

I use this information for statistical purposes and to improve the website.

Where required by applicable law, non-essential analytics cookies are only used after the necessary consent has been obtained.

For more information about Google’s handling of data, please consult Google’s privacy information.

7. Affiliate links

Travel to Catalonia participates in affiliate programmes, primarily through Travelpayouts and, in some cases, Awin.

This means that some links on my website may be affiliate links. If you click an affiliate link and subsequently make a purchase or booking, I may receive a commission at no additional cost to you.

Affiliate networks may use cookies or similar tracking technologies to identify that a visitor reached a third-party website through my website and to attribute a booking, purchase or other action to the appropriate affiliate.

Travelpayouts uses cookies and other technologies in connection with its services and affiliate tracking. Awin may use tracking cookies and other tracking technologies, including tracking domains, journey tags and device-related technologies, depending on the implementation.

The information used for affiliate tracking may include technical information such as a tracking identifier, referring website, click or network reference and information relating to the affiliate programme or advertiser.

Affiliate links do not give me access to your payment details or other sensitive information relating to a purchase or booking you make on a third-party website.

For more information about how these services process data, please consult the privacy and cookie policies of Travelpayouts and Awin.

8. Cookies

Travel to Catalonia uses cookies and similar technologies.

Some cookies are necessary for the website to function properly, while others may be used for analytics, affiliate tracking or by third-party services.

Depending on the services currently active on the website, cookies may be placed by WordPress, Google Analytics, newsletter or embedded-content providers and affiliate networks.

Where consent is legally required, non-essential cookies are only placed after you have given consent.

You can manage or withdraw your cookie preferences through the cookie settings available on the website. You can also manage cookies through your browser settings.

For more detailed information about the cookies used on Travel to Catalonia, please see the Cookie Policy.

9. Embedded content and third-party websites

Some pages on Travel to Catalonia may contain content or links from third-party websites, such as videos, maps, social media content, booking platforms or other travel services.

When you interact with embedded content, or click a link to another website, that third party may collect information about you according to its own privacy and cookie policies.

Once you leave Travel to Catalonia, I am not responsible for the privacy practices or content of third-party websites.

I recommend checking the privacy policy of any third-party website before providing personal information.

10. Who I share your data with

I may share or allow access to personal data with service providers that help me operate Travel to Catalonia, where this is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy.

These may include:

  • SiteGround, for website hosting and related technical services.
  • Google, through Google Analytics.
  • Kit, for newsletter management and email delivery.
  • Travelpayouts, where affiliate tracking is involved.
  • Awin, where affiliate tracking is involved.
  • Other service providers where necessary to operate, maintain or secure the website.

These providers process data according to their own terms and privacy policies and, where applicable, according to agreements governing the processing of personal data.

I do not sell your personal data.

11. International data transfers

Some of the service providers used by Travel to Catalonia may process personal data outside the European Economic Area (EEA).

Where personal data is transferred outside the EEA, I rely on an appropriate legal mechanism where required by applicable data protection law, such as an adequacy decision, Standard Contractual Clauses or another legally recognised safeguard.

The applicable safeguards may vary depending on the service provider and the services being used.

12. How long do I keep your data?

I keep personal data only for as long as necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, unless a longer retention period is required by law.

For example:

  • Email correspondence is generally retained for as long as reasonably necessary to deal with the enquiry and maintain appropriate records.
  • Newsletter subscriber information is retained while you remain subscribed, unless it needs to be retained for a legitimate legal or administrative purpose.
  • Analytics data is retained according to the settings configured in Google Analytics.

When personal data is no longer required, it will be deleted or otherwise disposed of securely where reasonably possible.

13. Your rights

Depending on the circumstances and applicable law, you have rights regarding your personal data, including the right to:

  • Request access to the personal data I hold about you.
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete personal data.
  • Request deletion of your personal data.
  • Request restriction of processing.
  • Object to certain processing of your personal data.
  • Request data portability where applicable.
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.

You can exercise these rights by contacting me at:

[Your email address]

I may need to request information to verify your identity before responding to a request.

You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant data protection authority. As the website operator is based in Spain, you can contact the Spanish Data Protection Agency (Agencia Española de Protección de Datos, AEPD) if you believe your data protection rights have not been respected.

14. Data security

I take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect personal data against unauthorised access, loss, misuse, alteration or disclosure.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

15. Children’s privacy

Travel to Catalonia is a general-audience travel website and is not specifically directed at children.

I do not knowingly collect personal data from children through the website.

If you believe that a child has provided personal data to me without appropriate consent, please contact me so that I can take appropriate action.

16. Changes to this Privacy Policy

I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to the website, the services I use, legal requirements or the way personal data is processed.

The latest version will always be published on this page, with the date of the most recent update shown at the top.

17. Contact

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or how your personal data is handled, you can contact me at:

Email: info@traveltocatalonia.com

Website: https://traveltocatalonia.com