Official Website
Our primary website address is https://globalusagetaways.com.

User Comments

When you submit a comment on our platform, we capture the information you enter, as well as your IP address and browser user agent. This data is used to help us identify and filter out spam.

To display user avatars, we may generate an encrypted (hashed) version of your email and send it to the Gravatar service. You can find Gravatar’s privacy policy at https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment has been approved, your profile image—if available through Gravatar—may be shown publicly alongside your comment.

Media Uploads
If you upload images, please ensure they do not contain embedded location (EXIF GPS) data, as site visitors may download and extract location information from image files.

Cookies
If you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email, and website in cookies for one year, making future commenting easier.
Visiting our login page sets a temporary cookie to verify your browser’s cookie support; this contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
Upon login, cookies maintain your session and any display preferences. Login cookies expire after 48 hours (or 14 days if you select “Remember Me”). Display settings cookies last up to one year. Logging out will clear login cookies.
If you edit or publish content, a cookie with that post’s ID is stored in your browser for 24 hours, containing no personal data.

Embedded Content

Content on our site may include media such as videos, images, or articles that originate from external sources. This embedded material functions the same as if you accessed it directly on the original website. These third-party platforms may collect personal data, use cookies, or track your interactions with the content—especially if you are signed into your account on their site.

Data Sharing

Should you request a password reset, the email notification will include your IP address as part of the security verification process.

Data Retention
We retain comments and metadata indefinitely to facilitate moderate future comments. For registered users, personal information is stored in their user profile and can be viewed, edited, or deleted at any time (except for usernames). Site administrators may also access and modify this data.

Your Rights
If you have an account or have commented, you may request an export of the personal data we hold about you. You may also request deletion of this data, except where we’re required to retain it for administrative, legal, or security reasons.

Data Verification
Comments may be screened by an automated service to detect and prevent spam.