Privacy Policy

Last updated: 27/12/2025

Your privacy matters. This policy explains how The Insightful Odyssey collects, uses, and protects personal information when you visit this website or subscribe to email updates.

Who I Am

The Insightful Odyssey is an independent travel website operated by Vicki Robertson and is based in Australia. The site serves readers globally.

If you have any questions about this policy, you can contact me at:
travelwell@theinsightfulodyssey.com

What Information I Collect

I collect only limited personal information, including:

  • Your name and email address if you choose to subscribe to email updates or download planning resources
  • Basic website usage data, such as pages visited or time spent on the site, collected through analytics tools

I do not collect sensitive personal information.

How Your Information Is Used

Your information may be used to:

  • Send email updates, newsletters, or planning resources you have requested
  • Respond to enquiries
  • Improve website content, layout, and functionality
  • Understand how visitors use the site so content can be improved

You can unsubscribe from emails at any time using the link provided in every email.

Email Subscriptions

Email subscriptions are managed using MailerLite. When you subscribe, your information is stored securely and handled in accordance with MailerLite’s privacy practices.

Your data is used only for the purpose of providing email communications you have opted into.

Cookies and Analytics

This website may use cookies and analytics tools to understand how visitors interact with the site. Cookies are small files stored on your device that help analyse website traffic and usage.

These tools do not personally identify you. You can disable cookies through your browser settings if you prefer.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, I 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.

If you use the Gravatar service, an anonymised string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to Gravatar to check whether you have a profile image associated with your email. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available at: https://automattic.com/privacy/.
Once your comment is approved, your profile picture may be visible publicly alongside your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website (where enabled), please avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors may be able to download images and extract location data from them.

Cookies

If you leave a comment, you may opt in to saving your name, email address, and website in cookies for convenience. These cookies last for one year.

This website may also set temporary cookies to support basic site functionality, such as determining whether your browser accepts cookies. These cookies do not contain personal data.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (such as videos, images, or maps). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the same way as if you visited those websites directly.

These third-party sites may collect data about you, use cookies, or track your interaction with embedded content, particularly if you are logged in to their services.

Spam Detection

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service to protect the site from spam and misuse.

Sharing of Information

I do not sell, trade, or rent personal information to third parties.

Your information may be shared only where necessary to operate the website (such as email delivery services) or where required by law.

Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Access the personal information held about you
  • Request correction or deletion of your information
  • Unsubscribe from email communications at any time

If you are located in the UK or European Union, you also have rights under applicable data protection laws, including the right to withdraw consent or request restriction of data processing.

To exercise these rights, please contact me using the email address above.

Changes to This Policy

This policy may be updated from time to time to reflect changes to the website or services. The most current version will always be available on this page.