Privacy Policy

Overview

SinoSoloTravel (sinosolotravel.com) is a free, editorially independent travel guide. We do not sell personal data, run user accounts, or track you across other websites. This policy explains what limited information we do collect, why, and what you can do about it.

If you are in the European Economic Area (EEA), the United Kingdom, or another jurisdiction with data protection law, you have rights over your data — these are described in the Your Rights section below.

Information We Collect

Information you give us

• Newsletter subscription — If you subscribe to the SinoSoloTravel newsletter, your email address is collected and stored by our form processor (Formspree). We use it only to send travel updates and do not share it with third parties for marketing. You can unsubscribe at any time via the link in any email.
• Correction reports — If you email us about a content error, your email address and any information you include is used only to respond to your report. We do not add you to any list without your explicit consent.

Information collected automatically

• Analytics data — If you accept cookies, Google Analytics 4 collects anonymised information about which pages you visit, how long you spend on them, and what device and browser you use. IP addresses are anonymised before storage. This data helps us understand which guides are most useful and where the site can be improved. No personally identifiable information is collected or stored by Analytics.
• Advertising data — If you accept cookies, Google AdSense may serve personalised advertisements and use cookies to do so. Google's advertising policies govern how this data is handled; see Google's advertising privacy.
• Hosting logs — Our hosting provider (Cloudflare Pages) automatically records standard server log data — IP address, browser type, referring URL, and timestamp — for security and performance purposes. Cloudflare's retention and use of this data is governed by the Cloudflare Privacy Policy.

Cookies

We use the following categories of cookies. You can control which categories are active using the cookie consent banner when you first visit the site, or by clearing your browser's cookies and reloading the page to see the banner again.

To opt out of Google Analytics across all websites, you can install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on. To opt out of personalised Google advertising, visit Google Ad Settings.

How We Use Information

• To understand which content is most useful and improve it
• To send travel updates to newsletter subscribers (with consent)
• To respond to correction reports and reader enquiries
• To display advertisements that help fund the site (if you accept advertising cookies)
• We do not sell, rent, or share personal data with third parties for their own marketing

Third-Party Services

The following third-party services are used on this site. Each has its own privacy policy governing how it handles data:

• Google Analytics 4 — Google Privacy Policy
• Google AdSense — Google Advertising Policy
• Formspree (newsletter form) — Formspree Privacy Policy
• Cloudflare Pages (hosting) — Cloudflare Privacy Policy
• Google Fonts (Inter and Playfair Display typefaces) — loaded from Google's servers; Google may log font requests per their privacy policy

Affiliate Links

Some links on this site are affiliate links — primarily for VPN services (Astrill, ExpressVPN, NordVPN, Surfshark) and eSIM providers (Airalo). If you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Affiliate relationships do not affect editorial recommendations. We only link to products we have personally tested in the environments described.

Clicking an affiliate link may result in a cookie being set by the affiliate partner's website (not by sinosolotravel.com). Those cookies are governed by the partner's own privacy policy.

Your Rights

If you are in the EEA, UK, or other jurisdictions with applicable data protection law, you have the following rights regarding any personal data we hold about you:

• Right to access — Request a copy of any personal data we hold about you
• Right to rectification — Request correction of inaccurate data
• Right to erasure — Request deletion of your personal data (e.g., newsletter unsubscribe)
• Right to portability — Receive your data in a machine-readable format
• Right to object — Object to processing for direct marketing or analytics
• Right to withdraw consent — Withdraw cookie consent at any time by clearing cookies and selecting "Essential Only" on the next visit
• Right to complain — Lodge a complaint with your local data protection supervisory authority

To exercise any of these rights, email us at [email protected]. We will respond within 30 days.

Data Retention

• Newsletter emails — retained until you unsubscribe
• Google Analytics data — retained for 14 months (Google's default), then automatically deleted
• Cloudflare server logs — retained per Cloudflare's standard policy (typically up to 30 days)
• Cookie consent preference — stored in your browser's localStorage until you clear it

Children's Privacy

This site is not directed at children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe a child has submitted personal information to us, please contact us and we will delete it promptly.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this policy when we add new features, services, or as legal requirements change. The "Last updated" date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision. Continued use of the site after changes are posted constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact

For privacy questions, data requests, or to report a concern:

SinoSoloTravel
Email: [email protected]