Privacy Policy for GeoTour

Effective Date: 12 September 2025

At GeoTour, we are committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, why we collect it, and how we keep it secure. Our goal is to be transparent and straightforward.

Who We Are

We are GeoTour, a website for passionate business owners based in Crete and for travellers seeking authentic experiences and responsible tourism options. We are dedicated to preserving Crete’s cultural and environmental heritage while promoting sustainable practices. Our website address is: https://www.geotour.gr.

Advertising and Personalization

To support the work involved in maintaining and growing Geotour Crete, we display advertisements on our site, which are served by Google AdSense.

Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a user’s prior visits to our website or other websites on the internet. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve personalized ads to our users. This use of personalized advertising will only occur if you provide consent through the notice that appears when you visit our site.

You can find detailed information on how Google uses data when you use our partners’ sites or apps here: https://policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites

Managing Your Ad Preferences and Opting Out

We believe in giving you control over your data. You have several options for managing your advertising preferences:

  • Google Ad Settings: You can opt out of personalized advertising by visiting Google’s Ad Settings page: https://www.adssettings.google.com
  • Industry Opt-Out: You can opt out of many third-party vendors’ use of cookies for personalized advertising by visiting the Digital Advertising Alliance’s opt-out portal at: https://www.aboutads.info/choices/
  • Withdraw Consent on Our Site: You can manage or withdraw your consent for our site at any time using the ‘Privacy & Cookie Settings’ link, typically found in the footer of our website.

Information We Collect

We collect a minimal amount of information from our visitors in two specific ways:

  1. Contact Form: When you use our contact form, we collect the name and email address you provide. We use this information only to respond to your message. We do not use it for marketing purposes, and we will never share it with third parties.
  2. Anonymous Website Statistics: We collect anonymized statistics about visits to our site. This may include information like which pages are most popular and the country from which our visitors come. This data helps us understand user behaviour so we can improve the website and focus on content that you find most useful. This information is completely anonymous and cannot be used to identify you personally.

Cookies

Cookies are small text files stored on your browser that help our site function and provide a better experience. We use cookies for the following purposes:

Advertising: If you provide consent, cookies are used by Google and its partners to deliver advertisements and make them more relevant to you.

Essential Functions: Basic site functionality.

Anonymous Analytics: To understand how visitors use our site, as described above.

Embedded Content from Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content, such as videos from YouTube. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if you had visited the other website directly.

These external websites may collect data about you, use their own cookies, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content. GeoTour has no control over the data collection practices of these third-party services. We recommend you review their privacy policies if you have concerns.

How Long We Retain Your Data

We retain information submitted through the contact form only for as long as necessary to handle your inquiry. We do not store this information for long-term use. Anonymous analytics data may be retained for longer periods for statistical analysis.

Your Data Rights

In accordance with privacy regulations, you have the right to request access to the personal data we hold about you (i.e., any data you provided via the contact form). You can also request that we erase this data. Please send any such requests through our contact form.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please feel free to contact us.