Welcome to Muses Diaries (musesdiaries.com). We value your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and international privacy standards.
1. General Information & Data Controller
The controller responsible for processing data on this website under applicable data protection laws is:
Arnold-Zweig-Weg 4
08056 Zwickau
Germany
Email: privacy@musesdiaries.com
2. Data Collection on Our Website
Server Log Files
Our website hosting provider, DomainFactory, automatically collects and stores information in server log files, which your browser transmits to us automatically. These include:
- Browser type and browser version
- Operating system used
- Referrer URL (the previous page visited)
- Host name of the accessing computer (IP address)
- Time of the server request
This data is not combined with other data sources. The processing is based on Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR to ensure a secure and stable website operation.
Cookies
We use cookies to enhance your browsing experience. Cookies are small text files stored on your device. Essential cookies are used for legal compliance and technical functionality. Non-essential cookies (such as analytics or marketing) are only processed if you grant active consent via our cookie consent banner (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR).
3. Web Analytics (Google Analytics)
With your explicit consent, we use Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Ireland Limited (Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland). Google Analytics uses cookies to analyze how visitors use the site. The information generated about your website use is generally transmitted to a Google server in the USA and stored there.
We have activated IP anonymization on this website, meaning your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union before transmission. You can withdraw your consent at any time via the cookie settings on our site.
4. Affiliate Marketing and Tracking
Our travel blog contains integrated commercial affiliate links. When you click on an affiliate link and make a purchase or booking, we receive a small commission. To track these conversions correctly, tracking cookies or identifiers are used by our affiliate partners.
The processing of this data is based on your consent or our legitimate commercial interest (Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR) to monetize our digital content. We partner with the following networks and programs:
- Amazon Associates Program: Operated by Amazon Europe Core S.à r.l., used to track sales of recommended travel gear or items.
- Travelpayouts Network: Operated by Go Travel Un Limited. Through this network, we integrate specialized travel partner offers including but not limited to kkday (tours), ysim (eSIM cards), and gocity (attraction passes).
These third-party platforms may collect your IP address and browsing behavior when you click on their destination links.
5. Social Media Integration
We link to our official social media profiles on Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), and Pinterest. We do not use direct active social plugins that track you silently; we utilize simple external hyperlinks. Personal data is only transferred to these networks if you actively click on the respective icon and log into your social media account.
6. Your Rights
As a data subject, you have the following rights under the GDPR regarding your personal data:
- Right of access (Art. 15 GDPR)
- Right to rectification (Art. 16 GDPR)
- Right to erasure / “right to be forgotten” (Art. 17 GDPR)
- Right to restriction of processing (Art. 18 GDPR)
- Right to data portability (Art. 20 GDPR)
- Right to object to processing based on legitimate interests (Art. 21 GDPR)
If you have questions about your rights or wish to exercise them, you can contact us at any time at privacy@musesdiaries.com. You also hold the right to lodge a complaint with a competent data protection supervisory authority.