Who we are
Hi, my name is Lucie Charpentier, the creator, writer, and editor of The Mindful Traveller – a blog about sustainable travel and ecotourism.
Our website address is www.exploremindfully.com.
For any questions about this blog, please email us at luciechptr@gmail.com.
How we collect your data
We collect personal data from you in various ways, including but not limited to:
Newsletter subscription: your first name and email address.
Blog post comments: the information you provide in the comments form, along with your IP address and browser user agent string, which helps with spam detection.
We only collect personal identification information if you voluntarily submit it to us.
Cookies
Our blog may use “cookies” to enhance your experience.
Comments: if you leave a comment, you can choose to save your name, email address, and website in cookies for your convenience, so you don’t have to fill in your details again. These cookies last for one year.
Login page: we set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is deleted when you close your browser.
Login and screen settings: when you log in, several cookies save your login information and screen display choices. Login cookies last two days, screen option cookies last a year, and if you select “Remember Me”, login cookies persist for two weeks. Logging out removes these cookies.
Additionally, our blog uses the Emerald software tool, an analytical script that helps us gain insight into web usage and monetisation optimisation. You can read their terms here.
Mediavine Programmatic Advertising (Ver 1.1)
The Website works with Mediavine to manage third-party interest-based advertising appearing on the Website. Mediavine serves content and advertisements when you visit the Website, which may use first and third-party cookies. A cookie is a small text file which is sent to your computer or mobile device (referred to in this policy as a “device”) by the web server so that a website can remember some information about your browsing activity on the Website.
First party cookies are created by the website that you are visiting. A third-party cookie is frequently used in behavioral advertising and analytics and is created by a domain other than the website you are visiting. Third-party cookies, tags, pixels, beacons and other similar technologies (collectively, “Tags”) may be placed on the Website to monitor interaction with advertising content and to target and optimize advertising. Each internet browser has functionality so that you can block both first and third-party cookies and clear your browser’s cache. The “help” feature of the menu bar on most browsers will tell you how to stop accepting new cookies, how to receive notification of new cookies, how to disable existing cookies and how to clear your browser’s cache. For more information about cookies and how to disable them, you can consult the information at All About Cookies.
Without cookies you may not be able to take full advantage of the Website content and features. Please note that rejecting cookies does not mean that you will no longer see ads when you visit our Site. In the event you opt-out, you will still see non-personalized advertisements on the Website.
The Website collects the following data using a cookie when serving personalized ads:
- IP Address
- Operating System type
- Operating System version
- Device Type
- Language of the website
- Web browser type
- Email (in hashed form)
Mediavine Partners (companies listed below with whom Mediavine shares data) may also use this data to link to other end user information the partner has independently collected to deliver targeted advertisements. Mediavine Partners may also separately collect data about end users from other sources, such as advertising IDs or pixels, and link that data to data collected from Mediavine publishers in order to provide interest-based advertising across your online experience, including devices, browsers and apps. This data includes usage data, cookie information, device information, information about interactions between users and advertisements and websites, geolocation data, traffic data, and information about a visitor’s referral source to a particular website. Mediavine Partners may also create unique IDs to create audience segments, which are used to provide targeted advertising.
If you would like more information about this practice and to know your choices to opt-in or opt-out of this data collection, please visit National Advertising Initiative opt out page. You may also visit Digital Advertising Alliance website and Network Advertising Initiative website to learn more information about interest-based advertising. You may download the AppChoices app at Digital Advertising Alliance’s AppChoices app to opt out in connection with mobile apps, or use the platform controls on your mobile device to opt out.
For specific information about Mediavine Partners, the data each collects and their data collection and privacy policies, please visit Mediavine Partners.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this website may include embedded content, such as videos, images, or maps. Embedded content from other websites behaves as if you had visited that website directly.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, add third-party tracking, and monitor your interactions with the embedded content, including tracking your activity if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
How we use your data
We use your data for purposes such as:
- Improving your experience on the blog
- Responding to your comments
- Sending occasional emails
If you subscribe to our newsletter, you may receive emails with news, updates, related articles, and more. Each email will include instructions to unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive them.
How long we retain your data
Comments: if you leave a comment on this blog, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognise and automatically approve any follow-up comments instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
Registered users: for users who register on our website (if any), we store the personal information provided in their profiles. Users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time, except for their username. Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
Your rights over your data
If you have an account on this blog or have left comments, you can:
- Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you, including any information you have provided.
- Request that we erase any personal data we hold about you.
Please note that this does not include any data we are required to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Analytics
We use Google Analytics to track and review traffic on The Mindful Traveller. This helps us understand how you use the blog so we can improve your experience and create better content.
Third-party websites
This blog may contain links to other websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices, content, or links on those websites.
This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by www.exploremindfully.com.
Acceptance of these terms and changes
By using The Mindful Traveller blog, you agree to this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree, please do not use the blog. Continued use of the blog after any changes to this policy will be considered acceptance of those changes.
Contact us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or the practices of this blog, contact us at:
The Mindful Traveller
https://www.exploremindfully.com/contact/
Lucie Charpentier
Manchester, UK
luciechptr@gmail.com
This Privacy Policy was last updated on 15 December 2025.