Privacy Policy

The Local Guide Abroad • Eat Like a Local

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Email: hello@thelocalguideabroad.com

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Last updated: January 2026

Who We Are

The Local Guide Abroad is a travel blog focused on practical travel guides, food experiences, and real-world travel advice. This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect and why, and the choices you have about your information.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site, we collect the data shown in the comments form, as well as the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string. This information helps with spam detection and site security.

Media

If you upload images to the website, avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Visitors can download and extract location data from images on the site.

Cookies

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

A temporary cookie may be set when visiting the login page to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data.

Login cookies last two days, screen preference cookies last one year, and “Remember Me” sessions last two weeks. Logging out removes login cookies.

Editing or publishing an article may save a cookie containing the post ID. It expires after one day.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles may include embedded content such as videos or images. Embedded content behaves as if you visited the external website directly.

These websites may collect data, use cookies, and track interaction with embedded content.

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

We do not sell or rent personal data to third parties.

How Long We Retain Your Data

Comments and metadata are retained indefinitely to allow automatic approval of follow-up comments.

Registered users (if any) can view, edit, or delete personal information at any time except usernames. Administrators can also edit this information.

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

You may request an export or deletion of your personal data, excluding data required for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

Contact: hello@thelocalguideabroad.com

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through automated spam detection services.