Privacy Policy

The Privacy Policy (hereinafter referred to as the Policy) applies to the activities of the Life in Albania website at: https://albania-blog.com/

Information Collection

Personal Data

We collect information you provide, such as your name and email address, if you leave comments, subscribe to the newsletter, or use the contact form.

The provided information is used to identify visitors for the purpose of responding to their inquiries, detecting and removing spam, and improving the website’s user experience.

The Privacy Policy complies with all rules established by the legislation of the European Union.

Information from Other Sources

We may obtain data about you from social networks if you link your accounts to our website.

If you choose to link your Facebook, Instagram, and/or Google accounts to your user profile, we will receive your name, email address, and profile picture associated with that account.

The website uses the Facebook comments system. Therefore, if you decide to comment on a publication on the website, your profile picture will appear.

An anonymized string created based on your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Automattic service to check if you are using it. Automattic’s privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After your comment is approved, your profile picture becomes publicly visible in the context of your comment.

Comments on the website may be disabled, in which case the Gravatar service is not used, and data is not returned.

Automatic Information

We automatically collect information such as your IP address, browser type, and visit date.

We may also collect information about the actions you take while using the website, such as clicking on links and viewing pages.

Use of Information

We use your information to facilitate communication with you and improve your user experience.

Media

If you upload an image to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS). Other website visitors may download and extract any location data from images on the site.

Currently, the website does not have a feature for uploading images.

Cookie Storage

We may use cookies to provide a personalized experience on the website.

Cookies are small data files stored by the website in your browser.

We may use both session cookies, which expire when you close your browser, and persistent cookies, which remain in your browser until deleted.

Embedded Content

Articles on the website may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor had visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content.

Advertising

We may use third-party advertising companies to display content when you visit the website but do not share personal data.

Ad Retargeting. From time to time, the website may conduct remarketing with third-party companies such as Google, Facebook, or Instagram to promote the website. These companies use cookies to display ads based on past website visits.

Currently, no advertising companies operate on the website.

Password Reset

When requesting a password reset, your IP address will be included in the password reset email.

Use of Your Information

We use your information for the following purposes:

  • Website operation: Ensuring the website functions and is maintained.
  • Account personalization: Creating and configuring a user account.
  • Information distribution: Sending promotional and administrative information, including opt-out options.
  • Comment responses: Addressing user inquiries and comments.
  • Ad tracking: Measuring advertising effectiveness on the site.
  • Security and protection: Preventing unauthorized activities and ensuring data security.

Disclosure of Information to Third Parties

We may share your information with third parties only with your explicit consent. Additionally, we use third-party services such as Google Analytics, which adhere to their own privacy policies.

Google Analytics – This service tracks website usage and provides information about site referrals and user actions. Google Analytics may record your IP address, but it does not collect any other personal information.

Currently, your personal information is not shared with Google Analytics or other third-party applications. This list may be updated at our discretion.

We may disclose or transfer personal information collected through the website to third parties acquiring all or part of our business. This may result from a merger, consolidation, or acquisition of all or part of our assets. It may also occur as a result of bankruptcy or reorganization proceedings initiated by or against us.

Data Retention

Comments and user profiles are stored indefinitely, but individuals may request the deletion of their data.

We ensure data security through a secure transmission protocol controlled by Cloudflare. You can review Cloudflare’s privacy policy in Russian at: https://www.cloudflare.com/en-en/privacypolicy/

Children’s Privacy

The website is not intended for individuals under the age of 16, and we do not collect information about children without parental consent.

If we become aware that we have collected personal data from individuals under the age of 16 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete this information from our servers.

Policy Changes

The Privacy Policy may change without prior notice. Users are encouraged to review the latest information before using the website.

By default, we assume that users are responsible and have familiarized themselves with our Policy.

Contact Us

For feedback, use the contact form on the Contacts page at: https://albania-blog.com/en/contacts/

Last updated: April 17, 2025.