Privacy Policy
Effective date: 3 September 2026
The Unwritten Road respects the privacy of its readers, contributors, partners and visitors.
This Privacy Policy explains what information may be collected when you visit The Unwritten Road, how that information may be used, and the choices available to you.
About The Unwritten Road
The Unwritten Road is an independent travel journal documenting journeys, people, landscapes, cultures, stays and experiences through first-person storytelling and photography.
This policy applies to information collected through The Unwritten Road website and the forms, newsletter subscriptions, comments and related services available through it.
Information You Provide
You may choose to provide information directly to The Unwritten Road when you:
- subscribe to a newsletter or mailing list;
- submit a contact form;
- enquire about a partnership or collaboration;
- leave a comment;
- correspond with The Unwritten Road by email; or
- otherwise voluntarily provide information through the website.
Depending on the interaction, this information may include your name, email address, website, organisation, message and any other information you choose to provide.
Please do not submit information that you do not want The Unwritten Road to receive.
Information Collected Automatically
When you visit the website, certain technical information may be collected automatically by the website, hosting provider, security services, analytics tools or similar technologies.
This information may include:
- Internet Protocol (IP) address;
- browser and device type;
- operating system;
- approximate geographic region;
- referring website or source;
- pages viewed;
- date and time of visits;
- interactions with pages and links;
- session and engagement information; and
- technical information used for website security and performance.
This information is generally used to understand how the website is used, maintain its security, diagnose technical problems and improve the reader experience.
Analytics
The Unwritten Road may use analytics services, including Google Analytics, to understand how readers discover and use the website.
Analytics information may include pages visited, approximate location, device type, traffic source, engagement information and interactions with the website.
Where required, analytics technologies will be used in accordance with applicable consent and cookie requirements.
Analytics data is used to understand readership and improve the website and its content rather than to identify individual readers personally.
Cookies and Similar Technologies
The website may use cookies and similar technologies for purposes including:
- essential website functionality;
- security;
- remembering preferences;
- analytics and performance measurement;
- embedded third-party content; and
- understanding how readers interact with the website.
Where applicable, you may be given the ability to accept, reject or manage non-essential cookies.
You can also manage or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
Newsletter Subscriptions
If you subscribe to The Unwritten Road newsletter, your email address and other information you voluntarily provide may be processed by the service used to manage and deliver the newsletter.
The information will be used to send the communications you requested and, where appropriate, to understand newsletter performance.
You may unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link included in newsletter emails.
Unsubscribing from marketing or editorial emails does not necessarily require the immediate deletion of records that must be retained for legitimate administrative, legal or compliance purposes.
Comments
If comments are enabled and you leave a comment, information such as your name, email address, website, comment content, IP address and browser information may be collected for displaying the comment, reducing spam, moderating discussion and protecting the website.
Information displayed publicly through a comment should be considered public information.
Contact and Partnership Enquiries
When you contact The Unwritten Road regarding a story, collaboration, hosted stay, commercial partnership, media enquiry or other matter, the information you provide may be retained for the purpose of responding to the enquiry, maintaining correspondence and managing an ongoing or potential professional relationship.
External Links
Stories on The Unwritten Road may contain links to other websites.
The Unwritten Road is not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of external websites. When you follow a link to another website, its own privacy policy and terms apply.
Embedded Content
Pages may contain embedded content from third-party services, such as maps, videos, social-media posts or other external media.
Embedded content may behave as though you visited the third-party service directly and may allow that provider to collect information, use cookies or track interactions in accordance with its own privacy practices.
Sponsored, Hosted and Affiliate Content
From time to time, The Unwritten Road may work with hotels, tourism organisations, brands or other partners.
Where a story involves a hosted experience, paid partnership, gifted service or affiliate relationship, the relevant relationship will be disclosed where appropriate.
Some links may be commercial or affiliate links. If affiliate links are used, The Unwritten Road may receive a commission when a reader makes a qualifying purchase or booking, without necessarily increasing the price paid by the reader.
How Information Is Used
Information collected through the website may be used to:
- operate and maintain The Unwritten Road;
- respond to messages and enquiries;
- deliver requested newsletters or communications;
- understand website readership and performance;
- improve stories, navigation and the reader experience;
- prevent spam, fraud, misuse or security threats;
- manage partnerships and professional correspondence;
- comply with applicable legal obligations; and
- establish, exercise or defend legal rights where necessary.
The Unwritten Road does not sell readers’ personal information to advertisers.
Third-Party Service Providers
The Unwritten Road may rely on third-party providers for services such as:
- website hosting;
- content delivery;
- analytics;
- email and newsletter delivery;
- spam protection;
- security;
- website forms;
- embedded media; and
- technical maintenance.
These providers may process information as necessary to provide their services and may have their own privacy policies and data-processing practices.
Data Retention
Personal information is retained only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including legitimate administrative, operational, contractual, security and legal requirements.
Different types of information may therefore be retained for different periods.
Your Choices and Rights
Depending on where you live and the laws that apply, you may have rights regarding your personal information. These may include rights to request access, correction, deletion, restriction or other information concerning the processing of your personal data.
You may also withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
Requests concerning personal information can be made through the contact details provided on The Unwritten Road’s Contact page.
Certain requests may be subject to identity verification, legal exceptions or retention obligations.
International Processing
Some website or service providers may process or store information in countries other than the country in which you live.
Where required by applicable law, appropriate measures will be used in connection with international transfers of personal information.
Children’s Privacy
The Unwritten Road is intended for a general audience and is not designed specifically for children.
The Unwritten Road does not knowingly seek to collect personal information from children. If you believe that a child has provided personal information through the website, please contact The Unwritten Road so that the matter can be reviewed.
Security
Reasonable technical and organisational measures are used to help protect information associated with the website.
However, no website, internet transmission or electronic storage system can be guaranteed to be completely secure.
Changes to This Policy
This Privacy Policy may be updated when the website, its services, applicable requirements or the ways information is processed change.
When significant changes are made, the effective date at the top of this page will be updated.
Contact
Questions or requests relating to this Privacy Policy can be submitted through The Unwritten Road’s Contact page.