Privacy Policy

Effective date: 13 November 2026

1. Who we are

Bucketlist From Above (“we”, “us”, “our”) is a personal travel blog sharing drone photography and travel guides. This policy explains what personal information we collect when you visit bucketlistfromabove.com (the “Site”), how we use it, and the choices you have.

Contact: bucketlist.from.above@gmail.com
Based in: Sydney, Australia

2. Information we collect

Information you give us

• Comments and “Reader’s Thoughts”: your name, email address, website (optional) and the content of your comment. We also record your IP address and browser user agent string to help detect spam. An anonymised hash of your email address may be sent to Gravatar to check whether you have a profile picture (see automattic.com/privacy); once your comment is approved, that picture is visible to the public next to it.
• Messages to us: if you email us or use a contact form, we receive your name, email address and whatever you choose to tell us.

Information collected automatically

• Log and device data: IP address, browser type, device type, pages visited, referring page, and date and time of visit. Our hosting provider (Hostinger) and WordPress record this to keep the Site secure and running.
• Cookies and similar technologies: see section 4.
• Analytics: we use Google Site Kit, which connects the Site to Google Analytics and Google Search Console, to understand which pages are popular and how people find us. Google collects this using cookies and aggregated usage data.

3. How we use your information

We use personal information to:

• operate the Site and display your comments;
• reply to your messages;
• understand how the Site is used and improve our content;
• show advertising that helps fund the Site;
• protect the Site from spam, abuse and security threats, including by checking comments with the Akismet spam filtering service;
• meet legal obligations.

We do not sell your personal information.

4. Cookies and advertising

Cookies are small files stored on your device. We and our partners use them for:

• Essential functions: security and comment forms. If you leave a comment you can opt in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies so you don’t have to retype them; these last one year. If you log in to the Site, we also set login cookies (two days, or two weeks if you choose “Remember me”) and screen option cookies (one year); logging out removes the login cookies.
• Analytics: Google Analytics measures traffic and usage.
• Advertising: we display ads through Google AdSense. Google and its advertising partners may use cookies to serve ads based on your visits to this and other websites, including personalised ads where permitted by law.

You can manage these choices:

• Adjust or opt out of personalised advertising at google.com/settings/ads.
• Learn how Google uses data from partner sites at policies.google.com/technologies/partner-sites.
• Opt out of many third-party advertising cookies at aboutads.info or youronlinechoices.eu.
• Block or delete cookies in your browser settings. Some features of the Site may not work properly if you do.

5. Embedded content, photos and links to other sites

Posts may embed or link to content from YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest and other services. These services may set their own cookies and collect data about you and monitor your interaction with their content when you view it, including if you are logged in to an account with them. Their privacy policies apply, not ours. Some links on the Site are affiliate links. If you click one and make a purchase, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you, and the merchant’s site may place cookies to track the referral.

Photos and location data. Images on the Site may contain embedded metadata, such as GPS location. Anyone who visits the Site can download images and extract that data. If you upload images (for example with a comment), avoid including embedded location data.

Affiliate links. Some posts contain affiliate links, including links through the Travelpayouts affiliate network to travel companies such as tour, hotel, car hire, transfer, eSIM and insurance providers. If you click one, the network or company may set cookies or similar technologies on your device to record that your visit came from the Site, so that we can be paid a commission if you book. This does not change the price you pay. We do not receive your payment details or your account details with those companies. They have their own privacy policies, which apply once you leave the Site. See our Affiliate Disclosure for more.

6. Who we share information with

We share personal information only with service providers who help us run the Site, and only as needed:

• our web hosting provider, Hostinger;
• Google (analytics and advertising);
• Automattic, which operates the Akismet spam filtering service and Gravatar (comment spam checks and profile pictures);
• authorities, where required by law.

7. Overseas transfers

Some of these providers, including Google, Hostinger and Automattic, process data in countries outside your own, such as the United States. By using the Site you understand your information may be processed there. Where required, we rely on the safeguards these providers offer.

8. How long we keep information

• Comments and their metadata are kept indefinitely, so we can recognise and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue, unless you ask us to delete them.
• Emails to us are kept for as long as needed to deal with your enquiry, then deleted.
• Analytics data is retained for the period set in our Google Analytics account.
• Server logs are kept by our hosting provider, Hostinger, for a limited period under its own retention practices.

9. Your rights

Depending on where you live (for example under the Australian Privacy Act 1988, the EU/UK GDPR or California privacy law), you may have the right to:

• access the personal information we hold about you, including an exported copy of your comment data;
• ask us to correct or delete it, other than data we must keep for administrative, legal or security purposes;
• object to or restrict certain uses, including marketing;
• withdraw consent you have given;
• complain to a privacy regulator. In Australia this is the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (oaic.gov.au).

To make a request, email bucketlist.from.above@gmail.com. We may need to verify your identity first.

10. Security

We take reasonable steps to protect information, including keeping WordPress and plugins updated and using HTTPS. No online service is completely secure, so we cannot guarantee absolute security.

11. Children

The Site is not directed at children under 16, and we do not knowingly collect their personal information. If you believe a child has given us personal information, contact us and we will delete it.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy from time to time. The effective date at the top shows when it was last changed. Continued use of the Site after an update means you accept the revised policy.

13. Contact us

Questions or requests about privacy: bucketlist.from.above@gmail.com