Last updated: 30 October 2026
This privacy policy explains what personal data greenspicks.com collects when you visit the site, why, and what rights you have. greenspicks.com is run from Austria, so the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Austrian Data Protection Act (DSG) apply, wherever you are visiting from.
1. Who is responsible
Controller within the meaning of the GDPR:
Greenspicks – Elvys Moya
Wielands 71, 3950 Gmünd, Austria
E-mail: [email protected]
For any privacy question or request, write to the e-mail address above.
2. Data collected when you visit the site
When you open a page, your browser automatically sends technical information to our web server: IP address, date and time of the request, the page requested, the referring page, browser type and version, and operating system. This is needed to deliver the website, keep it secure and fix errors. Server log files are stored by our hosting provider for a limited time and then deleted.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (our legitimate interest in running a secure, working website).
3. Hosting and performance
The site is hosted by an external web hosting provider that processes the data described in section 2 on our behalf under a data processing agreement. We use caching and image-optimisation software that runs on our own server.
4. Cookies
Cookies are small text files stored by your browser. Some are technically necessary for the site to work (for example, to remember a display setting such as dark mode). Others are used for statistics or set by affiliate partners when you click one of their links (see sections 5 and 7). You can delete cookies or block them in your browser settings at any time; the site will still work, although some features may be limited.
5. Analytics: Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager
We use Google Analytics 4 and Google Tag Manager, services of Google Ireland Limited, Gordon House, Barrow Street, Dublin 4, Ireland (“Google”), to understand how visitors use the site (for example, which pages are read and how visitors arrive). Google Analytics uses cookies and similar technologies. IP addresses are not stored by Google Analytics 4. Data may be transferred to Google LLC in the USA; Google is certified under the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework.
We also use Jetpack Stats (Automattic Inc., USA) for basic visitor statistics.
Legal basis: your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR, where requested, otherwise our legitimate interest under Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR in understanding and improving the site. You can object at any time, for example by blocking cookies or using the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on: tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.
6. Embedded content (videos, fonts)
Some pages embed videos from YouTube (Google) or Vimeo, and the site loads fonts from Google Fonts. When such content loads, your browser connects to the provider’s servers and your IP address is transmitted to them. The providers’ own privacy policies apply. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (presenting our content in an appealing way).
7. Affiliate links
greenspicks.com earns money through affiliate links, for example to flight, hotel, car rental and tour booking sites (such as Travelpayouts partners, DiscoverCars, Aviasales, Trip.com and Viator). When you click such a link, you leave our site, and the partner may set a cookie or use a reference ID to record that you came from greenspicks.com. If you book, we receive a commission; the price for you does not change. We do not receive your name, payment details or booking details. The partner’s own privacy policy applies to everything you do on its site.
Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(f) GDPR (our legitimate interest in financing the site through commissions).
8. Contacting us and newsletter
If you e-mail us, we use your e-mail address and message only to answer you. We keep the correspondence for as long as needed to deal with your request. Legal basis: Art. 6(1)(b) and (f) GDPR.
If you sign up for our newsletter, we use your e-mail address to send it, through the e-mail service provider AWeber (AWeber Communications, USA). You can unsubscribe at any time with the link in every e-mail. Legal basis: your consent under Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR.
9. How long we keep data
We keep personal data only as long as needed for the purposes above or as required by law. Afterwards it is deleted.
10. Your rights
You have the right to access your data, to have it corrected or deleted, to restrict its processing, to data portability, and to object to processing based on legitimate interests. Where processing is based on consent, you can withdraw your consent at any time with effect for the future. To use any of these rights, write to [email protected].
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with a supervisory authority. In Austria this is the Datenschutzbehörde, Barichgasse 40–42, 1030 Vienna, www.dsb.gv.at.
11. Changes to this policy
We update this policy when the site or the law changes. The date at the top shows the latest version.