Privacy Policy
Last updated: February 2025
Coldcation.se ("we", "our", "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, and your rights.
1. Information We Collect
We collect the following types of information:
- Usage data: Pages visited, time on site, referring pages and browser type, collected via analytics tools.
- Contact data: If you contact us via our contact form, we collect your name and email address.
- Cookies: We use cookies for analytics and advertising purposes (see section 4).
We do not collect sensitive personal data and do not require registration to use the site.
2. How We Use Your Information
- To understand how visitors use the site and improve content
- To respond to contact form enquiries
- To serve relevant advertising through Google AdSense
- To measure the performance of affiliate links
3. Affiliate Links
Coldcation.se participates in affiliate programmes including Booking.com, Skyscanner and GetYourGuide. When you click an affiliate link and make a purchase, we may receive a small commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate links are clearly marked on the site with a disclosure note. Our editorial content is independent of these commercial relationships.
4. Cookies and Advertising
We use cookies to:
- Analyse site traffic via Google Analytics
- Serve advertising via Google AdSense. Google may use cookies to serve ads based on your prior visits to this site or other sites. You can opt out of personalised advertising at Google Ad Settings.
- Track affiliate referrals from partner sites
You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of certain features.
4a. Cookie Consent and Management
When you first visit Coldcation.se, cookies may be set on your device as described above. You can:
- Accept all cookies to enable full site functionality including personalised ads
- Manage cookies via your browser settings (see your browser's help documentation)
- Opt out of Google personalised ads at adssettings.google.com
- Opt out of third-party ad cookies at aboutads.info
5. Third-Party Services
We use the following third-party services which may collect data according to their own privacy policies:
- Google Analytics – website analytics (Google Privacy Policy)
- Google AdSense – advertising (Google Privacy Policy)
- Open-Meteo – weather data displayed on the site (no personal data shared)
- Booking.com, Skyscanner, GetYourGuide – affiliate partners
6. Data Retention
Contact form submissions are retained for as long as necessary to respond to your enquiry and no longer. Analytics data is retained according to the data retention settings of the respective analytics provider.
6a. Lawful Basis for Processing
We process personal data on the following legal bases under GDPR:
- Legitimate interests: Analytics data collected to improve site content
- Consent: Advertising cookies and personalised advertising (Google AdSense)
- Contract: Processing contact form data to respond to enquiries
7. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have the right to:
- Request access to the personal data we hold about you
- Request correction or deletion of your personal data
- Object to processing of your personal data
- Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
To exercise these rights, contact us at: privacy@coldcation.se
8. GDPR and EU Visitors
For visitors from the European Economic Area (EEA), we process personal data under the following legal bases: legitimate interests (analytics and site improvement) and consent (personalised advertising cookies). You can withdraw consent at any time via your browser cookie settings.
9. Changes to This Policy
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. The current version will always be available at coldcation.se/privacy with the date of last update shown at the top.
10. Contact
Questions about this policy? Contact us at privacy@coldcation.se