Privacy
**Our website address is: http://theorangeguide.nl**
**What personal data we collect and why we collect it**
**Media**
If you are a registered user and upload images to the site, make sure not to upload images containing EXIF GPS location data. Visitors to the website can download these images and view location data.
**Contact Forms**
The Orange Guide processes your personal data because you use our services and/or because you provide this data to us yourself. Below is an overview of the personal data we process:
- First and last name
- Phone number
- Email address
**Cookies**
When you leave a comment on our site, you can choose to have your name, email address, and website saved in a cookie. This is for your convenience so that you don’t have to fill in these details again for a new comment. These cookies are valid for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to check if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is removed once you close your browser.
When you log in, we will set a few cookies related to your login information and screen display options. Login cookies are valid for 2 days, and screen display option cookies last for 1 year. If you select “Remember me,” your login will be saved for 2 weeks. Once you log out of your account, the login cookies are deleted.
When you edit or publish a post, an additional cookie will be saved by your browser. This cookie contains no personal data and only includes the post ID of the article you edited. This cookie expires after one day.
**Embedded Content from Other Websites**
Posts on this site may include embedded content (e.g., videos, images, posts, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves exactly as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with the embedded content, including tracking your interaction if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
**Analytics**
**Who We Share Your Data With**
**How Long We Retain Your Data**
When you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This allows us to recognize and approve follow-up comments automatically instead of having to moderate them.
For users registered on our website (if applicable), we also store personal information in their user profile. All users can view, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (usernames cannot be changed). Website administrators can also view and edit this information.
**Your Rights Over Your Data**
If you have an account on this site or have left comments, you can request an export file of the personal data we hold about you, including all data you have provided to us. You can also request that we delete all personal data we hold about you. This does not include data we are obligated to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
**Where We Send Your Data**
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
**Privacy**
The Orange Guide's website uses cookies. Cookies are small, simple text files that are placed on your hard drive when you visit our website. These files are sent by your browser and stored on your computer's hard drive. This helps distinguish you as a visitor from others.
**WHAT ARE COOKIES USED FOR?**
Cookies on The Orange Guide are used to optimize your visit to our website. For example, cookies help remember your preferences and settings.
**ACCEPTING OR REFUSING COOKIES**
Cookies can be disabled through your web browser, but this may negatively affect the functionality of our website. You can choose whether to accept or refuse cookies when visiting theorangeguide.nl.
**GOOGLE ANALYTICS**
If accepted, a Google Analytics cookie will be placed via theorangeguide.nl to provide insights into website usage by visitors. Information collected via Analytics is used to generate reports on website usage. This information may be shared with third parties by Google if legally required or if third parties process the information on behalf of Google. The Orange Guide has no control over this. Google collects and stores the information as anonymously as possible on servers in the U.S., and your IP address is not disclosed.
**TRACKING COOKIES**
If you consent, ‘tracking cookies,’ including those from affiliates, our Google AdWords campaigns, social media accounts, and newsletters, will be placed on your computer. These cookies track your page visits to build a profile of your online behavior. Your profile is not linked to personal information such as name, email, or address. The profile data is used to tailor the website's content to your profile, ensuring the information displayed is personally relevant.
**PRIVACY**
You have the right to request access to your data. In addition to access, you are also entitled to correct or request deletion of your data. This option is provided via our contact page. To prevent misuse, proper identification is required. If the personal data you want to access is linked to a cookie, a copy of that cookie must be provided. Cookies can only be deleted by you, as they are stored on your computer. Cookies can be cleared through your web browser (refer to the browser's manual if needed).
**QUESTIONS**
If you have any questions about our cookie statement, you can contact The Orange Guide at: welcome@theorangeguide.nl.
