Privacy Policy

Last Updated: 01/01/2026

At Mediterranean Culture, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Mediterranean Culture and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.

1. Information We Collect

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

1. Personal Data While using our Service, particularly when registering as a Contributor or subscribing to our newsletter, we may ask you to provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). This may include:

• Email address
• First name and last name
• Professional title or affiliation (for Contributors)
• Social media profile links (for Contributor bio pages)
• Cookies and Usage Data

1. Usage Data We may also collect information on how the Service is accessed and used (“Usage Data”).

2. How We Use Your Information

Mediterranean Culture uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service: Ensuring the website functions correctly.
• To manage Contributor accounts: Verifying the identity of writers and managing content submissions.
• To notify you about changes: Including updates to our terms or service interruptions.
• To provide customer support: Responding to your inquiries.
• To gather analysis: We use analytics to understand how users navigate our site so we can improve the content structure.
• To monitor the usage of the Service: Detecting and preventing technical issues.

3. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track the activity on our Service and hold certain information.

• Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier.
• You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

4. Third-Party Service Providers

We may employ third-party companies and individuals to facilitate our Service (“Service Providers”), to provide the Service on our behalf, or to assist us in analyzing how our Service is used.

• Analytics: We may use third-party Service Providers (such as Google Analytics) to monitor and analyze the use of our Service.
• These third parties have access to your Personal Data only to perform these tasks on our behalf and are obligated not to disclose or use it for any other purpose.

5. Data Retention

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.

6. Links to Other Websites

Our Service contains links to other sites that are not operated by us (e.g., tourism boards, investment firms, external news sources). If you click on a third-party link, you will be directed to that third party’s site. We strongly advise you to review the Privacy Policy of every site you visit.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

7. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the “Last Updated” date at the top of this Privacy Policy.

8. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:

• By email: info@mediterraneanculture.org
• By visiting this page on our website: mediterraneanculture.org