Privacy Policy & Reader Data
How Wandering Nepal protects visitor data, respects reader privacy, and uses cookies on our independent travel portal.
Transparent, Minimal Data Collection
Wandering Nepal is an independent digital publication. We do not maintain user accounts, process online payments, or monetize reader personal information. We protect your privacy under Nepal's Individual Privacy Act, 2075 (2018) and global data protection principles.
1. Overview & Core Philosophy
This Privacy Policy describes how Wandering Nepal ("we", "our", or "the portal") collects, protects, and handles information when you visit our website. Because we are an independent travel publication and not a booking engine or commercial agency, our data collection footprint is minimal.
No Account Registration
You do not need to register an account, create a password, or submit personal credentials to read our guides.
No Payment Processing
We do not sell tours or book lodges; we never collect or store credit card or financial data.
No Commercial Profiling
We do not sell, rent, or trade reader browsing habits to third-party travel agencies or marketing brokers.
2. Information We Collect
We collect data strictly necessary to deliver fast, secure, and reliable travel guides:
Voluntary Correspondence
When you email our editorial desk at info@wanderingnepal.com with trail updates, story pitches, or questions, we retain your email address and message content strictly to respond to your inquiry.
Technical & Aggregate Usage Logs
Our edge delivery network (Cloudflare) and analytics services log standard technical details, including IP addresses, browser user-agents, referral sources, and page loading speeds to protect against malicious traffic and optimize server response times.
3. Cookies & Analytics Controls
We use minimal cookies and local browser storage to power core site features (such as remembering your consent choices and lottery draws) and understand aggregate readership:
Essential & Functional Cookies
These cookies are necessary for site navigation, CDN caching, and maintaining your cookie preferences. They do not store personally identifiable details.
Google Analytics & Opt-Out
We use Google Analytics (Google LLC) to gauge aggregate traffic patterns, popular trails, and reading durations. Google Analytics transmits data to servers in the United States. You can opt out at any time through our cookie configuration or by using Google's browser extension.
4. Data Security & Edge Delivery
Wandering Nepal runs on Cloudflare's global edge infrastructure. All web traffic is encrypted in transit using modern Transport Layer Security (TLS 1.3 / HTTPS).
Encrypted Traffic: We do not store traveler passwords, credit card records, or financial information. Reader email inquiries sent to our editorial desk are retained on secure cloud mailboxes protected with multi-factor authentication.
5. Reader Rights & Nepal Privacy Act 2018
In accordance with Nepal's Individual Privacy Act, 2075 (2018) and international data transparency standards, you have the following rights:
Right to Access & Review: You can request a summary of any email correspondence or information you have submitted to us.
Right to Erasure (Right to Be Forgotten): You can request that we permanently delete your email correspondence and submitted notes from our inbox.
Right to Restrict Analytics: You can toggle analytics tracking off at any point using our cookie configuration tool.
Questions Regarding Your Data?
To request data deletion or submit a privacy inquiry, contact our editorial desk at info@wanderingnepal.com.
Explore More on Wandering Nepal
Review our terms of service, cookie configurations, interactive trail maps, and community contact desk.