Privacy and Cookies Policy

1. Terms and Conditions of Use

The main purpose of the website globalnationalparks.com is to publish articles, news, and tourism guides, as well as to promote services offered by the owner. The website is currently free to access and open to all users, without prejudice to the owner reserving the right to modify these aspects, with the corresponding legal conditions duly displayed.

For the purposes of this website, any person who accesses it will be considered a user, assuming the status of a user, which necessarily implies the obligation to comply with these terms and conditions, as well as any applicable rules.

The owner of the website reserves the right to modify any information that may appear on the website, without the obligation to give prior notice or inform users of such changes, it being understood that the publication on this website is sufficient notification.

2. Processing of Personal Data and Privacy Policy

This website complies with Spanish regulations on the protection of personal data, guaranteeing full compliance with the obligations provided for, as well as the implementation of security measures stipulated in article 9 of Law 15/1999, on the Protection of Personal Data (LOPD), and in the Regulation of Development of the LOPD 1720/2007.

Users expressly and freely, before submitting their information request through the contact form, accept that their personal data will be processed to manage requests of any kind made by the user through any of the contact forms available on this website.

In addition, their email address may be used to send the newsletter of the website, as well as commercial communications about services that may be of interest.

It is expressly guaranteed to all users that their personal data will not be transferred to third parties without their express, informed, and unequivocal consent.

All data requested through the website is mandatory, as it is necessary for the optimal provision of the service to the user. If all the data is not provided, it is not guaranteed that the information and services provided will fully meet their needs.

At all times, the exercise of the rights of access, rectification, cancellation, information, and opposition is guaranteed, in accordance with the provisions of current legislation. Therefore, in accordance with the provisions of Organic Law 15/1999, on the Protection of Personal Data (LOPD), you may exercise your rights by sending an explicit request, along with a copy of your ID, to the email address described in this legal notice.

Likewise, the user may unsubscribe from any of the subscription services to stop receiving newsletters and commercial communications by sending an email with the subject "unsubscribe" to the email address established in this legal notice.

3. Responsibility

The owner of this website disclaims any responsibility for the information published on its website, provided that this information has been manipulated or introduced by a third party unrelated to the owner.

The owner of the website also disclaims any responsibility for the existence of programming errors or the occurrence of force majeure or similar circumstances beyond the control of the owner, which may make it impossible to access the website.

4. Social Media, Blogs, and Communities

The owner of the blog reserves the use of social media and virtual communities, currently using Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Disqus, without prejudice to the possibility of using others in the future.

The specific objectives for using these platforms are media support and content dissemination.

Regarding the information provided through social media, the owner of the website is not responsible in any case for the truth, accuracy, adequacy, suitability, and updating of the information supplied through them.

The content posted on social media is purely informational, so the owner of the website is not responsible for the actions and opinions of users based on this information, nor for any damages caused to users or third parties based on this information.

Efforts will be made on the website to promote the quality of the site by rectifying errors in received data. Additionally, third-party users will be allowed to report complaints about offensive and inappropriate comments, unrelated photos, or videos that are not related to the topics intended for the aforementioned social media. In these cases, the owner, as the administrator of the social media accounts, has the authority to delete any information that does not comply with the purpose of the social media accounts. However, despite the intention to ensure the highest quality of content, the owner will not be responsible for the information referred to.

It is noted that access to social media and the blog requires a service/supply from other information society service providers. The owner of this website cannot, under any circumstances, be held responsible for the reliability, quality, continuity, and functioning of these services, and therefore, cannot prevent their suspension, cancellation, or inaccessibility.

The owner of the website is not responsible for any damages or harm suffered by the user due to failures or disconnections in social media, which may result in information losses, suspensions, cancellations, or interruptions of the social media, blog, and communities services during their provision or before.

Social media, communities, and the blog may provide access to links and other websites. In accordance with Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and Electronic Commerce, the owner of the website acts as an intermediary service provider. Therefore, it will only be responsible for the content and services provided on Linked Sites to the extent that it has effective knowledge of their unlawfulness and has not acted diligently to remove them.

If the user believes that any of the linked sites include illegal or inappropriate content, they may communicate it to the owner of the website through the email address established at the end of this legal notice, and the owner will diligently proceed to remove such links. The owner of the website is not responsible in any case for the content and services offered on linked sites, and therefore, is not liable for damages caused by their unlawfulness, quality, obsolescence, unavailability, error, or uselessness.

5. Modifications and Updates

Due to the nature of this website, the owner reserves the right to make modifications and updates to the information contained herein, as well as to the configuration, design, and availability of the website at any time and without prior notice.

6. Anuncios patrocinados, enlaces de afiliados y publicidad

This website offers users sponsored content, advertisements, and/or affiliate links.

Sponsored Ads, Affiliate Links, and Advertising

Usamos en nuestra web enlaces de afiliación de productos y servicios cuando es necesario y útil para el usuario. Estos enlaces se usan exclusivamente después de haber usado los artículos indicados o después de haber realizado la pruebas correspondientes que permiten valorar sus características y funcionalidad adecuando su nivel de calidad. No incluimos enlaces de afiliados que no cumplan con las condiciones antes descritas. Algunos de los enlaces de afiliación están marcados con un asterisco (*).

Affiliate Programs

Among the provided links, there is the possibility of providing information and references to products, services, and/or infoproducts. In these cases, such a request will be forwarded to third parties.

Ads and Affiliate Links

The information provided in affiliate links or in inserted ads is provided by the advertisers themselves, so we are not responsible for any inaccuracies or errors that may be contained in the ads, nor do we guarantee in any way the experience, integrity, or liability of the advertisers or the quality of their products.

The ads will remain published on the portal until they are removed or suspended by the advertiser or by us. We are not responsible once they are removed from their databases and the ads continue to be indexed on search engines outside of this portal.

Relationship between user and advertisers/affiliates/third parties

Any contractual or non-contractual relationship that the user formalizes with advertisers, affiliates, or third parties contacted through this portal is understood to be carried out solely and exclusively between the user and the advertiser and/or third party. The user knows and accepts that we only act as a conduit or advertising medium, and therefore, we have no responsibility for any damages or harm of any kind caused as a result of their negotiations, conversations, and/or contractual or non-contractual relationships with advertisers or third parties, whether individuals or legal entities, contacted through this portal.

Security Measures

The personal data communicated by the user may be stored in automated or non-automated databases exclusively owned by us, and we assume all technical, organizational, and security measures to guarantee the confidentiality, integrity, and quality of the information contained in them, in accordance with the provisions of current data protection regulations. The communication between users and our websites uses a secure channel, and the transmitted data is encrypted through HTTPS protocols, guaranteeing the best security conditions to ensure user confidentiality.

Exclusion of Liability

We cannot guarantee the permanent availability of the service offered on this site, nor do we take responsibility for any damages that have occurred or may occur in the future, nor for technical defects of any nature that may arise from the use of the information contained on this website.

In the event of errors in the information provided due to a cyber-attack, we do not take responsibility for such errors or the damages caused by the use of information derived from such errors.

The content of this website is purely informative, and we do not take responsibility at any time for possible errors in its presentation. For more detailed information, you can contact us by email.

We do not verify the content of external pages or links to the network, assuming in good faith that they comply with current legislation. Therefore, we do not endorse, approve, or take responsibility for the content of linked pages or their contents, whose owners are solely responsible for them and are thus entirely unrelated to us. If we deem it appropriate or are required to do so by the competent authorities, we will remove external links that violate applicable laws and/or infringe the rights of third parties.

7. Security Measures

The personal data communicated by the user may be stored in automated or non-automated databases exclusively owned by us, and we assume all technical, organizational, and security measures to guarantee the confidentiality, integrity, and quality of the information contained in them, in accordance with the provisions of current data protection regulations. The communication between users and our websites uses a secure channel, and the transmitted data is encrypted through HTTPS protocols, thereby ensuring the best security conditions to guarantee user confidentiality.

8. Disclaimer

We cannot guarantee the permanent availability of the service offered on this site, nor do we take responsibility for any damages that have occurred or may occur in the future, nor for technical defects of any nature that may arise from the use of the information contained on this website.

In the event of errors in the information provided due to a cyber-attack, we do not take responsibility for such errors or the damages caused by the use of information derived from such errors.

The content of this website is purely informative, and we do not take responsibility at any time for possible errors in its presentation. For more detailed information, you can contact us by email.

We do not verify the content of external pages or links to the network, assuming in good faith that they comply with current legislation. Therefore, we do not endorse, approve, or take responsibility for the content of linked pages or their contents, whose owners are solely responsible for them and are thus entirely unrelated to us. If we deem it appropriate or are required to do so by the competent authorities, we will remove external links that violate applicable laws and/or infringe the rights of third parties.

9. Ownership

The website is owned by the owner of globalnationalparks.com with the contact address info followed by "@" and our domain, which is globalnationalparks.com. If you wish to contact us, you can also do so through the contact form: Contact.

10. Cookies

This website uses cookies.

A cookie is a small file of letters and numbers that is installed on your computer.

These cookies allow us to distinguish you from other users of the website and help us provide you with a good experience while browsing our website and improve it.

We also use "analytical" cookies that allow us to recognize and count the number of visitors and see how users navigate the website. This information helps us improve the functionality of our website.

We also use DoubleClick cookies to improve the advertising included on the website. They are used to target advertising based on content that is relevant to a user, thus improving the quality of their experience.

Specifically, we use the services of Google Adsense and Google Analytics for our statistics and advertising. Some cookies are essential for the operation of the site, such as the built-in search engine.

Our site includes functionalities provided by third parties. A common example is an embedded video. Disabling these cookies may break the functions offered by these services.

You can easily share content on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, or Google+ using the buttons that we have included for this purpose.

You can delete and block all cookies from this site, but parts of the site will not function properly.

You can find more information on how to configure your browser to accept or reject certain cookies or how to delete cookies on the websites of each browser’s manufacturers.

11. Third Parties

GlobalNationalParks.com may hire third parties to perform functions on its behalf in relation to the purposes for which personal data may be collected, such as analyzing the provided information, hosting websites, or providing integrated logistics services. These third parties may have access to the necessary personal information to perform their functions, but they may not use such information for any other purpose, and we will regulate our relationships with such third parties in accordance with the applicable data protection regulations.

Our website uses advertising servers to provide advertising content that the user views on our pages. These advertising servers use cookies that allow them to adapt advertising content to users’ demographic profiles. If you want more information about the use of cookies and the information collection practices and acceptance or rejection procedures by DoubleClick, please click here "DoubleClick Privacy Policy" (DoubleClick).

Google Analytics:

Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, Inc., a Delaware company whose main office is located at 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View (California), CA 94043, United States ("Google"). Google Analytics uses "cookies," which are text files placed on your computer, to help the website analyze how users use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of the website (including your IP address) will be directly transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. Google will use this information on our behalf for the purpose of tracking your use of the website, compiling reports on website activity, and providing other services related to website activity and internet usage. Google may also transfer this information to third parties when required to do so by law, or when such third parties process the information on Google’s behalf. Google will not associate your IP address with any other data held by Google. You can reject the processing of data or information by rejecting the use of cookies by selecting the appropriate settings on your browser. However, please note that if you do this, you may not be able to use the full functionality of this website. By using this website, you consent to the processing of information about you by Google in the manner and for the purposes set out above.

Google Adsense:

Google, as an associated provider, uses cookies to display ads on this website. Users can disable the use of the DART cookie through the Google ad and by accessing the content network privacy policy. Google uses associated advertising companies to display ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information obtained from your visits to this and other websites (excluding your name, address, email address, or telephone number) to provide you with ads about products and services that may be of interest to you. If you want more information about this practice and your options to prevent these companies from using this information, click here.

12. Links

The Website may contain links to or from other websites. You should be aware that globalnationalparks.com is not responsible for the practices that other websites follow regarding the processing of personal data. This Privacy Policy on the Treatment of Personal Data applies only to the information we collect on the Website. We advise you to read the privacy policies of other websites to which you link to or from our Website or that you visit in any other way.

13. Notification of Changes

This Privacy Policy on the Treatment of Personal Data may be modified by globalnationalparks.com at any time and will be deemed effective from that moment. In such a case, the revised policy will be included on the Website, and if you are a registered user, we will send it to you by email.

14. Rights of Access, Rectification, Cancellation, and Opposition

You have the right to exercise your rights of access, rectification, or cancellation of your data, or to oppose the processing of your personal data, by notifying us in writing at info followed by "@" and our domain, which is globalnationalparks.com.