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Privacy Policy
Last updated: April 2026
Journey Beyond the Horizon (“we”, “us”, or “our”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, when it may be shared, and what rights you may have in relation to your personal data.
1. Who we are
Journey Beyond the Horizon is an independent website and publishing project operated by Krasen Genov Jelyazkov.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, you can contact us at:
Email: krasen@journeybeyondhorizon.com
2. What personal data we may collect
Depending on how you use the site, we may collect:
- your name and email address, if you submit them through a contact form, comment form, or newsletter signup;
- information you choose to include in messages you send to us;
- technical and usage data such as IP address, browser type, device information, pages visited, referral source, and general site activity;
- cookie and tracking data, where applicable;
- information related to advertising, analytics, and affiliate links.
You can browse most of the site without directly providing personal data, although some cookies, analytics, and third-party tools may still collect technical information about your visit.
3. How we use your information
We may use your information to:
- respond to messages, questions, or requests you send us;
- operate, maintain, and improve the website;
- understand how visitors use the site;
- send newsletters or email updates, if you have chosen to subscribe;
- detect spam, abuse, fraud, or technical problems;
- comply with legal obligations;
- support advertising, analytics, and affiliate reporting where those tools are in use.
4. Comments, contact forms, and messages
If you contact us through a form or by email, we use that information only to respond to your message, keep relevant records, and manage the site.
If comments are enabled on the site, the information you submit in a comment may be stored and displayed publicly in accordance with the comment system in use.
We do not publish private emails or messages as blog content unless we have your clear permission.
5. Newsletter and email updates
If you sign up for a newsletter or email updates, we will use your email address to send you the content you requested.
You can unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link in the email or by contacting us at krasen@journeybeyondhorizon.com.
6. Cookies, analytics, and advertising
This site may use cookies and similar technologies to:
- make the website function properly;
- understand traffic and usage patterns;
- measure performance;
- support advertising and affiliate tracking.
Some cookies may be set by third-party services such as analytics providers, advertising partners, embedded content providers, or affiliate platforms.
If required by applicable law, non-essential cookies should only be used after you have given consent through the site’s cookie tools or banner. ICO guidance states that consent for non-essential cookies must be freely given, specific, informed, and involve a clear affirmative action.
7. Google ads and third-party advertising
This site may display advertising served by Google or other third-party advertising partners.
These partners may use cookies, web beacons, IP addresses, and similar technologies to collect information about your visit and show more relevant advertising. Google’s publisher policy requires publishers to disclose such collection, sharing, and use when Google products are used.
You can learn more about how Google uses data in advertising and adjust some advertising preferences through Google’s own tools.
8. Affiliate links
Some links on this website may be affiliate links. This means we may earn a commission if you make a purchase through those links, at no additional cost to you.
Affiliate partners may use cookies or tracking technologies to record referrals and purchases.
9. Third-party services and embedded content
The website may use or link to third-party services, platforms, and embedded content. These may include analytics tools, advertising providers, newsletter platforms, social media platforms, maps, videos, and affiliate networks.
Those third parties may collect data according to their own privacy policies. We do not control their policies or practices.
10. How long we keep data
We keep personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including legal, accounting, security, and administrative purposes.
11. Your rights
If you are in the EU, EEA, UK, or another jurisdiction with similar rights, you may have the right to:
- be informed about how your data is used;
- request access to your personal data;
- request correction of inaccurate data;
- request deletion of your data;
- request restriction of processing;
- object to certain processing;
- request data portability where applicable;
- withdraw consent where processing is based on consent.
The European Commission lists these GDPR rights for individuals, including access, rectification, erasure, restriction, portability, objection, and rights related to automated decision-making.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at krasen@journeybeyondhorizon.com.
12. Data security
We take reasonable steps to protect personal data against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, or loss. However, no website or internet transmission can ever be guaranteed fully secure.
13. International data transfers
Some third-party services used by this website may process data outside your country or outside the European Economic Area, depending on where their servers and operations are located.
14. Changes to this Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The updated version will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
15. Contact
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal data, please contact:
Krasen Genov Jelyazkov
Email: krasen@journeybeyondhorizon.com