Privacy Policy

Last updated: 3 October 2026

This Privacy Policy explains what personal data AYT Survival Guide (aytsurvival.com) collects when you visit the site, why we collect it, who we share it with and the rights you have. We have written it in plain English. If anything is unclear, email us at aytsurvival@gmail.com.

1. Who we are

AYT Survival Guide is an independent travel information website about Antalya Airport (AYT) and the Turkish Riviera. It is run by an independent local publisher based in Antalya, Türkiye, who is the data controller for the personal data described in this policy.

Contact for all privacy matters: aytsurvival@gmail.com.

2. Summary

• We do not sell your personal data and we do not ask you to create an account.
• Analytics and marketing cookies are only used if you allow them in our cookie banner. You can change your choice at any time.
• If you email us or leave a comment, we use your details only to reply to you or to show and moderate your comment.
• Some links on this site are affiliate links. If you book through them, the partner knows you came from us; we never see your payment details.

3. Information we collect and why

3.1 When you email us

If you write to us (for example using the “Email Us” button on our Contact page), we receive your email address, your name if you include it, and the content of your message. We use this only to reply to you. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in answering your enquiry. We keep these emails for up to 12 months after our last exchange, unless we need them longer to deal with a dispute.

3.2 When you leave a comment

If you comment on a post, we collect the name, email address and optional website you enter, your comment, your IP address and your browser’s user-agent string. We use this to display your comment, to moderate it and to detect spam. Your email address is never published. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in running a public discussion and keeping it free of spam. Comments stay on the site until you ask us to remove them or we delete them during moderation.

3.3 Analytics (only with your consent)

We use Google Analytics, connected through Google Site Kit, to understand how many people visit the site and which guides are useful. With your consent, Google Analytics stores cookies in your browser and processes data such as the pages you view, an approximate location derived from your IP address, your device and browser type, and how you arrived on the site. We do not use Google Analytics to identify you personally.

We use Google Consent Mode. Until you accept analytics cookies, no analytics cookies are stored. Google may still receive limited, cookieless signals (for example that a page was loaded) which it uses for aggregated measurement. Legal basis: your consent, which you can withdraw at any time (see section 5).

3.4 Affiliate links and partner tracking

Some links and buttons on this site are affiliate links to booking partners, currently KiwiTaxi and Yesim (through the Travelpayouts affiliate network) and GetYourGuide. When you click such a link, the partner and Travelpayouts may set cookies or use similar technology to record that you were referred by us, so that we can receive a commission if you book. Our pages also load a Travelpayouts script that helps track these referrals. Any booking you make is handled by the partner under its own privacy policy; we never receive your payment details. Legal basis: your consent for marketing cookies on our site, and the partner’s own legal basis once you are on its website.

3.5 Your cookie choices

We use CookieYes to show the cookie banner and to remember your choice. CookieYes runs on our own website (no data is sent to CookieYes) and stores your choice, together with an anonymous consent ID, in a cookie on your device so that we can respect your choice and show that we asked for it. Legal basis: our legal obligation to obtain and record consent.

3.6 Technical data and hosting

Our website is hosted by Hostinger. Like any web server, it automatically records technical information when you visit, such as your IP address, the date and time, the page requested and your browser type. This is used to deliver the site, to keep it secure and to diagnose problems, and is kept for a short period in line with Hostinger’s retention practices. We use LiteSpeed caching to make pages load faster; it does not build a profile of you. Legal basis: our legitimate interest in running a secure and reliable website.

3.7 Fonts and other resources loaded from third parties

To display the site correctly, your browser loads some resources directly from third-party servers: fonts from Google Fonts (fonts.googleapis.com and fonts.gstatic.com) and an animation library from unpkg.com. When this happens, those providers receive your IP address and browser information as part of the normal web request. Our social media icons are simple links; nothing from those networks is loaded until you click them.

4. Cookies we use

You can change or withdraw your consent at any time: change your cookie settings, or use the cookie icon shown at the bottom of the page. You can also delete cookies in your browser settings.

5. Legal bases

We process personal data under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR), the EU General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR) where it applies, and the Turkish Personal Data Protection Law No. 6698 (KVKK). Depending on the activity, we rely on:

• Consent for analytics and marketing cookies. You can withdraw it at any time; this does not affect processing that took place before you withdrew it.
• Legitimate interests for answering your emails, running comments, protecting the site from abuse and keeping it working, where these interests are not overridden by your rights.
• Legal obligation for keeping records of consent and responding to lawful requests from authorities.

6. Who we share data with

We share personal data only with the service providers we need to run the site, and only as far as necessary:

• Hostinger (website hosting and server logs)
• Google (Google Analytics, Google Fonts, and Gmail for receiving your emails)
• Travelpayouts and our booking partners KiwiTaxi, Yesim and GetYourGuide (affiliate referral tracking)

We may also disclose data if the law requires it or to protect our rights. We never sell personal data.

7. International transfers

Some of these providers process data outside Türkiye, the UK or the European Economic Area, for example in the United States. Where that happens, the provider relies on recognised safeguards such as the UK International Data Transfer Addendum, the European Commission’s Standard Contractual Clauses or the EU–US Data Privacy Framework, together with the protections required by KVKK.

8. How long we keep data

• Emails: up to 12 months after our last exchange.
• Comments: for as long as the comment is published, or until you ask us to delete it.
• Analytics data: for the retention period set in our Google Analytics account, and no longer than 14 months.
• Consent records: for as long as needed to demonstrate consent, normally up to 12 months after your last choice.
• Server logs: for the short period defined by our hosting provider.

9. Your rights

Depending on where you live, you have the right to:

• access the personal data we hold about you and receive a copy of it;
• have inaccurate data corrected;
• have your data erased;
• restrict or object to our processing, including processing based on legitimate interests;
• receive your data in a portable format;
• withdraw your consent at any time;
• under KVKK, learn whether your data is processed, for what purpose, and to whom it has been transferred, and request that it be erased, destroyed or anonymised.

To exercise any of these rights, email aytsurvival@gmail.com. We will reply within one month (30 days under KVKK). We may ask you to confirm your identity first.

If you are unhappy with how we handle your data, you can complain to a supervisory authority: in the UK, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ico.org.uk); in the EU, the data protection authority of your country; in Türkiye, the Personal Data Protection Authority (kvkk.gov.tr). We would appreciate the chance to address your concern first.

10. Children

This site is written for adult travellers and is not directed at children under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If you believe a child has sent us personal data, contact us and we will delete it.

11. Affiliate disclosure

AYT Survival Guide is reader-supported. If you click an affiliate link and make a booking, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This helps us keep the guides free. Commissions never influence what we recommend: we only suggest services we would use ourselves.

12. Changes to this policy

We may update this policy when the site or the law changes. The “Last updated” date at the top shows when it was last revised. If we make significant changes, we will make that clear on this page.

13. Contact

Questions or requests about your privacy: aytsurvival@gmail.com.