Privacy Policy

Who we are

Our website address is: https://budapesthello.com. This website is a personal student project about the city of Budapest, created to share my personal opinions and experiences. My goal is to help and support other students who are newly moving to Budapest by providing practical tips and insights.

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection. We do not use third-party avatar services to track your email; instead, we only display the information you explicitly provide. After approval of your comment, your name and message are visible to the public in the context of your post.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data included to protect your privacy. Visitors to the website can view the beautiful sights of Budapest, but we encourage everyone to ensure their shared photos do not contain sensitive background information.

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment about your favorite Budapest spots. These cookies will last for one year.

Login Page Cookies

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser. This is a standard security measure to ensure the website functions correctly during your visit.

Account Interactions

When you interact with the site as a registered user, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks to make your editing process easier. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed immediately.

Article Management

If you edit or publish a new article about Budapest, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited to help the system track your progress. It expires after 1 day and does not track your personal browsing history.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content like videos of the city, images, or maps. Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website directly. These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, or embed additional third-party tracking to monitor your interaction with that specific content.

Data Retention and Rights

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely so we can recognize and approve any follow-up messages automatically. You can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you or ask us to erase any personal data we have stored, excluding information we are obliged to keep for security purposes.