Privacy Policy

I Love Kyiv respects your privacy. This policy describes how I Love Kyiv and the third-party services used to operate, analyze, advertise on, and support ilovekyiv.com may collect, use, disclose, retain, or otherwise process information.

The examples in this policy are not exhaustive. The information processed during a particular visit depends on the features you use, your browser and device settings, your location, and the services active at the time.

Last updated: August 20, 2026.

Information You Give Us

If you contact I Love Kyiv or otherwise submit information through a feature or communication channel made available by the site, we may receive the information you choose to provide. This may include your name, email address, message, attachments, and any other details you send.

We may use this information to respond to you, maintain records, operate or improve the site, address security or abuse, enforce applicable terms, protect rights, comply with legal obligations, and carry out another purpose disclosed when the information is submitted or reasonably related to your request.

Information Collected Automatically

When you access or interact with the site, its hosting provider and third-party services may automatically collect or receive technical and usage information. This may include your IP address, cookie or device identifiers, browser and device type, operating system, language, approximate location, referring and requested URLs, pages viewed, links or ads selected, dates and times, and diagnostic, performance, or interaction data.

I Love Kyiv and its providers may use this information to operate, deliver, maintain, secure, troubleshoot, and improve the site; understand visitor activity; measure and personalize advertising where permitted; attribute affiliate referrals; prevent fraud or abuse; and comply with legal obligations. Providers may combine information received through the site with other information they lawfully receive, subject to their own policies, settings, and applicable law.

Cookies and Similar Technologies

I Love Kyiv and its third-party services may use first-party or third-party cookies, local storage, pixels, web beacons, tags, scripts, IP addresses, and other identifiers or technologies. These technologies may support site operation, preferences, analytics, advertising, affiliate attribution, security, and embedded content, and the particular providers or purposes may change over time.

You can usually block or delete cookies through your browser or device settings. Those controls may not affect every technology, and restricting them may change how ads, analytics, affiliate content, or embedded features work.

Google AdSense

I Love Kyiv uses Google AdSense to display advertising. Third-party vendors, including Google, use cookies to serve ads based on a visitor’s previous visits to I Love Kyiv or other websites, and Google’s advertising cookies enable Google and its partners to serve ads based on those visits.

Google and other approved advertising vendors or networks may place or read cookies, use web beacons, or receive IP addresses, page URLs, browser information, and other identifiers as a result of serving ads. Depending on your location, settings, choices, and applicable law, this information may be used to select or personalize ads, measure performance, limit repeated ads, create reports, and prevent fraud and abuse.

You can learn how Google uses information from partner sites and review Google’s ad technology partners. You can also learn how to manage personalized advertising through Google’s My Ad Center or opt out of some participating vendors through YourAdChoices; opting out of personalized advertising does not stop all advertising or all processing for purposes such as measurement, reporting, frequency capping, security, and fraud prevention.

Google Analytics

I Love Kyiv uses Google Analytics to understand visits and interactions with the site. Depending on its configuration and available features, Google Analytics may collect information such as user and session statistics, approximate location, browser and device details, page views, events, and other on-site activity, and it may store a client identifier in a cookie such as _ga.

I Love Kyiv may use Analytics reports to understand audiences, evaluate content, diagnose problems, and improve performance or advertising. Read about Google Analytics privacy and data safeguards or install the Google Analytics opt-out browser add-on if you do not want Analytics used in your browser.

Amazon Affiliate Links

Some pages may contain special Amazon affiliate links, Amazon-hosted product images, or other Amazon program content. When that content loads or you follow or interact with a link, Amazon and its providers may receive technical or usage information such as your IP address, browser or device details, referring page, and link activity, and may use cookies or other identifiers to attribute qualifying purchases or other actions.

Amazon processes information under its own Privacy Notice. The site’s commercial relationship with Amazon is explained separately in the affiliate disclosure.

Embedded Content and External Links

Articles may display content hosted by other services, including YouTube thumbnails and click-to-play videos, Amazon product images, and links to Instagram or other websites. Those providers may collect or receive technical and usage information when their content loads or when you interact with it.

A provider may set cookies, record your interaction, or associate it with your account, particularly if you are signed in to that provider’s service. Information independently collected by an external provider is governed by its policies and practices, which I Love Kyiv does not control.

How Information Is Shared

I Love Kyiv may disclose, share, or otherwise make information available to providers that support hosting, security, analytics, advertising, affiliate programs, embedded content, communications, and other site operations. Information may also be disclosed to professional advisers, government authorities, courts, law enforcement, or other parties when reasonably necessary to comply with law or legal process, enforce terms, investigate misuse, protect rights or safety, or establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

Information may be transferred as part of a merger, sale, financing, reorganization, bankruptcy, or transfer of all or part of the site or its assets, and may be shared at your direction, with your consent, or as otherwise disclosed when collected. I Love Kyiv may also use or share aggregated or de-identified information where permitted by law.

Retention

Information may be retained for as long as reasonably necessary or permitted for the purposes described in this policy, including maintaining business or legal records, resolving disputes, enforcing agreements, protecting the site, and meeting legal obligations. The period may vary based on the information’s nature and sensitivity, the reason it was collected, operational needs, and applicable law, and residual copies may remain in backups or logs for a period of time.

Google, Amazon, the hosting provider, and other third parties determine their own retention periods under their respective policies and controls.

Security

I Love Kyiv uses measures considered reasonable and appropriate for the nature of the information under its control. No method of transmission, storage, or online operation is completely secure, however, and I Love Kyiv cannot guarantee absolute security.

Please avoid sending sensitive personal information that is not necessary for your request.

International Processing

I Love Kyiv and its providers may process information in the United States and other countries, which may have privacy laws different from those where you live. International processing and transfers are subject to the providers’ practices and any safeguards or requirements imposed by applicable law.

Your Choices and Rights

You can block or clear cookies in your browser, manage Google ad personalization, and opt out of Google Analytics using the controls linked above. Browser and device controls may not affect every identifier or provider, and blocking third-party content may prevent some ads, product images, or videos from loading.

Depending on where you live and subject to applicable exceptions, you may have rights concerning personal information that I Love Kyiv controls, such as requesting access, correction, deletion, portability, restriction, or objection; withdrawing consent; or opting out of certain targeted advertising, sales, or sharing as those terms are defined by applicable law. Not every right applies in every location or circumstance, and I Love Kyiv may take reasonable steps to verify and process a request as permitted by law.

Use the contact page to make a request. Requests concerning information controlled independently by Google, Amazon, or another provider should be directed to that provider.

Changes to This Policy

This policy may be revised at any time to reflect changes in the site, services, providers, practices, or law. The updated version will be posted here with a revised date, and any additional notice will be provided where required by law.

Contact

For questions about this policy or I Love Kyiv’s privacy practices, see the contact page for information on how to reach the site.