Last updated: 25 May 2026

Got1Try.com is Mikhail Golodok’s personal site about journeys, books, films, routes, expeditions, reader reviews and ways to support the project.

This Privacy Policy explains what data may be processed when you use the site, why it is needed, and how to contact us about personal data.

1. Who is responsible for the site

The site is run by Mikhail Golodok. For personal data questions, write to misha.topeye@gmail.com.

2. What data the site may collect

• data you send through contact forms;
• name, email address, rating and review text when you leave a book or journey review;
• technical data such as IP address, browser, device, visit time and viewed pages;
• cookies and localStorage data, including a local marker that remembers whether you liked a review;
• security and anti-spam data;
• anonymous visit statistics.

3. Contact forms and reviews

Messages sent through forms are used to reply to you. Book and journey reviews may store your name, email address, rating, text, review source, source URL and technical data needed for moderation and spam protection. Reviews submitted on the site may be moderated before publication.

Review likes may use localStorage in your browser so the site can remember whether this device has already liked a review. You can clear this in your browser settings.

4. Cookies, analytics and security

The site may use cookies for WordPress functionality, admin login, spam protection, technical preferences and embedded content.

The site uses or may use analytics, including Yandex.Metrika and search statistics tools. These services help understand which pages people read, from which countries and devices they visit, and how the site can be improved. Data is usually processed in anonymous or aggregated form.

Hosting tools, firewalls, anti-spam services, SMTP services, technical logs and backups may be used to keep the site secure and operational.

5. External services and embedded content

Pages may link to or embed content from Google Docs, Amazon, YouTube, Telegram, OpenStreetMap, Boosty, Tribute, YooMoney and other external services. When you follow a link or interact with embedded content, those services may process data under their own privacy policies.

6. Sharing and retention

The site does not sell personal data to advertisers. Data may be processed by technical services needed to run the site, including hosting, email delivery, analytics, anti-spam, security, mapping, payment and embedded-content platforms.

Data is kept only for as long as needed for correspondence, review publication, site protection, archive keeping, technical logs and backups.

7. Your rights

You may request access to your data, correction, deletion or restriction of processing. Write to misha.topeye@gmail.com and describe what data you want to check, change or delete.

8. Children and policy changes

The site is not aimed specifically at children and does not knowingly collect data from minors. This policy may be updated when site features, connected services or legal requirements change.