1. Introduction
Aussie Wanderlust ("we", "our", or "us") is committed to protecting your privacy. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our website aussiewanderlust.com (the "Site") or use our services.
Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Site or use our services.
2. Information We Collect
Personal Information
We may collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when you:
- Subscribe to our newsletter
- Register for an account
- Complete a form or make a booking
- Contact us via email, social media, or other means
- Participate in contests, surveys, or promotions
The personal information we may collect includes:
- Full name
- Email address
- Phone number
- Mailing address
- Payment information (processed securely via third-party payment processors)
- Travel preferences and interests
- Demographic information
Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our Site, we may automatically collect certain information about your device and your interaction with the Site, including:
- IP address
- Browser type and version
- Operating system
- Device information
- Pages visited and time spent on those pages
- Referring website addresses
- Geographic location (country and city level)
3. How We Use Your Information
We may use the information we collect for various purposes, including to:
- Provide, operate, and maintain our Site and services
- Process and fulfill your travel bookings and requests
- Improve, personalize, and expand our Site and services
- Understand and analyze how you use our Site
- Develop new products, services, features, and functionality
- Communicate with you about our services, updates, and promotions
- Send you newsletters and marketing communications
- Find and prevent fraud, and respond to trust and safety issues
- Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- Comply with legal obligations
4. Information Sharing and Disclosure
We may share your information in the following situations:
Service Providers
We may share your information with third-party vendors, service providers, contractors, or agents who perform services for us or on our behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, hosting services, customer service, and marketing assistance.
Travel Partners
To fulfill your bookings and reservations, we may share necessary information with our travel partners, including hotels, tour operators, airlines, and other service providers involved in your travel arrangements.
Business Transfers
If we are involved in a merger, acquisition, financing, or sale of company assets, your information may be transferred as part of that transaction.
Legal Requirements
We may disclose your information where required by law or if we believe disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process.
With Your Consent
We may share your information for any other purpose with your explicit consent.
5. Cookies and Similar Technologies
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Site and store certain information. Cookies are small files placed on your device that allow us to enhance and personalize your experience.
Types of cookies we use:
- Necessary cookies: Essential for the functioning of the Site
- Preference cookies: Allow the Site to remember your preferences
- Analytics cookies: Help us understand how visitors interact with our Site
- Marketing cookies: Track your browsing habits to deliver targeted advertising
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some portions of our Site may not function properly.
For more information about how we use cookies, please see our Cookie Policy.
6. Your Rights and Choices
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information:
- Access to your personal information
- Correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Deletion of your personal information
- Restriction of processing of your personal information
- Data portability
- Objection to processing of your personal information
- Withdrawal of consent
To exercise these rights, please contact us using the details provided in the "Contact Us" section below.
Marketing Communications
You can opt out of receiving marketing communications from us by clicking on the "unsubscribe" link in any email we send or by contacting us directly.
7. Data Security
We have implemented appropriate technical and organizational security measures designed to protect the security of any personal information we process. However, no electronic transmission or storage of information can be entirely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
8. International Data Transfers
Your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, computers located outside of your state, province, country, or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside Australia and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the information to Australia and process it there.
9. Children's Privacy
Our Site is not directed to individuals under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 16. If we learn that we have collected personal information from a child under 16, we will take steps to delete such information promptly. If you believe we have collected personal information from a child under 16, please contact us.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date.
You are advised to review this Privacy Policy periodically for any changes. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on this page.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
Aussie Wanderlust
123 Harbour Street
Sydney, NSW 2000
Australia
Phone: +61 2 1234 5678
Email: [email protected]
