What is the purpose of this privacy policy?

This privacy policy is to tell you what personal data we collect from you and why and what we will do with this data. It also tells you about some of the key rights which you have under data protection laws. You and your personal data are protected by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (which is otherwise known as GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act 2018. In this privacy policy, we refer to this legislation as data protection laws.

We will only process your personal data as set out in our privacy policy or otherwise notified to or agreed by you or as we are otherwise permitted to do in accordance with data protection laws.

When we refer to “you” in this privacy policy, we mean every person who communicates with us in respect of a booking, booking request, enquiry or for any other reason and all persons for whom a booking or booking request is made. It also includes any person that receives marketing material from us.

What is our role in relation to your personal data?

For the purposes of data protection laws, we, TransIndus Limited, are a data controller in respect of the personal data you provide us with.

Can this privacy policy be changed?

Yes, from time to time we may need to make changes to this privacy policy. These may be required as a result of changes in data protection laws or in the guidance issued by regulators such as the Information Commissioner’s Office (which is usually referred to as the ICO) or where we make changes to our procedures. 

What is my personal data and what do you mean by process?

When we refer to personal data, we mean any information which relates to an identified or identifiable individual.

Where we refer to process or processing, we mean anything which we may do with your personal data including: collecting, storing, using, disclosing to third parties and erasing it.

What personal data will we collect from you and why?

In order to respond to an enquiry, administer and fulfil your booking or send you a brochure or other promotional material, we need to process personal data we obtain from you. This personal data may be obtained from you directly or through any travel agency with whom you make your booking or booking enquiry.

Where you wish to make a booking, the personal data we need to collect and process is likely to include:

• names of all persons travelling;
• contact details (such as telephone number, postal and e-mail addresses) of the person making the booking;
• passport information of all persons travelling;
• date of birth;
• travel insurance details for all persons travelling;
• dietary information where applicable;
• emergency UK contact / next of kin details (names and telephone numbers) for all persons travelling;
• credit/ debit card or other payment information for the person making the booking; and
• information in respect of any medical condition, disability or reduced mobility which may affect you or anyone travelling with you – this comes within special categories of personal data (see below).

For an enquiry, the personal data we will need to process is likely to include the name and contact details of the person making the enquiry.

For a booking or booking enquiry, we will process your personal data (other than any data which comes within special categories of personal data - see below) on the basis that this is necessary for the performance of your contract with us or to enable us to take steps at your request prior to your entering into a contract with us. We may also need to do so to comply with a legal obligation to which we are subject or in order to protect your vital interests (for example, in an emergency situation).

If you wish to receive brochures or other promotional material from us, we will need your name and the contact details applicable to the form of communication you have consented to. For example, if you wish to receive information by e-mail, we will need your e-mail address.

What are the special categories of personal data?

Personal data that concerns your health or reveals your racial or ethnic origin, religious beliefs or sexual orientation are special categories of personal data. Other information also comes within special categories but is unlikely to be relevant to booking and providing travel arrangements.

Generally speaking, processing special categories of personal data requires your explicit consent.

Accordingly, information concerning any disability, medical condition or restricted mobility which may affect your travel arrangements (and related requirements), as well as dietary restrictions which may disclose your religious beliefs, are special categories of personal data. We will ask for your consent to our processing this information when you make your booking or your booking enquiry.

Who may we provide your personal data to?

Where you make a booking, appropriate personal data will be passed on to the relevant suppliers of your chosen arrangements together with any other third party who needs this information so that we can arrange for your holiday to be provided.

Suppliers and other third parties are likely to include the following depending on the arrangements booked:

• airlines;
• in-country transport operators;
• hotels and the providers of other forms of accommodation;
• overseas ground agents;
• tour managers and guides;
• excursion and activity operators;
• travel insurance providers; and
• credit card companies/banks in respect of payments.

The information may also be provided to government / public authorities such as customs or immigration if required by them or as required by law. 

In the unlikely event of our insolvency, we, or any appointed insolvency practitioner, may disclose your personal information to the CAA, ABTOT and AITO so that they can assess the status of your booking and advise you on the appropriate course of action under any scheme of financial protection and arbitrations scheme. The CAA’s General Privacy Notice is at https://www.caa.co.uk/Our-work/About-us/General-privacy-notice/ 

We may also make personal data available to other companies who provide services on our behalf, such as mailing brochures and marketing material. 

We only provide third parties with the personal data they require in order to deliver their services.   Other than in relation to government / public authorities (over whom we have no control), we will take appropriate steps which are intended to ensure that anyone to whom we pass your personal data for any reason agrees to keep it secure, only uses it for the purposes of providing their services and does not collect any personal data from you in the course performing their services.

Where will we process your personal data?

Your personal data may be processed within the UK and/or any other country(ies) of the European Economic Area (EEA). EEA countries are all member states of the European Union together with Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.

We may also process personal data outside the EEA. Data protection laws may not be as strong outside the EEA as they are in the EEA. Personal data will not be transferred to a country outside the EEA unless (1) the country to which it is transferred is one that the European Commission considers to provide an adequate level of data protection or (2) the personal data is transferred to a company which is required by our contract with them only to deal with the data in accordance with our instructions and to maintain appropriate security to protect the personal data which we are satisfied they have or (3) we are obliged to provide the personal data to a government / public authority in order to provide your holiday.

How do we protect your personal data?

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, personal data, which is appropriate to the harm that might result from the unauthorised or unlawful processing or accidental loss, destruction or damage and the nature of the data to be protected, having regard to the state of technological development and the cost of implementing any measures.

Can we use your personal data to send you information about our holidays or other services in the future?

We will only retain and use your personal data for marketing purposes where you have specifically consented to this, or we are permitted to do in accordance with data protection laws (including as set out below).

We may send you e-mail marketing where we comply with the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 (PECR). PECR permits us to e-mail you information about the travel services we offer where you have previously provided us with your e-mail address in the course of entering into a contract with us for holiday/travel arrangements or negotiations for such arrangements, and we wish to e-mail you marketing material about our similar services or products. You will, of course, be given the opportunity to opt out of receiving such e-mail marketing communications when you first provide us with your e-mail address and whenever we send you any e-mail marketing.

Where you have previously requested or agreed to receive information about our travel services from us by post, we may continue to send you such information in the same way until you ask us not to (which you can do by e-mail). Everything we send you will tell you what to do if you no longer wish to hear from us. We will send you this information as it is necessary for our legitimate interests in communicating with you unless it is or becomes clear that our interests are overridden by your interests or fundamental rights and freedoms, in which case we will cease communicating with you.   

You may provide your consent to receiving marketing information from us by opting to receive marketing material either online or by telephone. You may also choose in what ways you are happy to receive communications from us. You may, for example, be happy to receive information and offers by post and e-mail but not by telephone.

Can you withdraw your consent to our processing of your personal data?

Yes, you can withdraw your consent to receiving marketing material or other communications from us, either generally or in any particular way, at any time by emailing us at [email protected].

How can you find out what information we are holding about you?

You are entitled to ask us (by letter or e-mail) what personal data of yours is being held or processed, for what purpose and to whom it may be or has been disclosed. No fee will be charged for responding to this request unless it is obviously unfounded or excessive or we have previously provided the same information. We promise to respond to your request without delay and, in any event, within one month unless the request is complex or you have made numerous requests, in which case we may be able to extend our response time by a further two months.

What should you do if the personal data we are holding is inaccurate, out of date or incomplete?  

If you believe this is the case, please tell us by e-mail as soon as possible. If the rectification request is complex, we will rectify the problem within one month or within three months.

How long can we retain and process your personal data?

We will not process your personal data in a form that enables you to be personally identified for any longer than is necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it was originally collected or for any other legitimate business purpose.

Where your personal data has been provided for the purpose of the holiday arrangements or other services you have contracted, we are entitled to retain this data for a period of at least six years after those arrangements have been completed. In certain limited circumstances, we may be able to retain it for a longer period.

If you have consented to receive marketing communications from us, we may continue to use your personal data for this purpose until you withdraw your consent or otherwise for as long as we reasonably consider your consent remains valid and effective.

Can you ask us to delete your personal data?

Yes, you can ask us to erase your personal data in certain circumstances, for example, where you have withdrawn your consent to further marketing material and where the data in question has only been processed for this purpose. However, this is not always the case. Please see the previous paragraph for further information on the period of time we may retain personal data.

Does your website use cookies?

Yes, as is the common practice, our website uses cookies. Please see our cookie policy for further information.

What should I do if I have a complaint about processing my personal data?

If you have any complaints about the way in which your personal data has been dealt with, please let us know by e-mail to [email protected]. We will investigate and respond to you as soon as we reasonably can. You may complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office if you remain dissatisfied. For further details, see www.ico.org.uk.