As an bahwantravels.com site user, you are
in control of all your travel planning.
We know you want to remain in control
of your personal information as well.
We realize that earning, and retaining
your trust is of paramount importance
and it's a responsibility we take
very seriously, everyday.
That's why we've provided this Privacy
Policy, which sets forth our policies
regarding the collection, use and
protection of the personal information
of those using the bahwantravels.com website.
Personal information means information
that can be linked to a specific individual,
such as name, address, telephone number,
e-mail address, and credit card number.
We encourage you to review our Privacy
Policy, and become familiar with it,
but you should know that we do not
sell or rent our customers' personal
information to third parties.
Please note that we review our Privacy
Policy from time to time, and we may
make periodic changes to the policy
in connection with that review. Therefore,
you may wish to bookmark this page
and/or periodically review this page
to make sure you have the latest version.
Regardless of later updates, we will
abide by the privacy practices described
to you in this Privacy Policy at the
time you provided us with your personal
information.
This Privacy Policy explains
the following:
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What personal information
we collect from you and how we
use it |
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With whom (if anyone) your personal
information is shared |
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How you can opt-out of receiving
our promotional e-mails |
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How you can update or correct
your personal information |
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What safeguards we have in place
to protect your personal information |
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Other information you should
know about your privacy |
| What
personal information does bahwantravels.com
gather from me and how is this
Information used? |
When browsing our site, you
are not required to provide any personal
information unless and until you choose
to make a purchase or sign up for one
of our e-mail newsletters or other services
as described below.
In order to purchase travel and/or related
services through our site, you must
provide us with certain personal information
such as your name, credit card number
and expiration date, credit card billing
address, telephone number, e-mail address
and the name or names of the person(s)
traveling (if not you). We may also
ask you for other personal information,
such as your frequent traveler numbers.
We require this information to process,
fulfill and confirm your reservations
and transactions and keep you informed
of each transaction's status. If you
are making a reservation for one or
more travelers other than yourself,
you must confirm and represent that
each of these other travelers have agreed,
in advance, that you may disclose their
personal information to us.
If you choose to become a registered
member of bahwantravels.com, you must provide
your name, address, telephone number,
e-mail address, a unique login name,
password, and password validation. This
information is collected on the registration
form for several reasons including but
not limited to:
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personal identification; |
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to complete air, hotel and other
reservations; |
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to allow us to contact you for
customer service purposes, if
necessary; |
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to customize the content of
our site to strive to meet your
specific needs; and/or |
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to make product or other improvements
to our site. In addition, we need
your e-mail address to confirm
your new member registration and
each reservation you transact
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As an bahwantravels.com site member you will
also occasionally receive updates from
us about fare sales in your area, special
offers, new Bahwan Travels services, and other
noteworthy items. However, you may choose
at any time to no longer receive these
types of e-mail messages. Please see
our Opt-Out policy described below for
details.
As an bahwantravels.com
member, you can choose to complete
your online profile by providing us
with travel preferences, frequent-traveler
or affinity numbers, credit card billing
information, paper ticket delivery
address, and other personal information.
This information is primarily used
to assist you in making reservations
quickly without having to type in
the same information repeatedly.
| How
we protect your information |
We want you to feel confident about using bahwantravels.com to plan
and purchase your travel, so we are committed to protecting the
information we collect. We have implemented appropriate administrative,
technical, and physical security procedures to help protect the
personal information you provide to us. For example, only authorized
employees are permitted to access personal information, and they
only may do so for permitted business functions.
In
addition, we use 128-bit Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption when
transmitting your sensitive personal information between your system
and our Website, and we employ firewalls and intrusion detection systems to
help prevent unauthorized persons from gaining access to your
information.
All credit card transactions on bahwantravels.com are
processed through a service provided by MashreqBank PSC on behalf of MasterCard International, which uses 128-bit Secure Socket Layer (SSL) encryption when
transmitting your payment card details.
Despite these measures, we do not warrant that unauthorized access to your
information can never happen and will not be liable for any such
unauthorized access unless caused solely by our gross negligence, in
which event you will be entitled to compensation up to a maximum of the
value of the services purchased by you.
Credit Card Information
Your Credit Card details is not stored in the Bahwan Travels database or www.bahwantravels.com server, will be process through SSL environment.
| How
we use your information |
We
use information about you for the following general purposes: to
provide you with the products and services you request; to provide you
with travel confirmation and updates; to manage your account, including
processing bills and providing travel notifications; to communicate
with you in general; to respond to your questions and comments; to
measure interest in and improve our products, services, and Website;
to notify you about special offers and products or services that may be
of interest to you; to otherwise customize your experience with
bahwantravels.com; to reward you as part of any reward and recognition
program you choose to join; to solicit information from you, including
through surveys; to resolve disputes, collect fees, or troubleshoot
problems; to prevent potentially prohibited or illegal activities; to
enforce our Terms of Use; and as otherwise described to you at the
point of collection.
| With
whom we share your information |
bahwantravels.com may share your information with the following entities:
- Suppliers,
such as hotel, airline, cruise, or car rental companies, or activity
providers, who fulfill your travel reservations. Throughout
bahwantravels.com, all services provided by a third-party supplier are
described as such. We do not share your email address with these
suppliers unless they need it to fulfill the travel reservation you
have made on bahwantravels.com, and we restrict their use of this information
to that purpose. We do not place limitations on our suppliers' use or
disclosure of your other personal information. Therefore, we encourage
you to review the privacy policies of any travel supplier whose
products you purchase through bahwantravels.com. Please note that these
suppliers also may contact you as necessary to obtain additional
information about you or to facilitate your travel reservation.
- Third-party
vendors who provide services or functions on our behalf, including
credit card processing, business analytics, customer service,
marketing, distribution of surveys or sweepstakes programs, and fraud
prevention. These companies have access to personal information needed
to perform their functions but are not permitted to share or use the
information for any other purpose.
- Business partners
with whom we may jointly offer products or services. You can tell when
a third party is involved in a product or service you have requested
because their name will appear with ours. If you choose to access these
optional services, we may share information about you, including your
personal information, with those partners. Please note that we do not
control the privacy practices of these third-party business partners
and recommend you evaluate their practices before deciding to provide
your personal information.
| We
also may share your information |
- In
response to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal process; to
establish or exercise our legal rights; to defend against legal claims;
or as otherwise required by law. In such cases we reserve the right to
raise or waive any legal objection or right available to us.
- When
we believe it is appropriate to investigate, prevent, or take action
regarding illegal or suspected illegal activities; to protect and
defend the rights, property, or safety of bahwantravels.com, our customers,
or others; and in connection with our Terms of Service and other
agreements.
- In connection with a corporate transaction,
such as a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale, or in the
unlikely event of bankruptcy.
Other than as
set out above, you will be notified when personal information about you
will be shared with third parties, and you will have an opportunity to
choose not to have us share such information.
We also may
share aggregate or anonymous information with third parties, including
advertisers and investors. For example, we may tell our advertisers the
number of visitors a Website receives or what are the most popular
vacation destinations. This information does not contain any personal
information and is used to develop content and services we hope you
will find of interest.
| How
you can access your information |
You
have the right to see personal information we keep about you upon
payment of a fee. If you are concerned that any of the information we
hold on you is incorrect please contact us.
| Your
choices with respect to collection and use of your information |
- As
discussed above, you can choose not to provide us with any information,
although it may be needed to make travel purchases or to take advantage
of certain features offered on bahwantravels.com.
- The
Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will tell you how to
prevent your browser from accepting new cookies, how to have the
browser notify you when you receive a new cookie, or how to disable
cookies altogether. Please note that if you refuse to accept cookies
from bahwantravels.com, you will not be able to access portions of our site.
bahwantravels.com
does not sell travel or other services for purchase by children. Should
a child whom we know to be under 13 send personal information to us, we
will use that information only to respond directly to that child to
inform him or her that we must have parental consent before receiving
his or her personal information.
If
any part of the bahwantravels.com Website links you to other websites,
those websites do not operate under this Privacy Policy. We recommend
you examine the privacy statements posted on those other websites to
understand their procedures for collecting, using, and disclosing
personal information.
| Changes
to this Privacy Policy |
bahwantravels.com
may update this Privacy Policy in the future. We will notify you about
material changes to this Privacy Policy by sending a notice to the
e-mail address you provided to us or by placing a prominent notice on
our website.
From time to time we may add or enhance services available on bahwantravels.com
site. To the extent these services are provided, and used by you,
we will use the information you provide to facilitate the service
requested. For example, if you email us with a question, we will use
your email address, name, nature of the question, etc. to respond
to your question. We may also store such information to assist us
in making the site the better and easier to use.
How you can contact us
If you have questions about either this Privacy Policy (or your travel planning or purchases), please contact us at Email: admin@bahwantravels.com
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