This privacy policy sets out how thetravelhackinglife.com uses and protects the information you provide to thetravelhackinglife.com when you use this website. thetravelhackinglife.com is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. If we ask you to provide us with certain information to be able to identify you when using this website, you can be sure that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy statement. thetravelhackinglife.com may change this policy from time to time by updating this page. You should check this page from time to time to make sure you are happy with any changes.
1. General Information
The Travel Hacking Life website users must register an account or provide their details as a guest account in order to purchase any product. This information will not be shared with third parties nor will it be used for any other purpose than marketing and to contact the user to obtain comments about our service. We reserve the right to contact registered users to help us use the website. We will delete any user account upon request.
2. Information we collect.
The registration of the user account collects and stores the following information:
– Name (name (s) and last name (s)), address, country of residence, email address, nationality …..
The account registration will also store any optionally provided information such as:
– Phone number.
This information is stored in an encrypted database. Any credit card information provided during the reservation process is not stored and is only used during that booking process (we do not have access to the credit card information.
3. Information security.
The Travel Hacking Life website is protected by an SSL certificate (secure connection layers). During the payment process, you will use a secure page (starting with “https”) to enter the details of the credit card that the merchant then processes. After a user sends the details of their credit card, they are processed through a secure page through the Paypal processing gateway. We do not store the details of the credit card and they are only used during the processing of the credit card. We do not have the ability to “charge your card”, you may only “send” us a payment. We do not have access to your credit card details during the transaction.
Our web server is completely secure and has passed the security checks of the PCI DSS standard and a regular scan by an authorized third-party certification company (every 3 months) to maintain this certificate.
4. Access and change your information.
Users can change and update their user account information through the “my account” link shown in the top right. Simply log in with your email address and password to access all your information.
Users can request a reset of the password by going to the link “my account” in the upper right corner and selecting “forgot password”, this will request your email address and send you a new password.
Users can request that their account be deleted or request other help with the maintenance of the account by sending an email with the request through the contact page.
5. Do we use “cookies”?
Yes. Cookies are small files that a site or its service provider transfers to the hard drive of your computer through your web browser (if you allow it) that allows the systems of the site or service provider to recognize your browser and capture and remember certain information. For example, we use cookies to help us remember and process the items in your shopping cart. They are also used to help us understand your preferences according to the previous or current activity of the site, which allows us to provide you with improved services. We also use cookies to help us compile aggregate data about site traffic and site interaction so that we can offer better site experiences and tools in the future. We may have a contract with third-party service providers to help us better understand visitors to our site. These service providers are not allowed to use the information collected on our behalf, except to help us make and improve our business. You can choose to have your computer notify you each time a cookie is sent, or you can choose to disable all cookies. You can do it through your browser settings (like Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer)
Each browser is a bit different, so look at your browser’s Help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies. If you disable cookies, you will not have access to many features that make your site experience more efficient and some of our services will not work properly.
6. Share information.
We reserve the right to share the information you provide with our contracted representatives and partner agencies to fulfill your request and provide support services. We will not share your information for other reasons beyond this, including third parties for unsolicited use, such as for advertising purposes.
7. Your Consent
By using our site, you accept our privacy policy.
Security
We are committed to ensuring that your information is secure. To prevent unauthorized access or disclosure, we have implemented appropriate physical, electronic and administrative procedures to safeguard and protect the information we collect online.
How we use cookies
A cookie is a small file that requests permission to be placed on your computer’s hard drive. Once you accept, the file is added and the cookie helps analyze web traffic or lets you know when you visit a particular site. Cookies allow web applications to respond to you as an individual. The web application can adapt its operations to your needs, likes, and dislikes by collecting and remembering information about your preferences.
We use traffic registration cookies to identify which pages are being used. This helps us analyze data about website traffic and improve our website to adapt it to the client’s needs. We only use this information for statistical analysis purposes and then the data is removed from the system.
In general, cookies help us to offer you a better website, by allowing us to control which pages are useful and which are not. A cookie in no way gives us access to your computer or any information about you, other than the data you choose to share with us. You can choose to accept or reject cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser settings to refuse cookies if you prefer. This may prevent you from making the most of the website.
Links to other websites
Our website may contain links to other sites of interest. However, once you have used these links to leave our site, you should bear in mind that we have no control over that other website.
Therefore, we can not be responsible for the protection and privacy of the information you provide when visiting such sites, and such sites are not governed by this privacy statement. You must be careful and consult the privacy statement applicable to the website in question.