The Information We Collect:

Non-personally identifiable information:  We may collect non-personally identifiable information when you visit our site. Such information may include the name of the domain from which you accessed the website (e.g. yahoo.com), your Internet Protocol (IP) address, the browser you used, and which pages you viewed.

Web browser cookies:  We use first-party cookies (such as Google Analytics) on our website. Cookies allow us to measure web statistics, such as the number of visitors to our site, the number of repeat users, and the most popular web pages. We do not use cookies to track a visitor’s activity on an individual basis. You may modify your browser settings to decline cookies (or to alert you when cookies are being sent). If you do so, note that some parts of the website might not function properly.

Personally identifiable information: We collect personally identifiable information, such as name and email address, from website visitors in a variety of ways, including, but not limited to, mailing list sign-up, responding to requests for information, or to provide documents that can be downloaded. We do not sell, rent or lease our customer list to third parties. We collect personally identifiable information from you only if you voluntarily provide the information to us. Visitors may also use our site anonymously.

Google Analytics Demographics and Interest Reporting: We have implemented and use Google Analytics code to gather third-party audience data (such as age, gender, and interest) for tracking and marketing efforts. Such code does not collect any personally identifiable information. You can opt out of this tracking by using the Google Ads Preference Manager: http://www.google.com/settings/ads/. You can also get the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on here: https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

How We Use the Information:

When you give us information about yourself, you may be placed on our mailing list. With your approval, we will send you updates on the website, information about our services, newsletters, and other email. You may opt out of these mailings at any time; we include unsubscribe instructions in each email. Information submitted to us via our website may be added to our database and only used to the extent of your request.

The statistics gathered about our website are used to learn how to improve the value of the site to our website visitors and the public.

Sharing the Information:

We will not sell, rent, lease or give our mailing lists or your personal information to anyone else. We may share aggregated demographic and interest information we collect from Google Analytics reporting with third parties. This does not include your personally identifiable information. We may also share information with third party service providers to help us operate our business and the website, or to send out newsletters or surveys. We require that such third parties protect the confidentiality of your information and use it for no other purpose.

Links:

This website may contain links to other websites. We cannot be held responsible for their content or the information they collect. We are not responsible for the privacy policies of other websites that are linked to us. You should consult the privacy policies at those sites to determine how your information may be used. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected on this website.

Changes to this Statement:

We may occasionally update this Privacy Policy to reflect company and customer feedback.

International Users

If you are residing in the EU or other regions outside the US, please note that information collected through our Service, will be transferred to and processed in the US or elsewhere. These locations may not have the same data protection laws as the country in which you initially used our Services.

What Rights Do I Have as an EEA User?

Individuals located in the European Economic Area (EEA) have certain rights in respect of your personal information, including:

  • the right of access to your personal information;
  • the right to correct or rectify any inaccurate personal information;
  • the right to restrict or oppose processing of personal information;
  • the right to erase your personal information;
  • the right to personal information portability

Where you have consented to data processing, your consent provides the legal basis to process your personal information, such as when you consent to processing in relation to the processing of your data for Trends or for the Services. You have the right to withdraw consent at any time. Please note that your withdrawal of consent to collect and process your personal information will not affect the lawfulness of processing your personal information based on your consent before you withdraw your consent.

We may also process your personal information on the basis of contractual necessity to perform a contract we have with you.  We may also process your personal information on the basis of our legitimate interests, including analytic reporting and improving the Services.

In some cases, Globetrotter may process personal information pursuant to legal obligations or to protect your vital interests or those of another person.

How May I Exercise My Individual Rights as an EEA User?

Right to Data Portability: Users located within the EEA may contact us with questions or requests regarding their personal information using the contact information below. Please note that Globetrotter may request additional information from you to verify your identity before we disclose any personal or account information.

Right to Restrict or Oppose: Where we rely on legitimate interests to process your personal information, you have the right to object to such processing by using the contact information below. Please note that some processing is essential to providing the Globetrotter service.

Right to Access Correct and Rectify: Globetrotter account holders may access, correct and rectify their personal information by contacting travel@globetrottermgmt.com

Right To Delete: You can request deletion of any of your information collected and stored by Globetrotter by contacting us travel@globetrottermgmt.com

Revoking Consent: For the purposes of EU data protection legislation, the “data controller” of your personal information is Globetrotter Travel Management. You can contact them directly regarding the processing of your personal information by email at travel@globetrottermgmt.com

 

Privacy Shield

Globetrotter complies with the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework and the Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework as set forth by the U.S. Department of Commerce regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal information transferred from the European Union and Switzerland to the United States. Globetrotter has certified to the Department of Commerce that it adheres to the Privacy Shield Principles. If there is any conflict between the terms in this privacy policy and the Privacy Shield Principles, the Privacy Shield Principles shall govern. To learn more about the Privacy Shield program, and to view our certification, please visit http://www.privacyshield.gov.

In compliance with the Privacy Shield Principles, Globetrotter commits to resolve complaints about our collection or use of your personal information. EU and Swiss individuals with inquiries or complaints regarding our Privacy Shield policy should first contact Globetrotter at the contact address below. If you have an unresolved privacy or data use concern that we have not addressed satisfactorily, please contact our U.S.-based third party dispute resolution provider (free of charge) at https://feedback-form.truste.com/watchdog/request.

The Privacy Shield Principles describe Globetrotter’s accountability for personal information that it subsequently transfers to a third party agent. Under the Principles, Globetrotter shall remain liable if third party agents process the personal information in a manner inconsistent with the Principles, unless Globetrotter proves it is not responsible for the event giving rise to the damage.

The Federal Trade Commission has jurisdiction over Globetrotter’s compliance with the Privacy Shield.

As a last resort and under limited circumstances, EU individuals with residual privacy complaints not resolved pursuant to the foregoing mechanisms may invoke a binding arbitration option before the Privacy Shield Panel. For more information regarding the submission of complaints, please see https://www.privacyshield.gov/article?id=How-to-Submit-a-Complaint.

How We Handle Minors’ Information

Our services are not intended for use by persons under the age of 16. If we become aware that a person under the age of 16 has opened an account or provided us with personal information, we will immediately delete the account and any such personal information.

Links to Other Sites

Our Services may contain links to other sites that are not under our control and have their own privacy policies. Please read over the rules and policies of third party sites before you proceed to use them. We are not responsible for the acts, omissions, or content linked on websites, and we provide these links solely for the convenience and information of our users.

Privacy Policy Updates

We may update this Policy from time to time, so you should review this Policy periodically. When we change the Policy, we will update the ‘last modified’ date at the top of this Policy. If we materially change our Policy, we will notify you of such changes by posting them on this page and/ or by a notification within our Services or via an email. Changes to this Policy are effective when they are posted on this page. Your continued use of our Services after the revised Policy has become effective indicates that you have read, understood, and agreed to the current version of this Policy.

Google User Data

Additional Limits on Use of Your Google User Data: Notwithstanding anything else in this Privacy Policy, consumer Gmail account information obtained via the Gmail APIs, is subject to these additional restrictions:

  • The Services may read, write, modify, delete or control Gmail message bodies (including attachments), metadata, headers, and settings to provide an email client that allows users to compose, send, read, delete and process emails and will not transfer this Gmail data to others unless doing so is necessary to provide and improve these features, comply with applicable law, or as part of a merger, acquisition, or sale of assets.
  • The Services will not use this Gmail data for serving advertisements.
  • The Services will not allow humans to read this data unless we have your affirmative agreement for specific messages, doing so is necessary for security purposes such as investigating abuse, to comply with applicable law, or for the Services’ internal operations and even then only when the data have been aggregated and de-identified.

 

Contact Information:

If you have questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this website, you can contact us at (800) 322-7032.