Nilkanth Travel Privacy Policy
Please read the following prior to your use.
Your online privacy is important to “Nilkanth Travel” The purpose of this privacy statement is to provide you with information about our practices with respect to the personal data that we collect from users of our website (hereafter referred to as "Site") and the services that are made available through the Site. Please email us at sales@nilkanthtravel.co.uk if you have any questions concerning our privacy statement, our data collection policies, how we handle user information, or if you want to immediately report a security breach.
What this policy is for:
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) applies to the whole of the England, United Kingdom and European union (EU) companies holding data of United Kingdom and European union (EU) citizens. We value your privacy and want to be accountable to you, and transparent with you, in the way that we collect and use your personal information. We also want you to know your rights in relation to your personal information.
This Privacy Policy tells you what to expect when we collect and use your personal information. We have tried to make it simple and easy for you to read and find the information that is most relevant to you.
This Privacy Policy ("Policy") together with our Terms of Use (“Terms”) and any other documents referred to in it, governs the basis of our collection, storage and use of personal information collected by Nilkanth Travel. We are always looking to improve the information we provide to our users so if you have any feedback on this privacy policy, please let us know using our contact details above or by emailing us as at sales@nilkanthtravel.co.uk.
Nilkanth Travel or its successors and assigns, a company incorporated in England, the owner and operator of the Website (“Provider”, “us”, “we” or “our”), has created this Privacy Policy in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to your privacy.
“Nilkanth Travel” is committed to protecting our visitors’ privacy and personal information. We will only use the information that we collect about you in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation” (and all other laws relating to the use of your Personal Data, both now and in the future). This includes information that is submitted voluntarily by you through a form on our website or that is gathered automatically as you visit different parts of this website.
Consent
By using the “www.nilkanthtravel.co.co.uk” site, you agree to the terms of this privacy policy. Whenever you submit information via our website, you consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of that information in accordance with this privacy policy. If you do not agree with any point on this policy, please do not use our Services or give us your information. This policy applies to all visitors, users and registered members.
1. What Information we collect
Nilkanth Travel actively collects information from its visitors directly from you when you: create an online account, create a search, sign up to our newsletter, give a rating or review, take a survey, fill out an online form, enter a promotion or engage with us.
Some information you submit may be personally identifiable information that can be uniquely identified with you such as full name, address or location, email address, phone number, etc. Some areas of the Site may require you to submit information in order for you to benefit from a wide range of exclusive features (such as email alerts or information requests). You will be informed at each information collection point on what information is required and optional.
We collect the following information from you and about you:
● Contact Information - We may ask about your personal information such as name, address or location, telephone or mobile number, or email address. ● Account Login Information - We will require you to provide information to set up an account with us.
● Demographic Information - We may collect demographic information such as your gender, age, ethnicity and postcode if and when you fill out an online form or a survey.
● Information You Share and Submit - We may collect information that you post either publicly or on a channel/platform we provide (e.g. forum, comment section, survey form and social media) for sharing among users.
● Log Files: As is true of most websites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes IP addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information to maintain and improve the performance of the Services.
● Analytics: We use analytics services (including, but not limited to, Google Analytics) to help analyze how users use the Site. Analytics services use Cookies to collect information such as how often users visit the Site and we use the information to improve our Site and Services. The analytics services' ability to use and share information collected by them is restricted by their terms of use and privacy policy, which you should refer to for more information about how these entities use this information.
● Location Information: If you have enabled location services on your mobile device, we may collect your location information to improve the Services we offer. This enables us to provide location-based services. If you wish to change our access or permissions, you may do so in your device’s settings.
2. Use of Your Personal information
In general, personal information you submit to us is used either to respond to requests that you make, aid us in serving you better, or market our Services. We use your personal information in the following ways:
● Operate, maintain, and improve our site(s) services;
● Respond to comments and questions and provide customer service;
● Develop, improve and advertising our podcast Services;
● Identify you as a user in our system;
● Resolve disputes and troubleshoot problems
We may also decide to use the Data for the following additional purposes:
(a) to understand what you may needs and what your requirements are;
(b) to provide personalised content and match the most relevant Services for you;
(c) to improve our marketing and customer service efforts;
(d) for other statistical compilation purposes; and
(e) to profile your information preferences, for example, understanding how you use the Website and reviewing your search contents, any Service pages or Website Content you access.
Your personal information may be kept and processed on servers in the United Kingdom and Europe. We may also create anonymous data records from your personal information by completely excluding information (such as your name) that makes the data personally identifiable to you. We use this anonymous data to analyze request and usage patterns so that we may enhance the content of our Services and improve Site functionality. We reserve the right to use anonymous data for any purpose and disclose anonymous data to third parties at our sole discretion.
3. Disclosure of Your Personal information
We disclose your personal information as described below and as described elsewhere in this Privacy Policy.
Third Parties Designated by You: When you use the Services, the personal information you provide will be shared with the third parties that you authorize to receive such information.
Third Party Service Providers: We may share your personal information with third party service providers to: provide you with the Services that we offer you through our Services; conduct quality assurance testing; to provide technical support; market the Services; and/or to provide other services to us
Information We Share: We may disclose aggregated information about our users and information that does not identify any individual without restriction. In addition, we may disclose personal information that we collect or you provide:
● To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it, for any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information, or with your consent;
● To third parties designated by you;
● With our subsidiaries and affiliates;
● To third parties to process payments made through the Services;
Data Retention Policy
We will keep your Personal Data for as long as you are a registered user ecommerce platform, or for as long as is necessary for us to provide products or services for you, and for a limited period of time afterwards.
Once you no longer wish to be engaged with “www.nilkanthtravel.com” for any prescribed purpose, we may still need to retain your data if there is a legal reason for doing so (such as for tax purposes where you have made purchases through one of our digital platforms or where we need to resolve any disputes with you).
4. Third Party Websites
Our Site may contain links to third party websites. When you click on a link to any other website or location, you automatically exit our Site or Services and go to another site, and another entity may collect personal information or anonymous data from you. We have no control over, do not review, and are not responsible for, these outside websites or their contents. Please, be aware that the terms of this Privacy Policy, do not apply to these outside websites or contents, or to any collection of your personal information after you click on links to such outside websites. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of every website you visit. The links to third party websites or locations are for your convenience and do not signify our endorsement of such third parties or, content or websites.
5. Your Choices Regarding Information
Choices: We offer you choices regarding the collection, use, and sharing of your personal information. We may periodically send you emails that directly promote the use of our Services. When you receive promotional communications from us, you may indicate a preference to stop receiving further communications from us and you will have the opportunity to “opt-out” by following the unsubscribe instructions provided in the email you receive or by contacting us directly. Despite your indicated email preferences, we may send you service-related communications, including notices of any updates to our Terms of Use or Privacy Policy.
6. Your Rights
As a user of our Site, you have the following rights, any of which you may exercise by contacting us at sales@nilkanthtravel.co.uk
● The right to ask what personal data that we hold about you at any time. Extra requests (particularly repetitive) for data may result in a fee being charged to the user.
● The right to ask us to update and correct any out-of-date or incorrect personal data that we hold about you free of charge.
● As set out above, the right to opt out of any marketing communications that we may send you.
A. Right of access
You have a right of access to any personal information we hold about you. You can ask us for a copy of your personal information; confirmation whether your personal information is being used by us; details about how and why it is being used; and details of what safeguards are in place if we transfer your information outside of the United States and European Economic Area ("EEA"). B. Right to update your information
You have a right to request an update to any of your personal information which is out of date or incorrect. C. Right to delete your information
You have a right to ask us to delete any personal information which we are holding about you in certain specific circumstances. You can ask us for further information on these specific circumstances by contacting us via email at sales@nilkanthtravel.co.uk
● We will pass your request onto other recipients of your personal information unless that is impossible or involves disproportionate effort. You can ask us who the recipients are using the email address above.
General data protection regulations
This GDPR policy ensures Nilkanth Travel” -
● Complies with data protection law and follows good practice;
● Protects the rights of users;
● Are open about how we store and process individuals’ data;
● Protect ourselves from data protection risks such as breaches of confidentiality, failure to offer choice and reputational damage.
Under the GDPR, the data protection principles set out the main responsibilities for us. Article 5 of the GDPR requires that personal data shall be: -
(a) Processed lawfully, fairly and in a transparent manner in relation to individuals;
(b) Collected for specified, explicit and legitimate purposes and not further processed in a manner that is incompatible with those purposes;
(c) Adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary in relation to the purposes for which they are processed;
Under the GDPR, there is requirement to have a valid lawful basis in order to process personal data. There are six available lawful bases for
processing set out in Article 6 of the GDPR: -
(a) Consent: the data subject has given clear unambiguous consent for their personal data to be processed for a specific purpose;
(b) Contract: processing is necessary for the performance of a contract with the data subject or to take steps to enter into a contract;
(c) Legal obligation: processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation;
Security of Data
The security of your information is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
Disclosure Of Data
Legal Requirements
“Nilkanth Travel” may disclose your Personal Data in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
● To comply with a legal obligation
● To protect and defend the rights or property of “Nilkanth Travel
● To prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing in connection with the Service
● To protect the personal safety of users of the Service or the public
● To protect against legal liability
7. Changes to our privacy policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes we make to our Privacy Policy in the future will be posted on this page with the ‘Last Updated’ date amended and, where appropriate, we will notify you by post or email. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our Privacy Policy.
Further questions and how to make a complaint
If you have any queries or complaints about our collection, use or storage of your personal information, or if you wish to exercise any of your rights in relation to your personal information, please contact sales@nilkanthtravel.co.uk
We will investigate and attempt to resolve any such complaint or dispute regarding the use or disclosure of your personal information.
Fair Information Practices
The Fair Information Practices Principles are the cornerstone of UK and EU privacy legislation, and the ideas they encompass have had a big impact on the evolution of data protection laws all over the world. Compliance with the different privacy regulations that safeguard personal information requires an understanding of the Fair Information Practice Principles and how they should be put into practice.
In order to be in line with Fair Information Practices we will take the following responsive action, should a data breach occur:
● Within 7 business days
● We will notify the users via in-site notification
● Within 1 business day
We also concur with the Individual Redress Principle, which mandates that people have the ability to legally hold negligent data collectors and processors accountable. This concept mandates that people have recourse to courts or government entities to investigate and/or prosecute non-compliance by data processors, in addition to having enforceable rights against data users.
Your rights as a data subject
At any point whilst “www.nilkanthtravel.com” is in possession of or processing your Personal Data, you may have the following rights:
● Right of access – you have the right to request a copy of the Personal Data that we hold about you.
● Right of rectification – you have a right to correct Personal Data that we hold about you that is inaccurate or incomplete.
● Right to be forgotten – in certain circumstances you can ask for the Personal Data we hold about you to be erased from our records.
● Right to restriction of processing – where certain conditions apply you have a right to restrict the processing of your Personal Data.
Policy Update
“www.nilkanthtravel.com” reserves the right to change, amend, or modify our Privacy Policy without notice. We will post the amended Policy on this page and indicate at the top of the page the date the Policy was revised. Please check our site and this page periodically for updates.
Contact Us
To contact us regarding anything in this privacy policy or how we collect or store your personal data, please get in touch with us by using the ‘Contact Us’ page on our website. sales@nilkanthtravel.co.uk.
Last Updated: Oct 31, 2023.
