Effective Date: Oct 21, 2025
This Privacy Policy describes how Worldwide Travels by Stephanie, LLC collects, uses, and shares your personal information when you use my services, including my website, mobile applications, and in-person bookings (collectively, the "Services"). I am committed to protecting your privacy and handling your personal information with care and transparency.
1. Information I Collect
I collect various types of information to provide and improve my Services to you:
- Personal Identification Information:
- Name
- Address
- Email address
- Phone number
- Date of birth
- Passport details (e.g., number, expiration date, country of issue)
- Government-issued identification (e.g., driver's license)
- Payment Information:
- Credit card or debit card details (card number, expiration date, CVV)
- Billing address
- Travel Information:
- Travel dates and destinations
- Flight and accommodation preferences
- Dietary restrictions
- Special needs or requests
- Frequent flyer numbers or loyalty program details
- Communication Data:
- Records of your correspondence with us (e.g., emails, chat logs, phone calls)
2. How I Collect Your Information
I collect information through various methods:
- Directly from You: When you book a trip, create an account, subscribe to our newsletter, participate in a survey, or contact me.
- Automatically: When you use my website or mobile applications, through cookies, web beacons, and similar technologies.
- From Third Parties: I may receive information about you from our partners (e.g., airlines, hotels, car rental companies) or from publicly available sources.
3. How I Use Your Information
I use your personal information for the following purposes:
- To Provide and Manage Our Services:
- Processing and confirming your travel bookings.
- Managing your account and preferences.
- Sending you booking confirmations, updates, and travel-related information.
- Facilitating communication between you and travel providers.
- For Marketing and Communication:
- Sending you promotional offers, newsletters, and information about products and services that may interest you (you can opt-out at any time).
- Responding to your inquiries and providing customer support.
- For Legal and Security Purposes:
- Complying with legal obligations and regulatory requirements.
- Preventing fraud and ensuring the security of our systems.
- Enforcing our terms and conditions.
4. How We Share Your Information
I may share your personal information with the following categories of recipients:
- Travel Providers: Airlines, hotels, car rental companies, tour operators, and other third-party providers necessary to fulfill your travel arrangements.
- Service Providers: Third-party vendors who perform services on my behalf, such as payment processing, data analysis, marketing, and customer support. These providers are obligated to protect your information and only use it for the purposes for which it was provided.
- Affiliates and Partners: Companies within my corporate group or trusted business partners with whom we collaborate to offer complementary services.
- Legal and Regulatory Authorities: When required by law, court order, or government request, or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of others.
We will not sell your personal information to third parties for their independent marketing purposes without your explicit consent.
5. International Data Transfers
Your personal information may be transferred to and stored in countries outside of your own, where data protection laws may differ from those in your jurisdiction. When we transfer your information internationally, we will take appropriate safeguards to ensure its protection in accordance with applicable data protection laws.
6. Data Security
We implement reasonable technical and organizational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
7. Your Choices and Rights
You have certain rights regarding your personal information, subject to applicable laws:
- Access: You can request access to the personal information we hold about you.
- Correction: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal information.
- Deletion: You can request the deletion of your personal information, subject to certain exceptions.
- Objection: You can object to the processing of your personal information for certain purposes, such as direct marketing.
- Withdraw Consent: Where we rely on your consent to process your personal information, you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time.
- Data Portability: You can request to receive your personal information in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact me using the information provided in Section 8.
8. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us at:
9. Changes to This Privacy Policy
I may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in my practices or legal requirements. I will notify you of any material changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the "Effective Date" at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.