This privacy policy relates to how YOU Travel Limited (NZBN 9429042252559) (“YOU Travel”) collects and handles your personal information. In this policy “we”, “our” and “us” refers to YOU Travel. For the purposes of this privacy policy, “personal information” means information about an identifiable individual. This privacy policy tells you what information we collect, how we collect it, why we collect your information, the steps we take to protect it, the circumstances in which we may share your information, and how you can contact us if you have any questions or concerns. We review this privacy policy regularly to ensure it is up-to-date.
We take our obligations under the Privacy Act 1993 (the “Act”) very seriously and we have implemented practices, procedures and systems to ensure we comply with the Act and codes of practice. We are committed to maintaining the confidentiality and security of your personal information and managing it in an open and transparent way.
1. Collection of personal information
1.1. Collection from you
We may collect your personal information when you:
(a) contact us (e.g. via telephone by direct mail) we may collect your name, address/telephone number, and any information you provide to us;
(b) subscribe to hear more about our latest deals, or enquire about our services, we collect your first, last name, email address and phone number;
(c) enter competitions, register for promotions or loyalty programs we may collect your name and email address; or
(d) complete surveys, other research or provide us with feedback, we collect your contact details (name and email address) and other information you provide to us.
1.2. Automatic Collection
Each time you visit our website we automatically collect information on our server logs from your browser, including your IP address, browser type, browser language, information about your device type, operating systems and type of operating system (e.g. iOS or Android) cookies, and the pages you request.
(a) Cookies and pixel tags. If you do not wish to use cookies, you can adjust your browser settings to reject cookies or to notify you when they are being used.
(b) Geo-location information. You may disable our collection of your location information at any time by turning location services off at the device level.
(c) Google analytics. For information on how Google uses your information when you visit our website please go to: www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/. You may choose to opt-out of Google Analytics using the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on.
2. How we may use your personal information
We may use your personal information for the following purposes:
(a) to communicate with you generally.
(b) to provide you with information about other products or services that may be of interest to you, including information about our related entities and brands. Please see section 5 “Opt-out Policy” for further information about receiving direct marketing.
(c) identification of fraud or error;
(d) regulatory reporting and compliance;
(e) developing and improving our products and services and those of our related entities;
(f) servicing our relationship with you by, among other things, creating and maintaining a customer profile to enable our brands to service you better or presenting options on our website we think may interest you based on your browsing and preferences;
(g) involving you in market research, gauging customer satisfaction and seeking feedback regarding our relationship with you and/or the service we have provided;
(h) for research and analysis in relation to our business and services, including but not limited to trends and preferences in sales and travel destinations and use of our websites;
(i) internal accounting and administration;
(j) to enable us to diagnose and prevent service or technology problems; and
(k) other purposes as authorised or required by law (e.g. to enforce our legal rights).
3. How we may share your personal information
We may share your personal information with third parties in the following circumstances:
(a) with our related entities and brands for the same purpose that you provide the information to us;
(b) [with travel service providers, such as airlines and hotels];
(c) with the YOU Travel Store you have selected as being your local store. Your local YOU Travel store (which is independently owned) is the entity with whom your booking terms and conditions will be with;
(d) with a business that provide underlying support of our services, including any person that hosts or maintains any underlying IT system or data centre that we use to provide the website. A business that supports our services may be located outside New Zealand. This may mean your personal information is held and processed outside New Zealand;
(e) where it is legally required by a third party of law enforcement authority in any jurisdiction (in which case we will generally require a production order or similar court order unless necessary to prevent or lessen a serious threat to public health or public safety or the life or health of someone else); or
(f) to protect and defend our rights, property or safety or that of third-parties, to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person; or
(g) as we continue to develop our business, we may also buy or sell all or part of our business. In such transactions, personal information you have shared with us is generally one of the business assets that will be transferred. The transferred personal information will remain subject to the promises made in this privacy policy.
4. Consequences if all or part of the requested personal information is not provided
You may choose not to provide some or all of the information we request, however, as a result, we may not be able to provide you with some or all of our services, including completing a booking on your behalf.
5. Opt-out policy
We will always provide a simple means for you to “opt-out” from receiving marketing communications from us, which typically involves an “opt-out” or “unsubscribe” link on emails, or through a pop-up on your screen when you provide personal information online. We will not use or disclose your personal information for the purposes of direct marketing material if you have previously told us not to. If at any time in the future you do not want us (for one of our service providers) to send you direct marketing material or you wish to cancel a previous consent, please inform us by contacting us at [email protected]. We will affect the change in a reasonable time and without charge.
6. Cross-border disclosure of personal information
We will always endeavour to store your information on a New Zealand or Australian server. However, in circumstances where this is not possible, we may disclose your personal information to an overseas entity when we:
(a) have taken reasonable steps to ensure that they also treat it in accordance with the Act; or
(b) reasonably believe that the overseas entity is subject to the same or similar laws to that found in the Act and there are ways that you can take action to enforce those overseas laws; or
(c) expressly inform you of your option to consent to that disclosure and you then provide us with informed consent to do so; or
(d) are required or authorised by law; or
(e) a permitted general purpose exists; or
(f) we reasonably believe it is reasonably necessary for one or more enforcement related activities conducted by, or on behalf of, an enforcement body. In this circumstance, we will make a note of such disclosure.
7. Quality of personal information
We will take such steps (if any) as are reasonable in the circumstances to ensure that your personal information we collect, use or disclose is accurate, up-to-date, complete and relevant.
8. Social media platforms
When you post on one of our social media sites, such as Facebook or Instagram, the personal information you share is visible to other users and can be read, collected, or used by them. You are responsible for the personal information you choose to submit in these instances.
To request the removal of your personal information from one of our social media pages, please contact us using the information provided in paragraph 11 “Contacting us”. In some circumstances, we may not be able to remove your personal information.
9. Security of personal information
9.1. Protection
No data transmissions over the Internet can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. Consequently, we cannot ensure or warrant the security of any information you provide to us and you do so at your own risk. Once we receive your personal information. We will take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to protect your personal information from misuse, interference and loss; and from unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.
You are also responsible for helping to protect the security of your personal information. For instance, never give out your password, and safeguard your user name and password when you are using the Services. You are responsible for maintaining the security of any device on which you access the Services.
9.2. Destruction
When we no longer need your personal information for a permitted purpose and we are not required to keep it to comply with any laws, we will take such steps as are reasonable in the circumstances to destroy your personal information or to ensure that the information is de-identified.
10. Access to personal information
Subject to certain grounds for refusal set out in the Act, you have the right to request confirmation from us that we hold personal information about you, and a copy of such personal information. You are also entitled to request the correction of the information we hold about you.
If you would like to exercise either of these rights, please contact us at [email protected]. Your email should provide evidence of who you are and the details of your request (e.g. the personal information, or the correction, that you are requesting).
11. Contacting us
If you have any queries about this privacy policy please contact us at [email protected]
12. Changes to our privacy policy
We may revise, modify or update this privacy policy. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to your email address or by placing a prominent notice on our website prior to the change becoming effective.
13. NZ Law
This privacy policy is governed by the laws of New Zealand and you submit to the jurisdiction of the New Zealand courts.
This privacy policy was last updated 20 May 2020.