Privacy Policy
We are committed to protecting the privacy of your personal information while striving to provide the very best user experience. We operate a vigorous data protection policy to ensure the information you give us is managed securely. We follow strict security procedures on how your personal information is stored and used, to help stop any unauthorized person from accessing it.
Personal Information
We collect personal details, such as your name, address, and email address only when you use our website for such things as filling out our questionnaire, sending us an inquiry, or signing up to receive email newsletters from us.
We will only use those details to respond to your request and to help us respond with the most relevant and useful information or services. Your personal details, including your email address, will never be made available to a third party for the purposes of sending you marketing information, without your prior consent.
We collect personal information from you in three main ways:
- COOKIES
How does Always Aloha Travel use cookies?
We use “cookies” to store and collect information regarding your usage of the website. Cookies are small files placed on your computer’s hard drive, or in your browser memory when you visit our website. Your computer will only share the information in the cookie with the website that provided it, and no other website can request it. Cookies identify a computer browsing a website, not an individual.
There are two types of cookies – session and persistent. Session cookies last only as long as your web browser is open. Once you close your browser, the cookie disappears. Persistent cookies store information on your computer for longer periods of time – typically up to 3 months. Always Aloha Travel’s websites may use both types of cookies.
At no time is your private information, whether stored in persistent cookies or elsewhere, shared with third parties who have no right to that information. If you do not wish to have session or persistent cookies stored on your machine, you can turn them off in your browser.
Google Analytics Cookies
These cookies are used to collect information about how visitors use our site. We use the information to compile reports and to help us improve the site and user experience. The cookies collect information in an anonymous form, including the number of visitors to the site, where visitors have come to the site from, and the specific pages they visited. To find out more about how Google uses this data, please visit their website: www.google.com/policies/privacy/partners/
- AUTOMATICALLY COLLECTED INFORMATION
We collect and temporarily store certain technical information about your visit for use in site management and security purposes. This information includes:
- The internet domain from which you access our website
- The type and version of your browser (e.g. Chrome, Internet Explorer) used to access our site
- The operating system (Windows or Mac) used to access our site
- The date and time you access our site
- The URL of the website or link you used to access our website
This information is only used to help us make our site more relevant to you and easier to use. With this data we learn about the number of visitors to our site and the types of technology our visitors use. No attempts are made to identify individual users or their usage habits.
- PERSONAL INFORMATION TAKEN WHEN BOOKING WITH US
- Some of the information Always Aloha Travel collects may seem irrelevant but it all paints a picture that will help Always Aloha Travel in planning. We collect it to cater to your unique needs or act in your interest to deliver the best customer care. We are only prepared to accept sensitive personal data from you on the condition that we have your positive consent. Always Aloha Travel will seek this consent when necessary.
- The personal information Always Aloha Travel collects about you through these various sources may include:
- Name
- Contact details: address, telephone number(s), and email address
- Information necessary to facilitate travel or other services, including travel companion(s) names; emergency contacts; details on special needs including a disability or medical condition which may affect the chosen travel arrangements; dietary restrictions which may disclose your religious beliefs
- Nationality, country of residence, and passport number(for international travelers only)
- Use of products and services such as self-service devices, flight status notification, and web check-in
- Information provided via survey, focus group, or other marketing research efforts
- Information provided to our travel experts to research and resolve client issues or queries
Email Privacy
If you consent to join our email database to receive our email newsletters, then we may collect your name, country of residence, and information about your vacation preferences in addition to your email address. This information will be used to send you relevant email newsletters and email marketing communications.
We may conduct customer surveys via email. If you wish to take part in any such survey, we will only use the information you provide via the survey for the purposes specified.