P R I V A C Y P O L I C Y F O R G A R E R I T R A V E L
Our Commitment To Your
Privacy:
We at Gareri Travel are committed to ensuring
the safety of your personal information. Your
privacy is very important to us. Because of
our concern, we have adopted the following policies
to ensure that the information you provide to
us is kept safe and secure. While we have always
tried to ensure our customers’ privacy,
we have implemented new privacy procedures to
coincide with the recently passed Personal
Information Protection and Electronic Documents
Act.
We want you to enjoy your travel experience
with Gareri Travel, and as such believe that
peace of mind is the first step to enjoying
your travels. If at any time you have any questions
or concerns regarding this statement or any
personal information you provide to us, please
contact our Privacy Officer at joe@gareritravel.com or call (416) 742-6021.
Your
Account with Gareri Travel:
Gareri Travel does not collect your personal
information when you simply browse our site.
If you decide to become a member of GareriTravel.com,
we will require your name and email address.
Rest assured your information will not be sold
to third parties. However, we will use your
information for promotional purposes. Check
our Opt Out Policy below for more information.
Our Opt Out Policy:
As a valued customer of Gareri Travel you are
entitled to receive promotional communications
from us and our travel industry partners.
If, at any time, you do not want to receive
these types of communications, simply email
our Privacy Officer at joe@gareritravel.com or call (416) 742-6021.
The
Collection of Your Personal Information:
Gareri Travel collects your personal information
for the following purposes:
- To identify, contact and provide purchased
services to our customers;
- To establish and maintain responsible
commercial relations with customers and
to provide ongoing service and offers;
- To address the special needs of our customers;
- To manage and develop our business and
operations; and
- To meet out legal and regulatory requirements
Gareri Travel’s policy will apply to
and protect all personal information collected,
used or disclosed by Gareri Travel when an
individual:
- Makes an inquiry or travel reservation
by telephone or through our website;
- Registers or provides information by email
or through the Internet;
- Inquires about services;
- Enters contests or sweepstakes;
- Makes additional requests for services;
- Applies payment to an existing travel
reservation;
- Issues a complaint regarding his/her services;
and
- Signs a contract or other form of authorization
The Principles Guiding Gareri
Travel’s Privacy Policy:
The following ten principles
guide Gareri Travel’s privacy policy.
These principles coincide with the Personal
Information Protection and Electronic Documents
Act. These ten principles are interwoven into
our daily business practices to ensure your
safety.
Principle 1: Being Accountable
We are responsible for ensuring the safety
and security of the personal information you
provide to us.
To this end we have appointed a Privacy Officer
who ensures our daily business practices comply
with our privacy policies and federal legislation.
Our Privacy Officer can be reached at joe@gareritravel.com or call (416) 742-6021
Principle 2: Identifying the Purpose of
the Collecting Your Information
We will never ask you to provide your personal
information without reason. As such, every
time we ask for your personal information
we will tell you why we need it and how it
will be used. Also, if information is collected
and needed for another purpose, we will inform
you of the new use.
Principle 3: Obtaining Consent for Collection,
Use or Disclosure
We will seek your consent every time we collect
information from you. When we collect the
information we will tell you why the information
is being collected and how it will be used.
If the required use of the information changes,
we will seek your consent once again.
Principle 4: Limiting the Collection of
Your Information
We will limit the collection of your personal
information to only the information that is
necessary for us to serve you professionally
and efficiently. Rest assured that we will
only collect information by lawful means.
Personal information which we may need may
include, but is not limited to, the following:
| • Name |
• Hotel room
numbers |
| • Address |
• Pre-assigned aircraft
seat numbers |
| • Telephone number |
• Fax number |
| • Email address |
• Opinions as consensually
given on questionnaires |
| • Gender |
• Date of Birth |
| • Nationality |
• Language preference |
| • Medical / Dietary Needs |
• Passport information |
| • Credit Card information |
• Frequent Flyer number |
| • Emergency contact |
• Personal preferences for
Hotels & Airlines |
| • Banking information |
• Destination incident report
information |
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Principle 5: Limiting the Use, Disclosure
and Retention of Personal Information
We at Gareri Travel will
not use or disclose personal information for
purposes other than those for which it was
collected, except with the consent of the
individual or as required by law. We will
only retain your personal information for
as long as it is necessary to fulfill the
purpose for which it was given to us.
Gareri Travel may disclose a customer’s
personal information to:
- A third party for provision of any of
Gareri Travel’s products or services
for which the information was expressly
collected, including but not limited to
our suppliers in general, hoteliers, airlines,
ground handlers and tour operators;
- A third party as required by law or emergency;
and
- A third party retained by Gareri Travel
to perform functions on its behalf.
Principle 6: Accuracy
The personal information
we have from you shall be considered accurate,
complete and up to date as is necessary for
the purposes for which it is intended to be
used. We rely on you to provide us with updated
information should your information change.
Principle 7: Security Safeguards
Gareri Travel will protect your personal information
by implementing security safeguards appropriate
to the sensitivity of the information provided.
We will protect:
1. Personal information against loss or theft;
and
2. Personal information from unauthorized
access, disclosure, copying, use or modification.
Principle 8: Our Open Door Policy
We pledge to inform our customers,
clients and employees that we have implemented
proper security safeguards for personal information.
Our privacy policy is available both in person
and at GareriTravel.com at any time. If you
ever have any questions or concerns about
our policy, do not hesitate to contact our
Privacy Officer at joe@gareritravel.com or call (416) 742-6021.
Principle 9: Customer Access to Personal
Information
In conjunction with our Open Door Policy,
we will provide to you the personal information
we have on record upon request. If needed,
we will also explain to you why we have this
information and how it is being used.
Principle 10: Challenging Our Compliance
Gareri Travel has put in place a complaints
procedure to deal with your concerns. Should
you have a concern or complaint, please address
it to our Privacy Officer either in writing
or via email.
Email: joe@gareritravel.com
Telephone: (416) 742-6021
Fax: (416) 946-1960
Mail:
Gareri Travel
830 Rowntree Dairy Rd.
Suite 14
Woodbridge, On
L4L 5V2
Attn: Privacy Officer
Additional information regarding the Personal
Information Protection and Electronic Documents
Act
can be obtained through the Privacy Commission
of Canada’s website at www.privcom.gc.ca
or by calling 1-800-282-1376.
Privacy Policy for Gareritravel.com
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