The Globetrotters, a sole proprietorship concern, and its sole proprietor (“The Globetrotters”) have a strong commitment to providing excellent service to all of our customers and visitors of this Website, including respecting and ensuring that your privacy is protected.  We have prepared this Data Protection and Privacy Policy (“Policy”) to inform you of the privacy principles that govern this Website.

Unless restricted by applicable law, you agree that all your personal information collected by The Globetrotters through the Website www.theglobetrotters.in may be used and disclosed as set out in this Policy.

DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY POLICY

1.    Information collected and usage:

1. When you register for our services, we would require the following details from you:
   1. Name
   2. Email ID
   3. Etc.
2. The Globetrotters gathers this information to allow it to process your registration. The relevant information is then used by The Globetrotters to (i) provide complete details of any services you may be interested in; (ii) issue details of any travel itenary / travel plans in respect of any interested services; (iii) short message services to your mobile number relating to any of the above; (iv) provide you with statements of your account; (v) to communicate with you on any matter relating to the conduct of your account; and (vi) to communicate the details of any cancelled services.
3. By providing your personal information to The Globetrotters, you request and allow The Globetrotters to contact you by telephone, facsimile and e-mail, and to advise you of the available products and services which may be of interest to you.
4. The Globetrotters may also use aggregate information and statistics for the purposes of monitoring website usage in order to help develop the Website, its services and may provide such aggregate information to third parties on an aggregate basis. These statistics will not include information that can be used to identify any individual customer.
5. The Globetrotters may organize contests and surveys and the information collected during these events may be used by The Globetrotters to improve your overall customer experience. The information will only be shared with third parties on an aggregate basis.
6. Personal data collected by the Website may be transferred to other sites of The Globetrotters where it is necessary to meet the purpose for which you have submitted the information. By submitting data on this Website, you are providing explicit consent to transborder transmission of data collected on the Website.
7. The Globetrotters understands the importance of protecting children's privacy, especially in an online environment. Our Website is not intentionally designed for or directed at children 18 years of age or younger. It is our policy never to knowingly collect or maintain information about anyone under the age of 18.
8. The Globetrotters may monitor and in good faith as and when required, disclose information to protect the security, property, assets and/or rights of this Website from unauthorized use, or misuse of this Website.
9. You are solely responsible for, and The Globetrotters is not liable for, the personal information and other materials that you submit and otherwise make available on the Website, including areas of the Website that are available to the public. We have no control over and cannot protect personal information that you disclose in public areas of the Website. If you disclose your personal information in public areas, it may be collected and used by third parties, without our or your knowledge. You should also understand that by displaying your information on the Website and the internet, you are relinquishing certain traditional privacy rights, wherein anyone with access to the internet has the potential ability to view your information. If you do not wish to relinquish these traditional privacy rights, do not share your information.

2.    Use of Cookies:

Although The Globetrotters treats all personal information that you provide as confidential, we use a “cookie” to provide services to you. A cookie is a small amount of data that The Globetrotters’ web server sends to your web browser when you visit certain parts of the Website.

3.    Protection of your Information:

The use of your personal information as provided in this Policy will be kept to the minimum and will only be retained for as long as it is necessary, and as long as you are registered with The Globetrotters. You may access your personal information by making a request for the same in writing to The Globetrotters. Subject to the terms provided herein, we will not reveal any personal information unless we have your permission or for the purpose of providing the services requested for or are under a legal obligation to do so. The Globetrotters may disclose information about its users to law enforcement officers or others, in the good faith belief that such disclosure is reasonably necessary to:

1. respond to subpoenas, court orders, judicial proceedings, or other legal processes;
2. enforce the terms of the Website User Agreement or the terms of this Policy;
3. respond to claims that any photo, text, or other material violates the rights of third parties; or
4. protect the rights, property or personal safety of The Globetrotters, its users, or the general public.

The Globetrotters takes appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration, disclosure or destruction of any data provided by you. These include internal reviews of our data collection, storage and processing practices and security measures, as well as physical security measures to guard against unauthorized access to systems where we store personal data.

4.    Disputes

Any dispute, controversy or claim directly or indirectly caused by, arising out of or relating to this Policy will be governed by the laws of India and will be referred to confidential, mandatory and binding arbitration in Bangalore, India.  The arbitration will be conducted on an expedited basis before a single arbitrator appointed by The Globetrotters in accordance with the provisions of the Indian Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996.  The arbitrator's award shall be substantiated in writing and will be final and binding on you and The Globetrotters. Subject to the above, you agree to submit yourself to the exclusive jurisdiction of the Courts in Bangalore, India.

5.    Changes to the Policy

The Globetrotters reserves the right to revise this Policy at any time and will place any such amendments on this Website so that you will always know what information is gathered, how the same is used and the disclosure of the same to third parties. This statement was last updated on [17/05/2012]. Continued usage of the Website and the services provided on this Website would signify that you have agreed to any such changes.

6.    Your Consent To This Policy

By submitting your information, you consent to the use of that information as set out in this Policy. We welcome your views on this Website and the Policy.  If you have questions or comments about our administration of your personal information, please contact us at info@theglobetrotters.in . You may also use this address to communicate any concerns you may have regarding compliance with this Policy.