PRIVACY POLICY

PRIVACY POLICY

Last updated: December 24, 2024  

Wonder of SA (“Wonder of SA” or the “Site”) is committed to the protection of your personal information and your right to privacy. It is our priority to protect your information and explain how we handle it. This privacy policy outlines how we protect the information you give us, how we protect your information, and how we use what we collect when you visit our website, https://wonderofsa.com/, and use our travel guides, packing lists, and other resources.
By accessing our Site, you also agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms, please do not access the site.

1.  INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personal data is information that, through the use of reasonable efforts, can be used to identify you or is related to you.

  • A. Coming from You:
    • Contact data: When you subscribe to our newsletter, download your packing list, or reach out to us through our contact form, we may collect your name, email address, and message content.
    • User contributions: If you leave a comment on a blog post or you submit a testimonial/review (like our travellers, Saif or Maggie Kelly), this information is stored and displayed for the public.
  • B. Information Collected Automatically:
    • Log and Usage Data: Information such as IP addresses, browser types, operating systems, referring URLs, devices, and pages viewed is automatically gathered each time the Site is accessed.
    • Location Data: To provide region-specific travel advice, such as for the Himalayas or the tropics of South Asia, we gather your device’s location data.
  • C. Cookies and Tracking Technologies: To tailor the Site to your preferences and enhance your experience, we use cookies, web beacons, and tracking pixels. Most Internet browsers are configured to accept cookies automatically. Cookies can be removed or declined, but doing so might negatively impact your ability to access the Site and impair its functionality.

2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

The information we gather is used for various business purposes:

  • To Provide Services: To provide the travel guides, news, and “Fun & Facts” that are requested.
  • To Improve Content: To provide “Depth Over Hype” content that we promise as a way of moving beyond “clickbait.”
  • To Communicate: To provide travel administrative data, marketing information, and updates related to travel in South Asia so that we can communicate with you.
  • Managing Sponsors: Tracking traffic directed toward our marketing partners (Digital Warble, Racing Mod, and Limo Service Costs) is required by our sponsorship contracts.
  • Legal Compliance: Responding to legal requests and avoiding harm.

3. SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

Your personal information is not sold. Information may, however, be shared in the following circumstances:

  • Third-Party Service Providers: We may share information with service providers performing tasks on our behalf, such as email distribution (Mailchimp), website hosting, and SEO analysis (Digital Warble).
  • Sponsors and Partners: Sponsors whose links you click may collect information as detailed in their privacy policy. We have no control over our sponsors’ privacy policies.
  • Business Transfers: Your information may be transferred to the new entity in the case of a merger, sale of assets, or corporate restructuring.
  • Legal Compliance: We may share information to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, or legal requests.

4. THIRD-PARTY LINKS & ADVERTISEMENTS

Our Site has links to other websites, including those of our partners and affiliate resources. Wonder of SA is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of those third-party websites. This privacy policy concerns only the information we collect.

5. DATA SECURITY

Your personal information is protected by administrative and other security measures. Although we have done everything we can to protect the information you have provided, please understand that, despite our efforts, no security measure is flawless, and no system for protecting information from unauthorized changes or external interception is completely reliable.

6. YOUR PRIVACY RIGHTS (GDPR/CCPA)

Depending on where you stay, you may have the following rights:

  • Access/Portability: You have the right to request and receive copies of personal data that you have provided to us.
  • Correction: You have the right to request that we correct information that you think is inaccurate.
  • Deletion: You have the right to request that we delete your data that we hold, but only under certain conditions.
  • Withdrawal of Consent: When we are processing your data, and you have provided us with the consent to do so, you can remove the consent at any time.

If you would like to exercise these rights, you can email us using the address listed below.

7. CHILDREN’S PRIVACY

We do not intentionally collect information or target advertising to children younger than 13 years old. If we have collected personal data from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will delete this information immediately.

8. CHANGES TO THIS POLICY

This Privacy Policy may change from time to time to address updates to our practices or for other administrative, legal, or compliance purposes. If the policy changes, we will change the date in the “Last Updated” section of this policy.

9. REACHING OUT TO US

If you have any questions, concerns, or comments about this Policy, please reach out to us at:
Wonder of SA Website: Wonder of South Asia
Email: contact@wonderofsa.com