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NamasteyIndia Privacy Policy

As a NamasteyIndia.com user, you are not only in control of all your travel planning, but your personal information as well. That's why we've provided this Privacy Policy, which gives you an insight into our policies regarding the collection, use and protection of the personal information of those using NamasteyIndia.com. Personal information means information that can be linked to a specific individual, including name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and credit card number.
       
NamasteyIndia respects your privacy and recognizes the need to protect the personally identifiable information (any information by which you can be identified, such as name, address, and telephone number) you share with us. We would like to assure you that we follow appropriate standards when it comes to protecting your privacy on our web sites.

In general, you can visit NamasteyIndia’s website without telling us who you are or revealing any personal information about yourself. We track the Internet address of the domains from which people visit us and analyze this data for trends and statistics, but the individual user remains anonymous.

Some of our web pages use "cookies" so that we can better serve you with customized information when you return to our site. Cookies are identifiers which a web site can send to your browser to keep on your computer to facilitate your next visit to our site. You can set your browser to notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving you the option to decide whether or not to accept it. The information we collect and analyze is used to improve our service to you.

There are times when we may collect personal information from you such as name, physical address or telephone number. It is our intent to inform you before we do that and to tell you what we intend to do with the information. Generally, you will have the option not to provide the information, and in the future you will be able to "opt out" of certain uses of the information. If you choose not to provide the information we request, you can still visit the NamasteyIndia website, but you may be unable to access certain options, offers and services.

NamasteyIndia will not sell, trade or disclose to third parties any information derived from the registration for, or use of, any online service (including names and addresses) without the consent of the user or customer (except as required by subpoena, search warrant, or other legal process or in the case of imminent physical harm to the user or others). NamasteyIndia will allow suppliers to access the information for purposes of confirming your registration and providing you with benefits you are entitled to.

NamasteyIndia will take appropriate steps to protect the information you share with us. We have implemented technology and security features and strict policy guidelines to safeguard the privacy of your personally identifiable information from unauthorized access and improper use or disclosure. NamasteyIndia will continue to enhance our security procedures as new technology becomes available.

If our privacy policy changes in the future, it will be posted here and a new effective date will be shown. You should access our privacy policy regularly to ensure you understand our current policies. Please reference the privacy policy in your subject line. NamasteyIndia     will attempt to respond to all reasonable concerns or inquiries within 7 business days of receipt.
Please note that we review our Privacy Policy from time to time, and we may make periodic changes to the policy. Therefore, you may wish to bookmark this page and/or periodically review this page to make sure you have the latest version.

This policy is effective as of 19-12-2007. Any material changes in the way NamasteyIndia uses personal information will be described in future versions of this Privacy Policy.

Please note that we review our Privacy Policy from time to time, and we may make periodic changes to the policy. Therefore, you may wish to bookmark this page and/or periodically review this page to make sure you have the latest version.
This policy is effective as of 19-12-2007. Any material changes in the way NamasteyIndia uses personal information will be described in future versions of this Privacy Policy.

This Privacy Policy explains the following:

    
  • What personal information we collect from you and how we use it
  • With whom (if anyone) your personal information is shared
  • How you can unsubscribe from our promotional e-mails
  • How you can update or correct your personal information
  • What safeguards we have in place to protect your personal information
  • Other information you should know about your privacy
  • Changes to the Privacy Policy
  • Disputes
    

What personal information does NamasteyIndia gather from me and how is it used?

    

Browsing on our site does not require you to provide any personal information unless you choose to make a purchase or sign up for one of our e-mail newsletters or other services as described below.
Browsing on our site does not require you to provide any personal information unless you choose to make a purchase or sign up for one of our e-mail newsletters or other services as described below.

    
Making a Purchase
    

In order to purchase travel and/or other services through our site, you must provide us with certain personal information such as your name, credit card number and expiration date, credit card billing address, telephone number, e-mail address and the name or names of the person(s) traveling (if not you). We may also ask you for other personal information, such as your frequent traveler numbers. We require this information to process, fulfill and confirm your reservations and transactions and keep you informed of each transaction's status. If you are making a reservation for one or more travelers other than yourself, you must confirm that each of these other travelers have agreed, in advance, that you may disclose their personal information to us.

    
Member Registration
    

If you choose to become a registered member of NamasteyIndia.com Site, you must provide your name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, a unique login name, password and password validation. This information is collected on the registration form for several reasons including but not limited to:

    
  1. personal identification;
  2. to complete air, hotel, car, and other reservations;
  3. to allow us to contact you for customer service purposes, if necessary;
  4. to customize the content of our site to strive to meet your specific needs; and/or
  5. to make product or other improvements to our site. In addition, we need your e-mail address to confirm your new member registration and each transaction that you make on our site. As a NamasteyIndia.com site member you will also occasionally receive updates from us about fare sales in your area, special offers, new NamasteyIndia services, and other noteworthy items. However, you may choose at any time to no longer receive these types of e-mail messages. (Please check our Unsubscribe Policy for details).
    

Member Profile

    
As a NamasteyIndia.com site member, you can choose to complete your online profile by providing us with travel preferences, frequent-traveler or affinity numbers, credit card billing information, paper ticket delivery address, and other personal information. This information is primarily used to assist you in making reservations quickly without having to type in the same information repeatedly. For example, you can store your airline frequent-flyer numbers so that when your make a reservation on that airline, we may automatically pre-fill the frequent-flyer number input box for you.
    
Online Surveys

NamasteyIndia values opinions and comments from members, so we frequently conduct online surveys. Participation in these surveys is entirely optional. Typically, the information is aggregated, and used to make improvements to the NamasteyIndia.com website and its services and to develop appealing content, features and promotions for our members. Survey participants are anonymous unless otherwise stated in the survey.

    
Promotions & Sweepstakes

NamasteyIndia frequently sponsors promotions and sweepstakes to give NamasteyIndia.com members the opportunity to win great travel and travel-related prizes. Information collected by us for such activities may include contact information and survey questions. We use contact information to notify contest winners and survey information to develop promotions and product improvements to the NamasteyIndia.com site.

    

With whom (if anyone) will my personal information be shared?

    

When you reserve or purchase travel services through NamasteyIndia, we must provide some of your personal information to the airline, hotel, car-rental agency, travel agency or other involved third party to enable the successful fulfillment of your travel arrangements. However, we do not sell or rent individual customer names or other personal information to third parties.

    

From time to time, we may disclose your Personal Information as follows:

    
  • To those travel service providers with which you make arrangements through our Site, for example, airlines, car rental, hotel, ground transportation, theater, attraction, or travel insurance. We provide them with the Personal Information needed to make and complete the purchase, booking, or reservation.
  • To organizations that perform services for or on behalf of NamasteyIndia, for example to provide customer service, deliver tickets, ship items, process credit cards, for research, marketing, data processing, to measure the use of our Site, to facilitate usage by a visitor, or to offer credit card services or evaluate your creditworthiness. We will share with these companies only that Personal Information which they need to work on our behalf. Some of these service providers may be located in other countries. Your personal information will be provided to these organizations only if they agree to use such information solely for the purpose of providing services to NamasteyIndia, and under the instructions of NamasteyIndia, and with respect to that information, to act in a manner consistent with the relevant principles articulated in this Policy.
  • We may collaborate with other companies to offer you additional Products or Services, for example, through sweepstakes, raffles, and promotions. We will share Personal Information that is necessary for these other companies to provide the products or services that you have requested.
    

This policy will not cover the use of your Personal Information by these other companies. We encourage you to read a company's privacy policy before requesting any of its products or services.

    
  • We may also disclose your information to our affiliates and non-affiliated business partners for their use both on our behalf and for their own business purposes. For example, our affiliates and business partners may use such information to send you information about their products, services, other information, and materials that may be of interest to you.
  • To protect our Site and our rights under our Terms and Conditions of Use; to protect ourselves against liability or prevent fraudulent activity; or where it is necessary to permit us to pursue available remedies or limit any damages that we may sustain.
  • To effect a corporate transaction, in connection with the sale, merger, spin-off, or other corporate reorganization of our corporation, where the information is provided to the new controlling entity in regular course of business.
    

Where the information is public:

    
  • To our insurers and to regulatory agencies.
    
How can I unsubscribe from your promotional emails?
    

As a member or promotion/sweepstakes entrant, you will occasionally receive e-mail updates from us about fare sales in your area, special offers and new NamasteyIndia services. If you would rather not receive them, please click on the "unsubscribe" link or follow the instructions in each e-mail message or send us an email service@namasteyindia.com with “unsubscribe” in the subject line. NamasteyIndia reserves the right to limit membership to those who will accept e-mails.

    
    
 
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