This privacy notice sets out how Times and Travels LTD, registered Office 4 219 Kensington High Street,
Kensington, London, W8 6BD, and incorporated in the United Kingdom, and its associated trading
names, protects the privacy of your personal information. We recognise and acknowledge the
importance of your personal data and are committed to respecting your privacy and protecting your
personal information.
1.What information do we collect and why?
We need to collect, use and disclose personal information to perform our duties as a travel agent,
namely, making and managing travel bookings on behalf of our customers. During the course of
our relationship, we may collect the following:
Personal and contact details, such as title, full name, contact details (address, telephone
and e-mail address)
Passport number, date of birth and nationality - if required by the respective airline
Payment information: card number, security number, expiration date and cardholder
name
Frequent flyer numbers, car rental programme and hotel room preferences (if
applicable)
Dietary requirements and health issues (if any) relevant to your travel arrangements or
required by the relevant travel service provider(s) (e.g. accommodation or tour
providers).
Information provided by filling forms on our website e.g. e-mail address, where you
heard about us and your travel preferences. This information will be used to keep you up
to date with all our latest offers and products
Call recordings -calls may be recorded for the purposes of quality control and staff
training
Social media -by interacting with the social media features on our website (Facebook,
Twitter or Instagram), you will be bound by the privacy policies of the respective social
media companies
IP address and cookies -When you access our website, our servers may record data
regarding your device and the network you are using to connect with us, including your
IP address
2. How will we collect this information?
We usually collect your personal data from the information you submit during your relationship
with us. The above data may be collected from the following sources:
Information generated about you when you purchase or make enquiries regarding a
travel arrangement; via the phone, e-mail or website
When you subscribe to receive marketing materials from us (e.g. e-newsletters)
When you speak to our customer service team
When you enter competitions or register for promotions
In some circumstances, it may be necessary for us to collect personal information about you from
a third party. This includes where a person makes a travel booking on your behalf, which includes
travel arrangements to be used by you (e.g. a family or group booking or a travel booking made
for you by your employer). Where this occurs, we will rely on the authority of the person making
the travel booking to act on behalf of any other traveller on the booking. Where you make a travel
booking on behalf of another person (e.g. a family or group booking or a travel booking made for
an employee), you agree you have obtained the consent of the other person for us to collect, use
and disclose the other person's personal information in accordance with this Notice.
3. What do we use your personal data for, and what is the lawful basis for doing so?
3.1 Contractual
In order to perform our duties as a travel agent. The consequence of not providing this
information is that we will be unable to complete your booking.
Personal and contact details are used for the purposes of completing the travel bookings
you make on our site, like the payment information, passport numbers, date of birth,
frequent flyer numbers and dietary requirements.
3.2 Legitimate interest
For direct marketing communications and related profiling to help us offer you relevant
products and services, including deciding whether or not to offer you certain products and
services.
Your information may also be utilised for broader reasons, such as: to provide you with
travel confirmation and updates on your itinerary, to manage your booking and to allow
us to contact you for customer service.
We may use your personal information to send you targeted marketing activities; about
special offers, new products or competitions. These may include e-mails, text messages
and data messages. If you do not wish to receive such information, you may ask us in
writing not to receive it.
3.3 With your consent
In specific situations, we can collect and process your data with your consent. For example, when
you tick a box to receive e-mail newsletters, your personal information may be used, with your
explicit consent, to send you relevant promotional fares.
4. With whom do we share your personal data?
We may share your information with the following entities:
Primary suppliers: airlines, hotels, tour operators, transfer providers, cruise lines, car
rental and activity providers who fulfil your travel reservation
An individual making a third-party reservation on your behalf
Third parties who provide services on our behalf, including credit card processing,
business analytics and fraud prevention
As required or authorised by applicable law, and to comply with our legal obligations
Times and Travels LTD is a global business and includes operations outside the EEA.
Your personal information may be disclosed to our overseas related entities in order for
us to complete your travel booking and/or to enable the performance of administrative,
advisory and technical services, including the storage and processing of such information.
We will ensure that any such international transfers are either necessary for the
performance of a contract between you and the overseas recipient or are made subject to
appropriate or suitable safeguards as required by your local data protection laws
5. For how long do we keep your personal data on file?
Personal data is retained as long as is necessary, for the purpose that it was originally
obtained
To protect us against any contractual claims, generally for a period of 6 years
Records are kept in line with legal and regulatory requirements/guidance
6. Your rights
Below is a list of the rights that you have regarding the personal information that we process. You
have the right to;
Confirm with us that we are processing your data
Request access to the personal data we hold
Have data amended if it is inaccurate or incomplete
Request that we delete your personal data if there is no compelling reason for its
continued processing
Request that we remove your consent
If you wish to exercise any of the above rights, please contact us on info@timesandtravels.co.uk,
providing details of your request.
If you are dissatisfied with our data processing activities, you have the right to complain to the
Information Commissioners Office (ICO) https://ico.org.uk/concerns/
7. IP addresses
When you visit our website, use any of our mobile applications or open communications from us,
our servers may record data regarding your device and the network you are using to connect with
us, including your IP address.
We collect your Internet Protocol ("IP") addresses to track and aggregate non-personal data. For
example, to monitor the device, browser utilised and geographic locations from where customers
and visitors navigate our site.
8. Tracking Technologies / Cookies
The internet pages of Times and Travels Ltd use cookies, text files that are stored in a computer
system via an internet browser. Using these cookies, we can provide users of this website with a
more user-friendly experience that would not be possible without the cookie setting.
In addition to the first-party cookies mentioned above, we may use anonymised third-party web
analytics services on our websites and mobile apps, such as Google analytics. The analytics
providers that administer these services use technologies such as cookies to help us analyse how
visitors use our websites and apps.