Legal · Travelers Carrier

Privacy Policy

📅 Last updated: 1 January 2025
🇬🇧 UK GDPR Compliant
📄 10 sections

At Travelers Carrier, we are committed to protecting your personal information and being transparent about how we use it. This Privacy Policy explains what data we collect, why we collect it, how we protect it, and what rights you have. We process all personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

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Who We Are

Travelers Carrier LLC is the data controller responsible for your personal information. This means we determine the purposes and means of processing your data and are legally responsible for it.

Questions? If you have any questions about this policy or how we handle your data, please contact us at info@travelerscarrier.co.uk before submitting a formal complaint.
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Data We Collect

We only collect personal data that is necessary to provide our services. The information we may collect includes:

Category Examples How Collected
Identity data Full name, date of birth, passport number, nationality Directly from you at booking
Contact data Email address, phone number, mailing address Directly from you
Payment data Card type, last 4 digits, billing address Via our PCI-DSS payment processor
Travel data Itinerary, seat preferences, meal requirements, frequent flyer numbers Directly from you at booking
Special category data Disability or medical requirements (only if provided by you for travel purposes) Directly from you, only when relevant
Technical data IP address, browser type, pages visited, session duration Automatically via cookies
Communications data Emails, call recordings (where legally permitted), form submissions When you contact us
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We do not store full card numbers after a transaction is completed. Full payment data is processed exclusively by our PCI-DSS Level 1 compliant payment provider and never stored on our own servers.
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How We Use Your Data

We use your personal data only for the purposes for which it was collected. These include:

  • Processing your booking: Communicating your passenger details to airlines, issuing e-tickets, and managing your itinerary.
  • Customer service: Responding to enquiries, managing complaints, and providing rebooking or refund assistance.
  • Payment processing: Verifying and processing payments for flights and ancillary services.
  • Legal compliance: Meeting obligations under aviation, consumer protection, and anti-money laundering regulations.
  • Security and fraud prevention: Detecting and preventing fraudulent transactions or misuse of our services.
  • Service improvement: Analysing website usage patterns (anonymised) to improve our products and user experience.
  • Marketing (with consent only): Sending promotional offers or newsletters — only if you have explicitly opted in.
We will never sell your personal data to third parties or use it for purposes beyond those listed above without your explicit consent.
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Legal Basis for Processing

Under UK GDPR, we must have a lawful basis for processing your personal data. We rely on the following bases:

  • Contract performance: Processing is necessary to fulfil your booking and deliver the travel services you have purchased.
  • Legal obligation: We are required by law to retain certain records (e.g. payment and booking records) for regulatory, tax, and audit purposes.
  • Legitimate interests: We process some data for fraud prevention, service improvement, and customer support — provided our interests do not override your rights.
  • Consent: For marketing communications and non-essential cookies only. You may withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior processing.
Special category data (such as health or disability information provided for travel purposes) is processed solely on the basis of your explicit consent and only shared with airlines where necessary to accommodate your needs.
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Who We Share Data With

We share your personal data only where necessary to complete your booking or comply with legal obligations. We never sell your data. The parties we may share data with include:

  • Airlines and carriers: We must pass passenger name, passport, and contact details to the airline(s) operating your flight in order to issue a ticket. This is a contractual necessity.
  • Global Distribution Systems (GDS): Booking platforms such as Amadeus, Sabre, or Travelport which airlines use to manage inventory and reservations.
  • Payment processors: Our PCI-DSS Level 1 certified payment processor receives card data to authorise and process transactions. They are contractually prohibited from using your data for any other purpose.
  • Government and border authorities: Certain jurisdictions require us or airlines to submit Advance Passenger Information (API) or Passenger Name Record (PNR) data before departure. This is a legal obligation.
  • IT and cloud service providers: Secure, vetted providers who host our systems and handle data only on our documented instructions under data processing agreements.
  • Legal and regulatory authorities: Where required by law, court order, or regulatory request.

All third-party processors we engage are bound by data processing agreements that require them to protect your data to at least the same standard as we do.

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International Transfers

Because we book international flights, your personal data will inevitably be transferred to airlines, government authorities, and systems located in countries outside the UK and European Economic Area (EEA). This is an inherent part of international air travel.

  • When data is transferred to countries that do not have an adequacy decision from the UK ICO, we rely on Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) or other approved transfer mechanisms.
  • Advance Passenger Information (API) submissions to destination country border authorities are required by law and do not require a separate adequacy decision.
  • Our own data infrastructure is hosted within the United States, which we access under appropriate data transfer safeguards.
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If you would like details of the specific safeguards we have in place for any international transfer, please contact us at info@travelerscarrier.co.uk.
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How Long We Keep Data

We retain personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes for which it was collected, or as required by law.

Data Type Retention Period Reason
Booking and ticket records 7 years Legal and tax compliance
Payment transaction records 7 years Financial regulation requirements
Customer service communications 3 years Dispute resolution and service improvement
Call recordings 12 months Quality assurance and complaint handling
Marketing consent records Until withdrawn + 2 years Evidence of consent
Website analytics (anonymised) 26 months Service improvement

Once the relevant retention period expires, data is securely deleted or anonymised in accordance with our internal data destruction procedures.

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Your Rights

Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to your personal data. You can exercise any of these rights at any time by contacting us at info@travelerscarrier.co.uk. We will respond within 30 days.

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Right of Access
Request a copy of all personal data we hold about you (Subject Access Request).
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Right to Rectification
Ask us to correct any inaccurate or incomplete personal data we hold.
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Right to Erasure
Request deletion of your data where there is no lawful reason to continue processing it.
Right to Restriction
Ask us to suspend processing your data while a dispute or accuracy concern is resolved.
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Right to Portability
Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format to transfer to another controller.
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Right to Object
Object to processing based on legitimate interests or for direct marketing purposes.
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Some rights are not absolute. For example, we may be unable to delete booking records that we are legally required to retain for tax or regulatory purposes. We will always explain any such limitations when responding to your request.
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Cookies

Our website uses cookies — small text files stored on your device — to help us deliver a better experience. We use the following categories of cookies:

  • Strictly necessary cookies: Essential for the website to function. These cannot be disabled and do not require your consent. They manage session state, security tokens, and form submissions.
  • Analytics cookies: We use anonymised analytics (such as Google Analytics) to understand how visitors use our website. These are only set with your consent. Data is aggregated and cannot identify you personally.
  • Preference cookies: Remember your settings and choices (such as language or currency preference) to personalise your experience.
  • Marketing cookies: Used only if you have opted in to receive targeted offers. These track activity across websites to deliver relevant advertising.

You can manage your cookie preferences at any time via your browser settings or our cookie consent tool. Withdrawing consent for non-essential cookies will not affect your ability to use our core booking services.

Third-party cookies: Some cookies are set by third-party services embedded in our site (e.g. payment widgets, analytics tools). These are governed by the privacy policies of those third parties.
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Contact & Complaints

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, wish to exercise a data right, or have a concern about how we have handled your personal information, please contact us first — we aim to resolve all privacy concerns within 14 working days.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the relevant supervisory authority:

  • UK residents: The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) — ico.org.uk — 0303 123 1113
  • EU residents: Your local Data Protection Authority (DPA) in your country of residence.
  • US residents: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) — ftc.gov
Policy changes: We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. When we make material changes, we will notify you by email or by placing a prominent notice on our website. The date at the top of this page always reflects the most recent revision.
Questions About Your Privacy?
Our team is happy to explain how we use your data or help you exercise any of your rights.