Effective Date: 2024-09-23

At DestiExplorers, your privacy is critically important to us and we are committed to protect it. We have a few fundamental principles:

• You can access and browse our site without disclosing any of your personal data. Destiexplorers.com does not collect personal information about individuals, such as names and mailing or e-mail addresses unless it is knowingly provided by the individual. When your personal information is required, we are thoughtful about the personal information we ask you to provide and the personal information that we collect about you through the operation of our services.
• We store personal information for only as long as we have a reason to keep it.
• We aim to make it as simple as possible for you to control what information on your website is shared publicly (or kept private), indexed by search engines, and permanently deleted.
• We aim for full transparency on how we gather, use, and share your personal information.

Below is our Privacy Policy which explains how we collect, use, and safeguard your information when you visit our website http://www.destiexplorers.com. Please read the Privacy Policy carefully before you start to use the Website. By using the Website or by clicking to accept or agree to the Terms of Use when this option is made available to you, you accept and agree to be bound and abide by the Privacy Policy. If you do not want to agree to the Privacy Policy, you must not access or use the Website.

When you visit our website, we may collect both personally identifiable information (PII) and non-personally identifiable information (non-PII), including:

Information We Collect

• Personal Information: Your name, email address, and any other information you voluntarily provide through forms (e.g., contact form, newsletter sign-up).
• Non-Personal Information: Browser type, operating system, pages viewed, time spent on our website, and referral sources.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect for the following purposes:

• To personalize your experience on the website.
• To respond to your inquiries and provide customer support.
• To send periodic emails, including newsletters and promotional content (you can opt-out anytime).
• To analyze website usage and improve the website’s content and functionality.
• To comply with legal obligations.

Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience on our website. Cookies are small text files stored on your device that allow us to recognize your browser and capture non-personal information. You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, but it may affect the functionality of the website.

Third-Party Services

We may use third-party service providers, such as Google Analytics, to track and report on website traffic. These third parties may have access to your non-personal information for purposes of analyzing site performance.

Third-party links: Our website may contain links to third-party sites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such external websites.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Embedded content from other websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How long we retain your data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

Data Security

We take reasonable precautions to protect your information from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, please note that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure.

Your Data Protection Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights regarding your personal information:

• Right to Access: You have the right to request copies of your personal data.
• Right to Rectification: You can request that we correct any inaccurate or incomplete information.
• Right to Erasure: You can ask us to delete your personal information under certain conditions.
• Right to Object or Restrict Processing: You may have the right to object or restrict our use of your data.

Children’s Privacy

Our website is not intended for children under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us, and we will take steps to delete that information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. Any changes will be posted on this page with the updated effective date. We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy, please contact us at: info@destiexplorers.com