🔒 Traveinstein Privacy Policy

Last Updated: January 3, 2025

At Traveinstein (we, us, or our), your privacy is a priority. This Privacy Policy describes how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your personal information when you use the Traveinstein mobile application (App). By using the App, you agree to the practices outlined here.

Note: Personal information here means information that identifies, relates to, describes, or could reasonably be linked to you, directly or indirectly.

1. INFORMATION WE COLLECT

• 1.1 Personal Information
  • Account Information: Name, email address, demographic details, and optional profile picture.
  • Phone Number: Used for OTP (OneTime Password) verification during registration.
• 1.2 Location Data
  • Real-Time Location: GPS data to help recommend nearby places, enable social features, and improve your travel experience.
  • Background Location Data: With your explicit consent, we may collect location data even when the App is running in the background, to support certain location-based features.
• 1.3 Notification Permissions
  • Push Notifications: We ask your permission for Push Notifications to send alerts, reminders, or updates related to your travel plans or social interactions.
• 1.4 Usage Data
  • App Interactions: Which features you use, how long you use them, inapp purchases, etc.
  • Device Information: Device model, operating system, IP address, App version, and other relevant technical details.
• 1.5 Content Data
  • Social Posts: Photos, text, and media you share in the Apps social feed.
  • Chats: Messages exchanged with other users.
  • Uploaded Media/Documents: Files you upload for travel planning or sharing.
• 1.6 Payment Data
  • Transaction Details: Information about your inApp purchases, such as credit purchases.
  • Note: We do not store full credit card details; payments are processed through secure, thirdparty payment processors.

2. HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION

• Travel Planning: To generate itineraries and make personalized recommendations.
• Location-Based Services: To suggest attractions, restaurants, or activities near you.
• Social Interactions: To enable features like chat, posts, and user matching.
• Communication: To send notifications, OTPs, updates, and support messages.
• Security & Fraud Prevention: To verify identities, detect abuse, and secure your account.
• Analytics & Improvement: To analyze usage patterns and enhance our services.
• Legal & Compliance: To respond to legal requests, comply with laws, and protect rights.

3. SHARING YOUR INFORMATION

• 3.1 With Other Users
  • Public Posts: Content you share to the social feed will be visible to other users.
  • Chat Messages: Private messages remain between you and the recipient(s).
• 3.2 With Third-Party Service Providers
  • We may share your data with vendors that help us run the Appfor payment processing, map services, analytics, or marketing.
• 3.3 Legal Disclosure
  • We may disclose your information to comply with law, legal processes, or governmental requests.
• 3.4 Business Transfers
  • If Traveinstein is merged, sold, or acquires assets, your personal data may be part of those transferred assets.

4. RIGHTS OF USERS IN CERTAIN JURISDICTIONS

• We respect various privacy laws, including:
• California (USA): Under Shine the Light and CPRA, California residents may opt out of certain disclosures.
• Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia, Utah (USA): Residents of these states have certain additional data rights.
• European Union / UK / Related Regions (GDPR): Users under GDPR regimes have rights such as access, correction, deletion, portability, and objection. We comply with these where applicable.

5. DATA RETENTION

We keep your information only as long as needed to provide services or comply with legal obligations. If you delete your account, we will delete your dataexcept where we must retain it for legal or legitimate business reasons.

6. SECURITY MEASURES

We employ security measures including encryption, access controls, audits, and other safeguards to protect your data. However, no system is perfectly secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security of your information.

7. EXERCISING YOUR RIGHTS

Depending on your location, you may have the right to:

• Access & Correction: Request your data and correct inaccuracies.
• Deletion: Ask us to delete your data (subject to legal constraints).
• Withdraw Consent: For specific processing (e.g., location tracking, notifications).
• Data Portability: Request your data in a machine-readable format.
• To exercise these rights, contact us at support@traveinstein.com.

8. MANAGING YOUR DATA VIA THE APP

• Account Settings: You can update your profile, delete your account, or adjust privacy settings.
• Location Settings: You may disable location tracking via your devices settings (though this may limit some features).
• Notification Preferences: You can manage or disable notifications within the App or your device.

9. CHILDRENS PRIVACY

Traveinstein is not intended for children under 12. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 12. If we learn of such data, we will promptly delete it.

10. INTERNATIONAL USERS & DATA TRANSFER

Your data may be transferred to and processed in the U.S. or other countries where we operate. By using the App, you agree to such transfers and processing under this Privacy Policy.

11. CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY

We may revise this Privacy Policy periodically. Changes become effective when posted. We encourage you to review it frequently to stay informed.

12. GOVERNING LAW

This Privacy Policy is governed by the laws of the State of New York, United States (excluding its conflict of law rules).

13. CONTACT INFORMATION

If you have questions or concerns regarding this policy or your personal data, you may contact us at:

Email: support@traveinstein.com
Mailing Address: Traveinstein Privacy Team, 123 Travel Street, New York, NY 10001, USA