The Golden Memories respects the privacy of customers, travellers and website visitors. This Privacy Policy explains how we handle personal data when you visit thegoldenmemories.com, submit an enquiry, request a quotation, communicate with us or book travel services.

1. Who We Are

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, The Golden Memories is the travel business that determines how personal data collected directly through its website, communications and booking process is used for its own business purposes. Independent airlines, hotels, payment providers and other suppliers may separately act as controllers/data fiduciaries for information they receive and process under their own privacy policies.

2. Personal Data We May Collect

Depending on your interaction and the service requested, we may collect:

  • identity and contact details such as name, email address, telephone/WhatsApp number, city, country and postal/contact details;
  • travel-enquiry details such as arrival/departure dates, destination, number of adults/children, preferences, budget and message/instructions;
  • booking and traveller details such as age/date of birth, gender where required, nationality, passport details, visa information, government ID details, rooming details and emergency contacts where necessary for the requested service;
  • payment and transaction information such as amount, payment status, transaction/reference ID and billing details; full card credentials are generally handled by the relevant payment processor rather than stored by us where a third-party gateway is used;
  • communications including emails, WhatsApp/chat messages, enquiry history, feedback, complaints and customer-support records;
  • technical and usage information such as IP address, browser/device information, approximate location derived from IP, pages viewed, referral source, session information and cookie/analytics identifiers;
  • marketing preferences and consent choices; and
  • any other information you voluntarily provide that is reasonably necessary to plan or fulfill your travel request.

3. Data About Other Travellers

If you provide personal data about another traveller, you confirm that you are authorized to provide it for the booking and that the person has been informed, where required, about the relevant use and sharing of their information.

4. How We Collect Personal Data

  • directly from you through website forms, calls, email, WhatsApp, in-person communication and payment/booking interactions;
  • from the lead traveller or organizer booking on behalf of a group/family;
  • from authorized travel partners, destination partners or suppliers involved in your booking;
  • from payment providers for transaction status and reconciliation; and
  • automatically through cookies, logs, analytics and similar website technologies where enabled.

5. Why We Use Personal Data

We may process personal data for purposes including:

  • responding to enquiries and preparing customized itineraries and quotations;
  • confirming, administering and servicing travel bookings;
  • sharing necessary traveller information with hotels, airlines, transporters, guides, activity providers, authorities and other suppliers so they can provide the requested services;
  • processing payments, refunds, invoices and transaction reconciliation;
  • providing customer support before, during and after travel;
  • handling amendments, cancellations, complaints, emergencies and supplier claims;
  • meeting legal, tax, accounting, fraud-prevention, security and regulatory obligations;
  • improving website performance, customer experience and business operations;
  • sending service messages relating to an enquiry or booking;
  • sending promotional offers, destination updates or marketing where you have consented or where otherwise permitted by applicable law, with an option to opt out; and
  • establishing, exercising or defending legal claims and enforcing our contractual rights.

6. Consent and Other Permitted Processing

Where applicable law requires consent, we will seek consent that is appropriate to the stated purpose. You may withdraw consent through the contact details below, subject to lawful and contractual consequences.

Certain processing may also be necessary to fulfill a booking you requested, comply with law, respond to an emergency, or for another legitimate use expressly permitted by applicable Indian data-protection law.

7. Sharing With Travel Suppliers and Authorities

Travel cannot always be arranged without sharing relevant traveller data. We therefore disclose only the information reasonably necessary for the applicable service to recipients such as:

  • airlines, hotels and accommodation providers;
  • transport operators, drivers, guides, destination management companies and overseas partners;
  • activity, cruise, safari, attraction, event and ticketing providers;
  • forest departments, monument/ticketing authorities and other public authorities;
  • visa/consular service providers, embassies or immigration-related parties where requested/required;
  • travel insurance providers where insurance is requested;
  • payment gateways, banks and payment processors;
  • IT hosting, website, communication, analytics, customer-support and security service providers acting for us; and
  • government, law-enforcement, courts, regulators or advisers where disclosure is legally required or reasonably necessary to protect rights, safety or prevent fraud.
Independent supplier privacy policies

A hotel, airline, payment gateway, visa authority, insurer, activity operator or other independent supplier may process your data under its own privacy terms. The Golden Memories is not responsible for an independent supplier’s separate privacy practices, although we take reasonable care in sharing only booking-relevant information.

 

8. International Data Transfers

For international travel, booking information may need to be transferred to or accessed by suppliers, destination partners, airlines, hotels or authorities outside India. By requesting such travel, you understand that cross-border sharing may be necessary to provide the service, subject to applicable law and any restrictions notified by the Government of India.

9. Payment Information

Payments may be processed through banks, UPI providers, card networks or third-party payment gateways. These providers may collect and process payment credentials under their own privacy/security terms. We generally retain transaction references, payment status and accounting information needed to manage the booking, refunds and legal records.

10. Cookies, Analytics and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies, pixels, analytics tags, log files and similar technologies to operate the site, remember preferences, measure traffic, understand page usage, improve performance and, where enabled and lawfully permitted, support advertising or remarketing.

You can manage cookies through browser controls and any cookie-consent tool made available on the website. Blocking some cookies may affect website functionality. Where consent is legally required for non-essential cookies, they should be activated only in accordance with the consent settings implemented on the website.

11. Marketing Communications

If you opt in to promotional messages, we may contact you about destinations, offers or travel services through email, telephone, SMS or WhatsApp as applicable. You can opt out of marketing using the unsubscribe/opt-out mechanism provided or by contacting us. Service communications necessary for an active enquiry or booking may continue.

12. Children and Minors

Travel bookings may include children, but our services are generally arranged by an adult parent, guardian or authorized group organizer. We do not intentionally seek unnecessary personal data directly from children. Where child data is required for a booking, permit, ticket, airline, hotel or other travel service, it should be provided by or with the authorization/consent of the parent or lawful guardian as required by applicable law.

13. Data Retention

We retain personal data only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including to service the booking, handle post-travel support, maintain tax/accounting records, resolve disputes, prevent fraud and comply with legal obligations.

Different categories may have different retention periods. When personal data is no longer required and no legal/business basis requires retention, we will take reasonable steps to delete, anonymize or securely dispose of it.

14. Data Security

We use reasonable technical and organizational safeguards appropriate to the nature of the information, including access controls, secure systems, vendor controls and operational procedures designed to protect personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration or loss.

No website, email, messaging platform or internet transmission can be guaranteed completely secure. Customers should avoid sending unnecessary sensitive documents through insecure channels and should promptly notify us if they suspect misuse of booking information.

15. Your Privacy Rights

Subject to applicable law and verification of identity, you may have rights in relation to personal data we control, including the right to:

  • obtain information about the personal data being processed and the processing activities, as applicable;
  • request correction, completion or updating of inaccurate/incomplete personal data;
  • request erasure of personal data where the applicable legal conditions are met;
  • withdraw consent where processing is based on consent, understanding that withdrawal does not affect processing already lawfully carried out and may affect our ability to provide a requested future service;
  • raise a grievance regarding our handling of personal data; and
  • exercise any right of nomination or other right that becomes applicable under Indian data-protection law.

To exercise a privacy right, email info@thegoldenmemories.com with sufficient information for us to identify the relevant record and verify the request.

16. Complaints and Grievance Redressal

If you have a privacy complaint or believe personal data has been handled incorrectly, please first contact our designated grievance/customer-support contact. We will review the issue and respond in accordance with applicable law.

Designated Grievance Officer: [Insert name/designation before publication]
Email: info@thegoldenmemories.com
Phone: +91 97991 12885
Address: B45B, Krishi Nagar, Taron ki Koont, B2 Bypass, Tonk Road, Jaipur – 302029, Rajasthan, India

17. Third-Party Websites and Social Platforms

Our website or communications may link to maps, social networks, payment pages, hotel/airline sites, booking platforms or other third-party services. Their privacy practices are governed by their own policies. We encourage you to review those policies before providing personal information directly to them.

18. Business Transfers and Restructuring

If The Golden Memories undergoes a merger, acquisition, reorganization, sale of business/assets or similar transaction, relevant customer and operational information may be transferred as part of that transaction, subject to applicable law and appropriate confidentiality safeguards.

19. Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our services, technology, suppliers or legal obligations change. The updated version will be posted on the website with a revised “Last Updated” date. Material changes will be communicated in an appropriate manner where required by law.

20. Contact Us

The Golden Memories
B45B, Krishi Nagar, Taron ki Koont, B2 Bypass, Tonk Road, Jaipur – 302029, Rajasthan, India
Email: info@thegoldenmemories.com
Phone: +91 97991 12885
Website: thegoldenmemories.com