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Privacy
PRIVACY AND SECURITY STATEMENT
PRIVACY AND SECURITY STATEMENT
Hostelworld.com realises some people are unsure about
entering their personal details into websites over the
Internet. Below, we explain how we use your information
and how we protect your privacy. Hostelworld.com
and its associated companies respect and protect your
right to privacy in relation to your interactions with
this website. Any information which is provided by you
to Hostelworld.com
via this website or otherwise will be treated in accordance
with the terms of the Data Protection Acts, 1988 and
2003 and/or such amending or replacement legislation
as may be adopted in Ireland from time to time.
INFORMATION REQUIRED TO PROCESS YOUR BOOKING
For us to process a booking for you, we require some
information from you. This includes your name, nationality,
your gender (or the gender of the group you are in),
your phone number and email address. Also, since we
confirm your booking while you are on the site, we require
your credit or debit card details so we can confirm
your booking when you pay your deposit.
WHO SEES YOUR INFORMATION
We are required to send your information to the travel
services provider with which you booked travel services
so that the travel service provider knows who you are
and when you will use its travel services. We give your
name, your nationality, your gender (or the gender of
the group you are in), your phone number, your email
address, your credit card details and of course, the
details of your booking. The travel service provider
requires this information to accept a confirmed booking
from you. All travel service providers on whose behalf
we facilitate bookings have agreed to the Hostelworld.com
terms and conditions and accept this privacy policy.
SECURITY
All sensitive information exchanged between your computer
and our site is encrypted using SSL. Our SSL Cert. is
provided by Verisign. This ensures that your information
is transmitted securely and is safe from third parties.
You should be aware that where you link to another web
site from this web site, that Hostelworld.com has no
control over that other web site. Accordingly, Hostelworld.com
cannot guarantee that the controller of that web site
will respect your privacy in the same manner as Hotelworld.com
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We only use your email address for sending you a confirmation
of your bookings or to contact you for any reason directly
linked to your booking, or occasionally to inform you
of new features on Hostelworld.com. We only use your
phone number to contact you urgently if there is a problem
with your booking. You have the right to request a copy
of the information which we hold about you (for which
we may charge you a small fee) and to have inaccuracies
in the information corrected. On occasions, we may supply
statistics about our customers to third-parties such
as hostels or other agents. These statistics never contain
personally identifying information.
HOSTELWORLD.COM, ITS DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, SERVANTS
AND AGENTS, AFFILIATES OR OTHER REPRESENTATIVES AND
THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES SHALL
NOT BE LIABLE IN RESPECT OF ANY CLAIMS, EMERGENCIES,
DEMANDS, CAUSES OF ACTION, DAMAGES, LOSSES, EXPENSES
INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEY FEES
AND COSTS OF PROCEEDINGS ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
WITH THE USE AND/OR DISSEMINATION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
RELATING TO YOU IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS PRIVACY POLICY
AND YOUR CONSENT.
Hostelworld.com reserves the right in its sole discretion
to amend this Privacy and Security Statement at any
time and you should regularly check this privacy policy
for any amendments.
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