Privacy Policy

Adventure Travel West respects your privacy

The protection of your personal information is very important to us, and we believe that you should know how the information is utilised. Our commitment to ensuring the privacy and security of your information is set out below.
This Privacy Policy applies to all your dealings and governs data collection and it’s usage. By using our websites and services you consent to the data practices described in this statement. 

What personally identifiable information do we collect ?

Depending on how you choose to interact with ATW, we collect  personally identifiable information to allow us to provide the services as requested. Such information includes:

1. Your name, address, date of birth, gender, email address, telephone numbers, postal address, medical and dietary information, passport details, travel insurance details and previous outdoor experience.

2. Details of previous trips or events you have attended or enquired about
3. Information provided through our customer surveys
4. Your travel preferences and other details from your online interactions with us including your use of our systems and services such as our website and/or social media pages, IP addresses
5. Any additional information collected and provided by your travel agent or other third party websites you may book our trips through

How do we collect your personal information?

When making an enquiry or booking a trip we hold certain information so that we can transact your request.

You may supply your information when making an enquiry on our website, sending us a direct email, providing information over the phone, interacting with our social media channels, subscribing to competitions on our website, our various social media channels, or at third party events, through market research, or by supplying your information to a third party, for example a travel agent or online affiliate who you utilise. We update your information where possible to ensure we fulfil your requests accurately. 

How do we use your personal information?

ATWs collects and uses your personal to ensure we can fulfil your requests and to provide a more personalized experience. This can include:

• Providing the relevant requested trip information 
• Providing trip documentation once booked either online or through the post
• To fulfil your booking by updating our local operators and partners with personal information such as medical or dietary information so they can operate the trip safely, providing information to local authorities to secure relevant permits required for your trip, or liaising with insurers or your emergency contacts in case of an emergency
• Where you have requested us to book airline services or additional pre or post tour services, we will provide your full name, date of birth and when it is required, your passport details, to providers of these services.

We may also use your information to market relevant products and events that we believe you may be interested in by way of:

• Sending tailored emails or postal communication (which you can always opt-out of)

Who do we share your information with?

Sharing your information is required to fulfil your booking or enquiry. 

• We do not sell or trade any of your personal information collected.  
• We will only share your information with overseas suppliers who require it to fulfil your booking. We have no control over how these suppliers hold or utilise your personal information.
• We will be required to share your information with overseas local authorities in order to obtain relevant permits that are required to fulfil your booking.

Your choice to ‘opt out’ is respected

If you have opted to receive enewsletter communications from us and at a later stage change your mind, you may at anytime remove yourself from that email distribution list by;
1. Clicking the ‘unsubscribe’ link at the bottom of every email, 
2. Or by forwarding the email you received to the company email address advertised at the bottom of the email you received.

Links to other websites

The various WETG websites may contains links to other websites. Please be aware that when you click on one of these links, you are entering another website. We encourage you to read the privacy statements of these linked websites as their privacy policy may differ from ours.