Privacy Policy

Welcome to Cheapbestfares!! Please read this policy carefully to understand the terms set forth in our privacy policies and practices related to your information and how we will use it. If you don't agree with policies; then you must immediately terminate the use of our website. Bear in mind, if you are accessing this website, we would consider it your agreement to the privacy policy mentioned herein.

Introduction

Cheapbestfares is a leading travel agency operating from its headquarter based in Chicago, USA. This website is created to offer hassle-free experience to the customers in booking flights, hotels and travel packages at affordable rates.

In this Privacy Policy ("we," "us," or "our") refers to Cheapbestfares and its related companies. And, "you", "your", "customer", "Visitor", "user" refers to the users, who are using this (cheapbestfares.com) website with an intention to visit, compare, learn and book services displayed on the website. Cheapbestfares considers the privacy of its users as its foremost priority and is committed to protecting it through our compliance with the regulations set forth. These terms set forth in this privacy policy describes the way we collect and use your personal information when you visit our website.

Information We Collect

We collect many types of information from and about users of our Website, including information:

1. Personal Information:

"Personal Information" denotes the information that directly identifies you as an individual, including, for example:

• Name
• Postal address(es)
• Telephone number
• Email address
• Credit and debit card number and related information
• Social media account ID
• Passport number

otherwise connected), and other third parties, to the extent permitted by applicable law.

2.Other Information

We may also save information including but not limited to, Transactional history (other than banking details) about online activities, buying behavior. Your username, passwords, email addresses and other security-related information created by you to avail our services. Data either generated by you or by a third party including social media channels, which you wish to store on our servers such as image files, documents, personal or non-personal information from your linked social media channels (which include but are not limited to name, email address, friend list, profile pictures or any other information that is permitted to be received as per your account settings).

Other personal information you provide, when you interact or book any travel packages with us like your travel preferences or needs. Moreover, your booking details like boarding time, the destination you are traveling to, etc. However, If you provide any personal information of other people in connection with the services you are availing from us, you represent that you have the authority to do so and permit us to use the provided information in accordance with the Privacy Policy set forth.

3. Cookies And Session Data:

Cookies are small pieces of files that are automatically stored by your browser on your system’s hard drive. It facilitates the website or service provider’s system to identify your browser and remember certain information. Based on the saved cookies on your hard drive, we can tailor our operations in accordance with your preferences. We make use of the saved cookies to understand your preference for future visits, keep track of the advertisements and compile aggregate data about site traffic, in order to enhance your experience.

It enables us to keep account of which pages you find useful and which you don’t. Cookies don’t give us access to your computer or any “personally identifiable information” about you, other than the data you choose to share with us in any manner. It depends on the user whether to accept or decline cookies.

How We Use Your Personal Information:

The Personal Information collected maybe used in the following manner:

For Making Bookings

We may use Personal Identifiable Information including, account holder names, credit/debit card number (in encrypted form) with expiration date, banking details, wallet details etc. as provided by you for making travel bookings (flight booking, hotel booking). We may also use your Personal Information for many other reasons including but not limited to:

• confirm your bookings with respective service providers;
• keep you updated of the transaction status;
• send reservation confirmations;
• send any updates or changes in your reservations
• allow our customer service agent to contact you, if necessary
• personalize the content of our website, mobile site and mobile app in accordance with your preferences;
• request for reviews of products or services or any other improvements;
• send verification message(s) or email(s).

With Whom Your Personal Information Is Shared:

Service Providers/Suppliers:

The information shared by you shall also be shared with the service providers collaborated with us like airlines, hotels, or any other suppliers who are responsible for fulfilling your booking requirements. At the time of reservation, make sure you authorize us to share your information with the said service providers/suppliers. However, how the end service providers/suppliers use the information shared with them is beyond our purview, as it comes under their privacy policy. You are therefore advised to review the privacy policies of the respective service provide/supplier whose services you choose to avail. We do not sell or rent customer’s names or other Personal Information of Users to third parties.

Companies under the same corporate entity

We only share information with our business / alliance partners or vendors who are engaged by us for providing various travel services. With the intent to improve our service efficiency and provide more customized assistance, we may, under controlled and secure circumstances, share your personal information with our affiliates, or our subsidiary, which is controlled by or is under common control.

Disclosure of Information:

In addition to the circumstances described above, Cheapbestfares may disclose User's Personal Information if required to do so:-

• by law for investigation, by court order or in reference to any legal process;
• to conduct our business;
• for regulatory/internal compliance and audit exercise(s)
• to secure our systems; or
• to prosecute or protect rights or properties of Cheapbestfares or any or all of its affiliates, collaborators, employees, directors or when we have reason to believe that disclosing Personal Information of the User(s) is essestial to identify, contact or take legal action against him/her, who may be causing harm to our rights or properties, whether intentionally or otherwise, or when anyone else could be harmed by such activities.
• To make sure that the security and integrity of our services are safeguarded, we may keep track of your Personal Information. This monitoring may include (without limitation) the sieving of incoming and outgoing electronic data messages to identify, limit and/or prevent the spam, viruses and/or unlawful, defamatory, obscene or otherwise undesirable material or content.
• These monitoring and storage activities may take place without your knowledge. In that case, we shall not be liable to you or any third party for any damages howsoever arising from such interception, disclosure, monitoring and storage.

How We Protect Your Personal Information?

All payments on the Website are secured. It refers that all Personal Information you share is transmitted using SSL (Secure Socket Layer) encryption. SSL is a proven coding system that lets your browser automatically encrypt, or scramble, data before you send it to us. Website is implanted with strict security filters in order to protect the loss, misuse, and alteration of the information under our control. Whenever you change or access your account information, we provide you with secure server. Once your information comes under our control we adhere to strict security guidelines, protecting it against unauthorized access.

Withdrawal of Consent And Permission

User may deny its consent to submit any or all Personal Information or disapprove to provide any permissions on its mobile/tablet as covered above. In case, you choose to do so then your access to the Website will be limited.

Changes In The Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy is subject to change at any time without notice. Changes to the Privacy Policy shall be applicable to each User till such time the User expressly withdraws consent or permission to Cheapbestfares to access/use the data. You may always submit concerns regarding this Privacy Policy via email to us at feedback@cheapbestfares.com. Cheapbestfares shall endeavor to respond to all reasonable concerns and inquires.