Privacy Policy Effective May 1, 2024

PRIVACY POLICY EFFECTIVE MAY 1, 2024

Protecting your private information is our priority at Awayster. This Statement of Privacy applies to Awayster.com and Awayster and governs data collection and usage. For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Awayster include Awayster.com and Awayster. Awayster is a travel planning mobile application which is also accompanied by a website at https://awayster.com (http://awayster.com/). By using the Awayster website and mobile application (the "App"), you consent to the data practices described in this statement.

Collection of your Personal Information

Awayster collects anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your age and gender. We do not collect any personal information about you unless you voluntarily provide it to us. However, you may be required to provide certain personal information to us when you elect to use certain products or services available on the App and website. These may include: (a) registering for an account on our App; (b) entering a sweepstakes or contest sponsored by us or one of our partners; (c) signing up for special offers from selected third parties; (d) sending us an email message; (e) submitting your credit card or other payment information when ordering and purchasing products and services on the App. To wit, we will use your information for, but not limited to, communicating with you in relation to services and/or products you have requested from us. We also may gather additional personal or non-personal information in the future.

Use of your Personal Information

Awayster collects and uses your personal information to operate its website(s) and deliver the services you have requested. Awayster uses the data in order to conduct machine-learning analysis, and uses it for suggestions and optimization of user experience, as-well as sustain communications with our user base in order to notify them of updates, changes, and special offers. Awayster may also use your personally identifiable information to inform you of other products or services available from Awayster and its affiliates.

Sharing Information with Third Parties

Awayster does not sell, rent, or lease your anonymous data, such as age, gender, country/state/province of residence, hardware information, and similar, to any third parties. All of our trusted partners and other third parties are prohibited from using your personal information, and are required to maintain the confidentiality of your information. Awayster may disclose your personal information, without notice, if required to do so by law or in the good faith belief that such action is necessary to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with legal process served on Awayster or the site; (b) protect and defend the rights or property of Awayster; and/or (c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of users of Awayster, or the public.

Tracking User Behavior

Awayster may keep track of the websites and pages our users visit within Awayster, in order to determine what Awayster services are the most popular. This data is used to deliver customized content for Awayster customers whose behavior indicates that they are interested in a particular subject area.

Automatically Collected Information

Information about your computer hardware and software may be automatically collected by Awayster. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring website addresses. This information is used for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Awayster website.

Use of Cookies

The Awayster website may use "cookies" to help you personalize your online experience. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the Web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize Awayster pages, or register with Awayster app, website, or services, a cookie helps Awayster to recall your specific information on subsequent visits. This simplifies the process of recording your personal information, such as billing addresses, shipping addresses, and so on. When you return to the same Awayster website, the information you previously provided can be retrieved, so you can easily use the Awayster features that you customized. You have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most Web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline cookies if you prefer. If you choose to decline cookies, you may not be able to fully experience the interactive features of the Awayster services or websites you visit.

Links

The Awayster website and mobile application contains links and embeds to/of other sites and services. Please be aware that we are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of such other sites and services. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of any other site and service that collects personally identifiable information. Security of your Personal Information Awayster secures your personal information from unauthorized access, use, or disclosure. Awayster uses the following methods for this purpose:

    •    SSLProtocol

    •    AES256-bit encryption using Google Cloud Standard Encryption When personal information (such as a credit card number) is transmitted to other websites, it is protected through the use of encryption, such as the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol. We strive to take appropriate security measures to protect against unauthorized access to or alteration of your personal information. Unfortunately, no data transmission over the Internet or any wireless network can be guaranteed to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to protect your personal information, you acknowledge that: (a) there are security and privacy limitations inherent to the Internet which are beyond our control; and (b) security, integrity, and privacy of any and all information and data exchanged between you and us through the App and website cannot be guaranteed.

Children Under Sixteen

Awayster does not knowingly collect, either online or offline, personal information (as defined by the Children Online Privacy Protection Act) from persons under the age of sixteen.

Data Removal, Opt-Out, & GDPR Compliance

As per the recent adoption of the General Data Protection Regulation for users in the European Union, as an act of compliance and respect for our users’ privacy, Awayster has two ways to manage your data and opt-out of data collection.

    1    You can delete your account, which will permanently remove all data stored for your profile from our database.

    2    You can send an email to support@awayster.com (support@awayster.com) and request us to manually remove any collected data, or to stop collecting any or a particular type of data at any time. We will process your request within 24-48 hours.

Opting out may potentially negatively impact user experience, but the App will no longer collect any data that you request us to stop collecting. Additionally, after deleting your account, no data will be stored inside or outside the App.

Additionally, we respect your privacy and also give you an opportunity to opt-out of receiving announcements and sustaining communications with Awayster and its affiliates also by clicking or tapping the “UNSUBSCRIBE” in any email sent to you, or by muting all or certain notifications via the settings menu of your device.

E-mail Communications

From time to time, Awayster may contact you via email for the purpose of providing announcements, promotional offers, alerts, confirmations, surveys, and/or other general communication.

If you would like to stop receiving marketing or promotional communications via email from Awayster, you may opt out of such communications by clicking or tapping "UNSUBSCRIBE" within any email, or by toggling the feature in the mobile application settings.

External Data Storage Sites

We may store your data on servers provided by third party hosting vendors with whom we have contracted.

Changes to this Statement

Awayster reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you about significant changes in the way we treat personal information by sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your account, by placing a prominent notice on our website, and/or by updating any privacy information on this page. Your continued use of the App and website and/or Services available through this App and website after such modifications will constitute your: (a) acknowledgment of the modified Privacy Policy; and (b) agreement to abide and be bound by that Policy.

Contact Information

Awayster welcomes your questions or comments regarding this Statement of Privacy. If you believe that Awayster has not adhered to this Statement, please contact Awayster at: 

support@awayster.com