This Privacy Policy together with our Terms and Conditions forms the basis on which Ponta Bookings may collect personal information from you.
This privacy policy governs the Ponta Bookings website (www.pontabookings.com)and other personal information acquired through any communication with Ponta Bookings.
If you make use of our services on behalf of others, you are responsible for ensuring that the others are aware of the content of this Privacy Policy and are in agreement with you supplying their personal information to Ponta Bookings.
The website may contain hyperlinks to or from third party sites or services which are not under the control of Ponta Bookings or governed by this privacy policy.
We have no control over and assume no responsibility of any third party sites or services. It is your responsibility to review such linked sites’ privacy policies. Ponta Bookings shall not be liable for the breach of any such privacy policies by the owners of such linked sites.
Furthermore, such hyperlinks do not imply an endorsement or support of the content, products and/or services of such linked sites and Ponta Bookings in no way is responsible for the content or the privacy and security policies employed by the linked sites.
By using our services, you are consenting to our processing of your Personal Data as set forth in this Privacy Policy now and as amended.
Children’s Privacy
Our service does not address anyone under the age of 18 (Children). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with personal data, please contact us.
Collection of Personal Information
When using our service, we may ask you to provide us with specific information in order to provide you with the services you have requested. This information may include, but is not limited to:
Personal Data which may include but is not limited to;
Full name
Email address
Business or Home Address
Employer/ affiliated organisation
Contact telephone numbers
Date of birth
Your passport number or ID number
Your country of origin
Vehicle Registration number
If flying, air ticket, dates of flight, flight number & name of exit border & destination country(ies) to be visited
The personal information detailed above will be collected electronically, or by using cookies or provided voluntarily by you.
In terms of the Protection of Personal Information Act (“POPI”), you have certain rights in respect of your personal information.
Tracking & Cookies Data
Cookies and similar tracking technologies are used to track the activity on our website and hold certain information in order to provide a better service to our visitors.
Cookies are files which contain a small amount of data, stored on your computer by your web browser, which may include a unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Tracking technologies also used are beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyse our service.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, some features of our website may not work correctly.
Usage Data
We may also collect “Usage Data”. This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g. IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our website that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers and other diagnostic data.
In some circumstances, 3rd party services employed by the website, such as those provided by Google Ads, may also use cookies to track your movements in order to improve user experience and/or advertising performance.
Any collaboration with a 3rd party is done in good faith that your privacy will be adequately protected.
Transfer Of Data
Your information, including your personal data, may be transferred to – and maintained on – computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ than those from your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside South Africa and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including personal data, to South Africa and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Reviews of Supplier Establishments
Ponta Bookings may email guests to ask for feedback on the supplier accommodation at the end of their stay. These reviews are voluntary. By responding to a request to review, you grant Ponta Bookings permission to publish, upload, modify and/or post the review on www.pontabookings.com and the right to display your name as the author of the submitted review. Additionally, you grant Ponta Bookings permission to forward the review to the supplier/owner of the establishment/property.
Newsletter Unsubscribe
You will be able to unsubscribe from our newsletter at any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of all our email communications which will automatically remove you from the list.
Sharing of Information with 3rd Parties
Ponta Bookings will not share personal information with any other third parties without your permission, unless required by law enforcement action, subpoena or applicable law or regulation.
Ponta Bookings does not disperse any information supplied by you to any third parties, except in the following circumstances:
If you confirm a reservation with Ponta Bookings, we will provide the supplier with the information necessary for the booking to be processed. This may include, but is not limited to:
Full name
Email address
Business or Home Address
Employer/ affiliated organisation
Contact telephone numbers
Date of birth
Reason for accessing Site
Your passport number or ID number
Vehicle Registration number
Your country of origin
If flying, your flight particulars, details of exit border and destination country to be visited.
Personal Information Security
Ponta Bookings will take reasonable steps to protect your personal information.
The security of your data is important to us however, no method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
In the unlikely event that the security of your personal information in our possession becomes compromised, we shall notify you thereof as soon as reasonably possible under the circumstances.
Disclosure Of Data
Ponta Bookings may disclose your Data in the good faith and belief that such action is necessary to:
- Be transferred as a business asset if Ponta Bookings is involved in a merger, acquisition or sale
- Comply with a legal requirement
- Protect and or defend the rights or property of Ponta Bookings
- Protect against legal liability
- Protect the personal safety of users of the service or the public
- Prevent or investigate any wrongdoing in connection with the service
Changes To This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. Changes to this Privacy Policy are effective when they are posted on the website.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please email us at info@pontabookings.com
