Privacy Policy

At Athari Africa Travel LLC ("we," "us," or "our"), accessible at athariafrica.com, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document describes the types of information that we collect and record and how we use it.

If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us at dean.horvath@athariafrica.com.

Consent

By using our website, you hereby consent to our Privacy Policy and agree to its terms.

Information We Collect

When you complete one of our travel planning quizzes, we collect the following information:

Contact information: Your name, email address, and phone number. These are collected on the lead capture form after you complete the quiz.

Quiz responses: Your answers to questions about your travel preferences, including destination interests, travel dates, accommodation preferences, budget range, group size, and any additional details you choose to share in free-text fields.

AI-generated trip summary: The personalized trip description created based on your quiz responses.

If you contact us directly, we may receive additional information about you such as your name, email address, phone number, the contents of the message and/or attachments you may send us, and any other information you may choose to provide.

How We Use Your Information

We use the information we collect in various ways, including to:

  • Design and plan your custom travel itinerary
  • Communicate with you about your trip inquiry
  • Schedule planning calls with our travel specialists
  • Provide, operate, and maintain our website
  • Improve, personalize, and expand our website
  • Understand and analyze how you use our website
  • Send you trip-related updates and information

Text Message (SMS) Communications

If you opt in to receive text messages by checking the SMS consent box on our lead capture form, you agree to receive text messages from Athari Africa Travel at the phone number you provide. These messages may include trip inquiry follow-ups, appointment confirmations for planning calls, itinerary updates, and related travel planning communications.

Message frequency: Message frequency varies based on your trip planning activity. You may receive between 1 and 10 messages per month depending on the stage of your inquiry.

Message and data rates: Standard message and data rates may apply depending on your mobile carrier and plan.

Opting out: You may opt out of receiving text messages at any time by replying STOP to any message you receive from us. After opting out, you will receive a one-time confirmation message and will no longer receive text messages from us unless you opt in again.

Help: For help or questions about our text messaging program, reply HELP to any message or contact us at dean.horvath@athariafrica.com.

Consent is not required: Your consent to receive text messages is not a condition of purchasing any goods or services.

Supported carriers: Messages are sent via major US carriers including AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, Sprint, and others. Carrier support may vary.

No mobile information sharing: We do not share your SMS consent, phone number, or mobile information with third parties for marketing or promotional purposes. Only Athari Africa Travel sends text messages under this consent.

Data Security

We take reasonable measures to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, alteration, or disclosure. These measures include:

All data transmitted between your browser and our servers is encrypted using SSL/TLS (HTTPS) technology. Our websites are hosted on platforms that provide enterprise-grade security including DDoS protection and encrypted connections. Access to your personal information is restricted to authorized personnel only. Third-party service providers we work with maintain their own security certifications and data protection practices. We regularly review our data collection, storage, and processing practices to ensure they remain appropriate and secure.

While no method of transmission over the internet or electronic storage is 100% secure, we are committed to protecting your personal information using industry-standard security practices.

Cookies and Tracking

Our pages use cookies and similar tracking technologies for analytics (Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity) and advertising measurement (Google Ads conversion tracking). These tools help us understand how visitors use our quizzes and measure the effectiveness of our advertising.

Microsoft Clarity may record your browsing session, including mouse movements, clicks, and scrolling behavior, to help us improve the user experience.

You can choose to disable cookies through your individual browser options. Disabling cookies may affect the functionality of our website.

Data Retention

We retain your contact information and quiz responses for as long as necessary to facilitate your trip planning and for our legitimate business purposes. If you would like your information deleted, please contact us at dean.horvath@athariafrica.com.

Your Rights

You have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information. You may also withdraw your consent to data processing at any time.

CCPA (California residents): You have the right to know what personal information we have collected, request its deletion, and opt out of any sale of personal data. We do not sell your personal data.

GDPR (European residents): You have the right to access, rectification, erasure, restriction of processing, objection to processing, and data portability.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at dean.horvath@athariafrica.com.

Children's Information

Our services are not directed at individuals under the age of 13. We do not knowingly collect any Personal Identifiable Information from children under the age of 13. If you think that your child provided this kind of information on our website, please contact us immediately and we will do our best to promptly remove such information from our records.

Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page with an updated "Last updated" date.

Contact Us

If you have questions about this Privacy Policy or your personal information, please contact us at dean.horvath@athariafrica.com.

Athari Africa Travel LLC
1309 Coffeen Avenue
Sheridan, WY
82801
United States

Phone: 512-844-5281