At Figo Holidays we strive to provide the best value to our travelers to assure that they get the best travel experience from us, in order for us to plan and design the trip we may require certain personal information regarding the passenger/s to provide the best experience for our customers. In doing so we are committed to ensure that whatever personal information has been disclosed to us is being treated with utmost confidentiality and isn’t shared with any unauthorized individuals.
This privacy policy elaborates each type of personal information which we either receive or collect when you use any of our services, and the means by which we collect, manage and use the data and steps we take to safeguard that information. By doing so, we hope that this would improve the trust which you have with us when interacting with our brand at any time. Its also important to understand that any dealings which you have with us where personal information of others are being shared, that they have also been previously informed by you regarding the content of this privacy policy. If you have any questions or feedback regarding this policy, feel free to contact us here. For information about how we intend to safeguard your data please see the information below.
Figo Holidays Pvt Ltd (formerly known as Figco Lanka Holidays Private Limited) herein after referred to by “the group”. Figo Holidays is a top-rated travel company in Sri Lanka’s tourism industry. Highly professional and topping performances among other Sri Lanka tour operators on travel agency business matters. Figo Holidays has a high reputation and is a member of the Association of Sri Lanka Inbound Tour Operators. The company has been officially approved by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority in Sri Lanka. For more information about us click here.
We collect personal data as part of providing services to you, the main types of data we collect include,
If you provide us with details relating to other individuals, please ensure that you have those individuals’ consent to provide their personal data. It is your responsibility to make them aware that we will use those details for the purposes of the relevant services. Please direct them to this privacy notice if they require more information.
Occasionally we may use your personal information to help us identify relevant products which we believe would be of interest to you and we may communicate this via email, phone, WhatsApp or your postal address. However, if you do not wish to receive any such correspondence from us in future, you can opt-out by clicking on the unsubscribe link in the given email messages or send us an email to remove your personal information from our database. You can contact us using the contact information provided at the end of this policy to opt-out of phone and postal updates, and if you decide to subscribe later you can opt-in to these services through our website.
We never sell or rent your personal information to third parties and we shall only use the data you provide for the reasons which we clearly mention to you. We will update your information whenever we can to ensure its correct, up-to-date and complete.
Some information is necessary in order to provide you with the service you expect, if you do not provide us with the requested information, we may not be able to offer you the required services.
We will collect your personal data when:
Your personal data is used to fulfill our obligations to you, which include:
We may disclose your personal information as follows:
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Changing your mind after you’ve accepted our cookies
If you change your mind after you’ve accepted our cookies, you’ll find an option within your internet browser to clear cookies that have already been set. Use the help feature in your browser to see how. You’ll then need to change your browser settings to refuse cookies in future.
Just so you know, you won’t be able to benefit from all the features of our website and email newsletters or book online with us if you refuse cookies
We offer you choices when we ask for personal information, whenever reasonably possible. You have the option of dealing anonymously with us, either on our websites or through other methods. There will be circumstances where this is not possible in order to complete your request. You may decline to provide personal information to us and/or refuse cookies in your browser, although some of our features or services may not function properly as a result. For example, if you do not provide us with the personal information described above, some or all of the following may happen:
We post testimonials to our website periodically. There is no way of identifying you from the data we publish on testimonials on the website. The data included on our testimonials includes first name, surname initial, an excerpt from your feedback and your star rating; it is not possible to identify a person from these testimonials. We also may take photographs of you with other travelers while on the trip and use it in our website or other promotional materials for marketing purposes. If you wish to opt-out of this, please reach out to our team via the contact details given at the end of this privacy policy.
In order to enquire about your personal information with us you need to use the contact information given the last section of this privacy policy, and we need to verify your identity prior to disclosing any information. We strive to ensure that this would be carried out soon, but we can’t assure a fixed number of days for this task.
You have the ability to request us to update any incomplete, outdated or inaccurate information about you or request any changes to your information.
However, under certain circumstances, we may not be able to give you access to your personal information if it interferes with the privacy of others or if it would result in a breach of confidentiality; and if it does happen we will keep you informed on the reasons of the refusal.
As we are only permitted to store your personal information for as long as necessary with regards to the purposes for which it was initially collected or other ancillary purpose. We therefore may delete your personal information after a reasonable period of time and if you haven’t interacted with us for quite some time you may have to provide us with your personal information again. We also assure that your personal information shall not be disclosed to any other than those mentioned in this privacy policy without your consent. However, if we understand that disclosure is needed to reduce harm or prevent a threat of life, health or safety or for an enforcement body to take action we reserve the right to disclose the necessary information required by law.
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or are concerned about how we have handled your personal information, we would like to hear from you. We treat privacy matters seriously and will endeavor to correct the matter.
You can contact our Privacy Officer by:
Our Privacy Officer will contact you within a reasonable time after receipt of your query to discuss your concerns and outline options regarding how they may be resolved. We will aim to ensure that your query or complaint is resolved in a timely and appropriate manner.
Please note that this privacy policy has been written precisely to clarify all main issues without complicated legal terminologies, and if you have any clarifications regarding it feel free to reach out and give us your feedback.
Last Updated 16th February 2019