Privacy statement

This privacy statement is designed to assure you that 24DrTravel.com takes the privacy of its members and users seriously and it explains our privacy and data-protection practices.

As a health site we know that you expect us to exercise a much greater regard for your privacy than other service providers.

It is important for 24DrTravel.com to safeguard its members' privacy while providing a personalised and valuable service. Collecting personal information is necessary if 24DrTravel.com is to satisfy the expectations and requirements of its members by communicating with them, providing an interactive service and providing products and services designed specially for our members.

If we are to do so we must develop and maintain an up-to-date picture of you as an individual, which we, our affiliates and necessary service partners ("partners") can use to keep you informed about other products and services (including those supplied by our affiliates and Partners) which we or they think might interest you.

Should you prefer not to receive information about other products or services or you do not want affiliate companies or our partners to be given your personal information, you will be given the opportunity to indicate your preference on the application form. Alternatively, you can notify us of your preference at any time.

Privacy principles

Because your privacy is important to us, 24DrTravel.com displays this privacy statement and operates by the following six principles. members should additionally consult the terms and conditions as well as the help section accompanying this privacy statement for more information regarding these principles.

Principle 1

24DrTravel.com will explicitly ask when we need information for the purposes set out above ("Personal Information"). Generally this information is requested when filling in the 24DrTravel.com application form, registering for a 24DrTravel.com product, when requesting a particular service or when you are in contact with us, our affiliates or partners as part of our ongoing service.

Where possible, 24DrTravel.com will provide you with the means to make sure that your personal information is correct and current. 24DrTravel.com will delete return or destroy your Personal Information as appropriate once the information is no longer necessary for the purposes for which it was provided or other necessary purposes as the case may be.

Principle 2

24DrTravel.com, our affiliates and partners use your personal information to operate the site and services, to inform you of new features, services,and products from 24DrTravel.com and its affiliates and for assessment and statistical analysis for our or their business. 24DrTravel.com may also carefully select other companies and send you information about their products or services which are related to the site's service but are not necessary to its operation.

Principle 3

If 24DrTravel.com intends to use personal information for a secondary use in relation to another company, 24DrTravel.com will provide you with instructions on how to decline this service. More information on declining this service is in the help section accompanying this statement.

Principle 4

24DrTravel.com may disclose personal information 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 24DrTravel.com or any of its affiliates;
(b) protect and defend the rights or property of 24DrTravel.com or its members,
(c) act under exigent circumstances to protect the personal safety of members of 24DrTravel.com, or the public and
(d) where a customer has consented to such disclosure.

Principle 5

Due to the nature of the relationship between our members and 24DrTravel.com as your bank a duty of confidence on our part exists. Therefore we will not breach that confidence through the use or disclosure of your personal information. Personal information collected is stored in secure operating environments that available only to authorised personnel. In many instances, such as where statements or TAN lists are provided the personal information is encrypted before being sent to you.

Principle 6

If at any time you believe that 24DrTravel.com has not adhered to these principles. Please notify us and we will use all commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and correct the problem.

24DrTravel.com is committed to maintaining its position as a business on the Internet. As our business continues to develop, we may add new services and features. In the event that these additions affect our privacy statement it will be updated appropriately.