Welcome to thecheckinbyelan.com (the "Website"), operated by Elan Lavarias LLC ("Company," "we," "us," or "our"). This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your information when you visit our Website and use our services, including travel planning and booking services facilitated through Fora Travel as our host agency. Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using the Website, you consent to the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
INTRODUCTION
WHO WE ARE
The Check-In by Elan is a travel planning and booking service operating under Elan Lavarias LLC, a New York limited liability company. We operate as an independent travel advisor hosted by Fora Travel. Our Website is located at thecheckinbyelan.com. You may contact us at hello@thecheckinbyelan.com.
CHANGES TO THIS PRIVACY POLICY
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any material changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Modified" date. You are responsible for periodically reviewing our Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. Your continued use of the Website after any changes constitutes your acceptance of such changes.
WHAT TYPE OF INFORMATION WE COLLECT FROM YOU
A. Voluntary Information
When you visit our Website or use our Services, we collect certain types of information from you. This includes your:
Name
Email address
Mailing address
Phone number
Travel preferences, destinations of interest, and travel dates
Passport and identification information (when required for travel booking)
Payment information (processed securely through authorized payment processors)
Any other information you voluntarily provide through forms, inquiries, or correspondence
B. Automatic Data Collection
We also collect information automatically through cookies and other tracking technologies, including:
Information about your internet connection and IP address
Traffic and location data
Browser type and device information
Pages visited and time spent on the Website
Referring URLs and browsing patterns
The categories of consumer data we have collected within the past 12 months include: contact information, travel preferences, booking inquiries, payment data, and automatically collected browsing data.
HOW WE COLLECT INFORMATION FROM YOU
The technologies we use for automatic data collection may include:
A. Cookies
Cookies are small files placed on your computer that enable our systems to recognize your browser and remember certain preferences. We use functionality cookies to recognize you on our Website and remember previously selected preferences, and advertising cookies to collect information about your visit to deliver a better experience.
B. Web Beacons
Pages on our Website and our emails may contain small electronic files known as web beacons (also referred to as clear gifs, pixel tags, and single-pixel gifs) that permit us to count users who have visited those pages or opened our emails, and other related Website statistics.
C. Third-Party Sources
Our Company may also receive your data indirectly from the following sources: Fora Travel (our host agency and booking platform), social media platforms if you choose to connect with us, and referral sources.
HOW WE USE YOUR INFORMATION
We use the information we collect about you or that you provide to us, including any personal information, to:
- Present our Website and its contents to you
- Provide travel planning, consulting, and booking services
- Process travel bookings through Fora Travel and third-party suppliers (airlines, hotels, tour operators, etc.)
- Respond to your inquiries and provide customer support
- Send you information about travel deals, promotions, and services (with your consent)
- Improve our Website and services
- Fulfill any other purpose for which you provide the information
- Comply with applicable laws and regulations
We do not use automated decision-making in processing your personal information for our services. We do not sell personal information or consumer data for monetary gain or valuable consideration.
THIRD PARTY DISCLOSURES
Some content or applications on the Website may be served by third parties. We do not control third parties' tracking technologies. You should consult the privacy policies of any such third party for more detailed information. Our Website may contain links to other websites — our Privacy Policy applies only to our Website.
HOW WE DISCLOSE YOUR INFORMATION
We may disclose aggregated, non-personally-identifiable information about our users without restriction. We disclose personal information that we collect or that you provide as described in this Privacy Policy to the following third parties:
- Fora Travel — our host agency through which bookings are processed
- Travel suppliers such as airlines, hotels, cruise lines, and tour operators, as necessary to complete your bookings
- Payment processors for secure transaction processing
- Service providers and contractors who assist us in operating our Website and conducting our business
We may also disclose your personal information to:
- Comply with any court order, law, or legal process
- Prevent fraudulent purchases by sharing data with credit reference agencies
- Enforce our site policies or protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others
Do Not Track Policy: Our site honors Do Not Track ("DNT") browser settings. We do not track your online browsing activity on other online services. We do not transfer personal data collected from you to third-party processors located internationally, except as required to fulfill travel bookings with international suppliers.
HOW WE STORE AND PROTECT USER INFORMATION
The Company has implemented measures designed to secure your personal information from accidental loss and unauthorized access, use, and disclosure. These security measures include:
- All payment information is encrypted
- All information you provide to us is stored on secure servers behind firewalls
- We use regular malware scanning
Please be aware that no transmission over the internet or email is completely secure or error free. Please keep this in mind when disclosing personal information online. We will keep your data for as long as necessary to provide our services to you and comply with our legal obligations, typically a period of seven (7) years consistent with standard business and tax record-keeping requirements. Once this period has expired, we will delete your data.
YOUR CALIFORNIA PRIVACY RIGHTS
If you are a California resident, California law may provide you with additional rights regarding our use of your personal information. To learn more about your California privacy rights, visit https://oag.ca.gov/privacy/ccpa.
Under the CCPA, California residents have the right to opt-out of the sale of personal information. We do not sell personal information.
We may use your personal information to send you details about travel deals, new destinations, promotions, and other updates that we think may be of interest to you. You may opt out at any time. If you no longer wish to be contacted for marketing purposes, please email us at hello@thecheckinbyelan.com with "Unsubscribe" in the subject line, or use the unsubscribe link in any marketing email we send you.
MARKETING
YOUR DATA PROTECTION RIGHTS
- The Right to be Informed: Anyone processing your personal data must make clear what they are processing, why, and who else the data may be passed to.
- The Right to Access: You have the right to see what data is held about you.
- The Right to Rectification: You have the right to have your data corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
- The Right to Erasure (Right to be Forgotten): Under certain circumstances, you can ask for your personal data to be deleted.
- The Right to Restrict Processing: You have the right to ask for a temporary halt to the processing of your personal data.
- The Right of Portability: You have the right to receive your data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.
- The Right to Object: You have the right to object to further processing of your data, including for direct marketing purposes.
- Right Not to be Subject to Discrimination: The Company will not refuse goods or services to individuals who exercise their consumer rights.
If you would like to exercise these rights, please contact us at hello@thecheckinbyelan.com.
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY
Our Website is not intended for children under 13 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If you believe we may have collected information from a child under 13, please contact us immediately at hello@thecheckinbyelan.com.
CHANGES TO PRIVACY POLICY
The date the Privacy Policy was last revised is identified on the first page of the Privacy Policy. We reserve the right to update this policy and, if we make material changes to how we treat our users' personal information, we will notify you by email. You are responsible for periodically visiting our Website and this Privacy Policy to check for any changes.
CONTACT
You may send us an email to inquire about our Privacy Policy or to request access to, correct, or delete any personal information that you have provided to us at:
Elan Lavarias LLC
228 Park Ave S PMB 740479
New York, NY 10003-1502
Website: www.thecheckinbyelan.com
Email: hello@thecheckinbyelan.com
You may reach our Data Protection Officer by sending an email to hello@thecheckinbyelan.com.
COMPLAINTS
Should you wish to report a complaint or if you feel that our Company has not addressed your concern in a satisfactory manner, you may contact us at hello@thecheckinbyelan.com. We will respond to your complaint within a reasonable timeframe.