Privacy Policy
Last updated February 2017.
Information we collect on a voluntary basis
We will collect, store and process information about you if you voluntarily provide us with such information in connection with the following:
- Filling in a form on any of our websites.
- Filling in a physical registration card.
- Contacting us by telephone or face to face (e.g, in the context of making a reservation).
- Sending us a letter, e-mail or social media message.
- Subscribing to receive a service from us (e.g, a newsletter, blog or by following us on social media).
- Requesting promotional information from us (e.g, information about any of our good or services including Belmond giftcards).
- Participating in a survey, competition or prize draw.
- Contributing content to us (e.g, for display on a Belmond blog).
The types of information we may obtain include:
- Your name, gender, home and work contact details, business title, e-mail address, telephone number, date and place of birth, nationality.
- Details of food allergies/dietary requirements and special requests made (for example, relating to a disability) you provide to us.
- Passport and visa information, payment information, travel history and details of joint travellers.
- Dates of your stay or travel with us and associated charges.
- Purchase or delivery of products or services.
- Reviews and opinions about our brands, products and services.
- Information we receive about you from any third parties through whom you have booked your arrangements.
- Information we receive about you from other members of the Belmond Group (which may include information relating to travel dates, food allergies, special requests and room preferences, and details of payments made to us).
We do not collect “sensitive information” (e.g., information on racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religion or other beliefs, health, criminal background or trade union membership) unless it is volunteered by you.
We may use medical or other sensitive data provided by you to better serve and meet your needs (but under no circumstances will we process any sensitive data for marketing and/or profiling purposes). Such sensitive information is only shared with other members of the Belmond Group (acting as joint controller with Belmond Management Limited for booking management purposes) or our third party service providers (acting as data processors) for the purpose of providing the services you request. By making such special requests or notifying us of such preferences, you agree to us sharing your information in this way.
When you visit a Belmond website, we may also collect certain information through the use of “cookies” and other automated means. Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by your browser on your computer's hard drive. Such information may comprise the following information:
- Date and time.
- Originating IP address.
- Domain name.
- Type of browser and operating system used (if provided by the browser).
- URL of the referring page (if provided by the browser).
- Object requested.
- Completion status of the request.
- Geographic location.
- Language preferences.
To learn more about cookies, how they are used and how to exercise your choice with respect to their collection of information on this site, please click here.
Use of information
Typically, we will use and process your information to:
- Help us create content that is relevant to our visitors.
- Make improvements to our websites and social media pages and ensure that content on these is presented in the most effective manner for you.
- Provide you with information, products or services that you request from us or which we feel may interest you.
- Assess and help us understand general trends and patterns relating to our business.
- Provide for the safety and security of our guests and visitors.
- Manage general record keeping.
- Enable us to compile anonymous, aggregated statistics that allow us to understand how users use our websites and to help us improve the structure of our websites.
- Meet any legal and/or regulatory requirements.
- Provide the products or services you request from us.
- Improve our products and services and to ensure our products and services are of interest to you.
The processing of your personal information for:
- Marketing and profiling purposes is managed solely by Belmond Management Limited as data controller. Your decision to provide your information for such purposes is optional and will have no consequence on your ability to stay with us or benefit from the requested services.
- All purposes concerning your booking, your stay and to provide you with the services you have requested, is managed by Belmond Management Limited and the Belmond property(ies) you visit as joint controllers. Your decision to provide information to us is voluntary however, if you do not provide such information you may no longer be able to benefit from our services.
We may process your personal information by both automated and manual means. We may use your information in other ways for which we provide specific notice at the time of collection.
Sharing information
We do not sell, otherwise disclose, or share information we collect and hold about you, except as described in this Privacy Policy.
We may share your information within the Belmond Group, which may use this information to offer products and services to you consistent with the purposes identified in this Privacy Policy. We may also share information with service providers who perform functions and services on our behalf. Such third parties will be appointed as data processors and will be provided only with information necessary to perform the services on our behalf but are not authorised to use such information for any other purposes.
We may disclose information about you if we are required to do so by law or pursuant to legal process, or in response to a request from law enforcement authorities or other government officials.
We reserve the right to transfer information about you in the event that we sell or transfer all or a portion of our business or assets, in accordance with applicable law. Should such a sale or transfer occur, we will use reasonable efforts to direct the transferee to use information you have provided to us in a manner that is consistent with our Privacy Policy. Following such a sale or transfer, you may contact the entity to which we transferred your information with any inquiries concerning the processing of that information.
Your rights
You have certain rights to the information we process about you as expressly provided for by applicable law. You may request access to the information we hold about you, update, amend or correct the information, and in some circumstances you may object to our use of your information.
Data transfers
- Your name, gender, home and work contact details, business title, e-mail address, telephone number, date and place of birth, nationality.
- Details of food allergies/dietary requirements and special requests made (for example, relating to a disability) you provide to us.
- Passport and visa information, payment information, travel history and details of joint travellers.
- Dates of your stay or travel with us and associated charge.
- Purchase or delivery of products or services.
- Reviews and opinions about our brands, products and services.
- Information we receive about you from any third parties through whom you have booked your arrangements.
- Information we receive about you from other members of the Belmond Group (which may include information relating to travel dates, food allergies, special requests and room preferences, and details of payments made to us).
How we protect your information
- Your name, gender, home and work contact details, business title, e-mail address, telephone number, date and place of birth, nationality.
- Details of food allergies/dietary requirements and special requests made (for example, relating to a disability) you provide to us.
- Passport and visa information, payment information, travel history and details of joint travellers.
- Dates of your stay or travel with us and associated charge.
- Purchase or delivery of products or services.
- Reviews and opinions about our brands, products and services.
- Information we receive about you from any third parties through whom you have booked your arrangements.
- Information we receive about you from other members of the Belmond Group (which may include information relating to travel dates, food allergies, special requests and room preferences, and details of payments made to us).
How long we keep this information for
- Your name, gender, home and work contact details, business title, e-mail address, telephone number, date and place of birth, nationality.
- Details of food allergies/dietary requirements and special requests made (for example, relating to a disability) you provide to us.
- Passport and visa information, payment information, travel history and details of joint travellers.
- Dates of your stay or travel with us and associated charge.
- Purchase or delivery of products or services.
- Reviews and opinions about our brands, products and services.
- Information we receive about you from any third parties through whom you have booked your arrangements.
- Information we receive about you from other members of the Belmond Group (which may include information relating to travel dates, food allergies, special requests and room preferences, and details of payments made to us).
Links to other websites
- Your name, gender, home and work contact details, business title, e-mail address, telephone number, date and place of birth, nationality.
- Details of food allergies/dietary requirements and special requests made (for example, relating to a disability) you provide to us.
- Passport and visa information, payment information, travel history and details of joint travellers.
- Dates of your stay or travel with us and associated charge.
- Purchase or delivery of products or services.
- Reviews and opinions about our brands, products and services.
- Information we receive about you from any third parties through whom you have booked your arrangements.
- Information we receive about you from other members of the Belmond Group (which may include information relating to travel dates, food allergies, special requests and room preferences, and details of payments made to us).
Cookies
- Your name, gender, home and work contact details, business title, e-mail address, telephone number, date and place of birth, nationality.
- Details of food allergies/dietary requirements and special requests made (for example, relating to a disability) you provide to us.
- Passport and visa information, payment information, travel history and details of joint travellers.
- Dates of your stay or travel with us and associated charge.
- Purchase or delivery of products or services.
- Reviews and opinions about our brands, products and services.
- Information we receive about you from any third parties through whom you have booked your arrangements.
- Information we receive about you from other members of the Belmond Group (which may include information relating to travel dates, food allergies, special requests and room preferences, and details of payments made to us).
Updates to our privacy policy
- Your name, gender, home and work contact details, business title, e-mail address, telephone number, date and place of birth, nationality.
- Details of food allergies/dietary requirements and special requests made (for example, relating to a disability) you provide to us.
- Passport and visa information, payment information, travel history and details of joint travellers.
- Dates of your stay or travel with us and associated charge.
- Purchase or delivery of products or services.
- Reviews and opinions about our brands, products and services.
- Information we receive about you from any third parties through whom you have booked your arrangements.
- Information we receive about you from other members of the Belmond Group (which may include information relating to travel dates, food allergies, special requests and room preferences, and details of payments made to us).
How to contact us
- Your name, gender, home and work contact details, business title, e-mail address, telephone number, date and place of birth, nationality.
- Details of food allergies/dietary requirements and special requests made (for example, relating to a disability) you provide to us.
- Passport and visa information, payment information, travel history and details of joint travellers.
- Dates of your stay or travel with us and associated charge.
- Purchase or delivery of products or services.
- Reviews and opinions about our brands, products and services.
- Information we receive about you from any third parties through whom you have booked your arrangements.
- Information we receive about you from other members of the Belmond Group (which may include information relating to travel dates, food allergies, special requests and room preferences, and details of payments made to us).