Privacy Policy
Effective Date: 8/1/2025
Wespow Adventures (“we,” “our,” “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal data when you use our website, make bookings, or otherwise interact with Wespow Adventures. We comply with Jamaica’s Data Protection Act, 2020, other applicable laws, and applicable international standards.
1. What Information We Collect
We collect personal data that you provide to us and data generated automatically. Examples include:
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Personal Identifiers & Contact Information: Name, email address, postal address, phone number.
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Booking Information: Dates of booking, number of guests, special requests, payment details (e.g. card info via our payment processor).
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Health & Safety Information: Any medical conditions, weight/height (if needed), emergency contact.
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Usage Data & Technical Data: IP address, browser type, device type, operating system, pages visited, how you navigate our site.
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Communications Data: Emails you send us, feedback, reviews, or via contact forms.
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Location Data: If you share location (e.g. for shuttles, transportation, map features), only where needed and with your consent.
2. How & Why We Use Your Information
We use your data to:
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Process your bookings and provide you with the services you request.
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Communicate with you regarding your bookings, updates, or promotions (if you opt in).
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Conduct safety assessments or fulfill legal or regulatory requirements.
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Improve our website, offerings, and customer experience.
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Prevent fraud, misuse, or unlawful activity.
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For marketing, but only with your consent.
3. Legal Basis & Consent
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We collect and process your data only for lawful reasons as required under the Jamaican Data Protection Act and other applicable laws.
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When required, we obtain your informed consent before collecting or using your personal data for certain purposes (e.g. marketing, location-based services).
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Where consent is given, you can withdraw it at any time (see “Your Rights” below).
4. Disclosure of Your Information
Your personal data may be shared in the following circumstances:
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With service providers and partners who help us operate the site, process payments, provide transportation, or support our operations (e.g. booking platform, email service, payment gateways). We require such third parties to protect your data and use it only for permitted purposes.
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With legal or regulatory authorities, if required by law, or to protect Wespow’s rights or safety of others.
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In the event of a business transfer (sale, merger, reorganization), but only under confidentiality and data protection obligations.
5. Security & Storage
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We take reasonable technical, administrative, and organizational measures to protect your personal data from unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction.
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Sensitive information, especially payment/card details, is handled via third-party processors with industry-standard protection (e.g. SSL/TLS).
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We retain personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes described, comply with legal obligations, enforce our agreements, or resolve disputes.
6. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
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We use cookies and similar technologies (pixels, web beacons) to analyze interaction with our website, improve user experience, and support marketing efforts.
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You will be informed of cookie use when you first visit the site (via a cookie banner or notice), and given options to opt out or manage settings.
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Non-personal data collected via cookies (such as page visits, device type) may be used in aggregate for analytics.
7. Your Rights
Under the Data Protection Act 2020 of Jamaica and related laws, you have rights including:
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The right to access the personal data we hold about you.
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The right to correct or update inaccurate or incomplete data.
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The right to request deletion of data, subject to legal and contractual obligations.
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The right to withdraw consent, where processing is based on consent.
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The right to object to certain processing (e.g. marketing).
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If applicable, rights regarding automated decision-making and profiling.
To exercise your rights or for questions about your data, contact us using the information below.
8. International Data Transfers
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If we transfer your personal data outside Jamaica, we will ensure that recipient entities have adequate protections in place (contractual, technical, or legal) to safeguard your data.
9. Children
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We do not knowingly collect personal data from children under the age of 16 without parental or guardian consent. If we become aware that data has been collected from a child without consent, we will take steps to delete it.
10. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our practices, legal requirements, or services. The latest version will always be posted on our website with a revised “Effective Date.” Where required, we may notify you of significant changes through email or notice on the website.
11. Contact Us
If you have any questions, requests, or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact:
Data Protection Officer / Privacy Contact
Wespow Adventures
Dumfries, St. James, Jamaica
Email: adventure@wespowadventures.com
Acknowledgment
By using our website or booking our services, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to this Privacy Policy.