1. Introduction

Welcome to Galapagos Nomad.
Galapagos Nomad («we», «us», or «our») operates www.galapagosnomad.com (hereinafter referred to as «the Service»).
This Privacy Policy governs your visit to www.galapagosnomad.com, explaining how we collect, safeguard, and disclose information resulting from your use of our Service.
By using our Service, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy. Unless otherwise defined in this Privacy Policy, the terms used in this Privacy Policy have the same meanings as in our Terms and Conditions.
Our Terms and Conditions («Terms») govern all use of our Service, and together with this Privacy Policy, constitute your agreement with us («Agreement»).

2. Definitions

• SERVICE means the www.galapagosnomad.com website operated by Galapagos Nomad.
• PERSONAL DATA means data about a living individual who can be identified from those data (or from those and other information either in our possession or likely to come into our possession).
• USAGE DATA is data collected automatically either generated by the use of the Service or from the Service infrastructure itself (for example, the duration of a page visit).
• COOKIES are small files stored on your device (computer or mobile device).
• DATA CONTROLLER refers to a natural or legal person who (either alone or jointly or in common with other persons) determines the purposes for which and the manner in which any personal data are, or are to be, processed. For the purpose of this Privacy Policy, we are the Data Controller of your data.
• DATA PROCESSORS (OR SERVICE PROVIDERS) are any natural or legal persons who process the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may use the services of various Service Providers to process your data more effectively.
• DATA SUBJECT refers to any living individual who is the subject of Personal Data.
• THE USER refers to the individual using our Service. The User corresponds to the Data Subject, who is the subject of Personal Data.

3. Information Collection and Use

We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our Service to you.

4. Types of Data Collected

Personal Data
While using our Service, we may ask you to provide certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you («Personal Data»). Personally identifiable information may include, but is not limited to:

• Email address
• First name and last name
• Phone number
• Address, Country, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
• Cookies and Usage Data

We may use your Personal Data to contact you with newsletters, marketing or promotional materials, and other information that may be of interest to you. You can opt out of receiving any, or all, of these communications by following the unsubscribe link.

Usage Data
We may also collect information that your browser sends whenever you visit our Service or when you access the Service by or through any device («Usage Data»).
This Usage Data may include information such as your computer’s Internet Protocol address (e.g., IP address), browser type, browser version, the pages of our Service that you visit, the time and date of your visit, the time spent on those pages, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.
When you access the Service with a device, this Usage Data may include information such as the type of device you use, your device’s unique ID, the IP address of your device, your device’s operating system, the type of Internet browser you use, and other diagnostic data.

Tracking Cookies Data
We use cookies and similar tracking technologies to track activity on our Service and retain certain information.
Cookies are files with a small amount of data which may include an anonymous unique identifier. Cookies are sent to your browser from a website and stored on your device. Other tracking technologies are also used, such as beacons, tags, and scripts to collect and track information and to improve and analyze our Service.
You can instruct your browser to refuse all cookies or to indicate when a cookie is being sent. However, if you do not accept cookies, you may not be able to use some portions of our Service.

Examples of Cookies we use:

• Session Cookies: We use Session Cookies to operate our Service.
• Preference Cookies: We use Preference Cookies to remember your preferences and various settings.
• Security Cookies: We use Security Cookies for security purposes.
• Advertising Cookies: Advertising Cookies are used to serve you advertisements that may be relevant to you and your interests.

5. Sale and Sharing of Personal Information (for U.S. Residents)

We do not sell or share personal information to third parties for monetary consideration; however, we may disclose certain personal information to third parties under circumstances that might be deemed a “sale” or “sharing” for residents of California (CPRA), Colorado (CPA), Connecticut (CTDPA), Montana (MCDPA), Nevada (NRS 603A), Oregon (OCPA), Texas (TDPSA), Utah (UCPA), and Virginia (CDPA).

We respect and understand that you may want to be sure that your personal information is not being sold or shared. You may request that we exclude your personal information from such arrangements, or direct us to limit the use and disclosure of possible sensitive personal information, by entering your name and email address below.

• Name
• Email

You have the right to:

• Global opt-out from selling and sharing my personal information and limiting the use or disclosure of sensitive personal information.
• Do not sell my personal information for cross-context behavioral advertising.
• Limit the use of my sensitive personal information.
• Request for access to my personal information.
• Right to be Forgotten: Request the deletion of your personal information.
• Right to Data Portability: Request a copy of your personal data in a commonly used, machine-readable format.

6. Use of Data

Galapagos Nomad uses the collected data for various purposes:

• To provide and maintain our Service;
• To notify you about changes to our Service;
• To allow you to participate in interactive features of our Service when you choose to do so;
• To provide customer support;
• To gather analysis or valuable information to improve our Service;
• To monitor the usage of our Service;
• To detect, prevent, and address technical issues;
• To fulfill any other purpose for which you provide it;
• To carry out our obligations and enforce our rights arising from any contracts entered into between you and us, including billing and collection;
• To provide you with notices about your account and/or subscription, including expiration and renewal notices, email instructions, etc.;
• To provide you with news, special offers, and general information about other goods, services, and events which we offer that are similar to those you have already purchased or enquired about unless you have opted not to receive such information;
• For any other purpose with your consent.

7. Retention of Data

We will retain your Personal Data only for as long as is necessary for the purposes set out in this Privacy Policy. We will retain and use your Personal Data to the extent necessary to comply with our legal obligations (for example, if we are required to retain your data to comply with applicable laws), resolve disputes, and enforce our legal agreements and policies.
We will also retain Usage Data for internal analysis purposes. Usage Data is generally retained for a shorter period, except when this data is used to strengthen the security or to improve the functionality of our Service, or we are legally obligated to retain this data for longer time periods.

8. Transfer of Data

Your information, including Personal Data, may be transferred to – and maintained on – computers located outside of your state, province, country or other governmental jurisdiction where the data protection laws may differ from those of your jurisdiction.
If you are located outside Ecuador and choose to provide information to us, please note that we transfer the data, including Personal Data, to Ecuador and process it there.
Your consent to this Privacy Policy followed by your submission of such information represents your agreement to that transfer.
Galapagos Nomad will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is treated securely and in accordance with this Privacy Policy and no transfer of your Personal Data will take place to an organization or a country unless there are adequate controls in place including the security of your data and other personal information.

9. Disclosure of Data

We may disclose personal information that we collect, or you provide:

• Disclosure for Law Enforcement: Under certain circumstances, we may be required to disclose your Personal Data if required to do so by law or in response to valid requests by public authorities.
• Business Transaction: If we or our subsidiaries are involved in a merger, acquisition or asset sale, your Personal Data may be transferred.
• Other cases: We may disclose your information also:
  • To our subsidiaries and affiliates;
  • To contractors, service providers, and other third parties we use to support our business;
  • To fulfill the purpose for which you provide it;
  • For the purpose of including your company’s logo on our website;
  • For any other purpose disclosed by us when you provide the information;
  • With your consent in any other cases;
  • If we believe disclosure is necessary or appropriate to protect the rights, property, or safety of the Company, our customers, or others.

10. Security of Data

The security of your data is important to us but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your Personal Data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

11. Social Media and Advertising Cookies

On our website, we include content from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WhatsApp, Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest to promote web pages or share content. This content places cookies and may store and process certain information for personalized advertising. Please check the privacy policies of these social media platforms for more details on how they use your data.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us by email: info@galapagosnomad.com.