Notice at Collection for California residents
Grand Circle, through Overseas Adventure Travel and Grand Circle Travel, provide travel services to individuals who are located in the United States and its territories.
Grand Circle is collecting your personal information and sensitive personal information to support its business operations, including for when you book a providing trips and experiences to you.
In accordance with the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended (the “CCPA”), this notice describes the categories of personal information that we collect about residents of California and the business or commercial purposes for which we use that personal information.
We may sell the categories of personal information we collect or share it with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising, as indicated in the chart below.
Do Not Sell or Share My Information
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If you would like to opt-out of the sale or sharing of your personal information or exercise your other rights please contact us by email or phone and provide us with your name, customer number and address: [email protected] or by telephone at (800) 321-2835.
To view our full privacy notice, visit www.gct.com/about/privacy-policy.
We may collect the personal information and sensitive personal information categories listed in the tables below. The tables also list, for each category, our expected retention period, use purposes, and whether we sell the information or share it with third parties for cross-context behavioral advertising.
Sensitive personal information is a subtype of personal information consisting of specific information categories. While we collect information that falls within the sensitive personal information categories listed in the table below, the CCPA does not treat this information as sensitive because we do not collect or use it to infer characteristics about a person.
| Category | Examples | Collected | Sold or Shared? | Retention Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Identifiers. | A real name, alias, postal address, unique personal identifier, online identifier, Internet Protocol address, email address, account name, Social Security number, driver’s license number, passport number, or other similar identifiers. | YES to provide goods and services to you | YES for cross-context behavioral advertising | 7 years |
| B. Personal information categories listed in the California Customer Records statute (Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.80(e)). | A name, signature, Social Security number, physical characteristics or description, address, telephone number, passport number, driver’s license or state identification card number, insurance policy number, education, employment, employment history, bank account number, credit card number, debit card number, or any other financial information, medical information, or health insurance information. Some personal information included in this category may overlap with other categories. | YES to provide goods and services to you | NO | 7 years |
| C. Protected classification characteristics under California or federal law. | Age (40 years or older), race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion or creed, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy or childbirth and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, veteran or military status, genetic information (including familial genetic information). | YES, if any, in connection with employee hiring and/or onboarding | NO | 7 years |
| D. Commercial information. | Records of personal property, products or services purchased, obtained, or considered, or other purchasing or consuming histories or tendencies. | YES to provide goods and services to you | YES for cross-context behavioral advertising | 7 years |
| E. Biometric information. | Genetic, physiological, behavioral, and biological characteristics, or activity patterns used to extract a template or other identifier or identifying information, such as, fingerprints, faceprints, and voiceprints, iris or retina scans, keystroke, gait, or other physical patterns, and sleep, health, or exercise data. | NO | NO | |
| F. Internet or other similar network activity. | Browsing history, search history, information on a consumer’s interaction with a website, application, or advertisement. | YES to provide goods and services to you | YES for cross-context behavioral advertising | 7 years |
| G. Geolocation data. | Physical location or movements. | NO | NO | |
| H. Sensory data. | Audio, electronic, visual, thermal, olfactory, or similar information. | NO | NO | |
| I. Professional or employment-related information. | Current or past job history or performance evaluations. | NO | NO | |
| J. Non-public education information (per the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, 34 C.F.R. Part 99)). | Education records directly related to a student maintained by an educational institution or party acting on its behalf, such as grades, transcripts, class lists, student schedules, student identification codes, student financial information, or student disciplinary records. | NO | NO | |
| K. Inferences drawn from other personal information. | Profile reflecting a person’s preferences, characteristics, psychological trends, predispositions, behavior, attitudes, intelligence, abilities, and aptitudes. | YES, to provide goods and services to you | YES for cross-context behavioral advertising | 7 years |
| Sensitive Personal Information Category | Government identifiers (social security, driver's license, state identification card, or passport number) | YES, to provide goods and services to you | NO | 7 years |
| Complete account access credentials (user names, account numbers, or card numbers combined with required access/security code or password) | YES, to provide goods and services to you | NO | 7 years | |
| Precise geolocation | NO | NO | ||
| Racial or ethnic origin | NO | NO | ||
| Religious or philosophical beliefs | NO | NO | ||
| Union membership | NO | NO | ||
| Genetic data | NO | NO | ||
| Mail, email, or text messages contents where we are not the intended recipient of the communication | NO | NO | ||
| Unique identifying biometric information | NO | NO | ||
| Health, sex life, or sexual orientation information | YES, to provide goods and services to you | NO | 7 years |
If you have any questions about this Notice or need to access it in an alternative format due to having a disability, please contact us at:
[email protected]
Privacy Officer
Grand Circle LLC
347 Congress Street
Boston MA 02210
+1 (800) 321-2835
