At Uncle Sam Tours, accessible from unclesam.tours, one of our main priorities is the privacy of our visitors. This Privacy Policy document contains types of information that is collected and recorded by Uncle Sam Tours and how we use it.
If you have additional questions or require more information about our Privacy Policy, do not hesitate to contact us.
1. Information We Collect
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you.
Personal Data
While using our Service, especially when booking a tour, we may ask you to provide us with 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:
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Email address
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First name and last name
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Phone number
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Address, State, Province, ZIP/Postal code, City
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Cookies and Usage Data
2. Use of Third-Party Tools and Cookies
We use several third-party services to monitor and analyze the use of our Service and to facilitate bookings.
Google Analytics 4 (GA4)
We use Google Analytics 4 to monitor and analyze the use of our website. Google Analytics is a web analytics service offered by Google that tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to track and monitor the use of our Service.
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Data processed: Cookies and Usage Data.
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For more information, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page.
Microsoft Clarity
We partner with Microsoft Clarity and Microsoft Advertising to capture how you use and interact with our website through behavioral metrics, heatmaps, and session replay to improve and market our products/services.
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Data processed: Website usage data captured using first and third-party cookies.
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For more information, visit the Microsoft Privacy Statement.
Bokun Booking Widget
To facilitate our tour bookings, we use the Bokun booking widget (a Tripadvisor company). When you make a booking, the information you provide is processed through Bokun’s platform.
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Data processed: Name, contact details, and payment information (processed securely via Bokun’s integrated payment gateways).
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Your data is handled according to Bokun’s Privacy Policy.
3. Legal Basis for Processing (GDPR)
If you are from the European Economic Area (EEA), Uncle Sam Tours’ legal basis for collecting and using the personal information depends on the context in which we collect it:
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Contract: Uncle Sam Tours needs to perform a contract with you (e.g., booking a tour via Bokun).
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Consent: You have given us permission to do so (e.g., cookie consent for Clarity/GA4).
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Legitimate Interests: The processing is in our legitimate business interests.
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Legal Compliance: Uncle Sam Tours needs to comply with the law.
4. Your Data Protection Rights
GDPR (Europe)
You have the right to access, update, or delete the information we have on you. You also have the right to rectification, to object, to restriction, to data portability, and to withdraw consent.
CCPA/CPRA (United States – California)
Under the CCPA, California consumers have the right to:
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Request disclosure of categories and specific pieces of personal data collected.
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Request that a business delete any personal data collected.
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Request that a business that sells/shares personal data, stop doing so.
5. 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.
6. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, please contact us:
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By email: support@unclesam.tours
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By phone: +33 6 11 10 22 13