Privacy Policy
(Last updated on 2 September 2026)
This privacy policy has been developed to let you, the user, know how your information is used, as and when it is collected and/or submitted by Salty Travel (“Salty Travel”, “we”, “us” or “our”), on salty.travel (the “Site”, “Our Website”).
Transparency and protection of how users’ information is collected, stored and used is of the utmost importance to us. This Privacy Policy has been developed to safeguard the user’s personal information, and to protect our user’s confidential personal information. This privacy policy applies to all the web pages related to this website.
All the information obtained through the Site is treated as confidential. We request information from you to improve your experience on our website, communicate with you via email and to provide you with a better service.
What information do we collect?
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
For more information on the data we collect through cookies, please visit our Cookies Policy
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Information is automatically collected whenever you interact with Our Website. We collect technical information such as your operating system, IP address and browser type and version. This is used to ensure that Our Website meets the technical needs of our users.
How we use your information?
To plan itineraries, coordinate with local partners, and send you relevant updates about your trip.
How long we retain your information?
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
How is your information shared?
Information about our users will only be disclosed to third parties when it is necessary to enforce or comply with relevant laws, regulations, our rights, contractual agreements, accommodation and activity partners to fulfil your booking, and for the safety of our staff or users and in protection against fraudulent activities on Our Website. Outside of this, we will not sell, rent or trade your personal information to third parties without your consent.
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
How is your information protected?
Our Website has strict security measures in place to prevent the loss, misuse and alteration of all information that we collect. Our Website is SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) enabled to ensure that we maintain a secure internet connection between your browser and Our Website.
Encrypted storage and restricted access protect your details, and we retain them only as long as needed.
What rights do you have over your information?
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
How do we manage external links on Our Website?
Our Website links to third party platforms such as Facebook, Linkedin and Instagram. The Site also has outbound links to other travel agencies and websites relevant to travel.
These websites are governed by their own privacy policy which includes but is not limited to the processing of personal information. You are advised to review the privacy policies of these platforms.
General information
Our Privacy Policy is developed in accordance with section 51 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (“PAIA”) and the Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (“POPIA”).
The POPIA provides you with the ability to make enquiries regarding your personal information. To get more information on how your information is used, please email: ???.
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