Privacy Policy

Our Privacy Policy details our handling of information we collect about you when you use our products or services, or otherwise interact with us, unless an alternative policy is displayed for specific instances. “Qualco”, “we” and “us” refers to Qualco UK Limited, and any of its affiliated companies. Qualco offers a range of technology products and applications such as asset management, panel management, master servicing, etc. We refer to all these products and services, together with others and our websites as “Services” for the purposes of this policy.

This policy also explains your rights, and the choices you can make about how we use the information you provide to us. This includes how you may object to certain uses of information about you, and how you can request access to or update information that we hold about you.

What information we collect about you

We collect information about you when either you or other sources provide it to us, as further described below.

Account and profile information:

We collect information about you that we reasonably need for our business functions and activities and which is required by law. The information you provide to us will be used to assess your eligibility for hardship support. We may collect personal information about you such as:
• Your name;
• Your contact details, including residential telephone number and email;
• Date of birth;
• Payment information; and
• Travel-related details including passport details, vessel code, arrival port and other similar information.

The data you supply will be used to assess your eligibility for hardship support.

Content you provide through our websites:

The Services include our websites owned or operated by us. We collect other content that you submit to these websites or web services, which may include social media or social networking websites operated by us. For example, you provide content to us when you provide feedback or when you participate in any interactive features, surveys, contests, promotions, activities or events.

Information we collect automatically when you use the Services:

We collect information about you when you use our Services, including browsing our websites and taking certain actions within the Services.

Device and connection information:

We collect information about your computer, phone, tablet, or other devices you use to access the Services. This device information includes your connection type and settings when you access, update, or use our Services. We also collect information through your device about your operating system, browser type, IP address, URLs of referring/exit pages, device identifiers, and crash data. We use your IP address and/or country preference in order to approximate your location to provide you with a better Service experience. How much of this information we collect depends on the type and settings of the device you use to access the Services.

Cookies and other tracking technologies:

How we use the information we collect depends in part on which Services you use, how you use them, and any preferences you have communicated to us. Below are the specific purposes for which we use the information we collect about you.

To provide the Services and personalise your experience:

We use information about you to provide the Services to you, such as determining your eligibility for hardship support, making payment arrangements, among others. We use the information about you to process transactions with you, authenticate you when you log in, provide customer support, and operate and maintain the Services.

We use the information about you to process transactions with you, authenticate you when you log in, provide customer support, and operate and maintain the Services.

Our Services also include tailored features that personalise your experience by automatically analysing your activities to provide search results, notifications, and recommendations that are most relevant for you. Where you use multiple Services, we combine information about you and your activities to provide an integrated experience, such as to allow you to find information from one Service while searching from another or to present relevant product information.

To communicate with you about the Services:

We use your contact information to send transactional communications via email and telephone within the Services, including confirming hardship eligibility, providing customer support, and sending you and administrative messages. These communications are part of the Services, and in most cases, you are unable to opt out of them. If an opt out option is available, you will find that option within the communication itself or in your account settings.

Customer support:

We use your information to resolve technical issues you encounter, to respond to your requests for assistance, to analyse crash information, and to repair and improve the Services.

For safety and security:

We use information about you and your Service use to verify accounts and activity, to monitor suspicious or fraudulent activity and to identify violations of Service policies.

To protect our legitimate business interests and legal rights:

Where required by law or where we believe it is necessary to protect our legal rights, interests and the interests of others, we use information about you in connection with legal claims, compliance, regulatory, and audit functions, and disclosures in connection with the acquisition, merger or sale of a business.

With your consent:

We use information about you where you have given us consent to do so for a specific purpose not listed above. For example, we may publish testimonials or featured customer stories to promote the Services, with your permission.

Legal bases for processing (for EEA users):

If you are an individual in the European Economic Area (EEA), we collect and process information about you only where we have legal bases for doing so under applicable EU laws. The legal bases depend on the Services you use and how you use them. This means we collect and use your information only where:

• There exists a contract between Qualco and you or your employer to provide the Services;
• We need it to provide you the Services, including to operate the Services, provide customer support and personalised features and to protect the safety and security of the Services;
• It satisfies a legitimate interest (which is not overridden by your data protection interests), such as to market and promote the Services and to protect our legal rights and interests;
• You give us consent to do so for a specific purpose; or
• We need to process your data to comply with a legal obligation.

If you have consented to our use of information about you for a specific purpose, you have the right to change your mind at any time, but this will not affect any processing that has already taken place. Where we are using your information because we or a third party (e.g. your employer) have a legitimate interest to do so, you have the right to object to that use though, in some cases, this may mean no longer using the Services.

How we share information we collect

We take pride in providing you with our Services, and we want them to work well for you. This sometimes means sharing information with certain third parties. We share information we collect about you in the ways discussed below in order to provide the Services, but we are not in the business of selling information about you to advertisers or other third parties.

Sharing with third party service providers:

We share information with third party Service Providers that help us operate, provide, support and market our Services. We only provide enough information to fulfil our obligations to provide you with the Services and will not share any information without a legitimate and legal purpose.

Sharing with third party technology providers:

We work with third-party technology providers to provide website and application development, hosting, maintenance, backup, storage, infrastructure, payment processing, analysis and other services for us, which may require them to access or use information about you. If a service provider needs to access information about you to perform services on our behalf, they do so under close instruction from us, including policies and procedures designed to protect your information.

Links to third party websites:

The Services may include links that direct you to other websites or services whose privacy practices may differ from ours. If you submit information to any of those third-party sites, your information is governed by their privacy policies, not this one. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policy of any website you visit.

Compliance with enforcement requests and applicable laws; Enforcement of our rights:

In exceptional circumstances, we may share information about you with a third party if we believe that sharing is reasonably necessary to (a) comply with any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, including to meet national security requirements, (b) enforce our agreements, policies and terms of service, (c) protect the security or integrity of our products and services, (d) protect Qualco, our customers or the public from harm or illegal activities, or (e) respond to an emergency which we believe in good faith requires us to disclose information to assist in preventing the death or serious bodily injury of any person.

How we store and secure information we collect

Information storage and security:

Qualco takes reasonable and appropriate measures to ensure and safeguard the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your information. To do so, we implement a wide variety of physical, technical and organisational security measures. Qualco’s information security controls are based on the security controls and practices specified within ISO/IEC 27001:2018 and Cyber Essentials Plus.

Where we utilise a third-party to host applications, data storage systems, payment systems, virtual infrastructure or other components of our technology, Qualco ensures that adequate contractual clauses are in-place, as well as conducting an appropriate vendor security monitoring and management program.

We conduct internal employee awareness training in the areas of data security and information privacy as part of our ongoing compliance programs. Staff are trained on the safe handling of sensitive information and the correct processes to follow to minimise risks of a data breach.

While we implement safeguards designed to protect your information, no security system is impenetrable and due to the inherent nature of the Internet, we cannot guarantee that data, during transmission through the Internet or while stored on our systems or otherwise in our care, is absolutely safe from intrusion by others.

How long we keep information:

How long we keep information we collect about you depends on the type of information, as described in further detail below. After such time, we will either delete or anonymise your information or, if this is not possible (for example, because the information has been stored in backup archives), then we will securely store your information and isolate it from any further use until deletion is possible.

How to access and control your information

You have certain choices available to you when it comes to your information. Below is a summary of those choices, how to exercise them and any limitations.

Your choices:

You have the right to request a copy of your information, to object to our use of your information (including for marketing purposes), to request the deletion or restriction of your information, or to request your information in a structured, electronic format.

Below, we describe the tools and processes for making these requests.

Your request and choices may be limited in certain cases: for example, if fulfilling your request would reveal information about another person, or if you ask to delete information which we or your administrator are permitted by law or have compelling legitimate interests to keep. If you have unresolved concerns, you may have the right to complain to a data protection authority in the country where you live, where you work or where you feel your rights were infringed.

Delete your information:

Our Services and related documentation give you the ability to delete certain information about you from within the Service. For example, you can remove certain profile information within your profile settings. Please note, however, that we may need to retain certain information for record keeping purposes, to complete transactions or to comply with our legal obligations.

Request that we stop using your information:

Where you gave us consent to use your information for a limited purpose, you can contact us to withdraw that consent, but this will not affect any processing that has already taken place at the time. If there is delay or dispute as to whether we have the right to continue using your information, we will restrict any further use of your information until the request is honoured or the dispute is resolved, provided your administrator does not object (where applicable).

Turning off cookies:

To opt-out of our use of cookies, you can instruct your browser, by changing its options, to stop accepting cookies or to prompt you before accepting a cookie from websites you visit. If you do not accept cookies, however, you may not be able to use all aspects of our Services.

Data portability:

Data portability is the ability to obtain some of your information in a format you can move from one service provider to another . Depending on the context, this applies to some of your information, but not to all of your information. Should you request it, we will provide you with an electronic file of your account information and/or history.

How we transfer information we collect internationally

International transfers of information we collect

We collect information globally, and store the information within the United Kingdom. We may transfer, process and store your information outside of your country of residence, to wherever we or our third-party service providers operate for the purpose of providing you the Services. Whenever we transfer your information, we take reasonable and appropriate steps to protect it.

International transfers to third parties:

We do not transfer data outside of the United Kingdom.

Other important privacy information

Our policy towards children:

The Services are not specifically directed to individuals under 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 16. We may collect information about children provided with the express consent of their parent or guardian (for example in the case of a family travel booking). If we become aware that a child under 16 has provided us with personal information without such consent, we will take steps to delete such information. If you become aware that a child has provided us with personal information, please contact our support services.

Changes to our Privacy Policy:

We may change this privacy policy from time to time. We will post any privacy policy changes on this page and, if the changes are significant, we will provide a more prominent notice by adding a notice on the Services homepages, login screens, or by sending you an email notification. We will also keep prior versions of this privacy policy in an archive for your review.

We encourage you to review our privacy policy whenever you use the Services to stay informed about our information practices and the ways you can help protect your privacy. If you disagree with any changes to this privacy policy, you have the option of discontinuing to use the Services as outlined above.

How to contact us

If you have any enquiries, comments or complaints about this privacy policy or our handling of your personal information, please contact us enquiry@pretravel.co.uk.

We will respond to any enquiries or complaints received as soon as practicable.