Our Policy
Our Commitment to Privacy
DiscountSkiHolidays.com and it's owner Digital Travel Services Ltd
is committed to protecting the privacy of those using the Hugeholidays.com
web site and the confidentiality of the personal information
which our customers provide us with. We use the information
we collect to provide services and to ensure that your booking
is processed smoothly. Beyond that we only use personal information
if volunteered by you. DiscountSkiHolidays.com will never sell personal
information or share personal information with third parties
unless these are involved to fulfill your holiday or flight
booking.
At DiscountSkiHolidays.com we use the information we
collect in the following ways:
When you place a booking through DiscountSkiHolidays.com, we need to
know your name, e-mail address, delivery address, name(s) and
number of passengers, credit or debit card number and expiry
date. This allows us to book your holiday or flight and to keep
you up to date on the dispatch of tickets and payment progress.
So that we can make the experience with DiscountSkiHolidays.com as
good as possible and provide you with over and above service,
DiscountSkiHolidays.com store with your consent personal information
and information about the booking and the use of our services.
With your consent we may also use your contact information to
let you know about enhancements to the site, special offers
and competitions. If you respond to a promotion or competition
we will ask for your name, address and e-mail address. This
is so that we can fulfill the promotion, notify competition
winners and track the popularity of our marketing activity.
DiscountSkiHolidays.com will never sell personal information
DiscountSkiHolidays.com will never sell personal information or share
personal information with third parties, unless these are involved
to fulfillment of your booking or without your consent. Our
employees and associated companies are obliged by us to respect
confidentiality.
Your personal information is safe with DiscountSkiHolidays.com
At DiscountSkiHolidays.com, data security is one of our highest priorities
and we do our utmost to protect the data you provide. When you
book online or access your booking details, we offer the use
of a secure server. The secure server software (SSL) encrypts
all information you input before it is sent to us.
Phone call monitoring
During telephone enquiry and booking, we occasionally record
the phone call for training purposes only. Your conversation
will not be passed on to any other company or used for any other
means except training.
Changes to Policy
All changes to the privacy policy in the future will be highlighted
in this section.
Cookies
Cookies are small pieces of information that are stored by your
browser on your computer's hard drive. Hugeholidays.com uses
cookies to recognise when you return to DiscountSkiHolidays.com. Cookies
also enable us to gain information about the use of our services
and to enhance our site according to the preferences of our
customers. Our cookies do not contain any personally identifying
information.
Our customer service also helps you if you need information
about your data or if you would like to have data corrected.
If a change of our privacy policy should become necessary you
will always find the actual version on this page.
Our postal address is:
Holidays-Flights.DiscountSkiHolidays.com
Digital Travel Services Ltd.
6th Floor Gwent House,
Gwent Square
Cwmbran NP44 1PL
Security Policy
Your Credit Card information is safe when you book with DiscountSkiHolidays.com
How Safe is it to Pay Online?
The security of your personal information and credit/debit card
details is at the forefront of the DiscountSkiHolidays.com security
policy. DiscountSkiHolidays.com ensures that all online transactions
are protected by powerful Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption
technology. SSL encrypts your credit card number, name, address,
and phone number as it travels through the Internet.
Who Processes the Credit/Debit Card Information?
Once you have found the holiday or flight you want to book your
credit/debit card information is used either totally online
or over the phone.
Booking Online:
During the online booking process your credit card information
is passed onto Barclays Merchant Services for authorisation.
Booking Over the phone:
Our experienced staff will take your credit card number and
check authorisation using Barclays Merchant Services.
Where are the credit card numbers stored? All credit card numbers
are stored in an off-line database, in a secure network not
accessible via the Internet except for submission through a
secure server. The credit card details are only used for the
purpose of your booking.
If you Need Support
In the unlikely event of having a problem with booking online,
we have experienced staff that you can call to book the holiday
or flight on your behalf. Call them on the main number featured
on the web site.
Help us to help you
Before you call to make a booking make sure that you have the
following: Travel Insurance? (Ask our sales team when booking
for our own insurance) Switch/Debit/Credit Card Details?
Remember we can also provide insurance, car hire and airport
car parking . Please ask one of our experienced sales staff
at time of booking.
Data Protection
In order to make your booking and to ensure that your travel
arrangements run smoothly, and in accordance with your requirements,
we need to use the information that you provide and pass this
on to your tour operator or other supplier.
This Information may include your name, address,
age and any special needs/disabilities/dietry requirements etc.
We take full responsibility for ensuring that
proper security measures are in place to protect your information.
We must pass the information on to the relevant suppliers of
you travel arrangements such as tour operators, airlines, hotels,
transport companies etc. The information may also be provided
to public authorities such as customs/immigration if requires
be them, or as required by law.
You should be aware that where your holiday is
outside the European Economic Area (EEA), controls on data protection
in your destination might not be as strong as the legal requirements
in this country.
Where you provide us with sensitive information
such as details of any disabilities or dietry/religious requirements,
you consent to this information being passed on to the relevant
tour operator/supplier etc. If we cannot pass this information
on the these persons, it will not be possible to provide your
booking.
Once your information is passed on to the supplier
of your travel arrangements (such as your tour operator) the
use of the information will be subject to their own data protection
policy. You may find copies of this policy within your brochure,
it may be set out on your confirmation documentation, or you
may request it from us.
The Association of British Travel Agents Limited
Your ABTA travel agent will have used the information
that you provide to ensure that your booking is processed correctly.
Your ABTA travel agent may hold your information
and use it to inform you of offers in the future. Your ABTA
travel agent may also provide your details to selected third
parties for similar purposes.
For details of you agent's specific policy, please
ask. If you do not wish your data to be used for any future
marketing purposes, then inform your agent that is the case.
Air Travel Organiser's Licensing
The air holidays and flights shown are ATOL Protected
by the Civil Aviation Authority, and we act as agents for licensed
tour operators; the relevant ATOL numbers are displayed below.
The flight bookings we make are also ATOL Protected, except
when tickets for scheduled flights are sent to you within 24
hours of payment being accepted, or where your payment is made
direct to airlines. ATOL Protection extends primarily to customers
who book and pay in the United Kingdom. Click on the ATOL logo
if you want to know more.
Licensed Tour Operators - Airtours ATOL 1179,
First Choice ATOL 230, JMC ATOL 1368, Cosmos ATOL 2275, Club
Travel ATOL 2067, Golden Sun ATOL 1957/9H, Kosmar ATOL 1760,
Thomson ATOL 2524, Unijet ATOL 1121, Virgun ATOL 2358, Kuoni
ATOL 0132, Manos ATOL 1690, Sunset ATOL 1149, Argo ATOL 4021,
Panorama ATOL 782, Hayes & Jarvis ATOL 1275, Olympic/Oddysey
ATOL 4108, Inghams ATOL 25, Libra/Price Right ATOL 0324, Crystal
ATOL 1664.