TripCircle Privacy Policy

TripCircle respects your privacy and protects your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains what we collect, how we use it, and your rights.

1. Who May Use TripCircle

TripCircle is for users 18 years and older. We do not knowingly collect data from minors.

2. Information We Collect

A. Personal Information

We process personal information in order to fulfill our contract with you in providing the service, and in pursuing our legitimate interest in providing and marketing the platform. This information includes:

• Name
• Email address
• Optional profile details or form responses

B. Usage Data

We process usage data based on our legitimate interest in protecting and improving the security and performance of the platform. This data includes:

• Interactions with the platform
• Group activity metadata
• Device type
• Browser type
• IP address
• App performance and diagnostic data

C. Optional Information

We process optional information based on your consent.

• Travel preferences
• Group trip inputs
• Survey responses

D. AI Interaction Data

We log prompts and responses to improve JourneyGenie. We do not sell or share AI interaction data for marketing.

E. Cookies and Tracking Technologies

We use cookies for authentication, analytics, security, and performance. We do not respond to "Do Not Track" signals sent from your browser.

3. How We Use Your Information

• Provide and improve the TripCircle platform.
• Personalize user experience and recommendations.
• Communicate Beta updates and product information.
• Improve JourneyGenie AI features.
• Detect and prevent fraud or misuse.

We do not sell or share your personal information.

4. Third-Party Booking Partners

When you click out to book flights, hotels, rentals, or experiences, the transaction occurs directly with the partner. TripCircle is not a party to these bookings and has no liability for issues arising from them.

We may receive non-sensitive referral data from these partners.

5. Data Storage & Security

We use appropriate technical and organizational security measures to safeguard the personal data we collect and process about you from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered or disclosed. These security measures are designed to provide a level of security appropriate to the risk. We also have a process to address and remediate any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator in the event of a breach where we are legally required to do so.

• Data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
• We use reputable cloud providers with strong security controls.
• Access to user data is restricted and logged.

Mobile Data

No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes.

All other categories exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

Security details are further outlined in the TripCircle Security Policy.

6. Your Privacy Rights

Depending on where you are located, applicable law may grant you certain rights with respect to your personal information, including:

• The right to request access to your data.
• The right to request a copy of your data in a portable format.
• The right to request deletion of your data.
• The right to request correction of the data we hold about you.
• The right to restrict processing of your data.
• The right to object to processing of your data.
• The right to export your data to another provider.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at support@tripcircle.us. In some instances, you may authorize another person to make requests on your behalf. Before fulfilling the request, we will need to verify the identity of that person and their authorization to act on your behalf.

If you are unsatisfied with how we respond to your request, you may have the right to file a complaint with a regulatory agency. If you are in the European Economic Area, a list of such agencies is available from the European Data Protection Board.

7. Data Retention

We retain information only as long as necessary for platform functionality or where necessary to establish, exercise or defense of legal claims. Users may request deletion at any time.

8. Service Providers

We use third-party providers for hosting, analytics, communications, and error monitoring. Each provider is reviewed for privacy and security compliance.

9. Beta Notice

TripCircle is currently in Beta. Features may change, and data usage patterns may evolve as the platform is improved.

10. Changes to This Policy

We will update this Privacy Policy as new features are introduced. Updates will include a revised effective date.

11. Contact Us

support@tripcircle.us