Privacy Policy

Effective Date: October 23, 2026

Last Updated: October 23, 2026

At Wanderlust Journeys LLC ("we," "us," or "our"), located at 3340 Library Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15234, protecting your privacy and securing your personal information is a top priority. Because booking travel requires handling personal and sensitive travel-related details, this Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, disclose, and protect your information when you visit our website, communicate with our travel advisors, or book travel services through us.

This Privacy Policy applies to all users across the United States, with specific disclosures provided for residents of California and other applicable jurisdictions.

1. Information We Collect

To plan, customize, and fulfill your travel arrangements, we collect personal information directly from you, automatically through website visits, and from third-party partners.

A. Information You Provide directly

  • Contact & Identification Data: Full legal name (as depicted on government-issued IDs), date of birth, gender, email address, phone number, and physical mailing address.

  • Government Identifiers: Passport numbers, driver’s license details, passport expiration dates, issuing countries, or TSA PreCheck / Known Traveler Numbers required for flight and border clearances.

  • Travel Preferences & Special Accommodations: Dietary restrictions, mobility requests, or medical conditions relevant to your travel reservations (collected strictly with your explicit consent to fulfill travel arrangements).

  • Billing & Financial Data: Credit card numbers, expiration dates, security codes, billing addresses, and payment histories processed securely through PCI-compliant payment partners.

  • Travel Companion Data: Names, ages, and travel details of individuals traveling in your group (you confirm that you have obtained authorization to provide their information).

B. Information Collected Automatically

  • Device & Usage Data: IP addresses, device identifiers, browser types, operating systems, search terms on our website, pages viewed, referring web pages, and access times.

  • Cookies & Tracking Technologies: Information gathered via cookies, web beacons, and pixels to preserve search parameters, manage session details, and track performance.

2. How We Use Your Information

We process personal data for operational and commercial purposes related to travel management, including to:

  • Reserve and ticket flights, accommodations, cruises, vehicle rentals, tours, and travel insurance policies on your behalf.

  • Generate and deliver travel itineraries, booking confirmations, e-tickets, and travel advisories.

  • Process payments, deposits, refunds, and facilitate travel insurance claims.

  • Provide real-time travel support, flight change notifications, and emergency assistance.

  • Deliver promotional offers, newsletters, and travel inspiration (you may opt out at any time).

  • Comply with legal mandates, security obligations, customs, and immigration laws imposed by domestic and foreign authorities.

3. How We Share Your Information

To carry out your travel requests, we share relevant information across the travel ecosystem:

  • Travel Suppliers: Airlines, hotels, cruise operators, tour companies, rail systems, car rental firms, and travel insurance providers responsible for delivering your travel components.

  • Global Distribution Systems (GDS) & Technology Platforms: Centralized reservation networks (e.g., Sabre, Amadeus) that manage inventory, booking, and distribution.

  • Third-Party Service Providers: Operations vendors assisting with web hosting, analytics, IT support, payment processing, and email communication.

  • Government Authorities: Border control, Transportation Security Administration (TSA), customs officials, and law enforcement agencies as dictated by international and domestic travel regulations.

4. California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA Notice)

This section applies specifically to residents of the State of California under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (CCPA/CPRA).

A. Categories of Personal Information Collected & Disclosed

Within the past 12 months, we have collected and disclosed the following categories of personal information for business operations:

  • Identifiers: Name, street address, email, phone number, IP address, passport number.

  • Commercial Information: Travel products or services booked, travel histories, purchase preferences.

  • Internet/Network Activity: Browsing history, search queries on our site, device logs.

  • Geolocation Data: Physical location inferred from IP address or booking destinations.

  • Sensitive Personal Information: Passport numbers, government ID numbers, and health-related assistance details necessary to fulfill specialized travel needs.

B. Notice of Right to Opt-Out of the Sale or Sharing of Personal Information

Wanderlust Journeys LLC does not sell personal data for monetary compensation. However, deploying advertising or analytics tracking on our site may fall under the CCPA’s definition of "sharing" or "cross-context behavioral advertising."

C. Your California Rights

Subject to legal limits, California residents hold the following rights:

  1. Right to Know / Access: Request disclosure of the personal data categories and specific pieces of data we hold about you.

  2. Right to Delete: Request deletion of personal information we collected, except where retention is legally required (e.g., maintaining transaction logs or tax records).

  3. Right to Correct: Request correction of inaccurate or outdated personal records.

  4. Right to Limit Sensitive Data Usage: Limit the use of sensitive personal information (such as passport data) exclusively to necessary service execution.

  5. Right to Non-Discrimination: We will never penalize or discriminate against you for exercising your state privacy rights.

To submit a California privacy request, email us at info@wanderlustjourneys.net or call us toll-free at 844-WANDERS.

5. California "Shine the Light" Law

Under California Civil Code Section 1798.83, California residents may request once per calendar year a notice detailing the categories of personal information (if any) we shared with third parties for their direct marketing purposes in the preceding calendar year. Direct requests via email to info@wanderlustjourneys.net with the subject header "California Shine the Light Request."

6. International Data Transfers

Booking international travel requires transferring personal data to airlines, ground handlers, hotels, and border security authorities located in your destination countries. By completing an international booking with Wanderlust Journeys LLC, you acknowledge that your personal information will cross international boundaries to fulfill your travel contract.

7. Data Security & Retention

We maintain administrative, technical, and physical security measures to protect personal data against unauthorized access, loss, or misuse. We keep your information only as long as necessary to process bookings, comply with tax and auditing obligations, resolve disputes, and defend legal claims.

8. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or your data, please contact us directly:

  • Company: Wanderlust Journeys LLC

  • Address: 3340 Library Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15234

  • Email: info@wanderlustjourneys.net

  • Phone: 844-WANDERS