Privacy Policy
1. Introduction
World Hotels ("we", "us", "our") operates the World Hotels website. This page informs you of our policies regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal data when you use our website and the choices you have associated with that data.
2. Information Collection and Use
We collect several different types of information for various purposes to provide and improve our service to you.
Types of Data Collected:
- Personal Data: Username, email address, full name, password, phone number (if provided)
- Booking Information: Hotel preferences, check-in/check-out dates, room type, number of guests, special requests
- Payment Information: Booking cost, payment method (note: actual payment processing is simulated for academic purposes)
- Usage Data: Browser type, IP address, pages visited, time and date of visits, time spent on pages
3. Purpose of Data Collection
We collect and use your personal data for the following purposes:
- To create and manage your user account
- To process and manage your hotel bookings
- To send booking confirmations and receipts
- To provide customer support and respond to inquiries
- To improve our website and services
- To comply with legal obligations
- To detect and prevent fraud
4. Data Security
The security of your personal data is important to us, but remember that no method of transmission over the Internet or method of electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.
We use password hashing and secure database connections to protect your information from unauthorized access.
5. Data Retention
We will retain your personal data for as long as necessary to provide our services and to comply with any legal obligations. You can request the deletion of your account and associated data at any time by contacting us.
6. Sharing of Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data to third parties. Your information is only used internally to provide booking services and customer support.
We may disclose your information when required by law or in good faith belief that such action is necessary to:
- Comply with legal obligations
- Enforce our Terms and Conditions
- Protect the safety of our users or the public
- Prevent or investigate possible wrongdoing
7. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
We use session cookies to maintain your login state and to store your currency preference. These cookies are stored locally on your browser and expire when you close your browser or log out.
You can choose to disable cookies through your browser settings, but this may limit the functionality of our website.
8. User Rights
You have the right to:
- Access your personal data
- Correct inaccurate data
- Request deletion of your data
- Opt-out of marketing communications (if applicable)
9. Third-Party Links
Our website may contain links to third-party websites. This Privacy Policy does not apply to those websites, and we are not responsible for their privacy practices. We encourage you to read the privacy policies of any third-party sites before providing your information.
10. Children's Privacy
Our services are not intended for individuals under the age of 18. We do not knowingly collect personal data from children. If we become aware that a child has provided us with personal data, we will delete such information promptly.
11. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update our Privacy Policy from time to time. We will notify you of any changes by posting the new Privacy Policy on this page and updating the "Last Updated" date above.
Your continued use of the website following the posting of revised Privacy Policy means that you accept and agree to the changes.
12. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
- Email: czonegiri@gmail.com
- Website: World Hotels
- Address: Hotels across United Kingdom
13. Academic Purpose Notice
This website is developed for academic purposes as part of a learning project. The payment processing is simulated and does not involve real financial transactions. All data collected is used solely for demonstrating booking system functionality.
Last Updated: January 25, 2026