Privacy Policy

Effective Date: September 13, 2025
Last Updated: September 13, 2025

Who We Are

Our website address is: https://16a.us

16A, LLC (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is an independent travel advisory service. We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information.

Information We Collect

Information You Provide to Us

When you use our travel advisory services, we collect information that you voluntarily provide, including:

Name
Email address
Phone number
Travel preferences and interests
Budget information
Destination preferences
Travel dates
Number of travelers
Special requests or requirements

Comments

When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.

An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.

Media

If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.

Automatically Collected Information

When you visit our website, we may automatically collect:

IP address
Browser type and version
Device information
Pages visited and time spent
Referring website

Cookies

If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.

If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.

When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.

If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.

You can control cookies through your browser settings.

Embedded Content From Other Websites

Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.

These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.

How We Use Your Information

We use your information to:

Provide travel advisory and booking services
Create personalized travel itineraries
Communicate with you about your travel plans
Process bookings and reservations
Send you travel updates and confirmations
Respond to your inquiries
Improve our services
Send promotional communications (with your consent)
Comply with legal obligations
Protect against fraud and spam

Who We Share Your Data With

If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.

Travel Service Providers

To fulfill our travel advisory services, we may share your information with:

Hotels, resorts, and accommodations
Airlines and transportation companies
Tour operators and activity providers
Travel insurance companies
Virtuoso and other travel consortia partners

Service Providers

We may share your information with:

Payment processors
Email service providers
Customer relationship management (CRM) platforms
Website hosting providers

Legal Requirements

We may disclose your information when required by law or to:

Comply with legal processes
Protect our rights and property
Prevent fraud or illegal activity
Protect the safety of our clients and staff

How Long We Retain Your Data

If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.

For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.

For travel consultation and booking information, we retain your personal information for as long as necessary to:

Provide our services
Comply with legal obligations (typically 7 years for business records)
Resolve disputes
Enforce our agreements

What Rights You Have Over Your Data

If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.

You also have the right to:

Access your personal information
Correct inaccurate information
Opt out of marketing communications
Restrict processing of your information

To exercise these rights, contact us at hello@16a.us.

Where Your Data Is Sent

Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.

Your information may be transferred to and processed in countries other than your country of residence when we coordinate travel services with international suppliers.

Data Security

We implement reasonable security measures to protect your information, including:

Secure data transmission (SSL/TLS encryption)
Limited access to personal information
Regular security assessments
Secure storage systems

However, no method of transmission over the internet is 100% secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.

Third-Party Links

Our website may contain links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the privacy practices of these external sites. We encourage you to review their privacy policies.

Children’s Privacy

Our services are not directed to individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children.

California Privacy Rights

California residents have additional rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), including:

Right to know what personal information is collected
Right to know if personal information is sold or disclosed
Right to opt out of the sale of personal information
Right to deletion
Right to non-discrimination

We do not sell personal information.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy periodically. We will notify you of material changes by posting the updated policy on our website and updating the “Last Updated” date.

Your continued use of our services after changes constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.

Contact Us

If you have questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us:

16A, LLC
Email: account@16a.us
Phone: (737)-212-8525

Consent

By using our website and services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy and consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of your information as described herein.