Our Privacy Policy

Utopia Carnival Cruise & Festival (UCC&F, “us”, “we”, or “our”) is staunchly dedicated to safeguarding your privacy. We aim to provide you with comprehensive information about our data handling practices. This Privacy Notice outlines the way we collect, store, use, and disclose your personal data when you interact with our website(s), mobile services (referred to as “site(s)”), and when you use our products, services, and participate in our events such as cruises, vacations, or resorts. By accessing or utilizing our site(s), products, or services, you confirm that you have read, comprehended, and consent to our data management practices as outlined in this Privacy Notice.

Data Collection

We collect personal data that you willingly share with us when you browse our site(s), make inquiries about or use our products and services.

Information collected during event booking may include your name, address, gender, date of birth, email address, phone number, special occasion dates, event preferences, dietary preferences, and passport details. We may also collect emergency contact information – name, address, and phone number of a person not traveling with you, whom we can contact in case of an emergency. Furthermore, subject to your explicit consent, we might gather sensitive personal information such as health requirements. In this Privacy Notice, we refer to this information as ‘Profile Information’.

The Profile Information we collect may pertain to you and others traveling with you. When you provide us with a third party’s Profile Information, you assert that you have their consent to do so and that they have been informed about this Privacy Notice.

Personal information may be required or given in several sections on our site(s). It might be necessary to register to gain access to specific online services not available to anonymous visitors. This includes site(s) login, filling out a new reservation form, or completing an online reservation.

When making purchases through our site(s), we will collect your contact information, including your phone number, email address, credit card information (cardholder name, card number, and expiration date) and details about the recipient of the product or service purchased. We may also keep a record of your purchases.

Usage of the Collected Information

We primarily use the information we collect for legitimate business interests such as: providing improved customer service, tailoring our services to meet your needs and preferences (e.g., if you need a wheelchair or have specific dietary preferences), contacting you about promotions and new products, and other purposes detailed in this Privacy Notice.

We process your personal information to fulfill our contract with you, such as providing the products, services, or membership benefits you request. We also adhere to legal obligations as outlined in this Privacy Notice (for instance, providing certain data to recognized law enforcement agencies and government bodies).

Your credit card information is used to finalize your purchase. We may keep your credit card and passport details on file to facilitate additional services booking, ease onboard purchases, expedite your boarding process, and resolve any disputes that might occur between us.

Your personal data may be used to communicate with you and respond to your inquiries. With your permission, we may occasionally contact you with information we believe would be of interest to you, such as updates about our services, news, and promotions. Our communications will also include exclusive benefits, personalized offers, and event invitations. We might use your email address to notify you about upcoming events and other UCC&F news, or to share information from companies we have marketing partnerships with.

We do not retain personal information longer than necessary for these purposes and as required by law. Please refer to the section on Disclosing Information to Third Parties for more details about who we share your data with.

Automated Data Collection or Storage

We automatically collect specific usage data when you visit the Site(s), engage with our emails or us. For instance, we use cookies to gain a better understanding of how you use our Site and to enhance your user experience. We employ several methods to collect this usage data.

A cookie is a small text file with alphanumeric characters that is placed on your device. It uniquely identifies your browser and helps us log you in faster and improve your navigation through the Site. Cookies can provide information about how you use the Site(s), such as the pages you view, the links you click, the frequency of your access, and other actions you take on the Site(s). They also enable us to track your Site(s) usage over time.

Log file data can include anonymous data like your web request, IP address, browser type, mobile device information, referring/exit pages and URLs, click numbers, and your interactions with Site(s) links, domain names, landing pages, page views, and similar data.

Embedded scripts are programming code designed to gather data about your interactions with the Site(s), such as clicked links. The code is temporarily downloaded from our web server or a third-party service provider onto your device. It is only active while you are connected to the Site(s) and is deactivated or deleted afterward.

Browser fingerprinting involves collecting and analyzing information from your device, such as your operating system, plug-ins, system fonts, and other data, to identify your browser and device.

Entity tags (ETags) are part of the cache in your device’s browser. They are opaque identifiers given by a web server to a specific version of a resource found at a URL. If the resource content at that URL changes, a new, unique ETag is assigned. Used this way, ETags serve as a form of device identifier. ETag tracking can produce unique tracking values even when HTTP, Flash, and HTML5 cookies are blocked.

Recognition technologies utilize statistical probability tools on data sets to make assumptions or recognize users and devices. This information helps us identify you across various devices you may use, analyze and improve the Site(s), and present you with information based on these assumptions.

When you access the Site(s) through a mobile device, we may receive or collect and store unique identification numbers associated with your device or our mobile application (e.g., UDID, IDFA, Google Ad ID, or Windows Advertising ID), mobile carrier, device type, model and manufacturer, mobile device operating system brand and model, phone number, and depending on your mobile device settings, geographical location data, including GPS coordinates (e.g., latitude and/or longitude) or similar information about your mobile device’s location.

How do we use the automatically collected or stored information?

We use the collected data, including any personal information, for our legitimate business interests, specifically to: (a) remember information so you don’t have to re-enter it; (b) provide personalized advertising; (c) identify and recognize you across multiple devices; (d) provide and monitor the Site(s) effectiveness; (e) monitor aggregate metrics such as total visitor numbers, traffic, usage, and demographic patterns on our website and the Site(s); (f) diagnose or fix technology problems; and (g) plan for and enhance our services and Site(s). For more information, please see the Online Advertising section below.

The data collected by the methods mentioned above may be transmitted to and stored on servers in the United States. While we strive to respect our users’ privacy preferences, we are currently unable to respond to Do Not Track signals set by your browser.

If you prefer not to accept cookies, most browsers will allow you to: (i) change your browser settings to notify you when you receive a cookie, giving you the choice to accept it or not; (ii) disable existing cookies; or (iii) set your browser.

Utilization of Personal Data Obtained from Social Media and Other Third-Parties

When you engage with our online platforms via diverse social media channels like Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter, Facebook etc., by logging in through Facebook, or by sharing our content, we may acquire information from the social media platform. This could include your profile information, user ID related to your social media account, profile name, profile picture, country, and any additional data that you allow the social media platform to share with third parties. The data we gather depends on your social media privacy settings. We never post any information regarding you on any third-party social media platform without your approval. It’s always a good idea to examine and modify your privacy settings on third-party sites and services before linking or connecting them to our Service or website. We utilize this data to understand our customer demographics better, to connect with you on social media platforms, and to enhance our Services, our site(s), and the customer experience.

Subscriptions to Promotional Emails

By registering on one of our platforms, you can subscribe to our promotional email program, hence securing your subscription to receive promotional emails. The emails from UCC&F may include unique hyperlinks or other ways to track your engagement with the emails we send. At any point, you can change your email address for promotional emails or unsubscribe by following the instructions clearly mentioned in each email.

Please be aware that if you request not to receive promotional emails, you will still receive service emails, which are essential to confirm your booking or update you on the status of your travel service, for instance. We use the contact details you provide during the booking process to fulfill our contract with you.

In the event that you request us to stop sending promotional emails, we will keep a record of your personal information and your request so that we can make sure you are excluded from future emails.

Promotional Activities: Contests, Promotions, and Sweepstakes

We may occasionally offer promotional activities, contests, or sweepstakes (referred to collectively as a “Promotion”) on our platforms or on partner sites. If you decide to participate, we may collect information such as your name, address, age, telephone number, and email address. We may also request other information, some of which could be optional. The information you provide is used for conducting the Promotion and for other purposes described in this Privacy Notice. The Promotion could be sponsored by UCC&F alone, with another sponsor, or by a third party. The information you provide may be shared with the sponsor or third parties in line with this Privacy Notice. For marketing purposes, we may require the sponsor or third party to provide us with Promotion entrant information. You must be over the age of 18 to participate in any Promotion or as otherwise provided in the official rules or terms and conditions for such Promotion. When you participate in a Promotion, you are subject to the official rules or terms and conditions governing that Promotion, which may be posted on the relevant site related to the applicable Promotion or in other locations, as indicated in Promotion marketing materials and/or website(s).

Child Privacy Protection

We do not target or knowingly collect personal information from children under the age of 18 on our platforms. We will not collect the information if we have reason to believe that it is provided by a person under the age of 18. If you believe that we have collected information from a person under 18, please contact us at [email protected].

Vacation Experience

Please note that photographers and camera crew will be present at our events to capture photos and videos for our promotional use. Although they are willing to take reasonable measures to avoid filming or photographing you if you express your preference, we cannot guarantee that you will not be incidentally included unless you notify us.

Some onboard products and services, excursions, and other activities are provided by partner companies. For the seamless provision of services to our passengers, we may share essential personal information with these partners before, during, and after your cruise, such as the ability to charge purchases to passengers’ onboard accounts. These companies have their own privacy policies, which should be referred to if you decide to use their services.

Addressing Concerns

At Utopia Carnival Cruise & Festival (UCC&F), we use relevant event-related information like your travel data, billing details, communication history, and other details in our records or provided by you or third parties, to handle your concerns, should they arise before, during, or after the event.

After your participation in our event, we will reach out to you for feedback. This feedback will help us gauge your satisfaction and evaluate the performance of our onboard staff to improve our service quality and determine their compensation.

Tailoring Our Services to Your Needs

The personal data you share with us or that we gather through our interactions with you may be analyzed to:

Customize our news, offers, and services according to your interests.

Monitor the responses to our marketing communications.

Enhance and develop the services we provide, including market research.

Conduct statistical analysis.

We conduct market research, both identifiable and anonymous, to gain a long-term perspective on the efficacy of our services and marketing, which informs our service planning and delivery.

Modifying Your Personal Information

We rely on the accuracy and completeness of the information you provide us. At any point, you can access and edit your Profile Information or preferences by directing us through an email or a phone call to the provided contact details below. Instructions for removing your email address from our mailing list will be included in every email you receive. We will promptly act on your request, but please note that modifications may take up to 30 days to take effect.

Information Sharing With Third Parties

Your information may be shared with our associated companies and third parties who carry out certain tasks on our behalf. These activities and third parties could include:

Payment processing: banks and payment service providers.

Record maintenance and data analysis: customer insight agencies and credit agencies.

Providing port services and excursions.

Travel services: airlines, coach operators, and travel agents.

These contractors have access to the necessary personal information to perform their tasks but aren’t allowed to use it for other purposes.

If you book with us, we may pass your personal data on to relevant suppliers of your travel arrangements, such as cruise, airlines, hotels, and transport companies. Your information might also be shared with travel agents, security, credit checking companies, credit and charge card companies. We must cooperate with government, law enforcement agencies, and the public authorities of any country included in your itinerary, including customs and immigration authorities.

We will share your Profile Information and other personal details with third parties in line with applicable law, especially when: (1) you request or authorize it; (2) the information helps complete a transaction for you; (3) the information is provided to comply with the law, applicable regulations, governmental and quasi-governmental requests, court orders, or subpoenas, or to enforce our Legal Notices or other agreements, or to protect our rights, property, or safety, or the rights, property, or safety of our users or others (e.g., to a consumer reporting agency for fraud protection etc.); (4) the disclosure is part of a purchase, transfer, or sale of services or assets (e.g., in the event that our assets are acquired by another party, customer information may be one of the transferred assets); (5) the information is provided to our agents, outside vendors, or service providers to perform functions on our behalf (e.g., analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, providing customized advertising, providing customer service, processing orders, sending emails about our products or services, etc.) or with whom we may have cooperative or joint marketing arrangements; (6) the information is shared with third parties for their marketing use, or (7) the information is disclosed to others as described in this Privacy Policy. To limit affiliate marketing offers, please email: [email protected]. We may also anonymize or aggregate your data and disclose such anonymized or aggregated information to third parties for promotional or other purposes.

On occasion, we may present promotions or specials in collaboration with companies with whom we have joint or cooperative marketing agreements. You can avail these promotions or specials by clicking on links on our Site(s). You will be redirected to a different site, which may not be owned or managed by UCC&F, where you may need to provide personal information to participate in the promoted products or services. This privacy policy does not cover those sites; we recommend you review the privacy policy of these sites. UCC&F is not responsible for the content on those sites, and your usage of such sites is at your own risk.

Your personal details may be shared with government and recognized law enforcement agencies (such as Customs and the US Department for Homeland Security) before, during, or after your cruise for security and immigration purposes. We may also share your personal data with these agencies to prevent crime and safeguard children and vulnerable adults.

Online Advertising

We may share your engagement with our Site(s), emails, or other marketing initiatives with third-party advertising networks and other third-party partners. They may use this information to display relevant advertisements on our Site(s) and other websites or apps, or on your other devices. Typically, we share this information through cookies or similar tracking technologies. An account identifier that UCC&F de-identifies before sharing with third party partners may also be used to help identify you across devices.