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Privacy Policy

This privacy policy will set out how Thrill Of Italy, handles any personally identifiable information that you make available to us whilst using our website. Transparency, honesty, and trust are at the heart of our business values and are at the front of our minds when designing our trips. As such, we believe that your data should be handled in the same way. Should we ask you to provide any information by which you can be identified when using this website, you can rest assured that it will only be used in accordance with this privacy policy.

This privacy policy may change from time to time. We will keep you informed by updating this page. If you wish, you can refer back to this page to ensure you are happy with any changes. This privacy policy was last revised on 20th January 2023.

Information we may collect from you

We will collect information from you through our online inquiry form, over the phone when you call, and when you send emails and other forms of messaging. If you are traveling with any other people, you must ensure that they understand how their information will be used and that they have given their permission for you to share it with us.

Through discussion of your travel plans with Thrill Of Italy, we may collect the following personally identifiable information in order to communicate with you;

  • First name
  • Last name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number

It may also be necessary for us to collect some further personally identifiable information in order to reserve Train tickets, hotel rooms, tours, etc;

  • Address information
  • Date of birth
  • Full legal names

Our policy is to avoid asking for any sensitive personal information from you, examples of which include racial or ethnic background, political standing, religious beliefs, mental health, or sexual preference, unless we deem it necessary for the type of trip you are embarking on. We may need to ask for information pertaining to your physical health if your trip will be physically demanding or if you require special access due to a disability.

What we do with your information

We require some personal information to fulfill our contractual agreement with all of our travelers. The information we collect is the minimum amount necessary to prepare a bespoke travel itinerary and make essential trasportaon , accommodation, and tour reservations on your behalf. Your information will be stored for internal record-keeping purposes on our secure servers for 1 year. We will use your information to help us improve our services.

We will also use this information for communication purposes, for example, we will send you offers and news about our company. We will send you these if you have opted in to receive them. If you would like to unsubscribe from this communication at any time, you can contact us at info@thrillofitaly.com.

3rd party disclosure of your information

Thrill Of Italy does not rent, sell, or share the personal information we hold with any 3rd party organizations for the purposes of marketing products or services. Your data is never given to advertisers.

It is necessary for Thrill Of Italy to share your information with our contractors, service providers, and suppliers in order to fulfill our business obligations as a tour operator, as outlined above.

Use of cookies

A cookie is a small text file which is added to your computer’s hard drive whenever you visit or navigate a website. Cookies can serve many functions across the web; most commonly cookies are used to analyse web traffic and web applications.

We use Google Analytics tracking cookies to identify which pages are most popular on our website and which content is most engaging to our travellers. These cookies have a very short retention rate and will automatically be removed from your hard drive after this period.

The cookies we use help us provide you with a better website experience and a more enriching experience with Thrill Of Italy. A cookie does not give us access to your hard drive or any personally identifiable information about you. If you wish, you can automatically decline cookies within the privacy settings of your chosen web browser.

Please find below an exhaustive list of cookies that Thrill Of Italy is currently using.

Bing

MUID
Used by Bing Ads to help determine valid clicks.
MUIDB
Used by Bing Ads to help determine valid clicks.
_uetsid
Used by Bing Ads to assist with event tracking.

CloudFlare

_cfduid
Used by CloudFlare to distinguish users and apply security settings on a per-user basis.

Disqus

disqus_unique
Used by Disqus for internal anonymized statistics.

DoubleClick

IDE
Used by DoubleClick to serve targeted advertisements across the web.
DSID
Used by DoubleClick to serve targeted advertisements across the web.

Facebook

fr
Used by Facebook to help distinguish users.
 data used by Facebook to track the user, and help determine whether they are a person or a bot.

Google Analytics

_ga
Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.
_gid
Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.
_gat
Used by Google Analytics to throttle requests to their service.
_gac_*
Used by Google Analytics to track campaign-related information about the user.
__utmx
Used by Google Analytics to determine whether a user is included in a content experiment.
__utmxx
Used by Google Analytics to determine the expiry of a content experiment the user is included in.
__utmz
Used by Google Analytics to store the traffic source / campaign for the user.
__utma
Used by Google Analytics to distinguish users.
__utmt
Used by Google Analytics to throttle requests to their service.
__utmb
Used by Google Analytics to determine new sessions/visits.
__utmv
Used by Google Analytics to store visitor-level custom variable data.

How do I change my cookie settings?

Most web browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to see what cookies have been set and how to manage and delete them, visit www.aboutcookies.org or www.allaboutcookies.org.

To opt out of being tracked by Google Analytics across all websites visit http://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout.

Your rights

Right of access

We are happy to provide unfettered access to the information that we hold about you. If you would like to request a copy, please send a request to info@thrillofitaly.com.

Right of rectification and edit

The information we hold on file for you must be up-to-date and accurate. We are more than happy to make changes to your information at any time. If you would like to rectify any of your information, please send a request to info@thrillofitaly.com.

Contact information

Our postal address is;

Thrill Of Italy

Thrill Of Italy Inc c/o 2021 Midwest Rd Ste 200 Oak Brook IL 60523 US

Telephone;
US/IL – + 1-630-534-0569

Email for privacy and data requests;
info@thrillofitaly.com