Privacy Policy
Last updated: August 26, 2026
At Hike Inca Trail Tours, accessible from https://hikeincatrailtours.com/, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information of our visitors, travelers, and users.
This Privacy Policy explains what information we may collect when you visit our website, how we use that information, when it may be shared, and the choices and rights available to you.
By using Hike Inca Trail Tours, you acknowledge the practices described in this Privacy Policy.
1. Who We Are
Hike Inca Trail Tours is a travel website focused on the Inca Trail, Machu Picchu, trekking routes, travel planning, destination information, and related travel experiences in Peru.
For the purposes of applicable data protection laws, Hike Inca Trail Tours is responsible for the personal information collected directly through this website unless otherwise stated.
Website: https://hikeincatrailtours.com/
Contact: info@hikeincatrailtours.com
2. Information We Collect
The information we collect depends on how you interact with our website.
Information You Provide Voluntarily
You may provide personal information when you:
- contact us through a form;
- request information about a tour or trekking route;
- make a travel or booking inquiry;
- subscribe to a newsletter or travel updates;
- leave a comment, when commenting is available;
- communicate with us by email;
- request assistance planning a trip.
This information may include:
- full name;
- email address;
- telephone or WhatsApp number;
- country or nationality;
- travel dates;
- number of travelers;
- tour or trekking preferences;
- information included voluntarily in your message.
If a booking or permit-related service is offered, additional information may be required, such as passport details, date of birth, nationality, dietary requirements, emergency contact details or other information necessary to organize the requested travel service.
We only request this type of information when it is reasonably necessary for the service being requested.
3. Information Collected Automatically
When you visit Hike Inca Trail Tours, certain technical information may be collected automatically by our website, hosting provider, analytics services or security tools.
This may include:
- IP address;
- browser type;
- device type;
- operating system;
- approximate geographic location;
- referring website;
- pages visited;
- date and time of your visit;
- time spent on pages;
- links clicked;
- website interactions;
- technical error and security information.
This information helps us understand how visitors use the website and allows us to improve its performance, content, security and user experience.
4. How We Use Your Information
We may use information collected through the website to:
- respond to inquiries and requests;
- provide information about Inca Trail tours and travel services;
- assist visitors with trip planning;
- process or facilitate travel inquiries;
- communicate with travelers;
- improve our website and its content;
- analyze website traffic and user behavior;
- improve navigation and user experience;
- measure the performance of our content;
- prevent spam, fraud, misuse and security incidents;
- maintain the technical operation of the website;
- comply with applicable laws and legal obligations;
- send marketing communications when you have agreed to receive them.
We do not use your personal information for purposes that are incompatible with the reason it was originally collected unless permitted by applicable law.
5. Legal Bases for Processing
Where data protection laws such as the GDPR or UK GDPR apply, we process personal information using one or more appropriate legal bases.
These may include:
Consent
When you voluntarily provide information, subscribe to marketing communications or consent to certain cookies and tracking technologies.
Contractual Necessity
When information is required to provide a travel service, process an inquiry or take steps requested by you before entering into a travel arrangement.
Legitimate Interests
When processing is reasonably necessary to operate, secure and improve our website, understand how visitors use our content, respond to inquiries or protect our business.
Legal Obligations
When information must be retained or processed to comply with applicable laws, regulations, government requests or legal proceedings.
Hike Inca Trail Tours may use cookies and similar technologies to operate the website, remember preferences, understand visitor activity and improve website performance.
Cookies may include:
Essential Cookies
These cookies are necessary for the website to operate correctly and may support security, forms, navigation and other basic functionality.
Analytics Cookies
These technologies help us understand how users interact with the website, including which pages are visited, how visitors arrive at the website and how the site performs.
Preference Cookies
These may remember certain choices or settings made by visitors.
Marketing and Advertising Cookies
If advertising or remarketing services are used, these technologies may help measure advertising campaigns or display more relevant advertising.
Where required by applicable law, non-essential cookies will only be activated after you provide the appropriate consent.
You can also control or delete cookies through your browser settings. Disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.
7. Analytics
We may use third-party analytics services to better understand website traffic, visitor interactions and the performance of our content.
These services may collect technical information such as your IP address, browser, device, approximate location, pages visited and interactions with our website.
Where required by law, analytics technologies requiring consent will not be used until the appropriate consent has been obtained.
8. Third-Party Services
We may use trusted third-party companies to help operate our website or provide services.
These may include providers of:
- website hosting;
- content delivery;
- website security;
- analytics;
- email services;
- contact forms;
- spam prevention;
- booking technology;
- payment processing;
- customer support;
- marketing services.
These providers may process personal information only when necessary to provide their respective services and are subject to their own privacy and security obligations.
We encourage you to review the privacy policies of any third-party platform you interact with.
9. Tour Operators, Booking Providers and Travel Partners
Some content on Hike Inca Trail Tours may refer visitors to tour operators, booking platforms or other travel-related providers.
If you make a booking directly with a third-party company, the information you provide to that company will be governed by its own privacy policy and terms.
Hike Inca Trail Tours is not responsible for how an independent third party collects, stores or processes information once you leave our website.
If we need to share information with a travel provider in order to fulfill a service you specifically requested, we will only share information reasonably necessary for that purpose.
10. Affiliate Links
Some pages on Hike Inca Trail Tours may contain affiliate or referral links.
If you click one of these links, a third-party website may use cookies or similar technologies to identify that your visit originated from Hike Inca Trail Tours.
We may receive a commission when a qualifying purchase or booking is made through an affiliate link, at no additional cost to you.
Any information collected directly by the third-party website is subject to that company's privacy policy.
11. Embedded Content
Articles on our website may include embedded content such as:
- videos;
- maps;
- images;
- social media content;
- booking widgets;
- interactive tools.
Embedded content from another website may behave in the same way as if you had visited that external website directly.
Those providers may collect information, use cookies or monitor interactions with their embedded services according to their own privacy policies.
12. External Links
Our website contains links to third-party websites that may be useful for travelers, including tourism organizations, government websites, transportation companies, hotels, travel operators and other travel resources.
Once you leave Hike Inca Trail Tours, we do not control the privacy practices of those websites.
We recommend reviewing their respective privacy policies before providing personal information.
We do not sell personal information for monetary compensation.
We may disclose information when reasonably necessary to:
- operate our website;
- provide a service requested by you;
- work with hosting, technical or analytics providers;
- prevent fraud or security incidents;
- comply with legal obligations;
- respond to lawful government requests;
- protect our legal rights;
- investigate potential misuse of our website.
If advertising or analytics technologies that legally constitute "sharing" under certain privacy laws are used, visitors will be provided with applicable choices where required.
14. International Data Transfers
Our visitors may access Hike Inca Trail Tours from countries around the world.
Some service providers we use may process information in countries other than the country where you live.
Where required by applicable data protection law, we take appropriate measures to ensure that international transfers of personal information receive an adequate level of protection.
15. Data Retention
We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected.
Retention periods may depend on:
- the nature of the information;
- the reason it was collected;
- whether an inquiry remains active;
- contractual requirements;
- legal or tax requirements;
- security and fraud-prevention needs.
Information that is no longer required will be deleted, anonymized or securely retained where required by law.
16. Data Security
We take reasonable technical and organizational measures designed to protect personal information against:
- unauthorized access;
- loss;
- misuse;
- alteration;
- disclosure;
- destruction.
However, no website, internet transmission or electronic storage system can guarantee absolute security.
Users should therefore take reasonable precautions when transmitting personal information online.
17. Your Privacy Rights
Depending on where you live and which privacy laws apply, you may have the right to:
- request access to personal information we hold about you;
- request correction of inaccurate information;
- request deletion of your personal information;
- request restriction of certain processing;
- object to certain processing;
- withdraw consent;
- request portability of certain information;
- opt out of certain marketing communications;
- lodge a complaint with an appropriate data protection authority.
We will not discriminate against you for exercising a privacy right provided by applicable law.
To submit a privacy request, contact us at:
info@hikeincatrailtours.com
We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
18. Privacy Rights in Peru
Where applicable, personal information is processed in accordance with Peru's Law No. 29733 – Personal Data Protection Law, its regulations and other applicable Peruvian data protection requirements.
Individuals may exercise the applicable rights of access, rectification, cancellation, opposition and other rights recognized under Peruvian law.
Requests concerning personal information may be submitted using the contact details provided in this Privacy Policy.
19. European Economic Area and United Kingdom
Visitors located in the European Economic Area or United Kingdom may have additional rights under applicable European or UK data protection legislation.
Depending on the circumstances, these rights may include:
- access;
- rectification;
- erasure;
- restriction;
- objection;
- data portability;
- withdrawal of consent.
You may also have the right to submit a complaint to the data protection authority in your country of residence.
20. California Privacy Rights
California residents may have certain rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act, as amended, when that law applies to our activities.
These rights may include the right to:
- know what categories of personal information are collected;
- request access to certain personal information;
- request deletion;
- correct inaccurate information;
- opt out of certain sales or sharing of personal information;
- limit certain uses of sensitive personal information where applicable;
- exercise privacy rights without discriminatory treatment.
Hike Inca Trail Tours does not sell personal information for monetary compensation.
If California privacy law applies to a particular processing activity, eligible requests may be submitted through the contact information listed in this Privacy Policy.
21. Marketing Communications
If you subscribe to our newsletter or other promotional communications, we may send you travel information, destination guides, trekking advice, updates or promotional content.
You may unsubscribe at any time by:
- using the unsubscribe link included in the communication; or
- contacting us directly.
Withdrawing marketing consent does not affect communications that are necessary to respond to an inquiry or provide a requested service.
22. Children's Privacy
Hike Inca Trail Tours is intended for a general travel audience and is not designed specifically for children.
We do not knowingly collect personal information from children in violation of applicable privacy laws.
If you are a parent or legal guardian and believe that a child has provided us with personal information without appropriate authorization, please contact us so that we can review and, where appropriate, delete the information.
23. Do Not Track and Global Privacy Controls
Some browsers provide privacy signals such as "Do Not Track" or Global Privacy Control.
Where applicable law requires us to recognize a legally valid browser-based opt-out signal, we will take reasonable measures to honor that signal.
Browser technologies and legal requirements continue to evolve, and our practices may be updated accordingly.
24. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy periodically to reflect:
- changes to our website;
- new services or technologies;
- changes to third-party providers;
- changes to our data practices;
- changes in legal or regulatory requirements.
When this Privacy Policy is updated, the "Last updated" date at the top of this page will be revised.
We encourage visitors to review this page periodically.
25. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Policy, how your information is handled, or would like to exercise a privacy right, please contact us.
Hike Inca Trail Tours
Website: https://hikeincatrailtours.com/
Email: info@hikeincatrailtours.com
We will make reasonable efforts to respond to legitimate privacy requests in accordance with applicable law.