Blessed Voyage
blessedvoyage.com · Version 2.0 · Effective June 2026 ·
| This Privacy Policy explains how Blessed Voyage (operated by AlMaghrib Institute) collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal information. It applies to all users of blessedvoyage.com and all travellers who register for a Blessed Voyage trip. |
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Who We Are and How to Contact Us
Blessed Voyage is a travel programme operated by AlMaghrib Institute, 2323 Clear Lake City Blvd, Suite 180-290, Houston, TX 77062, United States.
This Privacy Policy covers personal data collected through blessedvoyage.com and all Blessed Voyage trip registration processes, including registrations completed through DST World Travel’s platform for DST-Partnered Trips.
Privacy contact: blessedvoyage@almaghrib.org | General: info@almaghrib.org | Tel: 1 888 ALMAGHRIB
| UK residents
For travellers resident in the United Kingdom, AlMaghrib Foundation (registered charity number 1157315, England and Wales) is the data controller for personal data collected in connection with UK-facing trips and communications. Contact: info@almaghrib.org |
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Personal Information We Collect
A. Information you provide directly
- Registration data: full name, email address, phone number, postal address, date of birth, gender, nationality
- Travel document data: passport number, passport expiry date, country of issue, place of birth (required for international travel logistics and visa processing)
- Health and dietary data: medical conditions, allergies, dietary requirements, fitness disclosures (where disclosed voluntarily to enable trip accommodations)
- Emergency contact: name, relationship, telephone number
- Payment data: credit/debit card information (processed by our payment provider — we do not store full card details)
- Communications: any enquiries, complaints, or correspondence you send us
- Marketing preferences: consent choices for receiving future communications
B. Information collected automatically
- Log data: IP address, browser type, pages visited, referring URLs, visit timestamps
- Cookie data: session cookies, persistent cookies, and similar tracking technologies (see Section 7)
- Device data: device type, operating system, screen resolution
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How We Use Your Information
We use the information you provide to confirm your booking, process payment, and administer your trip; to arrange accommodation, local guides, itinerary coordination, and any special requirements; to share relevant travel document data, dietary needs, and booking details with our authorised third-party travel operators, local guides, hotels, coaches, and entrance fee providers as necessary to deliver your trip; to share passport and travel document data with immigration authorities, border control, and airlines as required by law or trip logistics; to send you confirmation emails, pre-departure information, logistics updates, and post-trip follow-up; to promote upcoming and future Blessed Voyage travel destinations and programmes to you by email, through cookies, and through other digital channels where you have provided consent or where legitimate interests apply; to promote other AlMaghrib Institute products, programmes, and events for marketing purposes where you have provided consent or where legitimate interests apply; to comply with applicable laws, respond to legal process, protect the safety of travellers, and enforce our Terms; and to carry out anonymous, aggregated data analysis to improve trip quality and website performance. You may opt out of marketing communications at any time by contacting blessedvoyage@almaghrib.org or by using the unsubscribe link in any marketing email.
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Who We Share Your Information With
Where your trip is operated by a third-party travel operator — which may include DST World Travel or any other authorised operator engaged by Blessed Voyage to deliver a specific trip, such as Umrah programmes or other partnered tours — we share your registration data, travel document information, dietary requirements, and booking details with that operator as necessary to arrange and deliver your trip. The identity of the third-party operator for each trip will be communicated at the time of registration. Each operator processes data under their own privacy policy in addition to this one. For trips operated directly by Blessed Voyage, such as Bosnia and Japan, your name, dietary requirements, and relevant booking details are shared with local guides, hotels, and transport providers in the destination country. Passport, visa, and travel document information may also be shared with immigration authorities, border agencies, or airlines as required by law or to facilitate international travel. We use trusted third-party technology providers for website hosting, email delivery, payment processing, and registration management, and these providers process data on our behalf under confidentiality obligations. Blessed Voyage does not sell, rent, or trade personal information to third parties for their own marketing purposes.
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Travel-Specific Data
International travel requires collection and sharing of travel document data (passport numbers, nationalities, dates of birth) with airlines, hotels, government immigration systems, and tour operators in the destination country. This data is processed as necessary to fulfil your travel contract and to comply with legal obligations in the destination country. This data may be transferred to countries outside your home country, including countries that may not have equivalent data protection standards. By registering for an international trip you consent to this processing and transfer.
Health and dietary data you provide is treated as sensitive personal information. It is shared only with service providers who need it to accommodate your requirements and is not used for any other purpose.
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Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this policy. Booking and payment records are kept for seven years from the trip date for accounting and legal compliance purposes. Travel document data is deleted within twelve months of the trip end date unless a longer retention period is required by law. Health and dietary data is deleted within six months of the trip end date. Marketing preferences are retained until you withdraw your consent or request deletion. Website logs and analytics data are retained for up to twenty-six months, while functional session cookies are cleared at the end of each browsing session.
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How We Protect Your Information
Blessed Voyage employs administrative, technical, and electronic security measures designed to protect your personal information against accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorised disclosure, or unauthorised access. These measures include secure data storage, encrypted transmission of sensitive data, and restricted access to personal information by authorised personnel only. Please be aware that no security measures are completely impenetrable. We cannot guarantee that your personal information will never be subject to a breach, and you provide your personal information at your own risk. In the event of a security breach that is likely to affect your rights or freedoms, we will notify you and any applicable regulatory authority as required under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction, in the most expedient timeframe reasonably possible. We take ongoing measures to delete, anonymise, or restrict access to personal information when it is no longer required for the purposes described in this policy, subject to any legal retention obligations.
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Cookies
Blessed Voyage uses cookies and similar technologies on blessedvoyage.com:
- Strictly necessary cookies: required for the website to function. Cannot be disabled.
- Analytics cookies: help us understand how visitors use the site. Set only with your consent where required by law.
- Marketing cookies: used to deliver relevant content and track email engagement. Set only with your consent.
You can manage your cookie preferences through your browser settings or through the cookie consent tool on the website.
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Your Rights
Depending on your country of residence, you may have the right to request access to a copy of the personal information we hold about you, to request correction of any inaccurate or incomplete information, to request deletion of your personal information subject to any applicable legal retention requirements, to request that we restrict how we use your information in certain circumstances, to request that your data be transferred to another provider where technically feasible, to object to processing carried out on the basis of legitimate interests including for direct marketing purposes, and to withdraw any consent you have given at any time without affecting the lawfulness of processing carried out before that withdrawal.
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at blessedvoyage@almaghrib.org and we will respond within 30 days. Blessed Voyage welcomes travellers from around the world and we will do our best to assist with any privacy request regardless of where you are located. The following supervisory authorities are available depending on your country of residence: UK residents may contact the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk; Canadian residents (federal) may contact the Office of the Privacy Commissioner at priv.gc.ca; Quebec residents may contact the Commission d’accès à l’information at cai.quebec.ca; California residents may contact the California Privacy Protection Agency at cppa.ca.gov; other US residents may contact the Federal Trade Commission at ftc.gov; EU and EEA residents may contact their national data protection authority; and Australian residents may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au. Travellers from any other country are welcome to contact us directly and we will respond in good faith.
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International Data Transfers
Blessed Voyage welcomes travellers from across the world — including the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, Australia, and beyond. AlMaghrib Institute is based in the United States, and personal information collected from travellers in any country is transferred to and processed in the United States. We recognise that different countries operate under different data protection standards and we implement appropriate safeguards for international transfers, including standard contractual clauses where required by applicable law.
For travellers from the European Union or European Economic Area: your data is transferred to the United States under appropriate safeguards in accordance with EU GDPR. You retain the full rights described in Section 9 and may contact your national data protection authority if you have concerns.
For travellers from the United Kingdom: your data is transferred under UK GDPR provisions. AlMaghrib Foundation (charity number 1157315) acts as the UK data controller. See Section 11 for further details.
For travellers from Australia: your personal information is handled in a manner consistent with the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and the Australian Privacy Principles where applicable. You may contact the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner at oaic.gov.au with any privacy concerns.
For travellers from the Middle East, Asia, and all other regions: we process your personal information in accordance with this policy and in a manner consistent with internationally recognised privacy standards. Where your home country has specific data protection legislation, we will endeavour to comply with those requirements to the extent reasonably practicable. Please contact us at blessedvoyage@almaghrib.org if you have any questions about how your data is handled.
Trip-related data will also be transferred to the destination country — for example, to hotels, local guides, and transport providers in Bosnia, Japan, Spain, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, or any other destination — as necessary to arrange and deliver your trip. By booking a trip you acknowledge and accept this transfer as necessary to perform your travel contract.
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California Privacy Rights (CCPA / CPRA)
California residents have specific rights under the California Consumer Privacy Act as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act. We do not sell personal information. California residents may submit requests to know, delete, or correct personal information by contacting blessedvoyage@almaghrib.org with “California Privacy Request” in the subject line.
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UK GDPR — Additional Disclosures
For travellers resident in the United Kingdom, AlMaghrib Foundation (charity number 1157315) is the UK data controller. The lawful bases for processing UK residents’ data are set out in Section 3. UK residents have rights under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. Complaints may be made to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.
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Quebec (Law 25) — Additional Disclosures
For residents of Quebec, Canada, Blessed Voyage processes personal information in accordance with Quebec’s Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (Law 25). Quebec residents have the right to be informed of any serious confidentiality incident affecting their personal information. Requests may be directed to blessedvoyage@almaghrib.org or to the Commission d’accès à l’information.
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Children’s Privacy
Blessed Voyage accepts bookings for children when accompanied by a registered parent or legal guardian. We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children under 13 without parental consent. If you believe a child under 13 has provided personal information without your consent, please contact blessedvoyage@almaghrib.org and we will delete it promptly.
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Updates to This Policy
This Privacy Policy was last updated in June 2026 and replaces the previous version dated May 24, 2018. We may update this policy periodically. Where changes are material to your rights, we will notify you by email or website notice. The current version is always available at blessedvoyage.com/privacy-policy/.