Effective Date: March 24, 2026
Company: Be Travelist
Website: www.betravelist.com
At Be Travelist, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal data. This Privacy Policy will inform you about how we look after your personal data when you visit our website, book a mindful journey with us, and tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
1. Information We Collect
To provide you with safe and seamless Himalayan treks and offbeat escapes, we may collect, use, store, and transfer different kinds of personal data about you, which we have grouped together as follows:
Identity & Contact Data: First name, last name, email address, telephone numbers, and emergency contact details.
Travel & Health Data: For high-altitude treks, your safety is our top priority. We may collect essential health information, dietary requirements, and physical fitness levels to ensure you can safely participate in our journeys.
Document Data: Copies of Government-issued IDs (like Aadhar Card, Passport, or Voter ID) required strictly for securing local trekking permits, homestay check-ins, and inner-line permits (e.g., for Spiti Valley).
Technical Data: Internet protocol (IP) address, browser type and version, time zone setting, and operating system used to access this website.
2. How We Use Your Information
We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data in the following circumstances:
To process your booking: Managing payments, securing your spot, and sending you itinerary updates.
To ensure your safety: Sharing essential health and emergency contact details with our certified Trek Leaders and local guides.
To arrange permits & logistics: Sharing your Identity Data with local government authorities, homestays, and transport partners as legally required.
To improve our services: Using feedback and website usage data to deliver better, more mindful travel experiences.
Marketing: Sending you our newsletter with upcoming offbeat escapes and travel tips (only if you have opted-in). You can unsubscribe at any time.
3. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell, trade, or rent your personal data to third parties. However, to execute your journey, we must share specific details with our trusted partners:
Local Partners: Homestay owners, transport providers, and local guides who need your details to provide the services you booked.
Government Authorities: Forest departments and local administration offices strictly for issuing necessary trekking and travel permits.
Service Providers: IT and system administration services, payment gateways (like Razorpay/Stripe), and email marketing platforms.
4. Data Security
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, or accessed in an unauthorized way, altered, or disclosed. Access to your personal data is limited to those employees, agents, contractors, and third parties who have a business need to know.
5. Data Retention
We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfill the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements. Government IDs collected for permits are securely deleted from our primary servers post the completion of your trip.
6. Your Privacy Rights
Under certain circumstances, you have rights under data protection laws in relation to your personal data, including the right to:
Request access to your personal data.
Request correction of any mistakes in your data.
Request erasure of your personal data.
Opt-out of marketing communications at any time.
7. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy or our privacy practices, please contact us at:
Email: hello@betravelist.com
Phone: +91 86790 35551
Address: S-1, Rishikesh Road, near Shani Mandir, Kargi Chowk, Brahmanwala, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248121, India