Your Privacy Matters
Who we are
We are the Destination Marketing Company of destination Antigua & Barbuda. Our website address is: https://www.visitantiguabarbuda.com.
Comments
When visitors leave comments on the site we collect the data shown in the comments form, and also the visitor’s IP address and browser user agent string to help spam detection.
An anonymized string created from your email address (also called a hash) may be provided to the Gravatar service to see if you are using it. The Gravatar service privacy policy is available here: https://automattic.com/privacy/. After approval of your comment, your profile picture is visible to the public in the context of your comment.
Media
If you upload images to the website, you should avoid uploading images with embedded location data (EXIF GPS) included. Visitors to the website can download and extract any location data from images on the website.
Cookies
If you leave a comment on our site you may opt-in to saving your name, email address and website in cookies. These are for your convenience so that you do not have to fill in your details again when you leave another comment. These cookies will last for one year.
If you visit our login page, we will set a temporary cookie to determine if your browser accepts cookies. This cookie contains no personal data and is discarded when you close your browser.
When you log in, we will also set up several cookies to save your login information and your screen display choices. Login cookies last for two days, and screen options cookies last for a year. If you select “Remember Me”, your login will persist for two weeks. If you log out of your account, the login cookies will be removed.
If you edit or publish an article, an additional cookie will be saved in your browser. This cookie includes no personal data and simply indicates the post ID of the article you just edited. It expires after 1 day.
Embedded content from other websites
Articles on this site may include embedded content (e.g. videos, images, articles, etc.). Embedded content from other websites behaves in the exact same way as if the visitor has visited the other website.
These websites may collect data about you, use cookies, embed additional third-party tracking, and monitor your interaction with that embedded content, including tracking your interaction with the embedded content if you have an account and are logged in to that website.
Who we share your data with
If you request a password reset, your IP address will be included in the reset email.
How long we retain your data
If you leave a comment, the comment and its metadata are retained indefinitely. This is so we can recognize and approve any follow-up comments automatically instead of holding them in a moderation queue.
For users that register on our website (if any), we also store the personal information they provide in their user profile. All users can see, edit, or delete their personal information at any time (except they cannot change their username). Website administrators can also see and edit that information.
What rights you have over your data
If you have an account on this site, or have left comments, you can request to receive an exported file of the personal data we hold about you, including any data you have provided to us. You can also request that we erase any personal data we hold about you. This does not include any data we are obliged to keep for administrative, legal, or security purposes.
Where your data is sent
Visitor comments may be checked through an automated spam detection service.
Email Privacy Notice
Last updated: Jan 08, 2025
The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority (“ABTA”, “we”, “our”, or “us”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Notice explains how we collect, use, and manage the information you submit through our Meta Lead Forms and related tourism marketing campaigns.
1. Information We Collect
When you complete one of our subscription forms, we may collect personal information such as:
- Your name
- Your email address
- Your country or market
- Your event or travel interests
- Any other information you choose to provide through the form
2. How We Use Your Information
We use the information you provide to:
- Send you updates about destination Antigua & Barbuda products, events, and promotions
- Share ticket alerts, reservation links, promotional offers, and event news
- Provide tourism-related marketing communications from ABTA
- Better understand audience interest by market and campaign
- Improve our marketing, event planning, and visitor communications
3. Legal Basis / Consent
By submitting your information through this form, you consent to ABTA using your information for the purposes described in this notice, including sending you email communications related to the event, destination promotions, and relevant tourism experiences.
4. How Your Information Is Stored and Processed
Information submitted through our email subscription may be securely transferred to our authorized email marketing and campaign management systems for processing, storage, and communication purposes.
We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect your personal information against unauthorized access, disclosure, or misuse.
5. Sharing of Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with trusted service providers and technology partners who assist us with:
- Email communications
- Marketing automation
- Campaign analytics and reporting
- Tourism promotion and event marketing support
These parties are only permitted to use your information for authorized campaign and communication purposes on our behalf.
6. Marketing Communications
If you provide your contact information, you may receive emails about Antigua & Barbuda Culinary Month, future tourism promotions, travel inspiration, and related offers. You can unsubscribe from marketing emails at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in our messages or by contacting us directly.
7. Retention of Information
We retain your information only for as long as necessary to support the campaign, ongoing tourism marketing, legal obligations, record-keeping, and audience analysis, unless a longer retention period is required or permitted by law.
8. Your Rights
Depending on applicable law, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information, or to object to certain uses of your information.
To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the details below.
9. Contact Us
If you have questions about this Privacy Notice or how your information is used, please contact:
Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority
Website: https://www.visitantiguabarbuda.com/
Email: privacy@visitaandb.com
Address: ACB Financial Centre
High and Temple Streets
3rd Floor ST. JOHN'S
Antigua and Barbuda
10. Updates to This Notice
We may update this Privacy Notice from time to time to reflect campaign, operational, legal, or regulatory changes. Any updates will be posted on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
