ThinkAdventure.guide Website Privacy Policy June 2025

Overview

At Arc Capital (Pty) Ltd T/A Think Adventure Media (“Think Adventure Media”, “we”, “our”, or “us”), we value your privacy and are dedicated to safeguarding your personal information in line with relevant laws, including the South African Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) and the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). This policy outlines our approach and procedures regarding:

  • When you use the ThinkAdventure.guide website (“Website” or “Service”) and its related products and services (“Services”), we may collect and use your personal information (“Personal Information”) for the purposes outlined in this policy. 
  • How you can manage your Personal Information and access or update it.

By accessing the ThinkAdventure.guide website and services, you agree to be bound by this policy, which is a binding legal agreement between you, as the user, and Think Adventure Media, the owner and operator of ThinkAdventure.guide. If you’re accepting this agreement on behalf of a business or other legal entity, you confirm you have the authority to bind them to this agreement. If you don’t have the authority or disagree with the terms, you shouldn’t accept this agreement and may not use the website and services. By continuing to use them, you confirm you’ve read, understood, and agree to the terms of this policy.

This policy does not apply to the practices of companies that we do not own or control, nor to individuals that we do not employ or manage.

Our Privacy Policy may be updated occasionally. We’ll let you know about any significant changes by posting the revised Policy on our Website. By continuing to use the Service after we’ve notified you, you’re agreeing to and accepting the updated Policy.

This Policy is an extension of our general ThinkAdventure.guide Terms of Service.

Definitions

Cookies: These are small bits of data, which may include an anonymous unique identifier, stored on your device (computer or mobile device).

Data Controller: means the natural or legal person who, either alone or jointly with others, decides the purposes for which and how any personal information is processed. In this context, we are considered the Data Controller of your personal data.

Data Processors (or Service Providers): refers to any natural or legal person who processes the data on behalf of the Data Controller. We may utilise the services of various Service Providers to process your data more efficiently.

Data Subject (or User): refers to any living individual who uses our Service and is the subject of Personal Data.

Personal Data: refers to data about a living person who can be identified from this data (or from this data and other information that is in our possession or is likely to come into our possession).

Service: means the ThinkAdventure.guide website operated by Think Adventure Media.

Usage Data: refers to data collected automatically, either generated by using the Service or from the Service’s infrastructure itself (for example, the length of a page visit).

Information Collection And Use

We collect and process personal data/information about you when you:

  • Take a look at our website. 
  • Make use of our Services.
  • Contact us.

We use your data/information for purposes such as:

  • Delivering and sustaining our service
  • Notifying you of changes to our service
  • Addressing your questions and offering customer support 
  • Tracking the use of our Service
  • Maintaining and enhancing our website
  • Identifying, preventing, and resolving technical issues, so you can take part in any interactive features of our Service if you wish to do so. 
  • Carrying out market research
  • Keeping you updated with news, special offers, and information about similar products, services, and events that we offer, unless you’ve opted out of receiving these communications. 
  • Meeting our legal requirements

Here are the types of information we collect, how we use them, and how you can control your preferences:

INFORMATION WE COLLECT

Personal and Professional Data

When using our Service, we may request that you provide us with certain personally identifiable information that can be used to contact or identify you (“Personal Data”). This may include, among others, your email address, first name, last name, phone number, address, state, province, postcode, city, and country.

Technical Information (Usage Data)

When you visit our website, our servers automatically log data such as your device’s IP address, browser type and version, operating system type and version, the website you were on before visiting ours, the time you spend on our pages, your language preferences, the information you search for, and access dates and times. If you access the service using a mobile device, this usage data may include details such as the type of mobile device you use, its unique ID, your mobile device’s IP address, your mobile operating system, the type of mobile browser you use, unique device identifiers, and other diagnostic data.

Location Data

We may use and store information about your location if you agree to let us do so (“Location Data”).

Tracking & Cookies Data

Cookies are small files that contain a small amount of data, including a unique anonymous identifier. These files are sent to your browser by a website and stored on your device. We also use tracking technologies, such as beacons, tags, and scripts, to collect and track information, which helps us improve and analyse our Service.

HOW WE USE IT

Personal and Professional Data

We may use your personal and professional data to get in touch with you about newsletters, marketing materials, promotions, and other information that might interest you.

Technical Information (Usage Data)

We use this information solely to identify potential cases of abuse, to understand how our Website and Services are used, and to enhance the overall user experience. This information is not combined in a way that would identify any individual user of our system.

Location Data

We use this data to deliver features of our Service, improve and tailor our Service to your needs.

Tracking & Cookies Data

On our Service, we use cookies and other tracking technologies to monitor activity and store certain information. Here are some examples of the cookies we use:

  • Session Cookies: used to run our Service
  • Preference Cookies: used to recall your preferences and various settings
  • Security Cookies: utilised for security purposes
  • Advertising Cookies: used to show you adverts that may be relevant to you and your interests.

HOW YOU CAN CONTROL IT

Personal and Professional Data

You can opt out of receiving any or all of these communications from us by clicking the unsubscribe link or following the instructions in any email we send, or by getting in touch with us.

Alternatively, you can choose not to share your Personal and Professional Data with us, but you may not be able to access certain features on the Website.

If you’re unsure about what information is required, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

Technical Information (Usage Data)

It’s possible to limit the data or information collected by:

  • Using private browsing or incognito mode (available in most browsers) stops your browsing history, cookies, and form data from being stored; however, your IP address may still be visible to websites.
  • Disabling cookies in your browser settings may affect the functionality of our website.
  • Using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) hides your IP address and encrypts your internet connection, making your online activities more private.
  • Employing browser add-ons or extensions designed to block tracking cookies and scripts.
  • Changing your mobile phone settings, depending on your device and operating system. 
  • Using privacy-focused web browsers.
  • Opting out.

Keep in mind that these steps can improve your online privacy, but they can’t guarantee absolute anonymity. The best approach to protecting your privacy will depend on your individual needs and the type of data you’re trying to safeguard.

Location Data

At any time, you can turn location services on or off when using our Service via your device settings.

It’s possible to set your browser to block all cookies or to prompt you whenever a cookie is sent. However, if you reject cookies, you may not be able to access certain parts of our Service.

Legal Basis for Processing Personal Data Under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

If you are based in the European Economic Area (EEA), ThinkAdventure.guide’s legal grounds for collecting and using the personal information outlined in this Privacy Policy depend on the Personal Data we collect and the specific context in which we collect it.

ThinkAdventure.guide might handle your Personal Data because:

  • We need to enter into a contract with you. 
  • You’ve permitted us to do so.
  • Processing is in our legitimate interests, and it doesn’t override your rights. 
  • For the purposes of payment processing.
  • For compliance with the law.

Retention of Data

ThinkAdventure.guide will:

  • Keep your Personal Data only for as long as needed for the purposes outlined in this Privacy Policy.
  • Keep and use your Personal Data only as much as needed to meet our legal obligations (for instance, if we’re required by law to keep your data), settle disputes, and enforce our agreements and policies.
  • We’ll keep your Usage Data for internal analysis, but not in a way that identifies you personally, unless you give us permission to do so. We typically retain Usage Data for a limited period, except when necessary to enhance the security or functionality of our Service, or when required by law to keep it for a longer duration.

Once the retention period has expired, all personal information will be deleted.

Transfer of Data

Any information you provide, including personal data, may be transferred to and stored on computers located outside your country, state, province, or other jurisdiction, where data protection laws may be different from those in your own jurisdiction.

By giving your consent to this Privacy Policy and submitting the information, you agree to the transfer of your data.

ThinkAdventure.guide will take all reasonable technical and organisational precautions to ensure that your data is handled securely and in line with this Privacy Policy. We will not transfer your personal data to an organisation or country unless there are adequate controls in place, including the security of your data and other personal information.

Disclosure of Data

Unless you give your consent, we will not share your personal information with third parties, except in the following situations:

  •  For third-party service providers that support our business operations.
  • As a result of a legal request or when required by law.
  • As part of a merger, sale, or business transfer.

Legal Requirements

ThinkAdventure.guide may disclose your personal data in good faith, believing that such action is necessary to:

  • For the purpose of complying with a legal requirement.
  • To safeguard and protect the rights and property of ThinkAdventure.guide 
  • To prevent or investigate potential wrongdoing related to the Service. 
  • For the protection of users’ personal safety and the public.
  • For protection against potential legal liability.

Data Security

Protecting your data is a priority for us, and we take steps to ensure your personal information is safe from loss, theft, and unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration, or destruction. However, no internet transmission or electronic storage method is completely secure. Although we use commercially acceptable measures to safeguard your personal data, we cannot guarantee its absolute security.

“Do Not Track” Signals

Unfortunately, we don’t support Do Not Track. Do Not Track is a feature in your web browser that lets you tell websites you don’t want to be tracked. You can turn it on or off by going to the Preferences or Settings page in your browser.

Your Data Protection Rights Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

As a resident of the European Economic Area (EEA), you have specific data protection rights. ThinkAdventure.guide strives to take reasonable steps to enable you to correct, amend, delete, or limit the use of your Personal Data. If you’d like to know what Personal Data we hold about you and have it removed from our systems, please get in touch.

Under certain circumstances, you have the following data protection rights:

  • You have the right to access, update, or delete the information we hold about you. Wherever possible, you can access, update, or request deletion of your personal data directly through your account settings. If you’re unable to do this yourself, please get in touch and we’ll help you.
  • Right of rectification. You have the right to have your information corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Right to object. You have the right to object to how we process your personal data.
  • Right to restriction. You have the right to ask us to limit the processing of your personal information.
  • Right to data portability. You’re entitled to receive a copy of the data we hold on you in a structured, machine-readable, and commonly used format.
  • Right to withdraw consent. You also have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, if ThinkAdventure.guide has relied on your consent to process your personal information.

Keep in mind that we might ask you to verify your identity before responding to these requests.

You have the right to complain to a Data Protection Authority about how we collect and use your Personal Data. For more information, please get in touch with your local data protection authority within the European Economic Area (EEA). If you’re in South Africa, you can contact the Information Regulator.

Service Providers

For the purpose of providing our Service, we may use third-party companies and individuals, known as “Service Providers”. These Service Providers will help us deliver the Service, carry out related tasks, or analyse how our Service is used. They will only have access to your Personal Data for the specific purpose of performing these tasks on our behalf, and are bound by a duty not to disclose or use it for any other reason.

Analytics

We might use third-party service providers to track and analyse how our service is used:

Google Analytics: Google Analytics is a web analytics service provided by Google, which tracks and reports website traffic. Google uses the data collected to monitor how our Service is used. This data is shared with other Google services. Google may also use the collected data to tailor and personalise the ads shown in its own advertising network. For more information on Google’s privacy practices, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms web page: Google Policies.

Advertising

We might use third-party service providers to show you adverts to help support and maintain our service:

Google AdSense & DoubleClick Cookie: Google, as a third-party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our Service. Google’s use of the DoubleClick cookie enables it and its partners to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our Service or other websites on the internet. You can opt out of the use of the DoubleClick Cookie for interest-based advertising by visiting the My Ad Centre web page, where you’ll find more ways to control the ads you see on Google.

Behavioral Remarketing

ThinkAdventure.guide uses remarketing services to show you ads on other websites after you’ve visited our service. We and our third-party vendors use cookies to tailor, optimise and serve ads based on your previous visits to our service.

Google Ads

Google Ads is a marketing service offered by Google Inc. You can opt out of Google Analytics for Display Advertising and tailor the Google Display Network ads by visiting the Google Ads Settings page: Google Ad Preferences.

Google also suggests installing the Google Analytics Opt-out Browser Add-on for your web browser. This add-on allows visitors to stop their data from being collected and used by Google Analytics: Google Opt-out Tool. 

For more information on Google’s privacy practices, please visit the Google Privacy & Terms webpage: Google Privacy & Terms.

Facebook

Facebook’s remarketing service is provided by Facebook Inc. You can find out more about interest-based advertising from Facebook on this page: Facebook Marketing.

Want to opt-out of Facebook’s interest-based ads? Head to the Facebook Help Centre and go to Ad Preferences.

Facebook follows the Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioural Advertising set by the Digital Advertising Alliance. You can also opt-out from Facebook and other participating companies through the Digital Advertising Alliance in the USA, the Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada in Canada, or the European Interactive Digital Advertising Alliance in Europe, or opt-out using your mobile device settings.

For more information on Facebook’s privacy practices, please visit their Data Policy at: Facebook Policies.

TikTok

TikTok – TikTok Ads Manager, provided by TikTok for Business, allows for targeted marketing to customers. For more information on TikTok for Business, please visit this page: TikTok Business.

To opt-out of TikTok’s ads, update your account and privacy settings on this page: TikTok Privacy.

For access to TikTok’s range of support resources and their terms of service, visit the following page: TikTok Terms of Service.

LinkedIn

LinkedIn is used for social media marketing, creating and promoting events, and connecting with users to generate B2B leads.

For more information on LinkedIn’s policies and procedures, visit: LinkedIn User.

Updating your privacy settings on LinkedIn is easy – just head to your account preferences page, where you can manage security, data privacy, advertising preferences, and more: LinkedIn.

Social Media Features

Our website and services may include links to social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram. These share buttons and links (referred to collectively as “social media features”) may collect your IP address, the page you’re visiting on our website and services, and may set a cookie to enable social media features to function properly. Social media features are hosted either by their respective providers or directly on our website and services. As a user, your interactions with these social media features are governed by the privacy policies of the respective providers.

Payments

When we offer paid products or services within the Service, we use third-party services for payment processing (e.g. payment processors). We do not store or collect your payment card details, as this information is provided directly to our third-party payment processors. Their use of your personal information is governed by their own Privacy Policy. These payment processors adhere to the standards set by PCI-DSS, which is overseen by the PCI Security Standards Council – a joint effort among brands such as Visa, Mastercard, American Express, and Discover. PCI-DSS requirements help ensure the secure handling of payment information. Follow PCI Compliance for more details.

Below, you’ll find the payment processors we work with, along with links to their privacy policies:

Links to Other Sites

Our Service may include links to other websites that aren’t operated by us. If you click on a third-party link, you’ll be taken to that third party’s site. We strongly recommend reviewing the Privacy Policy of every site you visit. We have no control over and assume no responsibility for the content, privacy policies, or practices of any third-party sites or services.

Children’s Privacy

Our Service is not intended for use by anyone under the age of 18 (“Children”). We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from Children under 18. If you are a parent or guardian and you are aware that your child has provided us with Personal Data, please get in touch. If we become aware that we have collected Personal Data from Children without verifying parental consent, we will take steps to remove that information from our servers. We encourage parents and guardians to monitor their child’s internet usage and help enforce this policy by advising them not to provide Personal Information through the Website and Services without parental permission.

Data Breach

Should ThinkAdventure.guide become aware of a data breach, such as through external activity including security attacks or fraud, we reserve the right to take reasonable steps. These may include investigating and reporting, as well as notifying and cooperating with law enforcement authorities. In the event of a breach, we will make reasonable efforts to notify affected individuals if we believe there is a reasonable risk of harm to the user, or if notice is otherwise required by law. We will send such notifications via our website and email.

Privacy Policy Changes

From time to time, we may update our Privacy Policy. We’ll notify you of any changes by posting the updated policy on this page. You’ll also receive notice via email and/or a prominent notice on our Service before the change takes effect, and we’ll update the “effective date” at the top of this Privacy Policy. We recommend reviewing this Privacy Policy regularly for any changes. Any updates to this Privacy Policy will take effect once they’re posted on this page.

Contact Us

For any questions about this Privacy Policy, please get in touch with us by email: legal@thinkadventure.guide