How do I exercise my data subject rights as a user?

by EXPLORINGNOTBORING | Apr 28, 2022 | Terms & Policies

This page provides some general information on how to contact ExploringNotBoring in order to exercise your data subject rights under applicable law. If you have any questions about privacy or data protection at ExploringNotBoring, you can send us an email.

If you reside in mainland China, please review the information that applies to you.

Account deactivation

How to deactivate your account

When you deactivate your account, any current reservations you have as a Partner or Seeker will be deemed automatically canceled by you, and the relevant cancellation policy will apply. If, in the future, you want to reopen or reactivate a deactivated account, you’ll need to contact us.

You can deactivate your account yourself through your user profile: Manage your data.

If you want to deactivate a listing instead of deactivating your account, learn how.

You can reactivate your account by contacting us.

Account deletion

Deleting your account is a permanent deletion of your personal data and closure of your ExploringNotBoring account. It cannot be reversed.

Once your request is processed, your personal information will be permanently deleted (except for certain information that we are legally required or permitted to retain, as outlined in our Privacy Policy). This means that we’ll no longer be able to provide our services to you and if you decide to use ExploringNotBoring again in the future, you’ll need to set up a new account.

How to delete your account

You can delete your account and its data through your profile: Manage your data.

Data access

You can see much of the main information within your account in the dashboard of your ExploringNotBoring account.

Obtaining a copy of some or all of the personal data ExploringNotBoring holds about you

For a complete copy of your data, you can request a file by contacting us here.

Data portability

Right to portability

If you exercise this right, you can request to receive certain personal data which you have provided to ExploringNotBoring in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format.

Exercising your right to portability

For a complete copy of your data, you can downloadable file by contacting us here.

Opt out from marketing communications

Exercising your right to opt out from receiving marketing emails, notifications, messages, or calls

You can change your marketing preferences at any time by either clicking the “unsubscribe” link at the bottom of any marketing email, or by logging in to your account and following these steps:

Go to Account > Notifications & Communication Preferences
Go to Promotions & Tips and toggle off these marketing communications

If you are still receiving emails from ExploringNotBoring after opting out

We will continue to use the contact details you provided in order to send you notifications related to a service you have requested (ex: booking confirmation emails, transactional emails). If you do not want to receive any notifications from ExploringNotBoring (including service messages), you’ll need to de-activate or delete your ExploringNotBoring account.

Opting out of ExploringNotBoring usage of personal data for direct marketing purposes, including sharing your data with third parties for marketing purposes

If permitted under the laws of the jurisdiction where you reside, you can opt out of such direct marketing activities as outlined in our Privacy Policy by sending us an email. For opting out of marketing communications, see above.

See our Cookie Policy for information on how to manage your cookies.

Object to processing

How to object to ExploringNotBoring’s processing of some of your personal data for certain specific purposes

If allowed under the laws of the jurisdiction where you reside, you may request that ExploringNotBoring not process your personal information for certain specific purposes (including profiling) where such processing is based on legitimate interest. If you object to such processing, ExploringNotBoring will no longer process your personal information for these purposes unless we can demonstrate compelling legitimate grounds for such processing, or such processing is required for the establishment, exercise, or defence of legal claims.

You may exercise your rights to object to processing by sending us an email.

Other methods to request data subject rights

You can also submit your request via postal mail to the address provided in the Contact Us section of our Privacy Policy to the attention of Legal Privacy. Providing us with the following information will help with processing your request:

Subject: “Privacy Data Subject Right Request”
Your specific ExploringNotBoring ID (the number at the end of the link for your profile)
Country of residence