Exemplary Voyages LGBTQ+ Travel
This page explains how we handle your personal information. We have written it plainly, without legal language, because discretion is not a small print issue for us — it is central to what we do.
Last updated: November 2026
"We will never disclose that you have travelled with us, the nature of your journey, or anything about your personal life to any third party, without your explicit instruction. This is not a policy we enforce. It is a standard we hold ourselves to."
Who we are
Exemplary Voyages is a private travel service specialising in bespoke luxury journeys to Sri Lanka and the Maldives for LGBTQ+ travellers. We are an IGLTA (International LGBTQ+ Travel Association) accredited member.
This privacy policy applies to our LGBTQ+ travel microsite and the enquiry form it contains. It does not apply to our main website or other Exemplary Voyages services, which are covered by a separate policy.
All enquiries and bookings made through this site are handled personally by The Host. There is no automated processing of your personal data and no customer database shared with other parts of the business.
Information we collect
When you submit an enquiry through the form on this site, we collect only what we need to begin planning your journey:
We do not ask for, and ask you not to include in your message, sensitive personal information beyond what is listed above. If your journey requires specific documentation or health information at a later stage, The Host will request only what is strictly necessary, and handle it outside of automated systems.
How we use your information
We use the information you provide solely to plan, arrange and manage your journey. Specifically:
We do not use your information for marketing, profiling, or any purpose unrelated to your journey. We do not send newsletters or promotional emails. If you would like to hear from us in the future about travel ideas, that is a conversation we would have with you directly, not an automated subscription.
Our commitment to you
We understand that for LGBTQ+ travellers, privacy is not abstract. These are our specific commitments:
We will not share your sexual orientation, gender identity, relationship structure or any aspect of your personal life with accommodation providers, drivers, experience operators or any other third party.
Bookings made on your behalf reference you as guests only. No partner communications identify you as an LGBTQ+ traveller unless you have explicitly asked us to do so.
Your personal information is never sold, rented or passed to any third party for commercial purposes. This is unconditional, with no exceptions for affiliate arrangements or data brokers.
We do not feature client names, photos, testimonials or travel stories publicly without explicit written consent. Your journey with us remains entirely private.
Third party services
There are a small number of situations in which your information is handled by a third party service. We are transparent about all of them.
Form submission (Web3Forms): The enquiry form on this site transmits your submission to our inbox via Web3Forms, a form handling service. Web3Forms receives your form data in transit and delivers it to us. They do not store your data beyond what is technically necessary for delivery, and do not use it for any other purpose. You can review Web3Forms' own privacy policy at web3forms.com.
WhatsApp: If you choose to contact us via WhatsApp, your messages are handled under WhatsApp's own privacy terms. We recommend using WhatsApp only for general enquiries, and not for sharing sensitive personal details.
Accommodation and service providers: To complete bookings on your behalf, we share your name, travel dates and room configuration with the relevant properties and operators. We share only what is necessary to make a booking work, and no more. We do not inform these partners that you are an LGBTQ+ traveller.
No analytics or advertising: This site does not use Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, or any other tracking or advertising technology. There are no third party scripts on this site beyond the Google Fonts stylesheet used for typography.
How we communicate
All correspondence from Exemplary Voyages arrives from a named individual, not an automated system. We are mindful that emails and messages may be seen by others, and we write accordingly.
If you would prefer correspondence to arrive under a subject line or sender name that does not reference travel or Exemplary Voyages, please let The Host know at the start of your enquiry. We can accommodate reasonable requests of this kind without explanation required.
We do not send travel confirmation emails to multiple addresses without your instruction, and we will not copy in anyone else on your correspondence without your explicit permission.
Data retention
For enquiries that do not proceed to a booking, we hold your contact details for up to 12 months in case you return to your plans. After that period, they are deleted.
For completed bookings, we retain the information necessary for financial and legal record-keeping for a period of seven years, as required under applicable accounting regulations. After that, all personal details are permanently deleted.
If you would like your information removed before these periods have elapsed, please contact us. We will delete everything we hold for you within 14 days, except where retention is legally required.
Your rights
You have the right to request a copy of any personal information we hold about you, to ask us to correct it, to restrict how we use it, or to delete it entirely. You also have the right to withdraw any consent you have given at any time.
We will acknowledge any such request within five working days and action it within 14 days. We will never charge for a reasonable request, and we will never make it difficult.
If you have a concern about how we have handled your information that we have not been able to resolve, you have the right to raise it with the relevant data protection authority in your jurisdiction.
All privacy requests are handled personally. There is no general inbox, ticket system or automated response — your message comes directly to The Host.
inquiries@exemplaryvoyages.com