1. Introduction
Welcome to Ferrari Park Travel Planner ("we", "us", "our", "the Website"). We are an independent travel information website dedicated to helping visitors plan their trip to Ferrari World Abu Dhabi. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your personal information when you visit our website at ferraritravelplanner.com and any subpages thereof.
This policy applies to all information collected through the Website and any communications with us, such as through our contact form or email correspondence. By using the Website, you agree to the collection and use of information in accordance with this policy.
If you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not access the Website. We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last Updated" date of this policy.
Important Note on Our Nature: Ferrari Park Travel Planner is an informational website only. We do not sell tickets, process payments, or store any financial or payment card data. We are not affiliated with Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, Ferrari S.p.A., or any related commercial entity.
2. Information We Collect
We collect information in the following ways:
2.1 Information You Provide Directly
When you voluntarily interact with us — for example, by submitting our contact form — we may collect:
- Name: Your first and/or last name, to address you in correspondence
- Email address: To respond to your enquiry
- Message content: The text of your message or enquiry
- Subject/category: The topic you've selected for your enquiry
We do not collect payment information, identification documents, passport details, or any sensitive personal data through our Website. If you include such information voluntarily in your message, please be aware we will not process it for any purpose other than responding to your enquiry.
2.2 Automatically Collected Information
When you visit our Website, certain information may be collected automatically by our servers and third-party analytics services:
- IP address: Collected by our hosting provider and analytics services for security and geographic analytics purposes
- Browser type and version: To understand how visitors access our content
- Operating system: Collected for technical compatibility analysis
- Pages visited and time spent: To understand which content is most helpful to visitors
- Referring URL: The page you came from before visiting ours
- Device type: Desktop, mobile, or tablet
- Geographic region: Country or city level, derived from IP address
- Date and time of access: Standard server log data
| Data Type | Purpose | Legal Basis |
|---|---|---|
| IP Address | Security, analytics, geo-analytics | Legitimate interest |
| Device/Browser Info | Technical optimisation | Legitimate interest |
| Pages Visited | Content improvement | Legitimate interest |
| Contact Form Data | Responding to enquiries | Consent (form submission) |
| Cookies | Functionality, analytics, advertising | Consent (cookie banner) |
3. How We Use Your Information
We use the information we collect for the following purposes:
- To respond to your contact form submissions and answer your enquiries
- To improve our website content by understanding which pages and topics are most useful to visitors
- To monitor and improve website performance — identifying slow pages, errors, and mobile compatibility issues
- To understand our audience in aggregate terms — which regions visitors come from, what devices they use
- To serve advertising through our third-party advertising partners (see Section 6)
- To maintain the security of the Website and prevent abuse or fraudulent activity
- To comply with legal obligations where required by applicable law
We do not use your personal information for automated decision-making or profiling that produces legal or similarly significant effects on you.
We do not use contact form data for marketing or newsletter communications. We will only contact you in direct response to your submitted enquiry.
4. Cookies & Tracking Technologies
Our Website uses cookies and similar tracking technologies to enhance your experience and enable certain functionality. A cookie is a small data file stored on your device by your web browser.
4.1 Types of Cookies We Use
- Essential/Functional Cookies: Required for the website to function correctly. These cannot be disabled without breaking core site functionality. They do not store personal information.
- Analytics Cookies: Used by services such as Google Analytics to collect aggregate information about how visitors use our site. This data is anonymised and used only to improve the website.
- Advertising Cookies: Set by our advertising partners (e.g. Google AdSense) to deliver relevant advertisements and track ad performance.
- Preference Cookies: May store your preferences (e.g. cookie consent status) to avoid repeating prompts on subsequent visits.
4.2 Managing Cookies
You can control cookies through your browser settings. Most browsers allow you to refuse cookies, delete existing cookies, or receive a warning before cookies are stored. Please note that disabling certain cookies may affect the functionality of the Website.
You can also opt out of analytics cookies via Google's opt-out tools, and opt out of interest-based advertising through industry opt-out programmes such as the Network Advertising Initiative (NAI) or the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA).
5. Third-Party Services
Our Website uses the following third-party services which may collect data independently according to their own privacy policies:
| Service | Purpose | Privacy Policy |
|---|---|---|
| Google Analytics | Website traffic and behaviour analytics | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google AdSense | Display advertising | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Google Fonts | Web font delivery | policies.google.com/privacy |
| Web Hosting Provider | Server hosting and delivery | Per hosting provider's policy |
We are not responsible for the privacy practices of third-party services. We encourage you to review their respective privacy policies to understand how they handle your data.
6. Advertising
Ferrari Park Travel Planner is funded in part through display advertising. We use Google AdSense and potentially other advertising networks to display advertisements on our pages. These services may use cookies and similar technologies to serve ads based on your prior visits to our Website and other websites.
Google's use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads to visitors based on their visit to our site and/or other sites on the Internet. You may opt out of personalised advertising by visiting Ads Settings at Google's advertising settings page, or by visiting aboutads.info.
7. Data Sharing & Disclosure
We do not sell, trade, rent, or otherwise transfer your personal information to third parties for commercial purposes. We may share information only in the following limited circumstances:
- Service providers: We may share information with trusted service providers who assist in operating our website (e.g. hosting, email services), subject to confidentiality obligations
- Legal compliance: We may disclose information where required by law, court order, or governmental authority
- Protection of rights: We may disclose information where we believe it is necessary to protect the rights, property, or safety of our website, users, or the public
- Business transfers: If the website is sold or merged with another entity, user data may be transferred as part of that transaction, with notice provided to users
In all other circumstances, your personal information remains strictly within our control and is not shared with any external parties.
8. Data Retention
We retain personal data only as long as necessary for the purposes for which it was collected:
- Contact form submissions: Retained for up to 12 months from the date of submission, then securely deleted. We may retain correspondence longer if required for ongoing communication.
- Analytics data: Google Analytics data is retained according to Google's own data retention settings, typically 26 months of user-level and event-level data.
- Server logs: Automatically deleted after 30–90 days depending on our hosting provider's settings.
- Cookie data: Varies by cookie type; see cookie settings or your browser controls for more detail.
9. Your Rights
Depending on your location, you may have certain rights regarding your personal information. Under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and similar legislation, these may include:
- Right to access: Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you
- Right to rectification: Request correction of inaccurate personal data
- Right to erasure ("right to be forgotten"): Request deletion of your personal data where there is no lawful basis for continued processing
- Right to restriction: Request that we restrict processing of your personal data in certain circumstances
- Right to data portability: Receive your personal data in a structured, machine-readable format
- Right to object: Object to processing of your personal data where we rely on legitimate interests
- Right to withdraw consent: Where processing is based on consent, you may withdraw consent at any time without affecting prior processing
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us at info@ferraritravelplanner.com. We will respond to your request within 30 days. We may need to verify your identity before processing certain requests.
If you are located in the UAE, your data rights may be governed by UAE Federal Decree-Law No. 45 of 2021 on Personal Data Protection (PDPL). We are committed to complying with applicable data protection legislation.
10. Security
We implement appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. These measures include:
- HTTPS encryption for all data transmitted between your browser and our server
- Restricted access to contact form data to authorised personnel only
- Regular security reviews of our Website infrastructure
However, no method of transmission over the Internet or electronic storage is 100% secure. While we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. In the event of a data breach that poses a risk to your rights and freedoms, we will notify affected users and relevant authorities as required by applicable law.
11. Children's Privacy
Our Website is a general travel planning resource and is not specifically directed at children under the age of 13 (or 16 in certain jurisdictions). We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13. If we become aware that we have collected personal data from a child under 13 without parental consent, we will take steps to delete that information promptly.
If you are a parent or guardian and believe your child has provided us with personal information, please contact us at info@ferraritravelplanner.com.
12. International Data Transfers
Ferrari Park Travel Planner operates primarily for an international audience of travellers visiting Abu Dhabi. Our website hosting and third-party services (such as Google Analytics) may involve the transfer and processing of your data in countries outside the UAE and outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
Where data is transferred internationally, we take reasonable steps to ensure it is protected by appropriate safeguards, such as reliance on service providers who maintain compliance with internationally recognised data protection standards.
13. Changes to This Privacy Policy
We reserve the right to update this Privacy Policy at any time. We will notify users of any significant changes by updating the "Last Updated" date at the top of this policy. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Your continued use of the Website after any changes to this Privacy Policy constitutes your acceptance of the updated policy. If you disagree with the changes, you should discontinue use of the Website.
14. Contact Us
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or our data practices, please contact us:
- Email: info@ferraritravelplanner.com
- Phone: +971 2 496 8456
- Address: Ferrari Park Travel Planner, Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE
We aim to respond to all privacy-related enquiries within 30 days. For data subject rights requests, we will acknowledge receipt within 5 working days and provide a full response within 30 days.