RahalJourney

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Privacy Policy

This policy explains what data RahalJourney collects, why we collect it, how we use it, and the rights you have over your information.

Effective: 1 June 2025Service: RahalJourney.comBack to Home

Summary: RahalJourney collects only the minimum data needed to provide you with accurate flight search results and a personalized travel planning experience. We do not sell your personal information. We use affiliate links to keep the service free. You can request deletion of your data at any time.

1. Who We Are

RahalJourney ("we", "us", or "our") operates the travel planning platform available at https://rahaljourney.com. We provide an AI-powered service that helps travelers search for and compare flights, and plan their trips through natural-language conversation.

For any privacy-related enquiries, please contact us at privacy@rahaljourney.com.

2. Travel Technology Partner

RahalJourney is a travel technology partner, not an airline or a ticket issuer. We search, rank, and display flight options sourced from third-party booking platforms through affiliate partnerships (including Travelpayouts). When you click a booking link on our platform, you are transferred to the partner's website to complete your reservation.

We may receive a commission from these partners when a booking is completed. This commission is paid by the booking platform, not by you, and does not affect the flight prices you see. Our AI recommendations are always ranked by what is most relevant to your search — price, duration, stops, and comfort — never by commission rate.

By using RahalJourney, you acknowledge that the final booking is made on the partner platform's systems and is governed by their own terms and privacy policy. RahalJourney does not store your payment card details or passport information.

3. Data We Collect

We collect information in three ways:

A. Information you provide

  • Account details when you register: name, email address, password (hashed).
  • Travel search inputs: destinations, travel dates, passenger counts, budget, and cabin class.
  • Conversation messages you send to the Rahal AI assistant.
  • Saved trips, itineraries, and preferences you store in your profile.

B. Information collected automatically

  • IP address — used to improve flight search result relevance and comply with affiliate API requirements.
  • Browser type, operating system, and device type.
  • Pages visited, search queries, and interaction events (e.g. button clicks).
  • Referral URL — the page that directed you to RahalJourney.
  • Cookies and similar tracking technologies (see Section 6).

C. Information from third parties

  • If you sign in via a social login provider (e.g. Google), we receive your name and email address from that provider.
  • Aggregated analytics data from services we use to monitor platform performance.

4. How We Use Your Data

We use the information we collect to:

  • Provide the service — process your flight searches, generate AI travel recommendations, and display personalized results.
  • Improve accuracy — send your IP address to flight data providers (e.g. Travelpayouts/Aviasales) as required by their API to return geographically relevant results.
  • Personalize your experience — remember your preferences, saved searches, and conversation history within your account.
  • Operate affiliate partnerships — generate booking links containing your session's affiliate marker so we can receive commission when you book.
  • Communicate with you — send transactional emails (account verification, password reset) and, where you have opted in, travel deal notifications.
  • Ensure security — detect and prevent fraud, abuse, and unauthorized access.
  • Comply with legal obligations — retain records as required by applicable law.

We do not use your data to train external AI models, sell it to advertisers, or share it with third parties for their own marketing purposes.

5. Data Sharing & Third Parties

We share data only where necessary to operate the service. The third parties we work with are:

Travelpayouts / AviasalesFlight search API. We transmit your origin, destination, travel dates, passenger count, and IP address to retrieve live flight results.
OpenAIAI language model used to understand your travel queries and generate recommendations. Conversation content is processed under OpenAI's data usage policy.
Neon / PrismaDatabase infrastructure for storing account data, saved trips, and blog content.
VercelHosting and edge network. Your requests are routed through Vercel's infrastructure.
Analytics providersAggregated, anonymized usage data to help us understand how the platform is used and improve it.

We may also disclose data if required by law, court order, or to protect the rights and safety of our users or the public.

6. Cookies & Tracking

RahalJourney uses cookies and similar technologies to keep you signed in, remember your preferences, and measure how the platform is used.

Essential cookies

Required for authentication, session management, and security. These cannot be disabled without breaking core functionality.

Preference cookies

Remember your settings and search preferences so you do not have to re-enter them each visit.

Analytics cookies

Collect anonymized data on page views and user flows to help us improve the platform.

Affiliate cookies

Set by Travelpayouts when you interact with a booking link, to attribute commissions correctly.

You can control cookies through your browser settings. Disabling all cookies may impair functionality such as staying signed in.

7. Data Retention

We retain your data for as long as your account is active or as needed to provide the service.

  • Account data — kept until you delete your account. Deletion is processed within 30 days.
  • Conversation logs — retained for up to 90 days to allow you to review past searches, then automatically deleted.
  • Server logs — retained for up to 12 months for security and debugging, then purged.
  • Analytics data — retained in aggregated, anonymized form indefinitely.

8. Your Rights

Depending on your location, you may have the following rights under applicable data protection law (including GDPR and similar legislation):

Access

Request a copy of the personal data we hold about you.

Correction

Ask us to correct inaccurate or incomplete data.

Deletion

Request erasure of your personal data ('right to be forgotten').

Portability

Receive your data in a structured, machine-readable format.

Objection

Object to processing of your data for certain purposes.

Restriction

Request that we limit how we use your data in certain circumstances.

To exercise any of these rights, email us at privacy@rahaljourney.com. We will respond within 30 days.

9. Security

We take the security of your data seriously and implement appropriate technical and organisational measures, including:

  • All data transmitted between your browser and our servers is encrypted via TLS (HTTPS).
  • Passwords are hashed using industry-standard algorithms and never stored in plain text.
  • Access to production databases is restricted to authorised personnel only.
  • We do not store payment card numbers or passport details — booking is completed on the partner platform.

No system is completely immune to security risks. If you discover a vulnerability, please disclose it responsibly by emailing privacy@rahaljourney.com.

10. Children's Privacy

RahalJourney is not directed at children under the age of 16. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children. If you believe a child has provided us with personal data, please contact us at privacy@rahaljourney.com and we will delete it promptly.

11. Changes to This Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices, technology, or legal requirements. When we make material changes, we will:

  • Update the effective date at the top of this page.
  • Notify registered users via email at least 14 days before significant changes take effect.
  • Display a notice on the platform.

Continued use of RahalJourney after the effective date constitutes acceptance of the revised policy. We encourage you to review this page periodically.

12. Contact Us

If you have any questions, concerns, or requests regarding this Privacy Policy or how we handle your data, please reach out:

We aim to respond to all privacy enquiries within 5 business days.

Last updated: 1 June 2025 · About RahalJourney · Search Flights