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Privacy policy

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Your details,
and what we do
with them

We collect what a ride needs and nothing more. This page says exactly what that is, who sees it, and how to get it back or deleted.

Last updated 11 August 2026·Version 2.1

The short version

Your name and number go to the operator running your ride, so they can find you at the dock.

Location is only tracked while a ride is running, and it stops when the ride ends.

We never see your full card number — the payment processor holds it, not us.

We do not sell your data, and we do not use it to advertise to you.

01  Who we are

The company behind the app

Book Bahamas Ltd is a booking platform registered in Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas. We connect riders with licensed Bahamian water sports operators for jet ski rides and boat charters.

When you book through the app, we are the data controller for the account and booking information you give us. The operator running your ride is a separate controller for what they do with your details on the day.

This policy is written to meet the Data Protection (Privacy of Personal Information) Act of The Bahamas. If you are booking from the EU or UK, the rights below apply to you under GDPR as well.

02  What we collect

What we ask for, and when

We only ask for something at the point it becomes necessary. Nothing here is collected in the background before you use the feature it belongs to.

Account details

Name, email, phone number, password, and an emergency contact if you add one.

Booking details

Package, date and slot, number of riders, whether you asked for an instructor, and your check-in code.

Location, during a ride only

Coordinates from your phone while a ride is active, so the operator and the coast guard can reach you.

Payment information

Amount, currency, card brand and last four digits. The full card number goes straight to our payment processor.

Support cases

What you write to us, plus any photos you attach — receipts, damage, screenshots.

Device and usage

Device type, app version, crash reports and which screens fail, so we can fix them.

03  Why we use it

What each piece is for

Running your booking. Holding your slot, sending your check-in code, telling the operator who to expect and when.
Safety on the water. Reaching you during a ride, and getting help to your position if something goes wrong.
Payments and refunds. Taking payment, applying the cancellation policy, and putting money back on the right card.
Support. Answering the cases you raise and checking what happened with the operator.
Keeping the app working. Diagnosing crashes and slow screens from anonymised usage data.
Legal duties. Keeping transaction records for tax and for the licensing requirements Bahamian operators are held to.

We rely on performing our contract with you for bookings and payments, on our legitimate interest in a safe and working service for diagnostics, and on your consent for location and marketing messages. Consent can be withdrawn at any time.

04  Location

Tracking while you ride

Live location is the one permission that matters most here, so we are specific about it.

It starts when a ride is marked as begun by the operator, and stops when the ride ends. There is no tracking between bookings.
While it runs, your position is visible to the operator you booked with and to Book Bahamas support.
If you tap the SOS or share location from an emergency screen, your coordinates also go to the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and to your emergency contact.
Ride tracks are kept for 30 days for incident review, then deleted.
You can refuse the permission. The booking still works, but the operator cannot see you on the water and tracking features will be off.
05  Who sees it

Who we share with

We do not sell personal information, and we do not pass it to advertisers. It is shared only where a ride cannot happen without it.

The operator you booked. Your name, phone number, rider count and slot. They need it to meet you at the dock.
Our payment processor. Card details go directly to them over an encrypted connection. We store only the last four digits.
Cruise partners. If you booked through a cruise line partner, we confirm that a booking was made and attribute it to their ship. They see the booking value, not your personal details.
Emergency services. During an incident, whatever is needed to get help to you.
Authorities. Where Bahamian law requires it, or to investigate fraud or a safety incident.
06  How long

How long we keep things

Account details Until you delete it
Booking and payment records 7 years
Ride location tracks 30 days
Support cases 3 years
Crash and usage logs 90 days

Financial records are held for seven years because Bahamian tax law requires it — deleting your account does not remove them, though they are separated from your profile.

07  Your rights

What you can ask us to do

See it. Request a copy of everything we hold about you.
Fix it. Correct anything wrong from Profile, or ask us to.
Delete it. Close your account and have your profile removed, apart from records we must keep by law.
Take it elsewhere. Get your booking history in a machine-readable file.
Say no. Turn off location, promotional emails and push notifications without losing your bookings.

Raise a case from the Help Center or email us, and we will answer within 30 days. There is no charge for a reasonable request.

08  Cookies

Cookies and local storage

The app keeps a small amount of data on your own device — your session, your booking in progress, and your display preferences. This is what lets you close the app mid-booking and pick it up later.

We use a privacy-focused analytics tool that counts screen visits without building a profile of you. Clearing the app data removes all of it.

09  Security

How we protect it

Traffic between your phone and our servers is encrypted. Passwords are hashed, never stored as text. Access to booking records is limited to the support staff who need it, and every look-up is logged.

No system is perfect. If a breach affects your information, we will tell you and the Data Protection Commissioner as quickly as we reasonably can.

10  Children

Riders under 18

Accounts are for adults aged 18 and over. Minors can ride where the operator allows it, but the booking must be made and supervised by an adult, who provides their details.

We do not knowingly collect information directly from anyone under 18. If you believe a child has created an account, contact us and we will remove it.

11  Changes

When this policy changes

If we change something that affects you materially, we will notify you in the app and by email at least 14 days before it takes effect. Smaller wording changes are published here with a new version number and date.

12  Contact

Talk to us about privacy

Our data protection contact reads everything sent to the address below.

privacy@bookbahamas.com Replies within 5 working days
Book Bahamas Ltd Bay Street, Nassau, New Providence, The Bahamas

If you are not happy with our answer, you can complain to the Office of the Data Protection Commissioner of The Bahamas.

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Version 2.1 · Effective 11 August 2026