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Privacy Policy

Macrobia Expeditions and your personal data

At Macrobia Expeditions, we prioritize the protection of your personal data. This Privacy Policy outlines how we collect, use, and safeguard your information in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It applies to all interactions you have with us, including through our websites and services.

Who is this Privacy Statement intended for?

It is intended for all natural persons who we interact with and share personal data with us.

  • We will process your personal data if have you contacted us for information on our products and services.
  • We will process your personal data or that of your related individuals for the purpose of carrying out business with you in case you book a tour with us.
  • In case your company is a client of us and you’re the contact person, we will process your personal data.
  • We also process your personal data if you have booked a tour with a company for whom we provide the local tours for. In this case your personal data is shared with us by the company that you have directly booked your tour with.
  • We may process your personal data when you visit our websites.

What is personal data?

Personal data is information that says something about a natural person. For example your name, address, email address, age and date of birth. Personal data also includes your bank account number, your phone number, your IP address and your national social security number.

Under what lawful basis do we process personal data

Under the GDPR we can only process personal data under the lawful basis under this regulation. In order to provide our services to you, we in most cases will rely on the following lawful basis:

  • Contractual Necessity. Processing is necessary for the performance of a contract to which you are a party to. We will need to process your personal data in order to make the necessary arrangements for your tour with us.
  • Legal Obligation. Processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation. In cases where we need to arrange travel permits, visas and provide security, we have legal obligation to process your personal data. In some cases, we will need to share data with Ministry of Tourism and Immigration Departments and other Government entities in Somaliland, Djibouti and other countries where we do tours.
  • Consent. Processing occurs when you have given explicit consent, for example, when requesting information about our services.
  • Legitimate Interest of our company. In some cases, we have the right to use your personal data if we have a legitimate interest in doing so. We always balance your privacy rights against our legimtate interest.

Data Collection and Use

We collect personal data through various means, including:

  • Direct Interactions: Information you provide when contacting us or booking a tour.
  • Third-Party Sources: Data shared with us by companies through which you have booked a tour.
  • Automated Technologies: Data collected via cookies and similar technologies when you visit our websites.


We use this data to:

  • Provide and manage our services.
  • Process bookings and payments.
  • Communicate with you regarding your inquiries and bookings.
  • Comply with legal and regulatory requirements.

Data Transfer

Please note that if you are resident in the European Union or European Economic Area (“EEA”), USA, United Kingdom or other countries we may hold your personal information outside of these regions. For instance, your personal information may be held by us in The Netherlands, Somaliland and Djibouti.

We may also need to transfer your personal information to travel suppliers and other third parties outside of the EEA. Example can be vendors who provide cloud applications to us. In order to protect your personala data we will take reasonable steps to ensure that your privacy rights are protected.

Data Retention

We retain your personal data only for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected, including satisfying legal, accounting, or reporting requirements. The retention period may vary depending on the nature of the data and the purposes of processing.

Your Rights

Under the GDPR, you have the following rights regarding your personal data:

  • Access: Request access to your personal data and obtain information about how we process it.
  • Rectification: Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete data.
  • Erasure: Request deletion of your personal data under certain conditions.
  • Restriction: Request restriction of processing under specific circumstances.
  • Data Portability: Receive your personal data in a structured, commonly used format and have it transmitted to another controller.
  • Objection: Object to processing based on legitimate interests or direct marketing.
  • Withdraw Consent: Withdraw consent at any time, where processing is based on consent.

Data Security

We implement appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect your personal data against unauthorized access, alteration, disclosure, or destruction. However, please be aware that no security measures can guarantee absolute security.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or legal requirements. We will notify you of any significant changes by posting the updated policy on our website and indicating the date of the latest revision.

Contact Us

If you have any questions or concerns about this Privacy Policy or our data processing practices, please contact us at on our contact page: