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Privacy Policy

Hotel 17 is more than just a place to sleep. It is a peaceful and clean family hotel in the heart of Pakistan

At Hotel 17, we respect your privacy and are committed to protecting the personal information you provide when using our website, making a hotel reservation, contacting us, subscribing to our communications, or using our hospitality services.

This Privacy Policy explains what information we collect, how we use it, how we protect it, and the choices you have regarding your personal information.

1. About Hotel 17

Hotel 17 provides hotel accommodation, reservations, hospitality services, experiences, offers, and related services across destinations in Pakistan, including Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi, Hunza, Skardu, Murree, Swat, and other locations.

For the purposes of this Privacy Policy, “Hotel 17,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Hotel 17 website and its associated hotel and booking services.

2. Information We Collect

We may collect information that you voluntarily provide to us when you use our website or services, including:

  • Full name
  • Email address
  • Phone/mobile number
  • Billing and payment-related information
  • Booking and reservation details
  • Check-in and check-out dates
  • Number of guests and rooms
  • Hotel and room preferences
  • Special requests or requirements
  • Information you provide when contacting customer support
  • Information submitted through contact, booking, review, or inquiry forms
  • Information provided when subscribing to our newsletter or promotional communications

We may also automatically collect certain technical information when you visit our website, such as:

  • IP address
  • Browser type and version
  • Device type
  • Operating system
  • Pages visited
  • Date and time of visits
  • Referring website or page
  • General website usage and interaction information

3. How We Use Your Information

Hotel 17 may use your information to:

  • Process and manage hotel reservations
  • Confirm, modify, or cancel bookings
  • Provide accommodation and hospitality services
  • Communicate with you about your reservation
  • Respond to questions, inquiries, and customer-support requests
  • Process payments and related transactions
  • Provide requested services and special arrangements
  • Improve our website, hotels, services, and guest experience
  • Personalize your experience on our website
  • Send booking confirmations, service notifications, and other necessary communications
  • Send promotional offers, discounts, seasonal deals, honeymoon packages, corporate offers, and newsletters where permitted
  • Analyze website usage and improve website performance
  • Prevent fraud, misuse, unauthorized activity, and security incidents
  • Comply with applicable legal and regulatory requirements
  • Protect the rights, property, safety, and security of Hotel 17, our guests, employees, and other users

4. Hotel Reservations

When you make a reservation through Hotel 17, we collect information necessary to process and manage your booking.

This may include your name, contact details, reservation information, number of guests, selected property, room type, dates of stay, special requests, and payment-related information.

We use this information to provide your requested accommodation and related services and to communicate important information regarding your reservation.

5. Payment Information

Payments may be processed through third-party payment providers or financial institutions.

Hotel 17 may receive information necessary to confirm or manage a payment, but payment card information may be processed directly by the relevant payment provider.

You should review the privacy policies and terms of any third-party payment provider used to complete your transaction.

Hotel 17 does not knowingly request or require you to provide sensitive payment credentials, such as your card PIN, through email, social media, or ordinary website contact forms.

6. Cookies and Similar Technologies

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to improve functionality, remember preferences, understand website traffic, and improve the overall user experience.

Cookies may help us:

  • Remember your preferences
  • Maintain booking or website functionality
  • Understand how visitors use our website
  • Improve website performance
  • Measure the effectiveness of marketing campaigns
  • Provide relevant content or promotional communications

You can adjust your browser settings to refuse or delete cookies. However, disabling certain cookies may affect some website functionality.

7. Marketing and Promotional Communications

If you subscribe to Hotel 17 communications, we may use your email address or other contact information to send information about:

  • Special hotel offers
  • Seasonal promotions
  • Discounts
  • Honeymoon packages
  • Corporate rates
  • New destinations or properties
  • Events and experiences
  • Other Hotel 17 updates

You may unsubscribe from promotional emails at any time by using the unsubscribe option included in the relevant communication or by contacting us.

Transactional and service-related communications, such as booking confirmations and important reservation updates, may still be sent when necessary to provide the requested service.

8. Sharing Your Information

Hotel 17 does not sell or rent your personal information to third parties.

We may share information when reasonably necessary with trusted third parties, service providers, or business partners that help us operate our website and services. These may include:

  • Hotel properties and authorized staff responsible for fulfilling your reservation
  • Payment processors and financial institutions
  • Website hosting and technology providers
  • Booking and reservation technology providers
  • Email and communication service providers
  • Customer-support providers
  • Analytics and website-performance providers
  • Professional advisers and service providers
  • Government authorities or law-enforcement agencies where required by law

Third parties receiving information from us are expected to handle it appropriately and only for legitimate purposes related to the services they provide.

9. Third-Party Websites and Services

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, social-media platforms, payment providers, booking services, or other external services.

Hotel 17 is not responsible for the privacy practices, security, content, or policies of third-party websites.

We recommend reviewing the privacy policy of any third-party website or service before providing personal information.

10. Data Security

We take reasonable administrative, technical, and organizational measures to protect personal information against unauthorized access, misuse, alteration, disclosure, or destruction.

However, no method of transmitting or storing information online can be guaranteed to be completely secure.

You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of any account credentials or information used to access your account or booking services.

11. Data Retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including providing services, maintaining business and booking records, resolving disputes, preventing fraud, and complying with legal or regulatory obligations.

When information is no longer required, we may securely delete, anonymize, or otherwise dispose of it in accordance with applicable requirements.

12. Children’s Privacy

Hotel 17’s website and booking services are intended for use by adults or individuals who are legally permitted to make reservations and provide personal information.

We do not knowingly collect personal information directly from children without appropriate authorization or where prohibited by applicable law.

If you believe that a child has provided personal information to us improperly, please contact us so that we can review and take appropriate action.

13. Your Privacy Choices and Rights

Depending on applicable law, you may have rights regarding your personal information, which may include the ability to:

  • Request access to personal information we hold about you
  • Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
  • Request deletion of information where legally permitted
  • Withdraw consent where processing is based on consent
  • Opt out of promotional communications
  • Ask questions about how your information is used
  • Request information about certain third-party disclosures

Some requests may be subject to legal, contractual, security, or legitimate-business limitations.

To make a privacy-related request, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

14. International and Cross-Border Processing

Although Hotel 17 operates in Pakistan, certain technology, hosting, payment, communication, analytics, or other service providers may process information in countries other than Pakistan.

Where personal information is transferred or processed outside Pakistan, we will take reasonable steps to ensure that the information is handled appropriately and in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

15. Changes to This Privacy Policy

Hotel 17 may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes to our services, website, technology, business practices, or applicable legal requirements.

When we make changes, we will update the “Effective Date” at the top of this page.

We encourage you to review this Privacy Policy periodically to remain informed about how we handle personal information.

16. Contact Us

If you have questions, concerns, requests, or complaints regarding this Privacy Policy or the way Hotel 17 handles your personal information, please contact us:

Hotel 17
Phone: 0304-6656980
Email: hotel17@gmail.com
Location: Lahore, Thokar Niaz Baig, Pakistan

We will make reasonable efforts to review and respond to privacy-related inquiries.

17. Consent

By using the Hotel 17 website, submitting information through our forms, making a reservation, or otherwise using our services, you acknowledge that you have read and understood this Privacy Policy.

Where applicable law requires consent for a particular use of personal information, we will seek that consent separately.