Privacy Policy

Your Privacy and Personal Information at Tangatours

Last updated: August 2026

Tangatours respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store and disclose personal information when you visit our website, make a booking, participate in one of our activities, hire equipment or otherwise deal with us.

We handle personal information in accordance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) where they apply to us.

Information we collect

Depending on how you interact with Tangatours, we may collect:
  • Your name, email address and telephone number;
  • Booking and passenger details;
  • Age or date of birth where relevant to an activity;
  • Emergency contact details;
  • Payment and transaction information;
  • Information provided in waivers, acknowledgements and participation forms;
  • Information relevant to your safe participation in an activity, such as swimming ability, mobility requirements or relevant health information;
  • Equipment hire information;
  • Enquiries, feedback and correspondence;
  • Photographs or video taken during our tours and activities; and
  • Technical information about your use of our website, such as your IP address, browser, device and website activity.
If you make a booking for other people, we may also collect information about those participants from you.

How we collect information

We generally collect information directly from you when you:
  • Make a booking online, by telephone or in person;
  • Book or participate in a tour or activity;
  • Hire a kayak, snorkelling equipment or other equipment;
  • Complete a waiver or participation form;
  • Contact us or make an enquiry;
  • Subscribe to our marketing communications; or
  • Use our website.
We may also receive booking and customer information from third parties such as accommodation providers, booking agents, online travel agents and other tourism partners.

How we use your information

We use personal information to operate Tangatours and provide our services, including:
  • Manage bookings, payments, cancellations and refunds;
  • Provide snorkelling tours, parasailing, boat tours, equipment hire and our other activities;
  • Communicate with you about your booking, including weather, safety or operational changes;
  • Manage passenger check-in and manifests;
  • Assess and manage safe participation in our activities;
  • Provide suitable equipment;
  • Respond to emergencies or incidents;
  • Provide customer service and respond to enquiries;
  • Improve our activities, services and website;
  • Meet our insurance, safety, maritime and other legal obligations; and
  • Send you marketing communications where permitted by law.
We may also use or disclose information where you have consented or where required or authorised by law.

Health and Safety Information

Some Tangatours activities involve physical activity and the inherent risks associated with marine and water-based recreation.

We may ask you for information relevant to your safe participation, such as your swimming ability, mobility requirements or relevant medical or health information.

We only collect this information where reasonably necessary to assess or manage participation and safety, respond to an emergency, comply with our legal obligations or where you otherwise consent.

We do not use health information for marketing.

Photographs and Video

Photos or video may be taken during some Tangatours tours and activities.

Where appropriate, we may seek permission to use identifiable photographs or video for our website, social media, advertising, or promotional activities.

If you do not wish to appear in promotional photography or video, please let our staff know.

Cookies and Website Analytics

Our website may use cookies and similar technologies to operate correctly, remember preferences, understand how visitors use the site, and improve our services.

We may use third-party services such as Google Analytics and Google advertising services. These services may use cookies or similar technologies to collect information about visits to our website and interactions with our advertising.

We may use this information to understand website traffic, measure advertising effectiveness and, where applicable, show advertising to people who have previously visited our website.

You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings. Some parts of the website may not work as intended if cookies are disabled.

Marketing

Where permitted by law, we may send you information about Tangatours activities, special offers and promotions.

You can unsubscribe at any time using the unsubscribe link in our marketing emails or by contacting us.

Even if you unsubscribe from marketing, we may still contact you about an existing booking or service.

Who we share information with

We may disclose personal information where reasonably necessary to operate our business, including to:
  • Booking and reservation platforms;
  • Payment processors;
  • Website, IT and cloud service providers;
  • Marketing and analytics providers;
  • Accommodation, tourism and transport partners involved in your booking;
  • Insurers and professional advisers;
  • Emergency services, medical providers and maritime or safety authorities where necessary; and
  • Government agencies or regulators where required or authorised by law.
Tangatours does not sell your personal information.

Overseas Storage and Disclosure

Some of the booking, payment, cloud, analytics and technology services we use may store or process information outside Australia.

Where personal information is disclosed overseas, we take reasonable steps to comply with applicable requirements of Australian privacy law.

Where practicable, we will identify the countries in which overseas recipients are likely to be located.

Payments

Online payments may be processed by third-party payment providers.

Where a third-party payment gateway is used, Tangatours does not ordinarily receive or store your complete credit or debit card details. Payment providers handle that information in accordance with their own privacy and security practices.

Keeping Your Information Secure

We take reasonable steps to protect personal information from misuse, interference, loss and unauthorised access, modification or disclosure.

We retain personal information for as long as reasonably necessary to meet our business, safety, insurance, accounting, and legal requirements. When information is no longer required, we take reasonable steps to destroy or de-identify it.

Accessing or Correcting your Information

You may ask us to provide access to personal information we hold about you or to correct information that is inaccurate, out of date, incomplete, irrelevant or misleading.

Please contact us using the details below.

Privacy Complaints

If you have a question or complaint about how Tangatours has handled your personal information, please contact us. We will investigate your concern and respond within a reasonable period.

If you are not satisfied with our response, you may be entitled to make a complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC).

Third-party Websites

Our website may contain links to third-party websites, booking platforms, and social media services. Those third parties have their own privacy practices, and we recommend reviewing their privacy policies before providing personal information.

Changes to this Privacy Policy

We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time. The current version will be published on the Tangatours website with the date it was last updated.

Contact Us

For privacy questions, complaints, or requests to access or correct your personal information, please contact:
Tangatours
Tangalife Pty Ltd
Email: info@tangatours.com
Phone:  +61 07 3410 6927
Address: Tangalooma Island Resort, Moreton Island, Australia 4025