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Booking.com's privacy notice highlights several areas of concern. The platform may use historical and publicly available data to verify user accounts. Customer service calls may be monitored or recorded for training and quality control, including use in complaints, legal claims, and fraud detection (risk_flags-2). These call recordings can be retained beyond the default 30 days if deemed necessary for fraud investigations or legal purposes. Users are also responsible for informing others whose data they provide to Booking.com about the company's data use practices (data_use-1). Furthermore, Booking.com reserves the right to block communications that it deems malicious, spam, or a risk to any party.
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Customer service calls may be listened to or recorded for training and quality control, including for complaints, legal claims, and fraud.
When you call customer service, authorized persons may listen to or record the call for training and quality control purposes, which includes using recordings to handle complaints, legal claims, and indications of possible fraud.
Why it matters: Your customer service calls may be monitored or recorded and used to address complaints, legal claims, or potential fraud attempts.
When you call our customer service team, we may have one or more authorized persons listen to the call or record the call for training and quality control purposes. This quality control includes the usage of the recordings to handle possible complaints, legal claims, and indications of possible fraud attempts.
How the company collects, uses, shares, and protects your data, including adherence to privacy standards and user control over personal information.
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User is responsible for notifying others when providing their personal data.
Users are responsible for notifying other individuals when providing their information through the platform and ensuring they understand how Booking.com uses their personal data as detailed in the privacy notice.
Why it matters: You are responsible for informing other travelers whose data you provide to Booking.com about how their personal data is used according to this privacy notice.
You're responsible for notifying others when you provide their information through our platform. Ensure they understand how Booking.com uses their personal data, as detailed in this privacy notice.
Personal data you give us about others, paragraph 2 · Citation strength: strong
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