Privacy Policy

Effective Date: June 30, 2026

Hunt The Sun (“we,” “our,” or “us”) is committed to protecting the privacy and security of your personal information. This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, disclose, and safeguard your data when you visit our website at https://huntthesun.com/ or use our contact and booking services.

We comply with the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) of South Africa, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) for European Union residents, and applicable United States privacy frameworks.

1. Information We Collect

We only collect personal information that you voluntarily provide to us when filling out our booking and enquiry forms. This includes:

• Identity Data: First name, last name.

• Contact Data: Email address, telephone or mobile phone numbers.

• Transaction/Safari Data: Specific preferences regarding hunting packages, target species, preferred safari dates, and country of origin.

2. How We Use Your Information

We process your personal information strictly for legitimate business purposes, including to:

• Respond directly to your safari enquiries and custom booking requests.

• Coordinate travel, lodging, licensing, and professional hunting tracking arrangements.

• Comply with legal, conservation, and wildlife regulatory frameworks in South Africa.

• Send essential administrative updates regarding your scheduled safari.

3. Legal Basis for Processing

• Consent: By filling out our contact and enquiry forms, you give us explicit consent to process your data to fulfill your request.

• Contractual Necessity: Processing is required to take steps at your request prior to entering into a hunting safari contract.

4. Data Retention & International Transfers

Because we cater to international clients, your information may be transferred to, and maintained on, secure servers located in South Africa or cloud infrastructure globally. We retain your personal data only as long as necessary to fulfill booking operations, tax requirements, or legal hunting permits.

5. Third-Party Disclosures

We do not sell, rent, or trade your personal data. We only share information with trusted third parties strictly necessary to execute your safari, such as:

• Registered Professional Hunters (PHs) and tracking staff assigned to your expedition.

• Luxury lodge accommodation hosts and transport providers.

• Official wildlife authorities for hunting permits and trophy export logistics.

6. Security of Your Data

We implement appropriate technical and organizational security measures—including SSL encryption on our website forms—to protect your personal information from unauthorized access, loss, or alteration.

7. Your Legal Rights

Depending on your country of residence (under POPIA, GDPR, or US laws), you have the right to:

• Request access to the personal data we hold about you.

• Request corrections to any inaccurate or incomplete data.

• Object to or restrict the processing of your personal information.

• Request the erasure of your personal details from our active booking records.

To exercise any of these rights, please contact us directly at mike@huntthesun.com.