Effective Date: June 2026
Club Garrigue is operated by Leatherback Travel Pty Ltd (ABN 24 631 228 898). References to “Club Garrigue,” “we,” “us,” or “our” throughout this document refer to Club Garrigue and its operator, Leatherback Travel Pty Ltd.
This Privacy Policy explains how we collect, use, store, and share your personal information when you visit our website, enquire about a retreat, make a booking, or join us at Domaine de la Tuilierie in Lauris, Provence.
1. Information We Collect
We collect personal information that you provide to us directly, including when you make an enquiry, sign up to our newsletter, or book a retreat. This may include:
- Name and contact details (email address, phone number, postal address)
- Payment and billing information, processed through our booking platform WeTravel
- Dietary requirements and food allergy information
- Health, mobility, or accessibility information you choose to disclose, where relevant to your participation in a retreat
- Travel details, including flight and train arrival information for transfer arrangements
- Photographs and video footage taken of you during a retreat
- Any other information you provide to us through our website contact form, email, or social media channels
We also automatically collect limited technical information when you visit our website, such as browser type, device information, and general usage data, through tools like Google Tag Manager.
2. How We Use Your Information
We use your personal information to:
- Process and manage your booking, including payments and installments via WeTravel
- Communicate with you about your retreat, including pre-departure information, transfers, and itinerary details
- Accommodate your dietary, health, or accessibility needs during your stay
- Send you newsletters, updates on upcoming retreats, and behind-the-scenes content, where you have opted in to receive these
- Respond to enquiries submitted through our website or by email
- Improve our website and retreat offering
- Comply with our legal, accounting, and regulatory obligations
3. Photography, Video, and Social Media
As part of our retreats, Club Garrigue may take photographs and video footage of guests, the property, meals, excursions, and group activities. By booking and attending a retreat, you consent to Club Garrigue capturing your image and likeness in these photographs and videos.
We may use this photography and video footage, including images in which you appear, for any of the following purposes:
- Posting on our website, including the homepage, retreat pages, and galleries
- Sharing on our social media accounts, including Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, YouTube, and any other platform we use now or in the future
- Use in marketing materials, newsletters, advertising, and promotional content
- Use by Club Garrigue, Leatherback Travel Pty Ltd, and our affiliated brands for any commercial or promotional purpose connected to the business
This consent applies worldwide and is not limited to a specific platform, publication, or time period. We do not pay royalties or fees for the use of guest images captured during a retreat.
If you do not wish to be photographed or filmed, or do not wish images of you to be used in this way, please notify us in writing prior to your retreat, or advise your retreat host on arrival. We will make reasonable efforts to exclude you from promotional photography and video where you have made this request, though we cannot guarantee exclusion from incidental group or background shots taken during shared activities.
Guests are also welcome to take their own photographs and videos during the retreat and share them on their personal social media accounts, but we ask that you be respectful of other guests’ privacy and seek their permission before posting images in which they are clearly identifiable.
4. Sharing Your Information
We do not sell your personal information. We may share your information with the following categories of third parties, only where necessary to operate your retreat or run our business:
- WeTravel, our booking and payment processing platform
- Transfer and transport providers arranging your airport or train station pickup
- Our on-site team and contracted teachers, where relevant to delivering your retreat (for example, dietary or health information shared with catering staff)
- Email marketing and newsletter platforms, where you have subscribed to receive communications from us
- Website hosting, analytics, and technical service providers
- Government authorities, regulators, or legal advisors, where required by law
Some of these service providers may be located outside your home country, including in the European Union, France, and Australia. Where your information is transferred internationally, we take reasonable steps to ensure it continues to be protected in accordance with this Privacy Policy.
5. Data Storage and Security
We take reasonable technical and organisational measures to protect your personal information from unauthorised access, loss, misuse, or disclosure. Payment information is processed and stored securely by WeTravel and is not held directly by Club Garrigue.
While we take care to protect your information, no method of transmission or storage is completely secure, and we cannot guarantee absolute security.
6. Data Retention
We retain your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes described in this Privacy Policy, including to comply with our legal, accounting, and tax obligations. Photographs and video footage may be retained and used indefinitely for the marketing and promotional purposes described in Section 3, unless you request removal in accordance with Section 7.
7. Your Rights
Depending on where you live, you may have certain rights in relation to your personal information, which may include the right to:
- Request access to the personal information we hold about you
- Request correction of inaccurate or incomplete information
- Request deletion of your personal information, subject to our legal and operational requirements
- Withdraw consent to marketing communications at any time, by using the unsubscribe link in our emails or contacting us directly
- Request that specific photographs or videos of you be removed from our marketing materials, as set out in Section 3
To exercise any of these rights, please contact us using the details in Section 10. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
8. Cookies and Website Analytics
Our website may use cookies and similar tracking technologies, including Google Tag Manager, to understand how visitors use our site and to improve our content and user experience. You can control or disable cookies through your browser settings, though this may affect the functionality of our website.
9. Children’s Privacy
Club Garrigue retreats are designed for adult guests. Our website and services are not directed at children, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from children.
10. Contact Us
If you have any questions about this Privacy Policy, or wish to exercise any of your rights regarding your personal information, please contact us:
Club Garrigue (operated by Leatherback Travel Pty Ltd)
Email: contact@clubgarrigue.com
Website: clubgarrigue.com
11. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy Policy from time to time to reflect changes in our practices or for legal or regulatory reasons. The updated version will be posted on our website with a revised effective date. We encourage you to review this policy periodically.
Club Garrigue · Knitting Retreats in Provence, France
contact@clubgarrigue.com · clubgarrigue.com
Leatherback Travel Pty Ltd · ABN 24 631 228 898