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Privacy Policy
This Privacy Policy describes the types of information Travelguidebooks.com ("we" or "us") collects and how we and/or third party vendors use that information. By using the Travelguidebooks.com website, you consent to the data practices described in this statement.
Overview
By registering to receive services from and/or advertised on Travelguidebooks.com, including via third party vendors, you expressly consent to our use and disclosure of your personal information, including by third party vendors, in the manner described in this Privacy Policy. Furthermore, if you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use Travelguidebooks.com and do not access the Travelguidebooks.com website located at www.Travelguidebooks.com ("Travelguidebooks.com Site").
This policy is effective 04/01/2009. If you have questions regarding this Privacy Policy, you may contact us at cpbaker@earthlink.net
Information We Collect
Travelguidebooks.com does not collect, store or process your personal information unless you provide it to us voluntary and except via links to third party vendors, which collect, store and process your personal information on servers located in the United States and abroad. Moreover, the host server(s) of Travelguidebooks.com may also collect such personal information. If you choose to use Travelguidebooks.com services, you may be required to provide contact and identity information, billing information, and other personal information as indicated on the Travelguidebooks Site and/or that of third party vendors. In addition, the host server(s) of Travelguidebooks.com and/or third party vendors, may collect anonymous demographic information, which is not unique to you, such as your ZIP code, age, gender, preferences, interests and favorites. Once you visit Travelguidebooks.com and/or register on third party sites, you are no longer anonymous.
Please keep in mind that if you directly disclose personally identifiable information or personally sensitive data through third party sites, this information may be collected and used by others.
We, our host server(s), and/or third party service vendors may collect and store the following information:
* Email address, physical contact information, and (depending on the service used) financial information
* Computer sign-on data, statistics on page views, traffic to and from third party Sites and ad data (all through cookies - you can take steps to disable cookies on your browser, however this is likely to affect your ability to use third party Sites)
* Discussion board posts and other messages, including correspondence between third party services and you
* General information regarding the third party services you have registered to receive.
There is also information about your computer hardware and software that may automatically be collected by our host server(s) and/or those of third party vendor sites through the use of cookies. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard disk by a Web page server. Cookies cannot be used to run programs or deliver viruses to your computer. Cookies are uniquely assigned to you, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. Such cookies may enable third party vendors to serve ads to your computer based on your visits to their sites and other sites on the Internet. This information can include: your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring Web site addresses. This information is typically used for the operation of the host and/or third party vendor service, to maintain quality of the service, and to provide general statistics regarding use of the Travelguidebooks and/or third party vendor sites.
We encourage you to review the privacy statements of Web sites you choose to link to from Travelguidebooks.com so that you can understand how those Web sites collect, use and share your information. Travelguidebooks.com and its owners are not responsible for the privacy statements or other content on Web sites to which you may link through Travelguidebooks.com.
Use of Your Information
We and/or third party vendors may use your personal information to:
* provide Travelguidebooks.com and/or third party vendor services and products;
* resolve disputes, calculate and collect fees, and troubleshoot problems;
* verify users' identity and the information users provide;
* encourage safe online experience and enforce our and/or third party vendor policies;
* customize users' experience, analyze site usage, improve and measure interest in our and/or third party service vendor services, and inform users about services and updates;
* communicate administrative announcements when we need to provide users with information that may affect their use of Travelguidebooks.com and/or third party vendor services and products;
* communicate marketing and promotional offers to users;
* provide customer service; and
* perform other business activities as described when we and/or third party vendors collect the information.
During the course of the business, we and/or third party vendors may use your personal information to deliver to you information that is targeted to your interests. Third party provides may provide you with the opportunity to opt-out of future communications by clicking on an unsubscribe link or by following unsubscribe instructions described within the vendors' communication or website. From time to time, we and/or third party vendors may implement solutions designed to more efficiently capture your communications preferences. In any such event, we and/or third party vendors will strive to reflect any previously stated communicated preferences within such solutions.
By clicking on any links for third party service vendors on the Travelguidebooks Site, you agree that you may receive certain administrative communications from us or third party service vendors, such as administrative announcements and customer service messages regarding our and/or third party vendor services and products, and that you may not be able to opt out of receiving such administrative communications.
Our Disclosure of Your Information
We do not sell or rent your personal information to third parties for their marketing purposes without your explicit consent, but Travelguidebooks.com and its representatives make no such claim regarding third party vendors associated with the Travelguidebooks.com site; You should check the Private Policy statements for individual third party vendors to ascertain their policies as to use of your personal information, which may or may not be limited to disclosing personal information to respond to legal requirements, enforce third party service vendor policies, respond to claims that a listing or other content violates other's rights, or protect anyone's rights, property, or safety. We and/or third party service vendors may also share personal information with:
* corporate affiliates to help coordinate the services we and/or third party service vendors provide to you, enforce our and/or third party service vendor terms and conditions, and promote trust and safety;
* service vendors who help with our business operations and assist in the delivery of Travelguidebooks services and/or services of third party vendors to our users;
* law enforcement or other government officials in order to investigate, prevent, or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, violations of third party vendor contracts, Agreement, or as otherwise required by law; and
* If we or and/or third party vendors or their corporate affiliates are involved in a merger or acquisition, we and/or third party vendors may share personal information with another company.
Security
To prevent unauthorized access, promote data security, and encourage appropriate use of information, our host server(s) and third party vendors use a variety of tools (encryption technologies, passwords, physical and electronic security, procedural safeguards) to assist in the protection of Your information. However, "perfect security" does not exist on the Internet, so we make no guarantees.
Notification of Changes
We may amend this Privacy Policy at any time by posting the amended terms on the Travelguidebooks Site. In the event of amendment, all terms shall become effective immediately upon posting to the Travelguidebooks Site. Your continued use of Travelguidebooks Services, systems, and network will constitute your acceptance of any changes or additions to this Privacy Policy.
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