TravelRapidly, Inc.
Privacy Statement
Last updated January 12, 2006.
TravelRapidly,
Inc. takes your personal privacy very seriously. You can
visit most pages on our site without giving us any information
about
yourself. But sometimes we do need information to provide
services that you request, and this privacy statement explains
data collection and use in those situations. This privacy
statement only applies to TravelRapidly.com; it does
not apply to other online or offline TravelRapidly, Inc.
sites, products or services. Please read the complete TravelRapidly,
Inc. privacy statement.
Collection of Personal Information
We will ask you when we need information that personally
identifies you (personal information) or allows us to contact
you. Generally,
this information is requested when you are registering before
purchasing TravelRapidly, Inc. media products. Personal
information collected by TravelRapidly, Inc. often is
limited to e-mail address, language, country or location,
but may
include other information when needed to provide a service
you requested.
For
example: If you choose a service or transaction that
requires
payment, such as making a purchase in the Subscribe
area of the web site, we will request personal information
necessary for billing and/or shipping, such as: name,
address,
telephone number, and credit card number.
When
you purchase a new media product, we may ask you to register
your purchase electronically. We keep this registration information
on file with any information you've already given us on previous
visits to our Web site.
TravelRapidly,
Inc. also collects certain information about your computer
hardware
and software. This information may include: your IP address,
browser type, operating system, domain name, access times
and referring Web site addresses. This information is used
for the operation of the service, to maintain quality of
the
service, and to provide general statistics regarding use
of TravelRapidly.com.
TravelRapidly,
Inc. also collects information about which pages our customers
visit within TravelRapidly.com. This site visitation
data is identified only by a unique ID number, and it
is never
linked with personal information.
Use of Personal Information
We use your personal information for the following purposes:
(a) To ensure our site is relevant to your needs. (b) To
deliver
services, such as newsletters, events or media, that you
request or purchase. (c) To help us create and publish content
most
relevant to you. (d) To alert you to product offerings, special
offers, updated information and other new services from TravelRapidly,
Inc., if you so request. (e) To allow you access to limited-entry
areas of our site as appropriate.
We will merge site-visitation data with anonymous demographic
information for research purposes, and we may use this information
in aggregate to provide more relevant content. In some limited-entry
sections of TravelRapidly.com, with your approval, we
will combine site-visitation data with your personal information
in order to provide you with personalized content. If you
decline permission, we will not provide you the personalized
service and won’t merge your personal information with
site-visitation data.
We
occasionally hire other companies to provide limited services
on our behalf, including packaging, mailing and delivering
purchases, answering customer questions about products or
services, sending postal mail and processing event registration.
We will only provide those companies the information they
need to deliver the service, and they are prohibited from
using that information for any other purpose.
TravelRapidly,
Inc. may disclose your personal information if required
to do
so
by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary
to: (a) conform to the edicts of the law or comply with
legal
process served on TravelRapidly, Inc. or the site; (b)
protect and defend the rights or property of TravelRapidly,
Inc. and its family of Web sites, or (c) act in urgent
circumstances to protect the personal safety of TravelRapidly,
Inc. employees, users of TravelRapidly, Inc. products
or services, and/or members of the public.
Your
information may be stored and processed in the country
of
your origin or any other country in which TravelRapidly,
Inc. or its affiliates, subsidiaries or agents maintain
facilities, and by using this site, you consent to any
such transfer
of
information outside of your country.
Control of Personal Information
When you register, or otherwise give us personal information,
TravelRapidly, Inc. will not share that information with
third parties without your permission, other than for the
limited exceptions already listed. It will only be used for
the purposes stated above.
Registering
also allows you to tell us how or whether you want TravelRapidly,
Inc. to communicate with you. If you buy media or services
through
TravelRapidly, Inc., and do not want to receive such
information, do not check the box on the Checkout page
(or on other pages
where personal information is collected) which says: Yes,
I would like to receive other offers through TravelRapidly,
Inc.
TravelRapidly,
Inc. occasionally allows other companies to offer our registered
customers information about their products and services,
using
postal mail only. If you do not want to receive these offers,
you should uncheck the box which says: Yes, I would like
to
receive other offers from non-TravelRapidly, Inc. companies.
TravelRapidly,
Inc. may send out periodic e-mails informing you of technical
service
or security issues related to a product or service you requested,
or confirming you requested a product or service. You will
not be able to choose to unsubscribe to these mailings,
as
they are considered an essential part of the service you
have chosen.
Access to Personal Information
We will provide you with the means to ensure that your personal
information is correct and current. If you register on a
TravelRapidly.com
or subscribe to a newsletter, you can review your personal
information by contacting us at the email address located
in the Contact Us information
page.
Security of Personal Information
TravelRapidly, Inc. is committed to protecting the security
of your personal information. We use a variety of security
technologies and procedures to help protect your personal
information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure.
For
example, we store the personal information you provide in
computer servers with limited access that are located in
controlled
facilities. When we transmit sensitive information (such
as a credit card number) over the internet, we protect it
through
the use of encryption, such as the Secure Socket Layer (SSL)
protocol.
Protection of Children's Personal Information
TravelRapidly.com is a general audience site and does
not knowingly collect any personal information from children.
Use of Cookies
When someone visits the site, a cookie is placed on the customer's
machine (if the customer accepts cookies) or is read if the
customer has visited the site previously. One use of cookies
is to assist in the collection of the site visitation statistics
described above.
Web
beacons, also known as clear gif technology, or action
tags,
may be used to assist in delivering the cookie on our site.
This technology tells us how many visitors clicked on key
elements (such as links or graphics) on a TravelRapidly.com
Web page. We do not use this technology to access your
personally
identifiable information on TravelRapidly.com; it is
a tool we use to compile aggregated statistics about TravelRapidly.com
Web site usage. We may share aggregated site statistics
with
partner companies but do not allow other companies to place
clear gifs on our sites.
If
you choose to not have your browser accept cookies from
the
TravelRapidly.com Web site, you will be able to view
the text on the screens, however you will not experience
a personalized visit nor will you be able to subscribe
to the
service offerings on the site.
Enforcement of this Privacy Statement
If you have questions regarding this statement, you should
contact TravelRapidly, Inc. at the email address located
in the Contact Us information
page.
Changes to this Statement
TravelRapidly, Inc. will occasionally update this privacy
statement. When we do, we will also revise the "last
updated" date at the top of the privacy statement.
For material changes to this statement, TravelRapidly,
Inc. will notify you by placing prominent notice on the
Web site.
Contact Information
TravelRapidly, Inc. welcomes your comments regarding this
privacy statement, please contact us by e-mail at
the email address located in the Contact
Us information page.
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TravelRapidly, Inc.