Effective December 1, 2006:
Overview
Strategic Internet Marketing Partners (DBA "LocalHotelDirectory"), ("LHD") is committed to respecting the privacy of our users. LHD strives to provide a safe and secure user experience. This Privacy Statement sets forth the online data collection and usage policies and practices that apply to the web site located at www.LocalHotelDirectory.com (the "Site"). By using the Site, you consent to the policies and practices described in this Privacy Statement. If you do not agree with the terms and conditions of this Privacy Statement, do not use the Site.
The Site may contain links to web sites of both our affiliated and non-affiliated entities, including access to content, products and services of such affiliated and non-affiliated entities, over which LHD has no control ("Other Sites"). In some cases, these Other Sites may have the same (or a similar) look and feel as our Site and therefore may appear to be part of our Site. However, whenever you choose to access Other Sites or non-LHD content via the LHD Site, a separate browser window will launch and you will leave the LHD Site. LHD is not responsible for the privacy policies or practices of Other web sites to which you choose to link from the Site. LHD encourages you to review the privacy policies of those other web sites so you can understand how they collect, use and share your information. This Privacy Statement applies solely to the Information (as defined below in the paragraph titled "Collection and Retention of Information") collected on the Site, and does not apply to information LHD collects in any other fashion.
If you have questions or concerns regarding this statement, you should first contact support-AT-localhoteldirectory.com.
Collection and Retention of Information
In some areas of the Site, LHD requests or may request that you provide personal information, which may include your name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, credit card number, contact information, billing information and any other information from which your identity is discernible ("Personal Information"). Unless you provide it to us voluntarily, LHD does not collect Personal Information about you. In other areas, LHD collects or may collect demographic information that is not unique to you such as your postal code, age, preferences, gender, interests and favorites ("Demographic Information"). Sometimes LHD collects or may collect a combination of the two types of information. LHD also gathers or may gather certain information about your use of our Site (such as what areas you visit and what services you access) and information about your computer hardware and software, including without limitation your IP address, browser type, domain names, access times and referring web site addresses ("Usage Information" and together with Demographic Information, "Non-Personal Information"). The Personal Information and Non-Personal Information we collect and/or that you voluntarily provide on the Site will be referred to in this Privacy Statement collectively as "Information."
LHD may sometimes afford you the opportunity to provide descriptive, cultural, behavioral, preferential and/or lifestyle information about yourself which may include Personal Information, but it is solely up to you whether you furnish such information.
Remember that if you provide any of your Personal Information to LHD for posting in areas of the Site that may be publicly viewed or viewed by registered members of the Site, such Personal Information may be collected and used by others over whom LHD has no control. Except as otherwise set forth in this Privacy Statement, LHD is not responsible for the use made by third parties of Information you post or otherwise make available in public areas of the Site.
You can correct or update your LHD account profile at any time. Moreover, you can delete your background, contact, and Personal Information from our online database or close your LHD account at any time, in which event LHD will remove all copies of your Personal Information and your LHD account profile information, except for an archival copy, which will not be publicly accessible.
Use of Information by LHD
LHD uses the Information gathered on the Site, whether personal, demographic, collective or technical, for the purpose of operating and improving the Site, fostering a positive user experience, and delivering our products and services to you. LHD may also use the Information gathered to inform you of other products or services available from LHD, or to contact you about your opinion of current products and services or potential new products and services that may be offered.
LHD may use your Personal Information in order to send you e-mail or other communications regarding updates at the Site, such as new LHD opportunities and additional listings which may be of interest to you. The nature and frequency of these messages will vary depending upon the Personal Information you have provided to us and the preferences you have chosen. In addition, at the time of registration for LHD, you have the option to elect to receive additional communications, information and promotions including, without limitation, free informational newsletters from LHD relating to topics that may be of special interest to you.
Children
LHD is not intended for children under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly collect Personal Information from children under 18. If we become aware that a user under the age of 18 has registered or is attempting to register on the Site, we will notify the user that he or she is not eligible for registration. We will then delete any related Personal Information from our records.
User Feedback
LHD is pleased to hear from users and welcomes your comments regarding the Site in our feedback area of the Site. Please be advised, however, that LHD and its employees do not accept or consider unsolicited ideas, including ideas for new products or technologies, processes, materials, marketing plans, or new product names. Please do not send your unsolicited ideas or any original materials to LHD or anyone at LHD. If, despite this request, you still send LHD your ideas and original materials, please understand that by submitting such information through this Site, you assign LHD, free of charge, all worldwide rights, title and interest in all copyrights and other intellectual property rights in the information or materials you submit. We will be entitled to use any such information and materials for any purpose whatsoever without restriction and without compensating you in any way, and by submitting any such information and materials, you represent to LHD that you have the right to do so.
Disclosure of Information to Others
LHD does not disclose to third parties your Personal Information, except as set forth in the following four subparagraphs.
LHD may also share Non-Personal Information about Site visitors to its clients, partners and other third parties so that they may understand the kinds of visitors who visit our Site and how those visitors use the Site.
The Personal Information that you submit via this Site is stored on servers in the United States. The storage on servers in the United States is necessary for the purposes described in this Privacy Statement. If you are located in another jurisdiction, you should be aware that once your Personal Information is submitted, it will be transferred to our servers in the USA using secure encryption-based transmission services, and that the USA currently does not have uniform data protection laws in place.
Subject to your opt-out choices and all of the provisions contained in this Privacy Statement, you hereby consent to the collection, processing and transfer by LHD of your Personal Information for the purposes described under this Privacy Statement, including but not limited to the transfer of such Personal Information between LHD and its third party service providers and affiliates in accordance with this Privacy Statement. Your consent to our right to transfer Personal Information in accordance with this Privacy Statement includes consent to the transfer of your Personal Information to jurisdictions that may have different levels of privacy protection than that available to you under your local law.
Use of Cookies
LHD uses "cookies" to help personalize and maximize your online experience, and facilitate your time online. A cookie is a text file that is placed on your hard drive by a web page server. Cookies are uniquely assigned to your computer, and can only be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you.
One of the primary purposes of cookies is to provide a convenience feature to save you time. The purpose of a cookie is to tell the web server that you have returned to a specific page. For example, if you personalize LHD pages, or register for services, a cookie helps LHD to recall your specific Information (such as user name, password and preferences). Because of LHD�s use of cookies, LHD can deliver faster and more accurate results and a more personalized Site experience. This means however that we do link personally identifiable information you submit while on our site. When you return to the Site, the Information you previously provided can be retrieved with the use of cookies, so you can easily use the features that you customized. LHD also uses cookies to track click streams and for load balancing.
You may have the ability to accept or decline cookies. Most web browsers automatically accept cookies, but you can usually modify your browser setting to decline all cookies if you prefer. Alternatively, you may be able to modify your browser setting to notify you each time a cookie is tendered and permit you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis. If you choose to decline cookies, however, that may hinder performance and negatively impact your experience on the Site.
Updating Your Information
You may review, correct, update or change your Personal Information at any time. Simply log into your LHD account, go to your Account Profile, review your account information and, if you wish, edit it with the options provided. You may also send an email to support AT localhoteldirectory.com.
You may opt-out of receiving communications from LHD concerning other products or services available from LHD, or your opinion of current products and services or potential new products and services that may be offered (except for communications necessary for your use of or our operation of the Site) by editing your Account Profile as described above. If you previously opted not to receive such communications, you may later opt-in by editing your Account Profile or sending an email to support AT localhoteldirectory.com. In the event you opt-out, we may retain your e-mail address and share your e-mail address with our third party service providers, for the purpose of honoring your request to opt-out of receiving such communications from us or our third party service providers on our behalf.
