BY ACCESSING AND/OR USING THE WEBSITE YOU ARE AGREEING WITH THESE TERMS OF USE, WHICH MAY CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME.   

DISCLAIMERS:

YOU EXPRESSLY AGREE THAT USE OF THE WEBSITE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK. THE WEBSITE AND WEBSITE CONTENT ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” AND “AS AVAILABLE” BASIS WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.

PRIVACY STATEMENT:

A. California Online Privacy Protection Act

CalOPPA is the first state law in the nation to require commercial websites and online services to post a privacy policy. The law’s reach stretches well beyond California to require a person or company in the United States (and conceivably the world) that operates websites collecting personally identifiable information from California consumers to post a conspicuous privacy policy on its website stating exactly the information being collected and those individuals with whom it is being shared, and to comply with this policy.

B. Children Online Privacy Protection Act

When it comes to the collection of personal information from children under 13, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) puts parents in control. The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, enforces the COPPA Rule, which spells out what operators of websites and online services must do to protect children’s privacy and safety online. This Website does not specifically market to children under 13. The Website is not directed to children under 13.  Moreover, we do not have any knowledge that the Website collects personal information from children under 13.  Finally, we do not have any knowledge that the Website collects personal information from users of a website or service directed to children under 13.

C. When accessing the Website, Garden City Visitors Bureau, Inc. will learn certain information about you during your visit. How we will handle information we learn about you depends upon what you do when visiting our site. If you visit our site to read or download information on our pages, we collect and store only the following information about you:

1. The name of the domain from which you access the Internet;
2. The date and time you access our site; and
3. The Internet address of the Website you used to link directly to our site.

D. If you identify yourself by sending us an e-mail containing personal information, then the information collected will be solely used to respond to your message or occasionally send you e-mails. The information collected is for statistical purposes and to occasionally send you e-mails. Garden City Visitors Bureau, Inc. uses software programs to create summary statistics, which are used for such purposes as assessing the number of visitors to the different sections of our site, what information is of most and least interest, determining technical design specifications, and identifying system performance or problem areas.

E. For site security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, Garden City Visitors Bureau, Inc. uses software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. Garden City Visitors Bureau, Inc. will not obtain personally-identifying information about you when you visit our site, unless you choose to provide such information to us, nor will such information be sold or otherwise transferred to unaffiliated third parties without the approval of the user at the time of collection.

F. The Website may use cookies to facilitate easier navigation within the Website and provide a higher level of convenience for the visitor. A cookie is a small piece of information about an Internet session that may be created when a visitor accesses a website. Any use of cookies used by the Website will not be written to the visitor’s hard drive, exist only until the browser is shut down, will not contain any personal information regarding the visitor, and do will retrieve any information from the visitor’s personal computer.

G. Third Party Ad Server Networks

The Website may use third parties such as network advertisers to serve advertisements on the Website and may use traffic measurement services to analyze traffic on the Website. Network advertisers are third parties that display advertisements based on your visits to the Website and other Websites you have visited. Third party ad serving enables us to target advertisements to you for products and services in which you might be interested. The Website’s third party ad network providers, the advertisers, the sponsors and/or traffic measurement services may themselves set and access their own cookies on your computer if you choose to have cookies enabled in your browser and track certain behavioral information regarding users of your computer via a Device Identifier. These third party cookies are set to, among other things: (a) help deliver advertisements to you that you might be interested in; (b) prevent you from seeing the same advertisements too many times; and (c) understand the usefulness to you of the advertisements that have been delivered to you. Note that any images (or any other parts of a web page) served by third parties in association with third party cookies may serve as web beacons, which enable third parties to carry out the previously described activities. Third party cookies and web beacons are governed by each third party’s specific privacy policy, not this one.

H. Keeping Your Information Secure

We have implemented security measures we consider reasonable and appropriate to protect against the loss, misuse and alteration of the information under our control. Please be advised, however, that while we strive to protect your “personally identifiable information” (as the term or similar terms are defined by any applicable law requiring notice upon a security breach) and privacy, we cannot guarantee or warrant the security of any information you disclose or transmit to us online and are not responsible for the theft, destruction, or inadvertent disclosure of your personally identifiable information. In the unfortunate event that your personally identifiable information is compromised, we may notify you by e-mail (at our sole and absolute discretion) to the last e-mail address you have provided us in the most expedient time reasonable under the circumstances; provided, however, delays in notification may occur while we take necessary measures to determine the scope of the breach and restore reasonable integrity to the system as well as for the legitimate needs of law enforcement if notification would impede a criminal investigation. From time to time we evaluate new technology for protecting information, and when appropriate, we upgrade our information security systems.

I. Other Sites

Links Our Website may link to or contain links to other third party Websites that we do not control or maintain, such as in connection with purchasing products referenced on our Website and banner advertisements. We are not responsible for the privacy practices employed by any third party Website. We encourage you to note when you leave our Website and to read the privacy statements of all third party Websites before submitting any personally identifiable information. J. Contact and Opt-Out Information. You may contact us as at cynthia.rose@gcura.org if:

• (a) you have questions or comments about our Privacy Policy;
• (b) wish to make corrections to any personally identifiable information you have provided;
• (c) want to opt-out from receiving future commercial correspondence, including emails, from us or our affiliated companies; or
• (d) wish to withdraw your consent to sharing your personally identifiable information with others.

We will respond to your request and, if applicable and appropriate, make the requested change in our active databases as soon as reasonably practicable. Please note that we may not be able to fulfill certain requests while allowing you access to certain benefits and features of our Website.

J. Contact and Opt-Out Information  

You may contact us as at gardencityvisitorsbureau@gmail.com if: (a) you have questions or comments about our Privacy Policy; (b) wish to make corrections to any personally identifiable information you have provided; (c) want to opt-out from receiving future commercial correspondence, including emails, from us or our affiliated companies; or (d) wish to withdraw your consent to sharing your personally identifiable information with others. We will respond to your request and, if applicable and appropriate, make the requested change in our active databases as soon as reasonably practicable. Please note that we may not be able to fulfill certain requests while allowing you access to certain benefits and features of our Website.

K. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless Garden City Visitors Bureau, Inc., and its employees, agents, distribution partners, affiliates, subsidiaries, and their related companies from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, obligations, costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs) arising out of, related to, or that may arise in connection with: (i) your access to or use of the Website;

• (ii) any actual or alleged violation or breach by you of this Privacy Policy;
• (iii) any actual or alleged breach of any representation, warranty, or covenant that you have made to us; or
• (iv) your acts or omissions. You agree to cooperate fully with us in the defense of any claim that is the subject of your obligations hereunder.

L. Sole Privacy Policy and Privacy Policy Changes

This Privacy Policy as posted on this Website is the sole statement of our privacy policy with respect to this Website and is subject to change from time to time.  No summary, modification, restatement or other versions thereof, or other privacy statement or policy, in any form, is valid unless we post a new or revised policy to the Website.