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Below you will find the updated Privacy Policy for Holidasia.com, effective July 1, 2007.
We understand that making purchases online involves a great
deal of trust on your part. We take this trust very seriously,
and make it our highest priority to ensure the security and
confidentiality of the personal information you provide to us.
Please read the following policy to learn about our privacy
practices. By visiting our website, www.Holidasia.com, you are
accepting the practices described herein.
• What information we collect from you
• How we use your information
• With whom we share your information
• How you can access your information
• Your choices with respect to the collection
and use of your information
• How we protect your information
• Children's privacy
• External links
• Changes to this Privacy Policy
• How you can contact us
What information we collect from you
In General. We receive and store any information
you enter on our Web site or give us in any other way. This
includes information that can identify you ("personal information"),
including your first and last name, telephone number, postal
and e-mail addresses, and, in some cases, billing information
(such as credit card number, cardholder name, and expiration
date). We also may request information about your traveler preferences,
including meal requests, seat selection, frequent flyer/hotel/car
rental program information, and ticketing options. You can choose
not to provide information to us, but in general some information
about you is required in order for you to register as a member;
purchase products or services; complete a traveler profile;
participate in a survey, contest, or sweepstakes; ask us a question;
or initiate other transactions on our site.
Passenger Information. When you make travel
or other arrangements for someone else through Holidasia.com,
we will request personal information and travel preferences
about that individual. You should obtain the consent of other
individuals prior to providing Holidasia.com with their personal
information and travel preferences, as any access to view or
change their information will be available only through your
account.
Information from Other Sources. We also may
periodically obtain information about you from our business
partners and other independent third-party sources and add it
to our account information. Examples of information we may receive
include: updated delivery and address information, which we
use to correct our records and to facilitate proper delivery
of travel information; and demographic information, which we
use to better understand your potential purchasing preferences.
Automatic Information. We automatically collect
some information about your computer when you visit Holidasia.com.
For example, we will collect your IP address, Web browser software
(such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer), and referring
Web site. We also may collect information about your online
activity, such as trips viewed and purchases made. One of our
goals in collecting this automatic information is to help customize
your user experience.
Cookies and Other Web Technologies. When you visit Holidasia.com,
we may assign your computer a "cookie" (a small, unique
identifier text file). For example, whenever you sign in as
an Holidasia.com member, we record your member ID and the name
on your member account in the cookie file on your computer.
We also may record your password in this cookie file, if you
checked the box entitled "Save this password for automatic
sign-in." Note that member IDs, passwords, and any other
account-related data included in such cookies are encrypted
for security purposes. You can always choose not to receive
a cookie file by enabling your Web browser to refuse cookies
or to prompt you before accepting a cookie. Please note that
if you refuse to accept cookies from Holidasia.com, you may
not be able to access many of the travel tools offered by Holidasia.com.
Information Collected by Third-Party Advertising
Companies. Third-party advertisers, such as those we use
to serve ads on our behalf across the Internet, may use cookies
and other technologies (such as Web beacons or single-pixel
GIFS) for several purposes, including: to measure the effectiveness
of their ads; to analyze, modify, and personalize advertising
content on Holidasia.com and other sites; and to provide ads
about goods and services we hope will be of interest to you.
We do not have access to or control over cookies or other features
they may use, and the information practices of these advertisers
are not covered by this Privacy Policy.
How we use your information
Holidasia.com uses sensitive billing information (such as cardholder
name, credit card number, and expiration date) for the purpose
of completing the travel purchases you conduct on our site.
We use other information about you for the following general
purposes: to provide you with the products and services you
request; to provide you with travel confirmation and updates;
to manage your account, including processing bills and providing
travel notifications; to communicate with you in general; to
respond to your questions and comments; to measure interest
in and improve our products, services, and Web site; to notify
you about special offers and products or services that may be
of interest to you; to otherwise customize your experience with
Holidasia.com; to reward you as part of any reward and recognition
program you choose to join; to solicit information from you,
including through surveys; to resolve disputes, collect fees,
or troubleshoot problems; to prevent potentially prohibited
or illegal activities; to enforce our Terms of Use; and as otherwise
described to you at the point of collection.
Please review "Your choices with respect to the collection
and use of your information" below.
With whom we share your information
Holidasia.com may share your information with the following
entities:
• Suppliers, such as hotel, airline, cruise,
or car rental companies, or activity providers, who fulfill
your travel reservations. Throughout Holidasia.com, all services
provided by a third-party supplier are described as such. We
do not share your email address with these suppliers unless
they need it to fulfill the travel reservation you have made
on Holidasia.com, and we restrict their use of this information
to that purpose. We do not place limitations on our suppliers'
use or disclosure of your other personal information. Therefore,
we encourage you to review the privacy policies of any travel
supplier whose products you purchase through Holidasia.com.
Please note that these suppliers also may contact you as necessary
to obtain additional information about you or to facilitate
your travel reservation.
• Third-party vendors who provide services
or functions on our behalf, including credit card processing,
business analytics, customer service, marketing, distribution
of surveys and fraud prevention. These companies have access
to personal information needed to perform their functions but
are not permitted to share or use the information for any other
purpose.
• Business partners with whom we may jointly
offer products or services. You can tell when a third party
is involved in a product or service you have requested because
their name will appear with ours. If you choose to access these
optional services, we may share information about you, including
your personal information, with those partners. Please note
that we do not control the privacy practices of these third-party
business partners and recommend you evaluate their practices
before deciding to provide your personal information.
We also may share your information:
• In response to subpoenas, court orders, or other legal
process; to establish or exercise our legal rights; to defend
against legal claims; or as otherwise required by law. In such
cases we reserve the right to raise or waive any legal objection
or right available to us.
• When we believe it is appropriate to investigate, prevent,
or take action regarding illegal or suspected illegal activities;
to protect and defend the rights, property, or safety of Holidasia.com,
our customers, or others; and in connection with our Terms of
Service and other agreements.
• In connection with a corporate transaction, such as
a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale, or in the
unlikely event of bankruptcy.
Other than as set out above, you will be notified when personal
information about you will be shared with third parties, and
you will have an opportunity to choose not to have us share
such information.
We also may share aggregate or anonymous information with third
parties, including advertisers and investors. For example, we
may tell our advertisers the number of visitors a Web site receives
or what are the most popular vacation destinations. This information
does not contain any personal information and is used to develop
content and services we hope you will find of interest.
How you can access your information
You can access your information at various points on the Holidasia.com
Web site. These include:
• The My Account page on Holidasia.com, where you can
view, update, or change your personal information. On this page,
you also can change your password; elect to have an automatic
password sign-in when logging on to Holidasia.com; add new travelers
and delete existing travelers from your member profile; update
or correct names, phone numbers, and emergency contacts for
travelers associated with your profile; and update your travel
preferences.
• The My Itineraries page, where you can view, update,
or delete your saved trip itineraries.
You can close your Holidasia.com account by selecting the Account
Closure option. We will send you an e-mail confirming your request
to close your account to the e-mail address contained in your
member profile. Please note that after you close an account,
you will not be able to sign in or access any of your personal
information. However, you can open a new account at any time.
Please also note that we may retain certain information associated
with your account for analytical purposes as well as for recordkeeping
integrity.
Your choices with respect to collection and use of your information
• As discussed above, you can choose not to provide us
with any information, although it may be needed to make travel
purchases or to take advantage of certain features offered on
Holidasia.com.
• You also can add or update information on the My
Account and My Itineraries pages and close
your account as described above.
• When you register as a member on Holidasia.com, you
will be given a choice as to whether you want to receive e-mail
messages from Holidasia.com about special offers. As a registered
Holidasia.com member, you can modify your choice at any time
on the My Account page under the heading "E-mail
settings." Whether registered as an Holidasia.com member
or not, you also will be given the opportunity to unsubscribe
from commercial messages in any such e-mail we send. Please
note that we reserve the right to send you other communications,
including service announcements, administrative messages, and
surveys relating either to your Holidasia.com account or to
your transactions on Holidasia.com, without offering you the
opportunity to opt out of receiving them.
• The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will
tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting new cookies,
how to have the browser notify you when you receive a new cookie,
or how to disable cookies altogether. Please note that if you
refuse to accept cookies from Holidasia.com, you will not be
able to access portions of our site.
How we protect your information
We want you to feel confident about using Holidasia.com to plan
and purchase your travel, so we are committed to protecting
the information we collect. While no Web site can guarantee
security, we have implemented appropriate administrative, technical,
and physical security procedures to help protect the personal
information you provide to us. For example, only authorized
employees are permitted to access personal information, and
they only may do so for permitted business functions. In addition,
we use encryption when transmitting your sensitive personal
information between your system and ours, and we employ firewalls
and intrusion detection systems to help prevent unauthorized
persons from gaining access to your information.
Children's privacy
Holidasia.com does not sell travel or other services for purchase
by children. Should a child whom we know to be under 13 send
personal information to us, we will use that information only
to respond directly to that child to inform him or her that
we must have parental consent before receiving his or her personal
information.
External Links
If any part of the Holidasia.com Web site links you to other
Web sites, those Web sites do not operate under this Privacy
Policy. We recommend you examine the privacy statements posted
on those other Web sites to understand their procedures for
collecting, using, and disclosing personal information.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
Holidasia.com may update this Privacy Policy in the future.
We will notify you about material changes to this Privacy Policy
by sending a notice to the e-mail address you provided to us
or by placing a prominent notice on our Web site.
How you can contact us
If you have questions about either Privacy Policy (or your travel
planning or purchases), please e-mail us using our support
and feedback form.
This Privacy Policy is effective as of July 1, 2007.
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