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 getWorldHotels.com,
we will request personal information and travel preferences
about that individual. You should obtain the consent of other
individuals prior to providing getWorldHotels.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 getWorldHotels.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 getWorldHotels.com, we may assign your computer a 'cookie'
(a small, unique identifier text file). For example, whenever
you sign in as a getWorldhotels.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 getWorldHotels.com,
you may not be able to access many of the travel tools offered
by getWorldHotels.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 getWorldHotels.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
getWorldHotels.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 getWorldHotels.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 Top
getWorldHotels.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
getWorldHotels.com, all services provided by a third-party
supplier are described as such. We do share your email address
with these suppliers to help in fulfilling the travel reservation
you have made on getWorldhotels.com. 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 getworldhotels.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 or sweepstakes programs,
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.
>> Companies within
the getTickets family who provide services or functions on
our behalf, including credit card processing, business analytics,
customer service, marketing, distribution of surveys or sweepstakes
programs, 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.
>> Third-party vendors
Sharing this information with our U.S. corporate affiliates,
enables us to provide you with information about products
and services, both travel-related and other, which might interest
you. To the extent that our corporate affiliates have access
to your information, they will follow practices that are at
least as restrictive as the practices described in this Privacy
Policy. They also will comply with applicable laws governing
the transmission of promotional communications and, at a minimum,
give you an opportunity in any commercial e-mail they send
to choose not to receive such e-mail messages in the future.
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 getworldHotels.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 Top
You can access your information at various
points on the getworldHotels.com Web site. These include:
• The “My Account” or “Sign
in” page on getworldhotels.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 getworldHotels.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 Itineraries page, where you can
view, update, or delete your saved trip itineraries
You can close your getWorldHotels.com
account at any time without any penalty or limitation. 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 Top
•
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 getWorldhotels.com.
•You
also can add or update information on the “My Account”
or “Sign in” pages and Itineraries pages and close
your account as described above.
• When you register as a member on
getWorldHotels.com, you will be given a choice as to whether
you want to receive e-mail messages from getWorldHotels.com
or getTickets, LLC about special offers. Whether registered
as an getWorldHotels.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
getWorldHotels.com account or to your transactions on getWorldHotels.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 getWorldHotels.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
getWorldHotels.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
getWorldHotels.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 getWorldHotels.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
getWorldHotels.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 at bizdev@getTicketsInc.com please use “Privacy Policy
questions” in the subject line. Failure to mention the
“privacy policy questions” in the subject line
could delay response to your questions. . This Privacy Policy
is effective as of January 1, 2008.
