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This privacy statement discloses the privacy practices for
http://www.gazooba.com. Because we want to demonstrate our commitment to
your privacy, we have agreed to disclose our information practices. We have agreed
to advise you of: what personally identifiable information is collected from you
through our web site; the organization collecting the information; how the information
is used; with whom the information may be shared; what choices are available to
you regarding collection, use and distribution of your personally identifiable information;
the types of security procedures that are in place to protect the loss, misuse or
alteration of information under our control; and how you can correct any inaccuracies
in the information. If you feel that we are not abiding by our posted privacy policy,
you should contact us at security@GazoobaTravel.com,
4000 Eagle Point Corporate Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35242-1900 or email;
security@Gazooba Travel.com
We use personally identifiable information about you to improve our marketing and
promotional efforts, to statistically analyze site usage, to improve our content
and product offerings and to customize our site's content, layout, and services.
We believe these uses allow us to improve our site and better tailor it to meet
our users' needs. Gazooba Travel is the sole owner of the information collected
on our website. We will not sell, share, or rent this information to others in ways
different from what is disclosed in this statement. We collect information from
our users at several different points on our website.
In order to purchase products offered through our website, a user must first complete
a registration form. As part of this Registration Form, a user will be required
to give their contact information (name, address, phone number and email address),
as well as financial information (a valid credit card number and expiration date).
This information is used for billing purposes and to complete a transaction. If
we have trouble processing an transaction, this contact information is used to get
in touch with the user. It is optional for the user to provide demographic information
(such as income level and gender), and unique identifiers (such as social security
number), but encouraged so we can provide a more personalized experience on our
site. Whenever you provide sensitive information (for example, a credit card number),
we will take reasonable steps to protect it, such as encrypting your card number.
We will also take reasonable security measures to protect your personal information
in storage.
To serve you faster and with better quality, we use "cookies" technology.
A cookie is a piece of data stored on a user's hard drive containing information
about the user. Usage of a cookie is in no way linked to any personally identifiable
information while on our site. Once the user closes their browser, the cookie simply
terminates. For instance, by setting a cookie on our site, the user would not have
to log in a password more than once, thereby saving time while on our site. If a
user rejects the cookie, they may still use our site. Cookies can also enable us
to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our
site. Some of our business partners may use cookies on our site (for example, advertisers,
strategic partners). However, we have no access to or control over these cookies.
We use IP addresses to analyze trends, administer the site, track user's movement,
and gather broad demographic information (e.g., age, income, online shopping preferences)
for aggregate use. IP addresses are not linked to personally identifiable information.
We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners and advertisers.
This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual
person. We use an outside financial institution to process credit card payments.
This institution does not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information
for any secondary purposes. Additionally, we will forward certain personally identifiable
information (name, address) to vendors (airlines, hotel, car rental company) from
whom you have purchased products or services. Except for the foregoing, we will
not share any personally identifiable information with any third parties.
Our website contains links to other sites. Please be aware that we are not responsible
for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage you to be aware when
you leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every website
that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies
solely to information collected by Gazooba Travel on this website.
From time-to-time our site will request information from users via surveys or contests
conducted by us. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary
and the user therefore has a choice whether or not to disclose this information.
Information requested may include contact information (such as name and shipping
address), and demographic information (such as zip code, income level). Survey information
will be used solely for purposes of monitoring and/or improving the use and satisfaction
of this site.
We are proud of our commitment to protecting your privacy online. We value your
trust in us and will work hard to earn your confidence so that you can enthusiastically
use our services and recommend us to friends and family. When users submit sensitive
information via the website, your information is protected both online and off-line.
When our registration form asks users to enter sensitive information (such as credit
card number), that information is encrypted and is protected with the best encryption
software in the industry - SSL. While we use SSL encryption to protect sensitive
information online, we also do everything in our power to protect user-information
off-line. All of our users' information, not just the sensitive information mentioned
above, is restricted in our offices. Only employees who need the information to
perform a specific job (for example, a customer service representative) are granted
access to personally identifiable information. Our employees must use password-protected
screen-savers when they leave their desk. When they return, they must re-enter their
password to re-gain access to your information. Furthermore, ALL employees are kept
up-to-date on our security and privacy practices. Every month, as well as any time
new policies are added, our employees are notified and/or reminded about the importance
we place on privacy, and what they can do to ensure our customers' information is
protected. Finally, the servers that we store personally identifiable information
on are kept in a secure environment, behind a locked cage. If you have any questions
about the security at our website, you can send an email to
security@Gazooba Travel.com.
We send all new members a welcoming email to verify password and username. Established
members will occasionally receive information on products, services, special deals,
and a newsletter. Out of respect for the privacy of our users we present the option
to not receive these types of communications. Please see our choice and opt-out
below.
If a user's personally identifiable information changes (such as your zip code),
or if a user no longer desires to be a member of our service, we will endeavor to
provide a way to correct, update or remove that user's personal data provided to
us. This can usually be done at the member information page or by emailing our Customer
Support.
Our users are given the opportunity to 'opt-out' of having their information used
for purposes not directly related to our site at the point where we ask for the
information. For example, our registration form has an "opt-out" mechanism
so users who utilize our services, but don't want any marketing material, can keep
their email address off of our lists. Members who no longer wish to receive our
newsletter or promotional materials from our partners may opt-out of receiving these
communications by replying to unsubscribe in the subject line in the email or email
us at unsubscribe@Gazooba Travel.com.
Users of our site are always notified when their information is being collected
by any outside parties. We do this so our users can make an informed choice as to
whether they should proceed with services that require an outside party, or not.
Due to the rapidly evolving technologies on the Internet, we may occasionally revise
or update this policy. All revisions will be posted to this site. If we decide to
change our privacy policy, we will post those changes on our Homepage so our users
are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under circumstances,
if any, we disclose it. If at any point we decide to use personally identifiable
information in a manner different from that stated at the time it was collected,
we will notify users by way of an email. Users will have a choice as to whether
or not we use their information in this different manner. We will use information
in accordance with the privacy policy under which the information was collected.
We welcome comments and questions on this policy. We are dedicated to protecting
your personal information, and will make every reasonable effort to keep that information
secure. Should you have any questions, concerns or comments regarding our privacy
policy, send an e-mail to us at security@Gazooba.com.
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