Distinctive Honeymoons has created this privacy statement in order to demonstrate our firm commitment to privacy. The following discloses our information gathering and dissemination practices for this website:
http://www.DistinctiveHoneymoons.com
Privacy Statement
Distinctive Honeymoons is strongly committed to your right to privacy and to taking steps designed to secure your personal and financial information. To earn your trust and confidence in our commitment, the intent of this policy is to fully disclose our privacy practices to you.
We will only use your personal information in accordance with this Privacy Policy. We encourage you to read our policy, as well as those of our partners, to understand what types of personal information we collect and how this information is used.
How Is My Information Used?
Please take some time to familiarize yourself with the different ways we use the information that we gather. In certain cases we employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from customer lists, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, and providing customer service. Each of these has access to the personally identifiable information necessary to perform their functions, but they are not permitted to use it for other purposes. Keep in mind, however, that we cannot and do not assume any responsibility for any actions or omissions of third parties, including the manner in which they use information received either from us or independently. Nevertheless, in the event that you encounter any third party associated with, or who claims association with, Distinctive Honeymoons who you believe is improperly collecting or using information about you, please contact us at privacy@DisntinctiveHoneymoons.com ; we will be happy to forward your message to the third party.
Non-personally Identifiable Information
We use non-personally identifiable information in aggregate form to build higher quality, more useful online services by performing statistical analyses of the collective characteristics and behavior of our customers and visitors, and by measuring demographics and interests regarding specific areas of the Site. We provide statistical information based on this data to Suppliers, advertisers, affiliates and other current and potential business partners. We may also use the aggregate data to inform these third parties as to the number of people who have seen and clicked on links to their web sites.
Our Web server automatically recognizes the IP address and action of each visitor. We use individual information for error tracking, to help diagnose problems with our server, and to administer our Web site only. The aggregate information on what pages are visited is used only to improve the content of our Web page. Your IP address is used to help identify you. We do automatically log generic information about your computer's connection to the Internet, which we call "session data", that is anonymous and not linked to any personally identifiable information. Session data consists of things such as your IP address, operating system and browser software and the activities conducted on the Site. Your IP address is a number that lets computers attached to the Internet, such as our web servers, know where to send you data such as the pages of the Site you wish to view. We collect session data because it helps us analyze such things as the way visitors are clicking through the Site, how many visitors are surfing to various pages on the Site, how long visitors to the Site are staying and how often they are visiting. It also helps us diagnose problems with our servers and lets us better administer our systems. Although such information does not identify any visitor personally, we can determine from an IP address a visitor's Internet Service Provider and the geographic location of his or her point of connectivity.
Registration Form
Our site's registration form requires users to give us contact information (like their name and email address) and unique identifiers (like their password). We use customer contact information from the registration form to send the user information about our company. The customer's contact information is also used to contact the visitor when necessary and allows us to know where to send left-over funds to. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below. Unique identifiers (such as passwords) are collected to verify the user's identity and for use as account numbers in our record system.
If you sign up to receive our Distinctive Honeymoons newsletter, we use the personally identifiable information that you provided at sign up to personalize the email that we send you. Such emails typically are sent on a weekly basis, and they, among other things, will clearly provide you with a method of unsubscribing, if you decide you no longer wish to receive them. In addition, we may on occasion send you an email when we have an important announcement to make or policy change to inform you of.
Our site uses a form for customers to request information and services. We collect visitor's contact information (like their email address). Contact information from the order form is used to send orders and information about our company, to our customers. The customer's contact information is also used to get in touch with the visitor when necessary. Users may opt-out of receiving future mailings; see the choice/opt-out section below. Financial information that is collected is used to bill the user for products and services.
When browsing the Site, you are not required to provide any personally identifiable information, such as your name, address, phone number or e-mail address, unless and until such time as you choose to make a purchase or sign up for an email newsletter, as described below. We do not collect any personally identifiable information from you unless you provide it to us voluntarily. We do not knowingly collect personally identifiable information from children (meaning minors younger than thirteen years of age). We do not knowingly permit the Site to be used by any person under the age of eighteen (see our Terms of Service), and we require a valid credit card to make a purchase.
Promotions and Sweepstakes
If and when we sponsor promotions or sweepstakes, or third parties sponsor promotions or sweepstakes in conjunction with us, either the third party or we will post relevant privacy information in the official rules and/or registration area for the promotion or sweepstakes. That privacy information, to the extent it conflicts with this Privacy Policy, will govern that particular promotion or sweepstakes.
When we ask for your email address, we give you these options:
• Email me promotions. We will send you information regarding new additions to our site and special promotions. If you select this option, we will also use email to contact you regarding a booking you have made with Distinctive Honeymoons.
• Email me nothing. We will send you an email receipt for your booking, but nothing else.
We will only use a telephone number you supply us with to contact you regarding a booking that you have made with Distinctive Honeymoons. We will not call you regarding promotions and we will not share your phone number with anyone.
When you enter a contest or other promotional feature, we may ask for your name, address and e-mail address so we can administer the contest and notify winners. We may also use the information we collect to occasionally notify you about important functionality changes to the Website, new Distinctive Honeymoons services and special offers we think you'll find valuable.
Distinctive Honeymoons and its partners frequently sponsor contests to give you the opportunity to win great prizes.
Will Distinctive Honeymoons.Com Disclose The Information It Collects To Outside Parties?
Distinctive Honeymoons does not sell, trade or rent your personal information to others; see the choice/opt-out section below.
Links to Other Sites
This site contains links to other sites. Distinctive Honeymoons is not responsible for the privacy practices or the content of such Web sites.
Private Label and Co-branded Web Sites
Whenever you are on the Site, this privacy policy applies. However, we sometimes build, host and operate web sites for other companies in the travel or travel services area or other third parties ("Partners") on or through which we provide our Packages to such Partners' customers and visitors. You will know such web sites by the fact that they either retain the logos, trademarks and style of our Partner’s web site, or they use our Partner’s and our logos, trademarks and style as a result of a co-branding arrangement. In most of these cases, the sales we are consummating, and any information we collect from our Partner's customers or visitors during such sale, is collected for our Partner on their behalf and for their benefit. Such Partner’s privacy policy and not ours govern the collection, use and distribution of such information. In other less frequent cases, we may have an agreement to share the information we collect with our Partner on or through our Partners’ web site; in such cases each party's privacy policies applies to their respective use of such information. In any case, we take reasonable steps to make clear to customers and visitors to such Partner web sites, which privacy policy or policies are applicable to the collection, use and distribution of information on such Partner web sites and we provide a link to such privacy policy or policies in each place any personally identifiable information is collected.
Public Forums
This site will eventually make chat rooms, forums, message boards, and/or news groups available to its users. Please remember that any information that is disclosed in these areas becomes public information and you should exercise caution when deciding to disclose your personal information.
Cookies
Our site may use cookies to keep track of your booking request and preferences. We use cookies to deliver content specific to your interests, to save your password so you don't have to re-enter it each time you visit our site, and for other purposes. You have the option of setting your browser to reject cookies. However, if our cookie is rejected, we will not be able to keep items in your shopping cart and you will not be able to complete your booking online. For you to complete your order, you must allow Distinctive Honeymoons to use a cookie.
Choice/Opt-Out:
Our site provides users the opportunity to opt-out of receiving communications from us and our partners at the point where we request information about the visitor.
This site gives users the following options for removing their information from our database to not receive future communications or to no longer receive our service:
• You can send email to service@DistinctiveHoneymoons.com (If you use more than one e-mail address to shop with us, send this message from each e-mail account you use).
• You can send mail to the following postal address: Distinctive Honeymoons, 515 Madison Avenue, 10th floor, New York, NY 10022.
• You can call the following telephone number: 1-800-803-1360.
• You can fax us at (212) 504-7958.
Legal Disclaimer
We may disclose personal information when required by law or in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary in order to conform to the edicts of the law or comply with a legal process served on our Web site.
Your Consent
By using our site, you consent to the collection and use of your information as described in this Privacy Policy. Any changes to our Privacy Policy will be reflected on this page so that you are always aware of the information we collect and how we use it. If we are going to use your personally identifiable information in a manner different from that stated at the time of collection we will notify you via email. You will have a choice as to whether or not we use your information in this different manner. In addition, if we make any material changes in our privacy practices that do not affect user information already stored in our database, we will post a prominent notice on our web site notifying users of the change. In some cases where we post the notice we will also email users, who have opted to receive communications from us, notifying them of the changes in our privacy practices.
Contacting the website
If you have any questions about this privacy statement, the practices of this site, or your dealings with this Web site, you can contact us as follows:
• You can send email to privacy@DistinctiveHoneymoons.com (If you use more than one e-mail address to shop with us, send this message from each e-mail account you use.)
• You can send mail to the following postal address: Distinctive Honeymoons, 515 Madison Avenue, 10th floor, New York, NY 10022.
• You can call the following telephone number: 1-800-803-1360.
• You can fax us at (212) 504-7958.
What personal information we collect
Distinctive Honeymoons collects personal information necessary to respond to your requests for our products and services and to allow you to use the resources available on our website, including the creation and maintenance of a honeymoon registry and a personal website.
Personal information includes, but is not limited to, name, physical address, email address, phone number, age and any other information that itself identifies or, when tied to the above information, may identify you as a specific individual.
Distinctive Honeymoons also collects information related to your wedding, including dates of the wedding and reception, name, address and phone number of registry guests, as well as information relating to your gift registries. Distinctive Honeymoons also uses order forms for you to request certain information, products and services. On such order forms, we collect your contact information, financial information (including credit card numbers) and demographic information. NOTE: All credit card information is encrypted on our site through the use of Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology.
What we do with the information we collect
The information we collect from your registration allows us to allocate registry funds to couples at the time of disbursement or allows us to accept payment for guests' gift purchases.
Distinctive Honeymoons may also share demographic information with partners and other pre-screened organizations that may have specific products or services deemed useful for engaged couples or newlyweds.
You may choose to remove your name and address from the mailing lists we provide these companies however.
For Wedding Guest Gift Purchasers
We do not under any circumstance use your information for any form of marketing, either our own or anyone else's. The information we collect is strictly to provide either purchase receipts and/or assistance in the event of purchase errors.
IP Addresses
When you connect to our website, we record your IP addresses and information on the type of operating system (e.g. Windows98) and browser software (e.g. Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape) you are using. This helps us to diagnose problems with our servers and for system administration. Your IP address is also used to help gather aggregated demographic information.
