Chaago.com Privacy Policy
Last Updated: November 9, 2007
At Chaago.com, we take the security and privacy of your personal information seriously.
To learn more about our privacy and security practices, please read our Privacy
Policy.
Chaago.com is strongly committed to
protecting the privacy of your personal information.
The policies below are applicable to www.chaago.com (“the Site?.
Chaago.com has established this security and privacy policy (“Privacy
Policy? to let you know the kinds of personal information we may gather during
your visit to the Site, why we gather your information, what we use your personal
information for, when we might disclose your personal information, and how you can
manage your personal information.
Please be advised that the practices described in this Privacy
Policy apply only to information gathered through this Site and do not necessarily
reflect our practices with respect to information gathered through other off-line
means.
By visiting our Site, you are accepting the practices described in our Privacy Policy. If you do not agree to the terms of
this Privacy Policy, please do not use the Site.
Your continued use of our Site following the posting of changes to these
terms will mean you accept those changes. If
we intend to apply modifications or amendments to this Privacy Policy retroactively,
we will provide you with advance notice of the modifications or amendments and the
opportunity to opt-out of any use of your personal information.
If you have any questions about this
Privacy Policy or your concerns
are not addressed here, please feel free to contact us at legal@chaago.com.
Your California Privacy Rights
Pursuant to California Civil Code
Section 1798.83, you may request the following information, which will be provided
to you via either a writing or e-mail free of charge: (1) a list of the categories
of personal information disclosed by Chaago.com to third parties for the third parties?
direct marketing purposes during the immediately preceding calendar year and (2)
the names and addresses of all third parties that received personal information
from Chaago.com for the third parties?direct marketing purposes during the preceding
calendar year and, if the nature of the third parties?business cannot reasonably
be determined from the third parties?name, examples of the products or services
marketed, if known to Chaago.com, sufficient to give you a reasonable indication
of the nature of the third parties?business.
Consumer requests for this information
should be sent to legal@chaago.com.
What Information About Me Is
Collected and Stored?
Chaago.com adheres to the highest
standards of ethical practices in all of our operations and is dedicated to protecting
the privacy of all visitors to our Site.
Our privacy policy is simple: Except as disclosed
below, we don't sell, barter, give away, or rent your personal information to any
third party outside of Chaago.com. One
of the basic principles we've tried to follow in designing this Site is that we
ask for only the information we need to provide the service you've requested. As
a result, the information we collect and store depends almost entirely on how you
choose to make use of our Site and our services.
Personal information
We collect and store information that you enter into this Site.
For
example, when you request to receive emails such as the Chaago Top 8 or participate in services such as Make Your Own Deal, we collect and store some or all of the
following information that you provide: name, address, zip code,
email address, telephone number, hotel preferences and travel interests.
This information is used to provide information that you have requested. If you opt-in to receive communications
from us, we may contact you about special offers and new site features.
You will always have the opportunity to opt-out of receiving these communications. You can opt-out either by following
the “unsubscribe?or “preference center?instructions contained in the promotional
emails or by contacting us at legal@chaago.com.
Information Provided to Hotels
“Hotels?is used to refer to any entity
who offers to provide lodging or other goods and services through the Site. When you use the Site to submit information
requests or other communication to a Hotel, that information is provided directly
to the Hotel. This Privacy Policy does
not describe the privacy and security practices of any Hotel; we recommend you review
the privacy policy of a Hotel to learn about that Hotel’s privacy and security policies.
Anonymous Information
Through your use of the Site, we may
also gather certain information that does not identify you individually (“Anonymous
Information?. Generally, this information
is collected through "traffic data". We collect and store
certain other information automatically whenever you interact with this Site. For
example, we collect your
IP address, browser information and reference site domain name every time you visit
this Site. We also collect information regarding customer traffic patterns and site
usage. This information is used to analyze and improve this Site.
Use of Cookies and Spyware
We never use or install spyware on your computer, nor do we use spyware to retrieve
information from your computer.
Also, like many web sites, we use
“cookies? which are files stored on your computer’s hard drive by your browser.
Most browsers accept cookies automatically
but allow you to disable them. We recommend that you leave cookies “turned on?so
that we can offer you a better experience on this Site.
We also may collect and store information
about you that we receive from other sources, to enable us to update and correct
the information contained in our database and to provide recommendations and special
offers that we think will interest you if you have agreed to receive e-mail from
us.
Is Information
Collected From Children?
This Site is directed at people age 18 and older.
We do not collect any personal information from anyone who we know to be
under the age of 13. If you are under the age of 13, you should use this Site only
with the involvement of a parent or guardian and should not submit any personal
information to us.
Our Site is not intentionally targeted
to children under the age of 13. Children
under the age of 13 should not use our Site without obtaining prior parental consent.
How We Use Your Information?
Except as disclosed in this Privacy Policy, we do not collect, use or disclose information
about your individual visits to our Site or your personal information collected
online to any third parties. If we
propose to permit any use of your personal information, you will be provided an
opportunity to instruct us not to allow such contact.
It is possible that we would be forced to disclose personally identifiable user information in response to a search warrant, subpoena, or court order that
can happen to any organization keeping records.
Disclosures may also be appropriate to protect our legal rights and the security
or integrity of our website, or to avoid liability.
Those kinds of disclosures are highly unlikely, but possible.
Use of Anonymous Information
We use Anonymous Information to help us determine how people use parts of the Site and who our readers are so we can
improve our Site and ensure that it is as appealing and useful as we can make it
for as many people as possible. We
may also use Anonymous Information to provide statistical "ratings" information
in aggregated form to our partners and other third parties about how our users collectively
use the Site. We may also use or share
Anonymous Information (or other information, other than personal information) in
any other manner that we deem appropriate or necessary.
Third-party Agents
We occasionally have third party agents
and partners that perform functions on our behalf, such as marketing, analytics,
or fraud protection. These entities
have access to the personal information needed to perform their functions and are
contractually obligated to maintain the confidentiality and security of that personal
information. They are restricted from
using, selling, distributing or altering this data in any way other than to provide
the requested services to the Site.
Emergency Situations
We may also use or disclose personal information if required to do so by law or
in the good-faith belief that such action is necessary to (a) conform to applicable
law or comply with legal process served on Chaago.com or the Site; (b) protect and
defend the our rights or property, the Site or our users, and (c) act under emergency
circumstances to protect the personal safety of us, our affiliates, agents, or the
users of the Site or the public.
What Steps Are Taken To Keep
Personal Information Secure?
The importance of security
for all personal information associated with you is of utmost concern to us. Personal
information collected by our websites is stored in secure operating environments
that are not available to the public.
Only those employees who need access to your personal information in order to do
their jobs are allowed access, each having signed confidentiality agreements. Any
employee who violates our privacy and/or security policies is subject to disciplinary
action, including possible termination and civil and/or criminal prosecution.
What Happens
When I Link To or From Another Site?
Please be advised that the practices
described in this Privacy Policy for Chaago.com do not apply to information gathered
through other web sites that Chaago.com may link
to. These other sites may
also send their own cookies to you, collect your data or solicit your personal information. Always be aware of where you are on
the web. We are not responsible for
the actions and privacy policies of third parties and other web sites.
We encourage you to be aware
of when you leave this Site and to read the privacy policies of each and every web
site that you visit.
Governing Law/Assignment
The Chaago.com website is published in the United States and is intended for users
from the United States. U.S. law will
govern in any and all disputes, including privacy or defamation issues or otherwise.
We may change our ownership or corporate organization while providing the Site. As a result, please be aware that we
may transfer your information to another company with which we have merged. Under
such circumstances to the extent possible Chaago.com would require the acquiring
party to follow the practices described in this Privacy Policy,
as it may be amended from time to time.
Changes to This Policy
As our Site continues
to develop, we may add new services and features. In the event that these additions
affect our Privacy Policy, this document will be updated promptly.
We will update the “Last Updated?date appropriately, and will post changes
prominently so that you will always know what information we gather, how we might
use that information and whether we will disclose it to anyone.
We do, however, recommend that you read this Privacy Policy each time you
use our Site to remain aware of the current Privacy Policy.
Opt-Out and Correction Procedures
We do not send you promotional email
messages unless you opt-in to receiving such communications at the point where we
request information from you. You may
always opt-out of receiving future e-mail messages from us.
There are several ways to do so. You
will have an opportunity to change these selections by following the “unsubscribe?
or “preference center?instructions contained in the promotional emails we send
you. We also permit you to correct
or update personal information that you have previously provided to us by contacting
us at legal@Chaago.com.
Who do I talk to if I have more questions?
Questions regarding this Privacy Policy
should be directed to
Chaago.com Legal Department
12819 SE 38th St., #101
Bellevue, WA
98006
or send an email to legal@Chaago.com.