| Usa welcome, llc and its affiliates (collectively
“usa welcome” for the purposes of this website) desire
to protect the privacy of their users at www.newyorkwelcome.net,
www.miamiwelcome.com, www.washingtonwelcome.com, www.chicagowelcome.com,
www.bostonwelcome.com and any other usa welcome websites (collectively,
the "website"). This privacy policy ("privacy policy")
is intended to provide you (“you” or the “user”)
with notice of how usa welcome manages information received through
its website, and will set forth what type of information is gathered
and how it is used and safeguarded. The user’s use of this
website constitutes acknowledgment and acceptance of this privacy
policy and the terms and conditions of use of the website (which
can be viewed by clicking here (the “terms and conditions
of use”), which are hereby incorporated by reference. If
you do not agree with the terms of this privacy policy and/or
the terms and conditions of use of this website please do not
use this website.
Collection of information and use of information
1. Personally identifiable information
The user will generally be able to browse this website without
usa welcome collecting any personally identifiable information
about the user. Personally identifiable information will only
be collected via the website if the user voluntarily chooses to
provide such information to usa welcome. Any personally identifiable
information that the user provides to usa welcome via the website
will be used only for such purposes as are described either in
this privacy policy or at the point of collection, such as to
respond to the user’s questions or comments, to send the
user requested information, materials, confirmations, notifications,
updates, to manager your account, processing bills, to solicit
information from you, to resolve disputes, collect fees, to enforce
our terms and conditions and/or privacy policy, to troubleshoot
problems, to otherwise send communications, information or products
to you in relation to the website, and/or usa welcome’s
products and/or services, and/or as otherwise described to you
at the point of collection. Although you may choose not to provide
any personally identifiable information, you understand that some
information about you is essential in order for you to purchase
products and/or services, ask usa welcome a question, file a complaint,
send a communication or notice to usa welcome, register as a member,
or making other transactions on the website.
The type of personally identifiable information usa welcome may
collect from you when and if you choose to provide it, may include
the user’s: name, physical address, postal and e-mail addresses,
phone numbers, company name and, in some cases, billing information
(such as credit or debit card number, cardholder name and address,
and expiration date), user’s personal travel preferences.
If the user provides contact information, usa welcome or its agents
and/or suppliers may contact the user to clarify the user’s
comment or question, to verify the user’s customer satisfaction,
or to notify or warn the user of information relevant to his/her/its
purchase or travel related products and/or services. Usa welcome
may use the information provided to usa welcome in providing better
products and services and to send the user information or promotional
materials, if requested. If the user provides usa welcome with
an e-mail address, usa welcome may send you e-newsletters and
other electronic correspondence from time to time. The use of
information collected shall at all times comply with applicable
laws of the country where the server is located. Should u.s. users
of the website wish to opt-out of any of the above, please contact
usa welcome via email at info@newyorkwelcome.net.
In the event that you visit the website and/or purchase products
and/or services on the website for someone else, usa welcome may
request personally identifiable information about that individual.
You must obtain the consent of other individuals prior to providing
usa welcome with personally identifiable information of such individual.
2. Non-personally identifiable information
Some non-personally identifiable information and statistical
data is collected and stored automatically when a user visits
the website. If a user does nothing during its visit but browse
through the website, read pages or download information, usa welcome
may gather and store certain statistical information about your
visit automatically. This information does not identify a user
personally. Usa welcome’s system collects data in the server
log that may include: ip address, domain name, type of browser,
operating system, online activity (including, without limitation,
pages viewed, search requests, and purchases made). If a user
linked to the website from another web site, that website's address
may be logged. Usa welcome may collate and aggregate this data
and use it for statistical purposes. For example, the aggregated
data helps usa welcome to determine the volume of its website
users' interest in areas of the website. It also helps usa welcome
understand how it can improve the navigation and content of the
website. Usa welcome may disclose this information to third parties.
3. Cookies
Non-personal information may also be collected with the use of
cookies. "cookies" are small text files a website can
use to recognize repeat users. When someone visits the website,
a cookie is placed on the visitor’s machine (provided that
the visitor's web browser has been set to accept cookies) or is
read if the visitor has visited the website previously. Usa welcome
may collect aggregated website-visitation statistics using cookies.
For example, every time you log in to the website, usa welcome
may record your member id and the name of your member account
in the cookie file on your computer. Your password may also be
recorded in this cookie file if you selected the “save this
password for automatic log-in” feature or similar options.
If the user does not wish to accept cookies it should set its
web browser to reject cookies or to warn the user prior to accepting
cookies.
The third-party advertising providers may also use cookies or
technologies to, for example, measure the effectiveness of their
ads or provide advertisements about goods and services that may
be of interest to you. Although no personally identifiable information
about you is collected during this process, usa welcome has no
access to or control over such cookies or technologies.
Sharing of information
Usa welcome, llc may disclose personally identifiable information
to its affiliates (including, without limitation, stik travel
(www.stiktravel.it) and/or to their respective suppliers, vendors
and business partners. Examples of third parties usa welcome,
llc may share information with include: any company affiliated
with usa welcome, llc or its ownership, hotels, car rental companies,
bed & breakfast, tour operators, travel guides, activity providers,
credit card companies, advertising and marketing providers, companies
with whom usa welcome may jointly offer products and/or services.
Usa welcome has no control over the privacy policy of suppliers,
vendors, business partners and third parties in general. It is
your responsibility to review the privacy policies of any third
party whose products and/or services you purchase through the
website.
Usa welcome may disclose personally identifiable information
to third parties (including, without limitation, suppliers of
travel related products and/or services): (i) when it is required
to complete a customer-requested transaction; (ii) in the event
of a corporate merger, consolidation, divestiture, bankruptcy
or asset sale, (iii) when usa welcome has been given the user’s
consent to disclose; (iv) when usa welcome has previously informed
the user of such disclosure, including by means of usa welcome’s
privacy policy; (v) in response to subpoenas or whenever usa welcome
is required by law or court order to disclose; (vi) when usa welcome
believes in good faith that disclosure is required by the law
and/or law enforcement; (vii) when disclosure is necessary to
identify, contact, or bring legal action against someone who may
cause or be causing harm to, or interference with, usa welcome’s
rights or property, other website users, or anyone else; (viii)
to defend against legal claims, (ix) to respond to an inquiry,
request or complaint that the user has made, (x) when usa welcome
believes it is appropriate to investigate and/or prevent illegal
activities and/or to protect usa welcome’s customers or
others.
Usa welcome may also use ip addresses in cooperation with internet
service providers to identify users if usa welcome deems it necessary
to comply with any applicable laws, rules, regulations and/or
ordinances, to enforce compliance with this privacy policy or
usa welcome’s terms and conditions of use, or to protect
usa welcome’s website, customers, or others.
Protection of children's personal information
Usa welcome does not publish content that is targeted to children.
Usa welcome does not intend to collect personally identifiable
information from anyone under age 13 and will not knowingly collect,
maintain, or disclose such information. If you are under 13, you
should not enter any personally identifiable information about
yourself on usa welcome’s website.
Security
Usa welcome will make reasonable efforts to ensure that information
provided by the user will be maintained in a secure environment.
Unfortunately, no data transmission via the internet can be guaranteed
as being 100% secure. Consequently, while usa welcome strives
to protect the user’s personal information (for example,
through the use of ssl systems), usa welcome cannot guarantee
the security of any information transmitted to usa welcome or
from the website, and the user provides such information at its
own risk.
The website is hosted by a third party service provider which
is neither controlled by nor affiliated with usa welcome. Usa
welcome can make no representation or warranty as to the security
measures of any third party, including, but not limited to, the
host of the website. Usa welcome expressly excludes any and all
liability arising out of or in connection with acts or omissions
by any third party including, but not limited to, the host of
the website. Usa welcome recommends that you review the privacy
policy of any third party prior to using any third party’s
website.
Changes to policy
Usa welcome may, at any time, revise this privacy policy by updating
the website. The user’s continued use of the website indicates
his/her/its acceptance of all and any revisions. Usa welcome recommends
that you periodically visit this page to review these policies
for changes and print a copy for your records.
Consent to processing outside of the united states
By providing any personally identifiable information to usa welcome
pursuant to this privacy policy, all users, including, without
limitation, users in the united states and member states of the
european union, fully understand and unambiguously consent to
this privacy policy and to the collection and processing of such
information in the country where the server is located and in
any other country to which data is transmitted by the server,
regardless of the location or domicile of the user.
This privacy policy is effective as of february 6, 2009.
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