BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN
PRIVACY POLICY
Best
Western Beach Dunes Inn is committed to taking measures to respect
and protect your privacy. This privacy policy sets forth the
measures we take with regard to how we use, protect and allow others
to view your personal information.
Notice,
Choice, Onward Transfer, Security, Data Integrity, Access and
Enforcement on information is addressed below.
1.
Notice
The
purpose of this section is to notify you about the manner and the
purposes for which BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN may collect and
transfer certain personal information. This privacy policy should be
read in its entirety because anyone who submits personal information
to BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN has certain rights regarding the
use, collection and transfer of such personal information.
BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN maintains centralized reservations systems,
a worldwide accessible website, call centers and may chose at a
later date to outsource database computers in the United States
which are intended to help BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN conduct
business and to facilitate the operation and maintenance of a
central reservations system. The central reservations system is
maintained for the benefit of BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN
Properties as well as for BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN "Affiliates"
which are entities that operate under different ownership.
BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN may collect certain personal information
from and about individuals which can be identified with such
specific individual, including without limitation, contact and
payment information ("Personal Information") about customers who
wish to stay or make reservations at BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN
properties. Direct customers, users shall hereinafter collectively
be referred to as "Travelers". Personal Information about Travelers
may be collected through our websites, by our call centers or may be
passed on to us by BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Properties,
Affiliates or other third parties. Personal Information about
Travelers is collected so that Travelers can make reservations at
BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Properties and so that BEST WESTERN
BEACH DUNES INN Properties can receive and have updated reservation
information about Travelers who wish to stay at such BEST WESTERN
BEACH DUNES INN Properties. Some of a Traveler's Personal
Information (such as a credit card number) may be stored to
facilitate the making of future reservations by such Traveler. Only
that Personal Information which is reasonably required to facilitate
travel reservations is collected and shared between BEST WESTERN
BEACH DUNES INN, BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Properties and
Affiliates as outlined above. Personal Information for Travelers
will be transferred from BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN to BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Properties and Affiliates.
BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN may send marketing information about BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN or BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Properties
as well as marketing information about offers or information about
third party products and services Travelers based upon the Personal
Information BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN has collected for such
Travelers.
BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN performs certain of its administrative tasks
through the use of several wholly owned subsidiaries ("BEST WESTERN
BEACH DUNES INN Subsidiaries") which generally operate within the
same facilities as BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN, employ personnel
who are also BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN employees and use the same
equipment to store and process Personal Information as BEST WESTERN
BEACH DUNES INN. This privacy policy applies to and is adhered to by
the BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Subsidiaries. BEST WESTERN BEACH
DUNES INN may share or transfer Personal Information with BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Subsidiaries while performing the tasks
described in this privacy policy.
To
serve you better, we may combine information you give us online, at
BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Properties, through the mail, or in any
other way. We may also combine that information with publicly
available information and information we receive from others or
cross-reference. We use that combined information for the purposes
described in this privacy policy.
Although
unlikely, in certain instances we may disclose your personally
identifiable information when we have reason to believe that it is
necessary to identify, contact or bring legal action against persons
or entities who may be causing injury to you, to BEST WESTERN BEACH
DUNES INN or to others. We may also disclose your personally
identifiable information when we believe the law requires it.
BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN takes special care to protect the safety and
privacy of children. Our web sites are general audience sites. We do
not encourage anyone under the age of 13 to register with us, or
make hotel reservations. We also do not send email correspondence to
anyone who tells us that they are under the age of 13.
Children
under the age of 13 should always ask their parents or guardians for
permission before providing any personal information to anyone
online. We urge parents and guardians to participate in their
children's online activities and use parental control or other web
filtering technology to supervise children's access to the web.
Our web
sites and emails may use "cookies" and other computer code
processes, such as "web beacons". These are small amounts of
computer code that interact with your computer, browser or email.
Generally, we use cookies to remind us of who you are, tailor our
services to suit your personal interests, to process your
reservations or requests, track your status in our promotions,
contests and sweepstakes, and/or to analyze your visiting patterns.
You can generally set your browser to not accept cookies or to
notify you when you are sent a cookie, giving you the chance to
decide whether or not to accept it.
We
may contract with third parties who may use cookies or web beacons
on our websites and collect information on our behalf. These third
parties are prohibited by our contracts with them from sharing that
information with anyone other than us or other third parties
providing services to us.
2.
Choice
All
Travelers, and anyone else who submits Personal Information to BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN may choose to not have any of their Personal
Information submitted or transferred to third parties in accordance
with the terms of this privacy policy. Please see below for further
details.
If
you do not wish for your Personal Information to be disclosed to any
third parties, besides BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Affiliates, and
BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Properties, please let us know through
our Customer Relations Department. The contact information for the
BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Customer Relations Department is
located at the end of this privacy policy. Within a reasonable time
after receiving your request to not distribute your Personal
Information to such third parties, we will cease any distribution to
such third parties. Please be aware that if you choose to not have
your Personal Information distributed to such third parties, then we
may not be able to provide all of the available services to you or
such services may not be delivered as quickly.
If
you do not wish for your Personal Information to be disclosed to
BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Affiliates or BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES
INN Properties, please let us know through our Customer Relations
Department. The contact information for the BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES
INN Customer Relations Department is located at the end of this
privacy policy. Within a reasonable time after receiving your
request to not distribute your Personal Information to BEST WESTERN
BEACH DUNES INN Affiliates or BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN
Properties, we will cease any distribution of your Personal
Information to any BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Affiliates or BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Properties. Please keep in mind that if BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN cannot disclose or share your Personal
Information to our BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Affiliates or BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Properties, we may be unable to provide you
with all or certain reservation services, other services or related
benefits.
3.
Sensitive Information
BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN will only collect sensitive Personal
Information related to your health if you submit such type of
Personal Information and such sensitive Personal Information will
only be used by BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN in order to allow us to
help you obtain special accommodations or other health related
benefits at a BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Property. This type of
Personal Information will be submitted to BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES
INN Properties and Affiliates only if necessary for us to facilitate
the reservation of a room at one of the BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN
Properties which will help meet your health needs. If you do not
want us to collect and use such type of Personal Information, please
do not submit such type of Personal Information to us.
4. Onward
Transfer
Please
note that our descriptions of our activities under the "Notice" and
"Choice" principles above describe certain transfers of Personal
Information that BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN will be making to
third parties.
BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN wants all individuals who submit Personal
Information to BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN to understand that
anyone who submits Personal Information, by submitting such Personal
Information and checking the appropriate box which indicates that
such individual is consenting to the use and transfer of Personal
Information in accordance with this privacy policy, authorizes
certain data transfers of such Personal Information to BEST WESTERN
BEACH DUNES INN Properties, BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN
Subsidiaries and/or other third parties ("Transfer Recipients") for
use of such Personal Information by Transfer Recipients in
accordance with the description provided in the "Notice" section.
Transfer Recipients may not be in territories like the United States
where an equivalent level of data protection is not granted.
5.
Security
BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN has conducted an internal review of its data
collection and processing practices and the security measures it has
implemented and believes that such security measures provide
reasonable precautions against the unauthorized access, disclosure,
alteration or destruction of Personal Information that BEST WESTERN
BEACH DUNES INN collects.
BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN's believes that it has implemented a
reasonable level of technology and software to protect against the
loss of Personal Information. Such measures include without
limitation, the following: the use of firewalls to separate user
traffic from sensitive information and the use of virus protection
software on BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN's e-mail capturing
computers.
6. Data
Integrity
BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN has conducted an internal review of its data
collection and processing practices and believes that only that
Personal Information is collected and processed which is required in
order for BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN to provide services for or to
fulfill its contractual obligations with Travelers, BEST WESTERN
BEACH DUNES INN Properties and BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN
Affiliates. BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN will be implementing a
periodic review of its data collection and processing practices to
ensure that it only collects or processes Personal Information that
is required in order for BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN to provide
services for or to fulfill its contractual obligations with
Travelers, BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Properties and BEST WESTERN
BEACH DUNES INN Affiliates.
7.
Access
BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN will make a good faith attempt to allow all
Travelers, or others who BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN collects
Personal Information from, to have the opportunity to view the
Personal Information it has collected for such individuals, to the
extent required by applicable regulations. BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES
INN may make certain Personal Information available through an
on-line program, website or procedure ("On-Line Procedure") for
inspection by the individual associated with such Personal
Information. If Personal Information is available through the
On-Line Procedure devised by BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN, the
Personal Information can only be reviewed through such On-Line
Procedure. The On-Line Procedure will also contain information about
how to request any corrections or deletions of any erroneous
Personal Information. Information about the availability of On-Line
Procedures for viewing certain types of Personal Information is
generally available at the website or on the printed materials where
such type of Personal Information was first submitted. At this time,
BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN has chosen not to allow an On-Line
Procedure but reserves the right to institute an On-Line Procedure
at a latter date.
If
BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN has not set up an On-Line Procedure to
allow the viewing of Personal Information, then those Travelers, or
others who submitted Personal Information to BEST WESTERN BEACH
DUNES INN for use by BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN can review the
Personal Information collected for them by contacting the BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN Customer Relations department through the
contact information provided below. BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN
will make all corrections and/or deletions of erroneous Personal
Information brought to its attention within a reasonable time period
and as required by applicable data privacy regulations. To the
extent permissible and in compliance with applicable data privacy
regulations, BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN shall make all corrections
and/or deletions of erroneous Personal Information in a manner which
does not impose undue burden or expense on BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES
INN.
8.
Enforcement
BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN engages in self-assessment on a periodic
basis in order to determine its continued compliance with the terms
of this privacy policy. When engaging in a self-assessment review,
BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN may engage an outside law firm to help
coordinate its review of its then current data collection practices
and at a minimum, at least one representative from BEST WESTERN
BEACH DUNES INN's finance, information services, technology services
and marketing groups or divisions is involved in the
self-assessment.
9. Dispute
Resolution
All
Travelers, or others who submit Personal Information to BEST WESTERN
BEACH DUNES INN and who feel that BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN has
mishandled their Personal Information should contact BEST WESTERN
BEACH DUNES INN through its Customer Relations department (with such
contact information provided below) with a written description of
their complaint. After receiving such written description, a
representative from BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN's Customer
Relations department will contact the Disputing Party to set up a
time and manner to discuss the Disputing Party's complaint. BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN is interested in addressing all legitimate
complaints about its adherence to the privacy policies herein, and
believes that a Disputing Party and BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN
should make a good faith effort to engage in communications to work
out or settle any of a Disputing Party's complaints. If these good
faith efforts fail to resolve the dispute.
If
BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN adopts an independent service for
dispute resolution and procedures, it will do so only after revising
its privacy policy to reflect such new procedure and by informing
all Disputing Party's of such change.
10.
Remedies
If it
is determined by an independent dispute resolution body or procedure
that BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN has engaged in behavior not in
compliance with the requirements applicable law, BEST WESTERN BEACH
DUNES INN may be ordered to engage in actions necessary to reverse
or correct any actions taken by BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN which
were in violation of the law and which were harmful to the Disputing
Party. BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN may also be required to take all
actions deemed necessary for BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN to be in
compliance with the law in the future. BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES
INN's non-compliance with an applicable law may be reported to the
appropriate governmental authorities if BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN
has engaged in a pattern of persistent failure to comply such
law.
11. Links
to Third Party Sites
Our web
sites may contain links to web sites operated and maintained by
third parties, over which we have no control. Privacy policies on
such linked sites may be different from our privacy policy. You
access such linked sites at your own risk. You should always read
the privacy policy of a linked site before disclosing any personal
information on such site.
BEST
WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN reserves the right to modify this privacy
policy at any time without prior notice. The privacy policy posted
on this Web site will be the current version dated with the last
revision date. Any changes will apply to all information collected
by BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN, including previously collected
information. Users are responsible to regularly review these terms
and conditions. User's continued use following any such changes
shall constitute acceptance of such changes.
Last
updated: October 27, 2004
CONTACTING
BEST WESTERN BEACH DUNES INN. IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR
COMMENTS If you
have any questions or comments about the manner in which we use or
share your Personal Information, please contact our customer
relations department through the contact information included below.
Our customer relations department will coordinate with our
designated Privacy Officer or others to best address any comments,
questions or requests that you may have:
Best
Western Beach Dunes Inn.
Customer Relations
Department
Telephone: 1-800-485-4909
Fax:
209-473-0647
Email: info@beachdunesinn.com
Regular Mail: PO
Box 7272
Stockton, CA 95207
Attn: Customer Service
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