At the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center,
the privacy and confidentiality of user information is important.
We
are committed
to maintaining the privacy and security of your user information.
We may update this policy from time to time, so please check here
frequently. Hotel will not disclose identifiable user information
to any third party without consent.
Hotel is committed to safeguarding your privacy while visiting the
Hotel website, namely, www.gatechhotel.com, (hereinafter all identified
URLs are collectively referred to as the "Site"). Our goal
is to provide you with an Internet experience that delivers the information,
resources and services that are most relevant to you. To achieve
this goal, part of the operation of the Site includes the gathering
of certain types of information about Site users. Because we understand
that your privacy is important, we wish to explain the types of information
we gather and the way in which we use it. This Privacy Policy applies
to the Site.
This Privacy Policy covers two types of information gathered at the
Site, personal and aggregated. The term "personal information" refers
to data you voluntarily provide in connection with use of the Site
that identifies you and/or the company on whose behalf you are accessing
and using the Site. Personal information includes, e.g., data submitted
in connection with our services, such as your name, e-mail address,
phone number, company affiliation, physical address and/or certain
other personal information. The term "aggregated data" refers
to general information regarding visitors and users of the Site that
relates to use of the Site, e.g., traffic patterns, number of visits
to certain pages, visits from other web sites or to third-party web
sites linked to the Site, use of particular services and interest
in services, information or features of the Site or other parties
made available through or found at the Site.
What information is collected about you? How do we use it?
We take the utmost care to ensure that the personal information we
obtain from you is not used in a way that you may be unaware of
or not agreeable to. You may wish to submit an information request
about our Hotel, participate in one of our promotions or subscribe
to our e-mail or postal mail lists. In response, we may ask for
information such as your name and postal address. In the event
you opt to provide us with this information, we will only use
it for the purpose specified by you at the bottom of the information
gathering form.
Information collected on the Site may be used to:
- Register you as a Hotel member
- Plan and purchase hotel accommodations
- Enter your email in our
promotions or sweepstakes
- Send marketing communications or surveys
to you
- Respond to your questions or suggestions
- Improve the quality
of your visit to our site
All forms will provide
an opt-out button to allow you to choose not to participate in
Hotel lists and future online marketing.
In deciding
whether or not to join such lists, please note that they are
only used for Hotel purposes or in joint promotions with a Hotel
partner.
We do not sell, rent or share any of your personal information
with any other party including any third-party joint promoters,
nor use
it for unapproved commercial purposes. You may request to be
removed from our lists at any time. All emails distributed to our
lists
will contain easy, online access to unsubscribe. Permission for Use
Hotel may collect and use personal information that you submit at
the Site in any manner that is consistent with uses stated in
this Privacy Policy or disclosed elsewhere at the Site at the
point you submit such personal information. At the time you submit
personal information or make a request, the intended use of the
information you submit will be apparent in the context in which
you submit it and/or because the Site states the intended purpose.
By submitting personal information at the Site, you are giving
your consent and permission for any use that is consistent with
uses stated in this Privacy Policy or disclosed elsewhere at the
Site at the point you submit such personal information, and such
consent will be presumed by Hotel, unless you state otherwise
at the time you submit the personal information. Please do not
request any such communications on behalf of an individual or
company if you are not authorized to make the request.
Secure Reservations
If you decide to make an online reservation at the Site, you will
be linked to a reservation interface to our reservations department.
We understand that security remains the primary concern of online
consumers and have chosen the Booking Engine Vendor carefully.
The Booking Engine is protected by VeriSign Secure Site Program,
a top security certification program, and:
- Has a VeriSign Secure
Server ID.
- All information sent to this site, if in an SSL
session, is encrypted, protecting against disclosure to third
parties.
Protecting your information
We would like our Site visitors to feel confident about using
the Site to plan and purchase their accommodations, so
Hotel is committed
to protecting the information we collect. Hotel has implemented
a security program to keep information that is stored
in our systems
protected from unauthorized access.
Our Site is hosted in a secure environment. The Site servers/systems
are configured with data encryption, or scrambling, technologies,
and industry-standard firewalls. When you enter personal information
during the reservation process, or during a customer email sign-up,
your data is protected by Secure Socket Layer (SSL) technology to
ensure safe transmission.
Withdrawing Consent to Use
If, after permitting use of your personal information, you later
decide that you no longer want Hotel to include you on its mailing
list or otherwise contact you or use your personal information
in the manner disclosed in this Privacy Policy or at the Site,
simply tell us by sending an e-mail, or by clicking on the "Unsubscribe" button
at the bottom of our email communication to you.
Use of Aggregated Data
Hotel is interested in improving the Site and may develop and offer
new features and services. We monitor aggregated data regarding
use of the Site for marketing purposes and to study, improve and
promote use of the Site. In connection with such purposes, Hotel
may share aggregated data with third parties collectively and
in an anonymous way. Disclosure of aggregated data does not reveal
personal information about individual Site users in any way that
identifies who they are or how to contact them.
Exceptions to the Privacy Policy
Hotel has two exceptions to these limits on use of personal information:
(1) Hotel may monitor and, when we believe in good faith that disclosure
is required, disclose information to protect the security, property,
assets and/or rights of Hotel from unauthorized use, or misuse, of
the Site or anything found at the Site.
(2) Hotel may disclose information when required by law; however,
only to the extent necessary and in a manner that seeks to maintain
the privacy of the individual.
Use of Cookies
To enable features at the Site, Hotel may assign one or more "cookies" to
your Internet browser. Cookies, among other things, speed navigation
through our Site, keep track of information so that you do not have
to re-enter it each time you visit our Site, and may provide you
with customized content. A cookie is an Internet mechanism composed
of a small text file containing a unique identification number that
permits a web server to send small pieces of information or text
by means of your browser and place them on your computer's hard drive
for storage. This text lets the web server know if you have previously
visited the web page. Cookies by themselves cannot be used to find
out the identity of any user.
We use cookies to collect and maintain aggregated data (such as the
number of visitors) to help us see which areas are most popular with
our users and improve and update the content on our site. While in
the process of browsing our site, you also provide us with information
that doesn't reveal your personal identity -- what type of destination
you're exploring, for example. We use this aggregated data only as
explained in this Privacy Policy. We do not connect aggregated data
to any name, address, or other identifying information.
You may occasionally receive cookies from unaffiliated companies
or organizations, to the extent they place advertising on our Site
or are linked to the Site. These third-party cookies may collect
information about you when you "click" on their advertising
or content or link. This practice is standard in the Internet industry.
Because of the way in which the Internet operates, we cannot control
collection of this information by these third parties, and these
cookies are not subject to this Privacy Policy.
Children's Privacy & Parental Consent
Please be aware that Hotel has not designed this Site for, and does
not intend for it to be used by, anyone under age 18. Accordingly,
this Site should not be used by anyone under age 18. Our privacy
policy prohibits us from accepting users who are under the age
of 18. Hotel specifically requests that persons under the age
of 18 not use this Site or submit or post information to the Site.
Should Hotel inadvertently acquire personal information or other
data from users under the age of 18, Hotel will not knowingly
provide this data to any third party for any purpose whatsoever,
and any subsequent disclosure would be due to the fact the user
under age 18 used the Site and submitted personal information
without solicitation by or permission from Hotel.
Links Provided To Other Sites
Hotel may provide links to a number of other web sites that we believe
might offer you useful information and services. However, those
sites may not follow the same privacy policies as Hotel. Therefore,
we are not responsible for the privacy policies or the actions
of any third parties, including without limitation, any web site
owners whose sites may be reached through this Site, nor can we
control the activities of those web sites. We urge you to contact
the relevant parties controlling these sites or accessing their
on-line policies for the relevant information about their data
collection practices before submitting any personal information
or other sensitive data.
Your Consent To This Privacy Policy
Use of the Site signifies your consent, as well as the consent of
the company for whom you use the Site and whose information you
submit (if any), to this on-line Privacy Policy, including the
collection and use of information by Hotel, as described in this
statement, and also signifies agreement to the terms of use for
the Site. Continued access and use of the Site without acceptance
of the terms of this Privacy Policy relieves Hotel from responsibility
to the user.
Policy Modifications & Contacting Hotel
Hotel reserves the right to change this Privacy Policy at any time;
notice of changes will be published on this page. Changes will
always be prospective, not retroactive. If you have questions
about our policies, please contact:
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