Privacy Policy
Explore Naples is committed to respecting your privacy
and recognizing the need for protection of personal
information you share with us online. That personal
information you may share with us, and that can identify
you includes your name, address, telephone number,
etc. The purpose of this policy for privacy is to
inform you about the personal information we may
collect from you when you visit our web site, how
we may use such information, what choices you have
in regards to our use of that information, and the
ability you have to correct the information.
As a part of Explore Naples commitment to your privacy,
we adhere and support to the practices and guidelines
adopted by the DMA’s (Direct Marketing Association)
promise of privacy to American consumers. We provide
our visitors a notice of their ability to “opt
out” of information sale, rental, or exchange
with other marketers, we honor our visitors requests
not to share their personal information with other
marketers, and honor the requests of our visitors not
to receive telephone, mail, or other solicitations
from Explore Naples.
Information we collect about you
You can visit many of our web pages without us knowing
who you are or without you revealing any personal
information about yourself. When you visit our web
site we may track the Internet domain address from
which you visit us, and then analyze this information
for statistics and trends. Although, individual users
will remain anonymous until you have voluntarily
told us whom you are.
At times, such as when you participate in a contest
or promotion, request information from us, order a
product or service, and so forth, we may ask you to
provide to us certain information about yourself such
as your email address, shipping and billing address,
credit card information, telephone number, gender,
personal interests occupation, etc. We also maintain
a record of your online product purchases. The decision
to provide us with that information is entirely your
own personal choice. If you choose not to provide us
with the requested information, you may be unable to
enter certain contests, receive additional information
about our services, purchase products or services,
and so forth.
Periodically we will send electronic mail in the form
of Newsletters, special announcements and so forth
to all email addresses that you submit from “any” area
within the website such as Tell a Friend, E-Cards,
Naples Newsletter, Naples Treasure or any other section
within the website. By using any section within the
website where you provide your email address or provide
email addresses of others you and the email addresses
you provide are agreeing to receive these periodic
emails. Any correspondence that we may have with you
or with the other email addresses you provide will
contain the option to opt out of receiving future correspondence.
Using Information about you
Explore Naples uses the personal information you provide
to us for internal purposes, like confirming an entry
for a contest, analyzing statistics and trends, informing
you about upcoming events, new services, offers,
tracking your order, and so forth. Explore Naples
may establish business relationships with other entities
or persons whom we deem trustworthy and adhere to
the same privacy policies as we do. These relationships
are known as our Select Partners, in which from time
to time we may share information such as personal
information about you that will allow our Select
Partners to contact you regarding services and products
that you may be interested in.
In order to provide you with better service, Explore
Naples may combine personal information you give us
online, in promotions or at special events. We use
that information to enhance your experience with us,
and as a means to communicate with you by email or
mail about our services, products, and or offers that
may be of interest you.
In certain instances, although unlikely Explore Naples
may disclose your personal information when we have
reason to believe it is necessary to contact, identify,
or bring legal action against entities or persons who
may be causing injury to Explore Naples, you, or to
others. Also, Explore Naples may disclose your personal
information when we believe that the law requires us
to do so.
Editing, Updating, Correcting and Deleting Information
About You
Explore Naples wants to communicate with you only if
you want to hear from us. If your preference is to
not receive information from us please un-subscribe
from our mailing list by clicking on the appropriate
un-subscribe link.
We make every attempt to honor your request to not
receive information from us, although your request
may take several weeks to be effective, especially
if we are removing your information from postal mailings.
Additionally, when you purchase a product or service
from us online we may need to contact you via email,
mail, or by phone to address specific questions about
your order, even if you have elected not to receive
communications. Please keep in mind that if you delete
certain information, you may not be able to purchase
products or services, or access other portions of the
Explore Naples website without entering additional
required information.
Protecting Children
Children that are under the age of 13 should always
ask the permission of their parents or guardians
before providing any personal information online
to anyone. Explore Naples urges parents and guardians
to participate in their children’s online activities
and use parental control, or other Internet filtering
technology in order to properly supervise children’s
access to the World Wide Web.
Cookies
Explore Naples uses "cookies." A cookie is
a small amount of data that is sent to your browser
from a web server and stored on your computer's hard
drive. Generally, we use cookies to remind us of who
you are, tailor our products and services to suit your
personal interests, estimate our audience size, track
your status in our promotions, contests and sweepstakes,
and/or analyzing your visiting patterns. You can set
your browser to notify you when you are sent a cookie,
giving you the chance to decide whether or not to accept
it.
Security
Explore Naples uses sophisticated encryption and authentication
tools to protect the security of your personal information
that you share with us. Unfortunately, however, no
data transmission over the Internet can be guaranteed
to be 100% secure. As a result, while we strive to
protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee
or warrant the security of any information you transmit
to or from our web site, and you do so at your own
risk. Once we receive your transmission, we will
do our best to protect its security on our systems.
Links to Third Party Sites
The Explore Naples web site may contain links to web
sites maintained and operated by third parties, over
which we have no control. Privacy policies on such
web sites may be different from our privacy policy.
You access such linked sites at your own risk, and
you should always read the privacy policy of a linked
site before disclosing any personal information on
such site.
Policy Changes
Explore Naples may periodically change our privacy
policy in whole or in part. The new policy will apply
to all current and past users of our web site and
will replace any prior policies, which are inconsistent. |