Online Privacy Policy
Collection and Use: Destination Halifax does not collect information through its website that personally identifies individuals except when individuals provide such specific information on a voluntary basis. Destination Halifax will collect, store, use and disclose personal information for a variety of purposes and free on-line services, including the following:
- Registration for contests, giveaways, and other promotions
- Establishing visitor eligibility for special offers or discounts
- Registration for electronic newsletter
- Identifying visitor preferences
- To respond to information requests
- Visitor submitted comments and/or suggestions
- Send free visitor guides, meeting planners and other paper-based or electronic travel information
- Compile mailing and/or survey lists
- To determine user habits and interests for the purpose of providing enhanced service in the future
- Respond to online requests for proposals; and
- Collection and use of client testimonials
You hereby consent to such collection, storage, use and disclosure.
Usage Data: Destination Halifax servers receive usage data when visitors visit Destination Halifax web sites, and when Destination Halifax users visit other sites as well. This anonymous data may include a record of which pages a web browser has visited. Destination Halifax may use usage data to provide advertising about goods and services that may be of interest to visitors, or to provide customized features and services. Destination Halifax will not otherwise use information about your activities on the Internet together with any information that identifies You without your consent.
Cookies: Destination Halifax and its advertisers may use various kinds of software devices to collect information about Internet use, including files called “cookies”. These files identify your browser and save information such as passwords so that web sites can recognize You. You can set your browser to disable cookies, but some Destination Halifax web sites (and other web sites) may not work properly if You do this. Destination Halifax will not associate the information these software devices collect with your name or e-mail address.
Advertisements: Advertising companies on some Destination Halifax web pages may receive some anonymous information about advertisement viewing by Internet users on Destination Halifax web pages and other Internet sites. This information may be associated with a visitor’s web browser, but cannot be associated with a name or e-mail address without the visitor’s permission. Destination Halifax does not supply visitor personal information to advertising companies or to individual advertisers or other third parties. If You go to another web site, including an advertiser’s web site, and request information or enter a contest, be aware that You may be authorizing another company, including an advertising company, to use information You supply.
Disclosure: Destination Halifax will not sell, trade, or disclose to third parties any visitor personal information derived from the registration for or use of a Destination Halifax on-line service — including visitor names and addresses — without the consent of the visitor (except as required by legal process or in the case of imminent physical harm to the visitor or others). When Destination Halifax uses other agents, contractors or companies to perform services on its behalf, Destination Halifax will ensure that such agent, contractor or company protects your visitor personal information consistent with this Privacy Policy.
Security: Destination Halifax has implemented technology and security features and strict policy guidelines to safeguard the privacy of your personal information from unauthorized access or improper use, and we will continue to enhance our security procedures as new technology becomes available.
E-mail Contents: Destination Halifax will not read or disclose to third parties private e-mail communications that are transmitted using Destination Halifax services except as required to operate the service or as otherwise authorized by law or by the visitor.
Retention and Destruction: Destination Halifax will destroy, erase or render anonymous information that is no longer required for our identified purposes or legal requirements.
Improper Conduct: Destination Halifax may also use visitor personal information to investigate and help prevent potentially unlawful activity or activity that threatens the network or otherwise violates the customer agreement for that service.
Accuracy: You may access, correct and delete your own personal information stored by Destination Halifax in reasonably retrievable form by contacting our privacy officer at privacy@destinationhalifax.com
Visitor Concerns: If You are a visitor with concerns about the Destination Halifax Online Privacy Policy or its implementation, You may contact us at privacy@destinationhalifax.com
Changes to Policy: Destination Halifax will keep this Online Privacy Policy current. Destination Halifax will inform You of any changes that we make by posting the changes on www.destinationhalifax.com
