Your privacy
is very important to us and we believe in giving you full disclosure
about the kinds of information we gather and what we do with it. We
also want to give you a choice about the use of your personal information.
Personally
Identifiable Information
Personally identifiable information is information you may have given
to Canadian Destinations about who you, such as:
• name, mailing address, email address, user name, password
• demographic information (such as age and education)
• your interests and preferences
• transactional information (such as the history of your purchases
or the fact that your name and address was obtained by us on a contest
entry)
Use of
Your Information:
Canadian Destinations uses your name and address (postal and/or email)
in order to deliver the product, information or service you requested
and to follow up with you about a transaction. Canadian Destinations
may also send you further information about the publication, its offers,
or other products produced under its name. Canadian Destinations use
the information you provide us about others to enable us to send them
your gifts subscriptions or products.
From time-to-time Canadian Destinations may make its list of customers
available to other carefully screened organizations that want to let
you know about a product or service that might interest you. The material
to be sent to you is reviewed by us before the names and addresses
are released to ensure the company is reputable and their materials
are appropriate. If you wish to know what list your name came from,
we will make every reasonable effort to determine the source and provide
you with the information. If you would prefer for us NOT to share
your information, simply inform us (see “Contact Us” below).
Anonymous
and/or Aggregated Information
This is information that cannot personally identify you, such as:
• System Information - The type of operating
system you are using (eg. Windows 98, Mac OS), the domain name of
your Internet Service Provider (ISP) (eg. AOL, Sympatico, Rogers Internet)
and the type of browser you are using (eg. Netscape, Internet Explorer).
Browser information (i.e. the URL of the web page you were just on,
the IP address of the computer you are using and your domain type)
is automatically recorded as part of transmitting information over
the Internet. We may use it to help us display information in the
best format for you.
• Cookies - A cookie is a small text file we
place in your browser’s files. No one else can read this file.
Cookies allow our server to recognize you when you return to our site,
so you don’t have to re-register and so we can retain any preferences
you may have given us. If you do not wish to receive cookies, most
browsers allow you to be alerted when a cookie is sent to your computer,
so you can decide whether to accept it.
• Statistical Reports - We may develop summary
reports to help us and our advertisers better understand our audience
and provide web content and advertisements that are more likely to
be of interest to you. For example, we may report total number of
visitors to our site in general or to specific pages, average length
of visit, etc. No identifying data about individuals would be reported.
• “Clickstream” Data - During your
visit to our sites, we may record choices you have made and use this
to provide more customized content or advertising. The data does not
identify you and is not retained after your visit. This is sometimes
called “clickstream” data. If we do market research studies
or polls in any area that will only be reported in aggregate, this
will be indicated.
Control
of Your Information
You always have the option to instruct us not to use your name, address,
e-mail address, etc. beyond providing you with the product, information
or service you requested. See “Contact Us” below.
E-mail communications will always include an “Unsubscribe”
option.
Security
We make every reasonable effort to protect against the loss, misuse,
and alteration of personal information under our control. Our security
policies are periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary. Only
authorized individuals and suppliers have access to customer information.
Where information is sent to a third party for processing, we make
sure, through our contracts with them, that all customer information
is kept secure. We keep your information for the time we are providing
you with a product or service, and for a reasonable time thereafter
in the event that you wish to resume service.
Contact
Us
You may contact Canadian Destinations regarding privacy matters in
any one of the following ways: