www.BoomBid.com
Privacy Policy
As
of June 12, 2009.
Through the
"BoomBID Website" (which
term includes www.BoomBid.com and any and
all 'BoomBID' branded URLs), Marwalde
Corp. (IBC) ("Marwalde",
"BoomBID",
"We"
or "Us")
provides
travelers with access to discounted hotel reservations,
worldwide.
Users of the BoomBID Website can
request and potentially secure discounted "last minute" hotel
reservations (up to sixteen (30) days prior to their reservation date(s)).
The services offered by BoomBID (the
"BoomBID Services") include the BoomBID Website and any and all components
thereof, the "Reservation System"
(as defined in the BoomBID Terms of Use) and all other services offered now or
in the future by BoomBID.
The BoomBID Website and all other BoomBID
Services are hosted and/or operated in Canada.
What
this Privacy Policy Covers
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This Privacy Policy covers BoomBID's
treatment of the information BoomBID collects when you are on the BoomBID
Website.
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This Privacy Policy applies to the BoomBID Website and
all of the BoomBID Services provided by BoomBID.
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This Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of
companies that BoomBID does not own or control, or to
people that BoomBID does not employ or manage, including without limitation,
any BoomBID affiliates and business partners.
PayPal Pte. Ltd. ("PayPal")
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To use the BoomBid services, you need to create an account
with PayPal (a "PayPal Account") or use your existing PayPal
Account if you already have one.
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PII is collected and used
by PayPal.
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Upon registering for a PayPal Account, or through use of certain of PayPal's services, and upon completing your reservation,
you will not be anonymous to PayPal or the hotel
and/or hotel operators. When you
register for a PayPal Account, PayPal
may require certain information, including but not limited to your name, date
of birth, postal code, email address and/or credit card information.
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Creation
of a PayPal Account and the use of PayPal's services are governed by PayPal's
own Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. PayPal determines the purposes of
collection, use and disclosure of information you provide to PayPal and, as such PayPal is
considered the data controller of such information. WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY PAYPAL WEBSITE
OR SERVICE, YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT OR ANY INFORMATION COLLECTED BY PAYPAL. We strongly urge you to review PayPal's policies, terms and
conditions prior to using PayPal's
services or providing any PII to PayPal.
Hotels
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PII may be collected and
used by Hotels. The collection and use of PII is governed by each Hotels's own terms,
conditions and policies. Each Hotel
determines the purposes of collection, use and disclosure of information you
provide to the Hotel and, as such each Hotel is considered the data controller
of such information. WE ARE NOT
RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY HOTEL WEBSITE OR SERVICE OR ANY INFORMATION COLLECTED BY
ANY HOTEL. We strongly urge you to
review each Hotel's policies, terms and conditions prior to using any
Hotel services or providing any PII to any Hotel.
Information
Collection and Use by BoomBID
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BoomBID may collect PII
from you should you choose to participate in activities such as sweepstakes,
contests and surveys, because you want us to furnish you with certain products,
services, newsletters, or information, or in connection with content or
suggestions you submit to BoomBID for review
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BoomBID automatically
receives and records non-PII (i.e. information that does not identify you
personally) on the BoomBID Website server logs from your browser including your
IP address, BoomBID cookie information and the page you requested. (User IP
addresses are recorded for security and monitoring purposes.)
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BoomBID determines the
purposes of collection, use and disclosure of the information you provide to us
and, as such is considered the data controller of such information.
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BoomBID may use information
for the following general purposes:
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to customize the
advertising and content you see on the Marwalde Website and otherwise provide you with personalized
services,
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to fulfill your requests
for certain products and services,
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to protect you and/or BoomBID
from error, fraud and unauthorized access and
use,
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to improve the Services,
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to conduct research, and
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to contact you about specials
and new products or for service announcements or administrative messages
relating to BoomBID.
Information
Sharing and Disclosure by BoomBID
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BoomBID will not sell, trade, rent or otherwise disclose to third parties any
PII derived from your completion of a BID Request or from your use of any BoomBID
product or service.
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BoomBID will not share PII
about you to other companies or people except when:
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we have your consent to
share this information;
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we need to share your
information to provide the product or service you have requested;
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we need to share the
information with companies who work with and/or on behalf of BoomBID to provide a product or service to you. (Please know that whenever we share your PII
with BoomBID's trusted business partners, they work under
confidentiality agreements. Unless we
tell you differently, these companies do not have any right to use the PII we
provide to them beyond what is necessary to assist us.);
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we reasonably believe it is
necessary to share PII:
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to investigate, prevent or
take action regarding potentially illegal activity or activity that threatens
the network or otherwise violates the BoomBID Terms of Use or other Customer
agreement,
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to investigate, prevent or
take action regarding situations involving potential threats to the physical
safety of any person, or
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for risk management
purposes;
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we are required to disclose
PII by reasons of a court order, subpoena, search warrant, or other legal
process or in the case of imminent physical harm to the customer or others, or
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to establish or exercise BoomBID's legal rights or defend against legal claims;
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we transfer information about
you if BoomBID is
acquired by or merged with another company. (In this event, BoomBID will notify you before information about you is
transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy.); or
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when you register for a Client
Account, as your registration information and other data may be transmitted to
the other countries for processing and storage by BoomBID and its affiliates and may be subject to the legal
jurisdiction of these countries.
Cookies,
Web Beacons and other Usage Data
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When you access the
Internet, the computers that host web sites you visit ("web servers")
automatically receive some anonymous information. This "usage data" may include
a record of which pages a web browser has visited. The BoomBID Website servers receive usage
data when customers visit the BoomBID Website and when BoomBID Users visit
other sites as well. BoomBID and its
advertisers may use various kinds of software devices to collect information
about Internet use.
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BoomBID may use cookies and
similar tools to customize the content and advertising you receive based on the
information you provide to BoomBID. The
information used for this feature does not provide your PII or identify you as
an individual to third parties, but will involve the processing of certain
related data such as IP addresses.
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Small files called "cookies"
may be attached to your Web browser and your computer
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BoomBID will not use information about your activities
on the Internet together with any information that identifies you without your
consent.
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BoomBID uses cookies to identify your browser and save
information such as passwords so that the BoomBID Website can recognize you.
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BoomBID uses
cookies to store preference and to record session information, which allows to
us to do such things as customize advertising and content based on browser
types and profile information.
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BoomBID also uses cookies to determine whether you have installed
any enabling software needed to access certain of the BoomBID Services.
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We do not link the
information stored in BoomBID
cookies to any PII you submit while on the BoomBID Website.
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You may be able to
configure your browser to accept or block all or some cookies, or notify you
when a cookie is set. Each browser is
different, so check the "Help" menu of your browser to learn how to
change your cookie preferences. Note
though, that disabling cookies may mean that
we won't be able provide certain products or services, which may be of use to
you.
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In addition, BoomBID and its advertisers may use small
bits of code called one-pixel gifs
or clear gifs embedded in some web
pages, to make cookies more effective.
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A
pixel tag is a tiny image inserted in a webpage and used to record the number
and types of views for that page. BoomBID
may allow third
party pixel tags to be present on the BoomBID Website for the purposes of
advertising, providing services or data and statistics collection.
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BoomBID will not associate the information these
software devices collect with your name, e-mail address or other PII.
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Advertising presented on
the BoomBID Website may by delivered
by BoomBID or one of BoomBID's advertising partners.
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To provide customized
advertising for products and services they believe may be of most interest to
you, other companies presenting advertisements may set and access their own
cookies on your computer.
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The advertising companies may also receive some
anonymous information about advertisement viewing by Internet users on BoomBID
web pages and other Internet sites. This information may be associated
with a customer´s web browser, but cannot be associated with a name or e-mail
address without the customer´s permission. (This means that advertising
companies may know where your computer goes on the Internet, but they don´t
know who you are unless you tell them.)
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BoomBID does not supply PII to advertising companies
or to individual advertisers or other third parties and advertisers do not have access to BoomBID's cookies.
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If you go to another web site, including an
advertiser´s web site (for example by clicking on an advertisement), or request
information or enter a contest, be aware that you may be authorizing another
company, including an advertising company, to use information you supply. An
Advertiser's use of cookies is subject to its own privacy policies, not this
one.
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BoomBID also
uses "web beacons" to
access BoomBID's cookies inside and outside the BoomBID Website and in connection with BoomBID products and services.
Links
& Third Party Applications
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BoomBID may provide, and the BoomBID Website may
contain links to other websites. Although we strive to only link to websites that share BoomBID's high standards and respect for privacy, we are
not responsible for the content or practices employed by other sites.
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Third party applications (such as widgets) created by
third party developers may also be available on the BoomBID Website. Third party applications are small bits of
software, often with interactivity, that can be installed into Members profiles or shared with other Users. BoomBID
does not control third party developers and cannot dictate their actions. When a you engage
with a third party application, you are interacting with the third party
developer, not with BoomBID. BoomBID encourages
you to not provide PII to the third party unless you know the third party with
whom you are interacting.
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When you leave the BoomBID Website via a link, access
a third party application (such as widgets) or click on an advertisement, you
should check the applicable privacy policy of the third party or advertiser to
determine, among other things, how they will handle any PII they collect from
you.
Confidentiality
and Security
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We use commercially reasonable measures to safeguard
PII in our possession against loss, theft and unauthorized use, disclosure or
modification.
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We limit access to PII about you to employees who, as
part of their job, we believe need to come into contact with that information
to provide products or services to you.
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We have taken preventative measures to restrict access
to sensitive data and to detect and prohibit certain connections and operations
by unauthorized Users.
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Despite BoomBID's high standards, no claim is made as
to the impenetrability of the system under unusual circumstances or its
resilience to future attacks.
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In the event that you believe that your personal
safety is at risk or if you believe that you may be the victim of identity
theft or other illegal conduct, please contact the appropriate federal,
provincial or local law enforcement agencies directly.
Changes
to this Privacy Policy
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BoomBID will keep this Privacy Policy current and as
such may amend this Privacy Policy from time to time.
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BoomBID will inform you of any changes we make by
sending a notice to the primary email address specified in your Customer
Account and/or by posting a prominent announcement on the Home Page of the BoomBID
Website.
Questions
or Suggestions
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If you have questions, concerns or suggestions about BoomBID,
the BoomBID Website or any BoomBID products or services, please feel free to contact
us.
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If you have questions, concerns or suggestions about
this Privacy Policy or its implementation, please contact BoomBID's
Privacy Officer.
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BoomBID recognizes that children, including young
teens, may not be able to make informed choices about PII requested on-line.
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BoomBID and the BoomBID Website does
not target children or teenagers under eighteen years of age for collection of
information on-line. BoomBID does not solicit or collect PII targeted at
children and/or teenagers under eighteen years of age and does not allow anyone
else to do so on the BoomBID Website.
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Any content on BoomBID web pages designed for children
will not knowingly promote or link to any third party web site that collects
PII unless that web site publishes a privacy policy that is easily accessible.
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In addition, on product or service related BoomBID web
pages, BoomBID will encourage children and teenagers under eighteen to seek the
guidance and consent of their parents before providing any information about
themselves or their households to anyone on the Internet.