Registration
In order to use the functions on this Web site you must first complete the registration form and create a user id. During registration you are required to give[s] contact information (such as name and email address). We use this information to contact you about the services on our site in which you have expressed interest. Now Media is the sole owner of the information collected on http://www.tourismupdate.co.za domain. Tourism Update collects personally identifiable information from our users at several different points on our Web site.
Surveys or Contests
From time-to-time we may provide you the opportunity to participate in contests or surveys on our site. If you participate, we will request certain personally identifiable information from you. Participation in these surveys or contests is completely voluntary and you therefore have a choice whether or not to disclose this information. The requested information typically includes contact information (such as name and shipping address), and demographic information. We use this information to track participants in the event of there needing to be contacted for a prize, and to allow us to track interest in our products and services we are offering.
Uses of Information
The information gathered on this website is used to provide users with services as well as enable Tourism Update to gather information on users interested in their products and services.
Email newsletters
This website is used primarily for the digital distribution of Tourism Update, and upon registration you will be requesting that a notification email is sent to you when a new edition of Tourism Update is published to the website. If you wish to disable this facility.
Service-related Announcements
We will send you strictly service-related announcements on rare occasions when it is necessary to do so. For instance, if our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, we might send you an email. Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature. If you do not wish to receive them, you have the option to deactivate your account from your profile on the website.
Customer Service
Based on the personally identifiable information you provide us, we will send you a welcoming email to verify your username. We will also communicate with you in response to your inquiries, to provide the services you request, and to manage your account.
Profile
We store information that we collect through registration to create a “profile” of your preferences. We tie your personally identifiable information to information in the profile, in order to provide tailored promotions and marketing offers and to improve the content of the site for you.
ABC Requirements
To ensure that Tourism Update follows the Auditing Bureau of Circulations(ABC) regulations, on viewing an edition of Tourism Update your profile will be linked to this edition. This will allow us to recognize that you have requested/read this edition. A report with your information will be sent to the ABC for auditing purposes to verify our circulations figures.
Aggregate Information (non-personally identifiable)
We share aggregated demographic information about our user base with our partners. This information does not identify individual users. We do not link aggregate user data with personally identifiable information.
Service Providers
We use other third to provide development and hosting services on our site. When you sign up for your personal profile, we will share personally identifiable information as necessary for the third party to provide that service.
Legal Disclaimer
We reserve the right to disclose your personally identifiable information as required by law and when we believe that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process served on our Web site.
Log Files
As is true of most Web sites, we gather certain information automatically and store it in log files. This information includes internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and clickstream data. We use this information, which does not identify individual users, to analyze trends, to administer the site, to track users’ movements around the site and to gather demographic information about our user base as a whole. We use a third-party tracking service Smarter Stats that uses log files to track non-personally identifiable information about visitors to our site in the aggregate usage and volume statistics to identify trends and marketing related activities effecting our site.
Cookies
A cookie is a small text file that is stored on a user’s computer for record-keeping purposes. We use cookies on this site. We do link the information we store in cookies to any personally identifiable information you submit while on our site. We use both session ID cookies and persistent cookies. We use session cookies to make it easier for you to navigate our site. A session ID cookie expires when you close you browser. A persistent cookie remains on your hard drive for an extended period of time. You can remove persistent cookies by following directions provided in your Internet browser’s “help” file. We set a persistent cookie to store your passwords, so you don’t have to enter it more than once. Persistent cookies also enable us to track and target the interests of our users to enhance the experience on our site. If you reject cookies, you may still use our site, but your ability to use some areas of our site will be limited.
Access to Personally Identifiable Information
If your personally identifiable information changes, or if you no longer desire our service, you may correct, update, delete or deactivate it by making the change on our Update Profile page or by emailing our Customer Support at circulations@tourismupdate.co.za.
Security
We follow generally accepted industry standards to protect the personal information submitted to us, both during transmission and once we receive it. No method of transmission over the Internet, or method of electronic storage, is 100% secure, however. Therefore, while we strive to use commercially acceptable means to protect your personal information, we cannot guarantee its absolute security. If you have any questions about security on our Web site, you can send email us at technical@tourismupdate.co.za.
Business Transitions
In the event Tourism Update goes through a business transition, such as a merger, acquisition by another company, or sale of all or a portion of its assets, your personally identifiable information will likely be among the assets transferred. You will be notified via prominent notice on our Web site for 30 days of any such change in ownership or control of your personal information.
Changes in this Privacy Statement
If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post those changes to this privacy statement, the homepage, and other places we deem appropriate so that you are aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and under what circumstances, if any, we disclose it. We reserve the right to modify this privacy statement at any time, so please review it frequently. If we make material changes to this policy, we will notify you here, by email, or by means of a notice on our home page.
Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding our privacy policy, please contact us at: +27 11 327 4062, or by email at editorial@tourismupdate.co.za
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