We
understand that making purchases online involves a great
deal of trust on your part. We take this trust very
seriously, and make it our highest priority to ensure
the security and confidentiality of the personal information
you provide to us. Please read the following policy
to learn about our privacy practices. By visiting our
U.S. website, getBostonOnline.com,
you are accepting the practices described herein.
What
information we collect from you
In
General We receive and store any information you enter
on our Web site or give us in any other way. This includes
information that can identify you ('personal information'),
including your first and last name, telephone number,
postal and e-mail addresses, and, in some cases, billing
information (such as credit card number, cardholder
name, and expiration date). We also may request information
about your traveler preferences, including meal requests,
seat selection, frequent flyer/hotel/car rental program
information, and ticketing options. You can choose not
to provide information to us, but in general some information
about you is required in order for you to register as
a member; purchase products or services; complete a
traveler profile; participate in a survey, contest,
or sweepstakes; ask us a question; or initiate other
transactions on our site
Passenger
Information When you make travel or other arrangements
for someone else through getBostonOnline.com,
we will request personal information and travel preferences
about that individual. You should obtain the consent
of other individuals prior to providing getBostonOnline.com
with their personal information and travel preferences,
as any access to view or change their information will
be available only through your account.
Information
from Other Sources We also may periodically obtain information
about you from our business partners and other independent
third-party sources and add it to our account information.
Examples of information we may receive include: updated
delivery and address information, which we use to correct
our records and to facilitate proper delivery of travel
information; and demographic information, which we use
to better understand your potential purchasing preferences.
Automatic
Information We automatically collect some information
about your computer when you visit getBostonOnline.com.
For example, we will collect your IP address, Web browser
software (such as Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer),
and referring Web site. We also may collect information
about your online activity, such as trips viewed and
purchases made. One of our goals in collecting this
automatic information is to help customize your user
experience.
Cookies
and Other Web Technologies When you visit getBostonOnline.com,
we may assign your computer a 'cookie' (a small, unique
identifier text file). For example, whenever you sign
in as a getBostonOnline.com
member, we record your member ID and the name on your
member account in the cookie file on your computer.
We also may record your password in this cookie file,
if you checked the box entitled 'Save this password
for automatic sign-in.' Note that member IDs, passwords,
and any other account-related data included in such
cookies are encrypted for security purposes. You can
always choose not to receive a cookie file by enabling
your Web browser to refuse cookies or to prompt you
before accepting a cookie. Please note that if you refuse
to accept cookies from getBostonOnline.com,
you may not be able to access many of the travel tools
offered by getBostonOnline.com.
Information
Collected by Third-Party Advertising Companies Third-party
advertisers, such as those we use to serve ads on our
behalf across the Internet, may use cookies and other
technologies (such as Web beacons or single-pixel GIFS)
for several purposes, including: to measure the effectiveness
of their ads; to analyze, modify, and personalize advertising
content on getBostonOnline.com
and other sites; and to provide ads about goods and
services we hope will be of interest to you. We do not
have access to or control over cookies or other features
they may use, and the information practices of these
advertisers are not covered by this Privacy Policy
How we use your information
getBostonOnline.com
uses sensitive billing information (such as cardholder
name, credit card number, and expiration date) for the
purpose of completing the travel purchases you conduct
on our site. We use other information about you for
the following general purposes: to provide you with
the products and services you request; to provide you
with travel confirmation and updates; to manage your
account, including processing bills and providing travel
notifications; to communicate with you in general; to
respond to your questions and comments; to measure interest
in and improve our products, services, and Web site;
to notify you about special offers and products or services
that may be of interest to you; to otherwise customize
your experience with getBOstonOnline.com;
to reward you as part of any reward and recognition
program you choose to join; to solicit information from
you, including through surveys; to resolve disputes,
collect fees, or troubleshoot problems; to prevent potentially
prohibited or illegal activities; to enforce our Terms
of Use; and as otherwise described to you at the point
of collection.
Please
review 'Your choices with respect to the collection
and use of your information' below.
With
whom we share your information
getBostonOnline.com
may share your information with the following entities:
>>Suppliers such as hotel, airline,
cruise, or car rental companies, or activity providers,
who fulfill your travel reservations. Throughout getBostonOnline.com,
all services provided by a third-party supplier are
described as such. We do share your email address with
these suppliers to help in fulfilling the travel reservation
you have made on getbostonOnline.com.
We do not place limitations on our suppliers' use or
disclosure of your other personal information. Therefore,
we encourage you to review the privacy policies of any
travel supplier whose products you purchase through
getBostonOnline.com.
Please note that these suppliers also may contact you
as necessary to obtain additional information about
you or to facilitate your travel reservation.
>>
Third-party vendors who provide services or functions
on our behalf, including credit card processing, business
analytics, customer service, marketing, distribution
of surveys or sweepstakes programs, and fraud prevention.
These companies have access to personal information
needed to perform their functions but are not permitted
to share or use the information for any other purpose.
>> Business partners
with whom we may jointly offer products or services.
You can tell when a third party is involved in a product
or service you have requested because their name will
appear with ours. If you choose to access these optional
services, we may share information about you, including
your personal information, with those partners. Please
note that we do not control the privacy practices of
these third-party business partners and recommend you
evaluate their practices before deciding to provide
your personal information.
>> Companies within the getTickets
family who provide services or functions on our behalf,
including credit card processing, business analytics,
customer service, marketing, distribution of surveys
or sweepstakes programs, and fraud prevention. These
companies have access to personal information needed
to perform their functions but are not permitted to
share or use the information for any other purpose.
>> Third-party vendors Sharing
this information with our U.S. corporate affiliates,
enables us to provide you with information about products
and services, both travel-related and other, which might
interest you. To the extent that our corporate affiliates
have access to your information, they will follow practices
that are at least as restrictive as the practices described
in this Privacy Policy. They also will comply with applicable
laws governing the transmission of promotional communications
and, at a minimum, give you an opportunity in any commercial
e-mail they send to choose not to receive such e-mail
messages in the future.
We
also may share your information:
>> In response to subpoenas, court orders, or
other legal process; to establish or exercise our legal
rights; to defend against legal claims; or as otherwise
required by law. In such cases we reserve the right
to raise or waive any legal objection or right available
to us.
>>
When we believe it is appropriate to investigate, prevent,
or take action regarding illegal or suspected illegal
activities; to protect and defend the rights, property,
or safety of getBostonOnline.com,
our customers, or others; and in connection with our
Terms of Service and other agreements.
>>
In connection with a corporate transaction, such as
a divestiture, merger, consolidation, or asset sale,
or in the unlikely event of bankruptcy.
Other
than as set out above, you will be notified when personal
information about you will be shared with third parties,
and you will have an opportunity to choose not to have
us share such information.
We
also may share aggregate or anonymous information with
third parties, including advertisers and investors.
For example, we may tell our advertisers the number
of visitors a Web site receives or what are the most
popular vacation destinations. This information does
not contain any personal information and is used to
develop content and services we hope you will find of
interest
How you can access your information
You
can access your information at various points on the
getBostonOnline.com
Web site. These include:
•
The “My Account” or “Sign in”
page on getBostonOnline.com,
where you can view, update, or change your personal
information. On this page, you also can change your
password; elect to have an automatic password sign-in
when logging on to getBostonOnline.com;
add new travelers and delete existing travelers from
your member profile; update or correct names, phone
numbers, and emergency contacts for travelers associated
with your profile; and update your travel preferences
•
The Itineraries page, where you can view, update, or
delete your saved trip itineraries
You
can close your getBostonOnline.com
account at any time without any penalty or limitation.
We will send you an e-mail confirming your request to
close your account to the e-mail address contained in
your member profile. Please note that after you close
an account, you will not be able to sign in or access
any of your personal information. However, you can open
a new account at any time. Please also note that we
may retain certain information associated with your
account for analytical purposes as well as for recordkeeping
integrity.
Your choices with respect to collection and use of your
information Top
•
As discussed above, you can choose not to provide us
with any information, although it may be needed to make
travel purchases or to take advantage of certain features
offered on getBostonOnline.com.
•You also can add or update information on the
“My Account” or “Sign in” pages
and Itineraries pages and close your account as described
above.
• When you register as a member on getBostonOnline.com,
you will be given a choice as to whether you want to
receive e-mail messages from getBostonOnline.com
or getTickets, LLC about special offers. Whether registered
as an getBostonOnline.com
member or not, you also will be given the opportunity
to unsubscribe from commercial messages in any such
e-mail we send. Please note that we reserve the right
to send you other communications, including service
announcements, administrative messages, and surveys
relating either to your getBostonOnline.com
account or to your transactions on getBostonOnline.com,
without offering you the opportunity to opt out of receiving
them.
•
The Help portion of the toolbar on most browsers will
tell you how to prevent your browser from accepting
new cookies, how to have the browser notify you when
you receive a new cookie, or how to disable cookies
altogether. Please note that if you refuse to accept
cookies from getBostonOnline.com,
you will not be able to access portions of our site.
How
we protect your information
We
want you to feel confident about using getBostonOnline.com.com
to plan and purchase your travel, so we are committed
to protecting the information we collect. While no Web
site can guarantee security, we have implemented appropriate
administrative, technical, and physical security procedures
to help protect the personal information you provide
to us. For example, only authorized employees are permitted
to access personal information, and they only may do
so for permitted business functions. In addition, we
use encryption when transmitting your sensitive personal
information between your system and ours, and we employ
firewalls and intrusion detection systems to help prevent
unauthorized persons from gaining access to your information.
Children's privacy
getBostonOnline.com
does not sell travel or other services for purchase
by children. Should a child whom we know to be under
13 send personal information to us, we will use that
information only to respond directly to that child to
inform him or her that we must have parental consent
before receiving his or her personal information.
External Links
If
any part of the getBostonOnline.com
Web site links you to other Web sites, those Web sites
do not operate under this Privacy Policy. We recommend
you examine the privacy statements posted on those other
Web sites to understand their procedures for collecting,
using, and disclosing personal information.
Changes to this Privacy Policy
getBostonOnline.com
may update this Privacy Policy in the future. We will
notify you about material changes to this Privacy Policy
by sending a notice to the e-mail address you provided
to us or by placing a prominent notice on our Web site
How you can contact us
If
you have questions about either Privacy Policy (or your
travel planning or purchases), please e-mail us at bizdev[at]getTicketsInc.com
please use “Privacy Policy questions” in
the subject line. Failure to mention the “privacy
policy questions” in the subject line could delay
response to your questions. . This Privacy Policy is
effective as of January 1, 2008. |