We believe in online privacy. Here is what we do to make sure your information is protected and respected
Summary:
We at Key West Travel Guide (www.keywesttravelguide.com) are committed to respecting your online privacy and recognize your need for appropriate protection and management of any personally identifiable information (“Personal Information”) you share with us. Key West Travel Guide has a strict policy and supports opt-in information collection. This means we only collect personal identifiable information you give us. We consider protecting your privacy a very serious matter. We do not ever sell, rent, or lease any of our users’ and clients’ personal information.
GDPR Compliance:
For E.U. clients, Key West Travel Guide complies with the EU Data Protection Directive framework as set forth by the European Union regarding the collection, use, and retention of personal data from European Union member countries and Switzerland. Key West Travel Guide has certified that it adheres to the requirements of notice, choice, onward transfer, security, data integrity, access and enforcement.
Information We Collect:
The following details various ways we treat the information you provide us while using our site and services. Key West Travel Guide uses this information to provide you with the service that you have requested. (For examples, if you purchase a Dry Tortugas trip, Key West fishing trip and/or sailing charter from us, we will use your e-mail address to send you a confirmation notice.) Key West Travel Guide does not sell, rent, or lease your email address, phone number, personal information, credit card data, or any personal information about you. Period.
How We Use Your Information:
Key West Travel Guide uses the information we collect to provide the services you have requested, such as reserving an activity, and to respond to your questions and inquiries.
How We Share Your Information:
Key West Travel Guide has a strict policy and supports opt-in information collection. This means we only collect personal identifiable information you give us. We consider protecting your privacy a very serious matter. We do not ever sell, rent, or lease any of our users’ and clients’ personal information.
How We Store Your Information:
Your information collected through Key West Travel Guide is stored and processed in the United States. If you are located in the European Union or other regions with laws governing data collection and use that may differ from U.S. law, please note that we will not transfer information, including personal information, to a country or jurisdiction that does not have the same data protection laws as your jurisdiction.
How We Protect Your Information:
We encrypt information that you provide using secure socket layer technology (SSL). If you have any questions about security on www.keywesttravelguide.com, you can contact us at info@keywesttravelguide.com.
Data Retention:
We only retain the personal data collected from a User for a limited period of time as long as we need it to fulfill the purpose for which we have initially collected it, unless otherwise required by law. We will retain and use information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations, resolve disputes, and as necessary to complete the services requested by the user.
Security
When we collect credit card information over our website, it is done with the highest level of security: SSL encryption over a https connection. SSL encryption ensures the safety and security of your personal and private data on the Internet. It has been proved as the most secure tool for both the government and public sector data privacy. On those pages, you will see a green address bar and padlock in your browser, and if you click on the padlock, you will see the Extended Validation Certificate that has been issued for Key West Travel Guide, as well as confirmation that the connection is securely encrypted.
Cookies
Cookies are not required in order to view www.keywesttravelguide.com. A cookie is a small amount of data that a website stores on a visitor’s computer, and that the visitor’s browser provides to the website each time the visitor returns. www.keywesttravelguide.com uses cookies to help Key West Travel Guide identify and track visitors, their usage of the www.keywesttravelguide.com website, and their website access preferences. Also, www.keywesttravelguide.com lets other entities that show advertisements on some of our web pages set and access their cookies on your computer. Other entities’ use of their cookies is subject to their own privacy policies, and not this policy. Advertisers or other entities do not have access to www.keywesttravelguide.com cookies. Key West Travel Guide visitors who do not wish to have cookies placed on their computers should set their browsers to refuse cookies before using www.keywesttravelguide.com, with the drawback that certain features of www.keywesttravelguide.com may not function properly without the aid of cookies.
Third Party Advertising
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website. These companies may use information (not including your name, address, email address, or telephone number) about your visits to this and other websites in order to provide advertisements about goods and services of interest to you. Advertisements appearing on the www.keywesttravelguide.com website may be delivered to users by Key West Travel Guide or one of our advertising partners. Our advertising partners may set cookies. These cookies allow the ad server to recognize your computer each time they send you an online advertisement. In this way, advertising partners (or “ad networks”) may compile information about where you, or others who are using your computer, saw their advertisements and determine which ads are clicked on. This information allows an ad network to deliver targeted advertisements that they believe will be of most interest to you. Key West Travel Guide does not share any personally identifiable information with advertisers. Key West Travel Guide may share general demographic information (such as information about members’ aggregate interests and occupations) and non-personally identifiable information (such as browser type and IP addresses) with advertisers and partners.
DoubleClick DART Cookie
The DoubleClick DART cookie is used by Google in the ads served on our website. When you visit our website and either view or click on an ad, a cookie may be dropped on your browser. The data gathered from these cookies will be used to help us better serve and manage the ads on our site. Google, as a third party vendor, uses cookies to serve ads on our site. Google’s use of the DART cookie enables it to serve ads to our users based on their visit to our site. Users may opt out of the use of the DART cookie by visiting the Google ad and content network privacy policy.
Third Party Databases
Some of the information on www.keywesttravelguide.com is provided by a few carefully selected Third Party Databases. For example, when you search for lodging availability on our website, so that we may display the most complete selection of Key West hotels, our website displays information gathered from outside databases. Each of these outside databases have their own privacy policies.
Links
This web site contains some links to other sites. Please be aware that Key West Travel Guide is not responsible for the privacy practices of such other sites. We encourage our users to be aware when they leave our site and to read the privacy statements of each and every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This privacy statement applies solely to information collected by this Web site.
Copyright
The materials found on the the website www.keywesttravelguide.com are protected by United States and other copyright laws. Permission is granted to view and print materials from www.keywesttravelguide.com for the non-commercial purpose of viewing, reading and retaining for reference. Any other copying, distribution, retransmission or modification of information or materials on this site, whether in electronic or hard copy form, without the express prior written permission of Key West Travel Guide, LLC is strictly prohibited.
Privacy Policy Changes
Although most changes are likely to be minor, Key West Travel Guide may change its Privacy Policy from time to time, and in Key West Travel Guide’s sole discretion. Key West Travel Guide encourages visitors to frequently check this page for any changes to its Privacy Policy. Your continued use of this site after any change in this Privacy Policy will constitute your acceptance of such change.
Contacting Key West Travel Guide
We encourage your feedback! If you have other concerns, comments, or questions about any aspect of this privacy policy, you may also e-mail us at info@keywesttravelguide.com
This Privacy Policy was last updated on May 22, 2023