EFFECTIVE DATE: April 7, 2008
This Privacy Policy (Policy) discloses the practices of The Guanacaste Country Club concerning personal information we obtain about you. By using The Guanacaste Country Club, in any way accessing www.buyguanacasteland.com, or using other services of The Guanacaste Country Club (collectively the Services), you are accepting the practices described in this Policy.
This Policy notifies you of: (a) what personal information of yours is collected when you access www.buyguanacasteland.com and/or use the Services; (b) how the information is collected; (c) how the information is used and shared; (d) our efforts to maintain the security of Sensitive Information; and (e) other details concerning your personal information and our policies.
This Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that The Guanacaste Country Club does not own or control or to people that we do not employ, manage or contract.
Information Collection and Use
Information collected by The Guanacaste Country Club is stored in a single, secure database, accessible only by The Guanacaste Country Club and its’ employees, agents, contractors and related companies. The Guanacaste Country Club collects information from persons who use, attempt to use, or access The Guanacaste Country Club (users) at several different points and from different sources, all or some of which may apply to you:
Registration
When you sign up, we ask for, and you are required to give, your name, address, zip code, telephone number, email address, and if applicable, credit card or checking account number, and credit card expiration date. Once you register with us, you are not anonymous to us.
Log Files
Your computer's IP address will be recorded automatically in a logfile when you visit our site. This logfile does not contain any personal information about you and will only be used for statistical purposes.
Information from Other Sources
For reasons such as improving personalization of our Service (for example, providing better product recommendations or special offers that we think will interest you), we might receive information about you from other sources and add it to our account information. We also sometimes receive updated delivery and address information from our shippers or other sources so that we can correct our records and deliver your next purchase or communication more easily.
Use of Information
Information we collect is generally used for the following purposes:
- To build features that will make the services available on our site easier to use. This includes faster search requests, better support and timely notice of new services and special offers.
- To improve our marketing and promotional efforts, to analyze site usage, improve our content and product offerings, and customize our sites content, layout, and services. These uses improve our Services and better tailor them to meet your needs.
- To resolve disputes, troubleshoot problems and enforce our Terms and Conditions of Use. At times, we may look across multiple members or users to identify problems or resolve disputes, and in particular we may examine your information to identify members using multiple Member Ids or aliases.
Sharing of Information.
Except as otherwise provided herein, the information we collect from you is shared with our marketing partners or other third parties. We may use the personal information that you supply to us and we may work with other third parties to bring selected retail opportunities to you via direct mail, email and telemarketing. The Guanacaste Country Club may sell or rent aggregated statistical information and user, member or former member specific information, including name, address, telephone number and payment information, to our marketing partners or other third-parties. If you want The Guanacaste Country Club to stop sharing information it has about you in the future, you may notify us of this fact by contacting The Guanacaste Country Club at admin@buyguanacasteland.com. We will use commercially reasonable efforts to promptly determine and remedy the problem.
We reserve the right to disclose personal information, including Sensitive Information, when we believe that such disclosure is appropriate to comply with the law or a request by a government official, to protect the rights or property of The Guanacaste Country Club, or to enforce our Terms and Conditions of Use. In the event that The Guanacaste Country Club or substantially all of its assets are acquired by a third party, member information and Sensitive Information may be some of the transferred assets.
Agents
We employ other companies and individuals to perform functions on our behalf. Examples include fulfilling orders, delivering packages, sending postal mail and e-mail, removing repetitive information from member lists, analyzing data, providing marketing assistance, processing credit card payments, and providing member services. They have access to personal and Sensitive Information needed to perform their functions, but may not use it for other purposes.
Special Offers and Announcements
We send all users a welcoming email or other notification to verify password and username (if applicable). Active and former users will occasionally receive information on products, services, special deals, and a newsletter.
Security
The Guanacaste Country Club takes every precaution to protect our users Sensitive Information, both online and offline. Your Sensitive Information is password-protected for your privacy and security. Sensitive Information is encrypted and is protected online with the best encryption software in the industry - SSL.
Sensitive Information is also protected offline in our offices. Only employees or agents who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, a billing clerk or member services representative) are granted access to Sensitive Information. Furthermore, all employees or agents are kept up-to-date on our security practices and changes in those practices. Finally, the servers that we store Sensitive Information on are kept in a secure environment. If you have any questions about the security at our website, you can send an email to info@www.paradiseequitycom.
Other Sites
www.buyguanacasteland.com forwards users and members to other sites. Please be aware that www.buyguanacasteland.com and The Guanacaste Country Club are not responsible for the business and privacy practices of these other sites. We encourage you to be aware of this when you leave our site and to read the legal notices and privacy policies of each and every website you visit.
Correction/Updating Personal Information
If a members personal information changes we will endeavor to provide a way to correct or update that members personal data provided to us. This can usually be done by contacting Paradise Equity, Customer Service Department, on behalf of The Guanacaste Country Club at 1-866-935-4045.
Notification of Changes
If we decide to change our Policy, we will post these changes on our Homepage or provide other notification of our revised Policy so our users and members are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it, and when we disclose it.
Childrens Online Privacy Protection
www.buyguanacasteland.com serves general users of the World Wide Web. We support and comply with the Children’s Online Protection Act (COPPA) and we do not knowingly collect information from children under the age of 13, nor do we share such information with third parties. Children under the age of 18 may use www.buyguanacasteland.com only with the involvement of a parent or guardian.