The
Hotel Columbus, Italy, respects your ability to make
informed choices about the collection and uses of your personal
information. This privacy policy tells you about our online
collection and uses of information that identifies you personally
so that you can make an informed choice about using this site.
The terms of this policy apply to http://www.hotelcolumbusflorence.com
and other affiliated and subsidiary sites which may from time
to time be specified in this policy, unless different terms
are specified in an online or other form or contract provided
to you.
This site is operated by Fisheyes Ltd, Paisley, Glasgow
Scotland for the Hotel Columbus, Italy. By using this
website, you understand and agree that:
- The information collected from this site may be retained
indefinitely, and may be stored, accessed, and used in jurisdictions
whose privacy laws may be different and less protective
than those of your home jurisdiction;
- Fisheyes Ltd will not use any information gathered for
purposes such as direct marketing. Nor will your information
be disclosed to unauthorised third parties.
- The web site uses a third party online booking system
iBooking hotel for which Fisheyes Ltd obtain an exclusive
license and are the exclusive providers in Italy. Your credit
card details are required as guarantee for your reservation
(no money will be debited until after the arrival date i.e.
when you pay on departure) Your details may be subjected
to checks by the necessary payment processors, whose privacy
policies and practices ensure the integrity of your data.
Information Collected From This Website
When you visit this website some
information, such as the site that referred you to us, your
IP address, and navigational and purchase information, may
be collected automatically as part of the site's operation.
This information is used to generate user profiles on client
nationality and geographic breakdown. The web site may be
developed in order to ask you to provide information via online
forms.
For example, we may ask for your name, place of birth, full
name, telephone number, email address and postal address,
or other information to register online. We may also ask you
about your age, education, gender or other information and
to participate in surveys or other online activities. Providing
information on online forms is always voluntary, and you are
free not to complete any online forms. If you choose not to,
however, some products and services may not be available to
you.
How We Use Your Information
The information collected online
is stored indefinitely and is used for various purposes, including
processing your transactions, customer service, product and
service development and marketing analysis, facilitating your
use of this website, and customising the service to your particular
interests.
In addition, unless you opt-out of receiving promotional
materials we may notify you of future special promotions,
new products or services, or other information that may be
of interest.
We also reserve the right to disclose your personal information
if required to do so by law, or in the good faith belief that
such action is reasonably necessary to comply with legal process,
respond to claims, or protect the rights, property or safety
of our company, employees, customers, or the public.
About Cookies
While the website does not create
any cookies of its own, some pages contain external links
/ components that create a cookie (a text file) in the browser
directory of your computer's hard drive. A cookie is a small
piece of information that a website can store on your web
browser and later retrieve. Information that cookies can collect
include the date and time of your visit, your registration
information, your ip address, your purchase activity (iBooking
only i.e. the online booking system) and navigational activity.
Cookies offer you many conveniences. They allow the website
to recognize information and determine what content is best
suited to your needs. Most browsers allow you to decline cookies,
but if you elect to do so, these pages may not display properly.
You are free to delete cookies after your session, and your
browser should contain instructions on how to do this.
We strongly recommend that you visit the following companies
privacy policies (linked to below) and continue to visit them
on a regular basis as privacy policies are liable to change.
Listed below are the companies that provide external links
/ components that can create a cookie on the site.
Google
The following Google services are
used (http://www.google.com/): Google Maps (interactive maps)
and Google's privacy policy can be viewed at http://www.google.com/intl//privacypolicy.html.
To view Google's Terms of Service visit http://www.google.com/intl//terms_of_service.html.
You can also see Google Maps terms of use by clicking on the
"Terms of Use" button that appears in the bottom
right of all Google Maps or by visiting http://www.google.com/intl/en_ALL/help/terms_local.html.
IBooking
The iBooking Hotel Reservation System
is used. The system uses cookies as part of the process to
enable the user to book a hotel room online. Personal information
including credit card information is collected via online
forms. This data is encrypted before being sent over the internet.
It is held securely at iBooking dedicated server in ServerBeach,
112 E. Pecan Street, Suite 1200, San Antonio, TX 78205, USA
http://www.serverbeach.com/
Opting Out
If you do not want to receive promotional
information from http://www.hotelcolumbusflorence.com
then simply tell us, you can opt-out by telling us when you
complete your online reservation in the comments box provided.
If you did not opt out when you made your reservation, and
later decide that you are not interested in receiving this
information, you can opt out at any time by sending an email
to info@fisheyes.co.uk
Links to Other Websites
The sites to which we link, including
but not limited to the sites of subsidiaries and third party
content providers, may have different privacy policies and
practices from those disclosed here. We assume no responsibility
for the policies or practices of linked sites and encourage
you to become acquainted with them.
Children
We do not intend to collect personal
information from anyone under the age of 18. If you are under
18, you should not make an online reservation enter information
on this website and should ask a parent to do so for you.
Questions or Concerns
If at any time you believe that
fisheyes ltd has not followed the above policy, please let
us know by sending an email to info@fisheyes.co.uk
We will make reasonable efforts to identify and correct
any problem.
Changes to This Online Privacy Policy
We may amend this Privacy Statement
from time to time in order to meet changes in the regulatory
environment, business needs, or to satisfy the requirements
of our visitors, guests, marketing partners and service providers.
Any changes made will be fully compliant with the relative
legislation including the rules established by the D.Lgs 196/2003,
for Italian residents. Updated versions will be posted to
our web site and date stamped so that you are always aware
of when the Privacy Statement was last updated.
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