INTERNET PRIVACY POLICY -
COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY
This site is owned and operated by Travel and Transport, Inc. Your privacy on the
Internet is of the utmost importance to us. At Travel and Transport, Inc., we want
to make your experience online satisfying and safe.
Because we gather certain types of information about our users, we feel you should
fully understand our policy and the terms and conditions surrounding the capture
and use of that information. This privacy statement discloses what information we
gather and how we use it.
INFORMATION TRAVEL AND TRANSPORT, INC. GATHERS AND TRACKS
Travel and Transport, Inc. gathers three types of information about users:
- Information that users provide through optional, voluntary submissions. These are
voluntary submissions to receive our electronic newsletters and/or specials, to
participate in our online services, to request information from Travel and Transport,
Inc., and from participation in polls and surveys.
- Information Travel and Transport, Inc. gathers through aggregated tracking information
derived mainly by tallying page views throughout our sites. This information allows
us to better tailor our content to readers' needs and to help our clients better
understand the demographics and usage statistics of our audience. Under no circumstances
does Travel and Transport, Inc. divulge any information about an individual user
to a third party.
- Travel and Transport, Inc. tracks user traffic patterns throughout all of our sites.
However, we do not correlate this information with data about individual users.
Travel and Transport, Inc. does break down overall usage statistics according to
a user's domain name, browser type, and MIME type by reading this information
from the browser string (information contained in every user's browser).
Children
Consistent with the Federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998
(COPPA), we will never knowingly request personally identifiable information from
anyone under the age of 13 without requesting parental consent.
Cookies
Travel and Transport, Inc. does not utilize cookies.
Travel and Transport, Inc. Gathers User Information In The Following Processes:
Optional Voluntary Information
We offer the following free services, which require some type of voluntary submission
of personal information by users:
1. Electronic newsletters policy (Dispatches)
We offer a free electronic newsletter to users. Travel and Transport, Inc. gathers
the email addresses of users who voluntarily subscribe. Users may remove themselves
from this mailing list by following the link provided in every newsletter that points
users to the subscription management page. Users can also subscribe to the newsletters
at the time of registration.
2. Surveys
Travel and Transport, Inc. may occasionally conduct user surveys to better target
our content and services to our clients. We sometimes share the aggregated demographic
information in these surveys with our clients and partners. We never share any of
this information about specific individuals with any third party.
INFORMATION USE
Travel and Transport, Inc. uses any information voluntarily given by our users to
enhance their experience in our network of sites, whether to provide interactive
or personalized elements on the sites or to better prepare future content based
on the interests of our users.
As stated above, we use information that users voluntarily provide in order to send
out electronic newsletters, utilize our travel-related services and to enable users
to participate in surveys. We send out newsletters to subscribers on a regular schedule
(depending on the newsletter), and occasionally send out special editions when we
think subscribers might be particularly interested in something we are doing.
When we use tracking information to determine which areas of our sites users like
and don't like based on traffic to those areas. We do not track what individual
users read, but rather how well each page performs overall. This helps us continue
to build a better service for you
Travel and Transport, Inc. creates aggregate reports on user demographics and traffic
patterns for internal users and for our clients and partners. This allows our Travel
and Transport, Inc. and our clients and partners to tailor our services and offerings
to our user needs and requests. Travel and Transport, Inc. will not disclose any
information about any individual user or newsletter mailing lists except to comply
with applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the personal safety of
our users or the public.
SHARING OF THE INFORMATION
Travel and Transport, Inc. uses the above-described information to tailor our content
to suit your needs and help our clients better understand our audience's demographics.
This is essential to providing the best possible service to our clients. We will
not share information about individual users with any third party, except to comply
with applicable law or valid legal process or to protect the personal safety of
our users or the public.
SECURITY
Travel and Transport, Inc. operates secure data networks protected by industry standard
firewall and password protection systems. Our security and privacy policies are
periodically reviewed and enhanced as necessary and only authorized individuals
have access to the information provided by our customers.
OPT-OUT POLICY
We give users options wherever necessary and practical. Such choices include:
- Opting not to register to receive our electronic newsletters.
- Opting not to participate in certain interactive areas, which completely alleviates
the need to gather any personally identifiable information from our users
YOUR CONSENT
By using this site, you consent to the collection and use of this information by
Travel and Transport, Inc. If we decide to change our privacy policy, we will post
those changes on this page so that you are always aware of what information we collect,
how we use it, and under what circumstances we disclose it.
SAFE HARBOR PRIVACY POLICY
- COMMITMENT TO YOUR PRIVACY
Travel and Transport, Inc. (“T&T”) respects individual privacy and values the
confidence of its customers, employees, business partners and others. Not only does
T&T strive to collect, use and disclose personal information in a manner consistent
with the laws of the countries in which it does business, but it also has a tradition
of upholding the highest ethical standards in its business practices. This Safe
Harbor Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) sets forth the privacy principles T&T follows
with respect to transfers of personal information from the European Economic Area
(EEA) (which includes the twenty-seven member states of the European Union (EU)
plus Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) to the United States.
SAFE HARBOR
The United States Department of Commerce and the European Commission have agreed
on a set of data protection principles and frequently asked questions to enable
U.S. companies to satisfy the requirement under European Union law that adequate
protection be given to personal information transferred from the EEA to the United
States (the "U.S.-EU Safe Harbor"). The EEA also has recognized the U.S.-EU Safe
Harbor as providing adequate data protection (OJ L 45, 15.2.2001, p.47). Consistent
with its commitment to protect personal privacy T&T adheres to the principles
set forth in the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor.
SCOPE
This Safe Harbor Privacy Policy (the “Policy”) applies to all personal information
received by T&T in the United States from the EEA, in any format, including
electronic, paper or verbal.
DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Policy, the following definitions shall apply:
“Agent” means any third party that collects or uses personal information under the
instructions of, and solely for, T&T or to which T&T discloses personal
information for use on T&T’s behalf.
“T&T” means Travel and Transport, Inc., its predecessors, successors, subsidiaries,
divisions and groups in the United States.
“Personal information” means any information or set of information that identifies
or could be used by or on behalf of T&T to identify an individual. Personal
information does not include information that is encoded or anonymized, or publicly
available information that has not been combined with non-public personal information.
“Sensitive personal information” means personal information that reveals race, ethnic
origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership,
views or activities, that concerns health or sex life, information about social
security benefits, or information on criminal or administrative proceedings and
sanctions other than in the context of pending proceedings. In addition, T&T
will treat as sensitive personal information any information received from a third
party where that third party treats and identifies the information as sensitive.
PRIVACY PRINCIPLES
The privacy principles in this Policy have been developed based on the Safe Harbor
Principles.
NOTICE: Where T&T collects personal information directly from individuals
in the EEA, it will inform them about the purposes for which it collects and uses
personal information about them, the types of non–agent third parties to which T&T
discloses that information, the choices and means, if any, T&T offers individuals
for limiting the use and disclosure of personal information about them, and how
to contact T&T. Notice will be provided in clear and conspicuous language when
individuals are first asked to provide personal information to T&T, or as soon
as practicable thereafter, and in any event before T&T uses or discloses the
information for a purpose other than that for which it was originally collected.
Where T&T receives personal information from its subsidiaries, affiliates or
other entities in the EEA, it will use and disclose such information in accordance
with the notices provided by such entities and the choices made by the individuals
to whom such personal information relates.
CHOICE: T&T will offer individuals the opportunity to choose (opt-out)
whether their personal information is (a) to be disclosed to a non-agent third party,
or (b) to be used for a purpose other than the purpose for which it was originally
collected or subsequently authorized by the individual.
For sensitive personal information, T&T will give individuals the opportunity
to affirmatively and explicitly (opt-in) consent to the disclosure of the information
to a non-agent third party or the use of the information for a purpose other than
the purpose for which it was originally collected or subsequently authorized by
the individual.
T&T will provide individuals with reasonable mechanisms to exercise their choices.
DATA INTEGRITY: T&T will use personal information only in ways that are
compatible with the purposes for which it was collected or subsequently authorized
by the individual. T&T will take reasonable steps to ensure that personal information
is relevant to its intended use, accurate, complete, and current.
TRANSFERS TO AGENTS: T&T will obtain assurances from its agents that
they will safeguard personal information consistently with this Policy. Examples
of appropriate assurances that may be provided by agents include: a contract obligating
the agent to provide at least the same level of protection as is required by the
relevant Safe Harbor Principles, being subject to EU Directive 95/46/EC (the EU
Data Protection Directive), Safe Harbor certification by the agent, or being subject
to another European Commission adequacy finding (e.g., companies located in Canada).
Where T&T has knowledge that an agent is using or disclosing personal information
in a manner contrary to this Policy, T&T will take reasonable steps to prevent
or stop the use or disclosure.
ACCESS AND CORRECTION: Upon request, T&T will grant individuals reasonable
access to personal information that it holds about them. In addition, T&T will
take reasonable steps to permit individuals to correct, amend, or delete information
that is demonstrated to be inaccurate or incomplete.
SECURITY: T&T will take reasonable precautions to protect personal information
in its possession from loss, misuse and unauthorized access, disclosure, alteration
and destruction.
ENFORCEMENT: T&T will conduct compliance audits of its relevant privacy
practices to verify adherence to this Policy. Any employee that T&T determines
is in violation of this policy will be subject to disciplinary action up to and
including termination of employment.
DISPUTE RESOLUTION: T&T participates in the EU Safe Harbor Privacy Framework
as set forth by the United States Department of Commerce. As part of our participation
in safe harbor, we have agreed to the TRUSTe Dispute Resolution Requirements for disputes relating
to our compliance with the Safe Harbor Privacy Framework. If you have complaints
regarding our compliance with the Safe Harbor you should first contact the Travel
and Transport Legal Counsel at the address given below. If contacting us does not
resolve your complaint, you may raise your complaint by contacting TRUSTe here , by fax at 415-520-3420, or mail at Watchdog
Complaints, TRUSTe, 55 2nd Street, 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA, USA 94105. If you
are faxing or mailing TRUSTe to lodge a complaint, you must include the following
information: the name of company, the alleged privacy violation, your contact information,
and whether you would like the particulars of your complaints shared with the company.
For information about TRUSTe or the operation of TRUSTe’s dispute resolution process,
please visit
TRUSTe or request this information from TRUSTe at any of the addresses listed
above. The TRUSTe dispute resolution process shall be conducted in English.
LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF PRINCIPLES
Adherence by T&T to these Safe Harbor Principles may be limited (a) to the extent
required to respond to a legal or ethical obligation; (b) to the extent necessary
to meet national security, public interest or law enforcement obligations; and (c)
to the extent expressly permitted by an applicable law, rule or regulation.
INTERNET PRIVACY
T&T sees the Internet and the use of other technology as valuable tools to communicate
and interact with consumers, employees, business partners, and others. T&T recognizes
the importance of maintaining the privacy of information collected online and has
created a specific Internet Privacy Policy governing the treatment of personal information
collected through web sites that it operates. With respect to personal information
that is transferred from the European Economic Area to the U.S., the Internet Privacy
Policy is subordinate to this Policy. However, the Internet Privacy Policy also
reflects additional legal requirements and evolving standards with respect to Internet
privacy. T&T’s Internet Privacy Policy can be found at
http://tandt.com/privacypolicy.aspx
CONTACT INFORMATION
Questions or comments regarding this Policy should be submitted to the Travel and
Transport Corporate Counsel by mail to:
Corporate Counsel
Travel and Transport, Inc.
2120 S. 72nd St
Suite 700
Omaha, NE 68124
Or by e-mail to the Travel and Transport Privacy
Office
CHANGES TO THIS SAFE HARBOR PRIVACY POLICY
This Policy may be amended from time to time, consistent with the requirements of
the Safe Harbor Principles. A notice will be posted on the Travel and Transport
web page (www.tandt.com) for 60 days whenever this Safe Harbor Privacy Policy is
changed in a material way.
EFFECTIVE DATE: December 28, 2010
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