Privacy Policy for weather-in-croatia.com
Welcome to weather-in-Croatia.com (the “Site”).
We understand that privacy online is important to users of
our Site, especially when conducting business.
This statement governs our privacy policies with respect to
those users of the Site (”Visitors”) who visit without
transacting business and Visitors who register to transact
business on the Site and make use of the various services
offered by weather-in-Croatia.com (collectively, “Services”)
(”Authorized Customers”).
“Personally Identifiable Information”
refers to any information that identifies or can be used to
identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such information
pertains, including, but not limited to, name, address, phone
number, fax number, email address, financial profiles, social
security number, and credit card information. Personally
Identifiable Information does not include information that is
collected anonymously (that is, without identification of the
individual user)
or demographic information not connected to an identified
individual.
What Personally Identifiable Information is
collected?
We may collect basic user profile information from all of our
Visitors. We collect the following additional information from
our Authorized Customers: the names, addresses, phone numbers
and email addresses of Authorized Customers, the nature and size
of the business, and the nature and size of the advertising
inventory that the Authorized Customer intends to purchase or
sell.
Cookies and Web Beacons
We do use cookies to store information, such as your personal
preferences when you visit our site. This could include only
showing you a popup once in your visit, or the ability to login
to some of our features, such as forums.
We also use third party advertisements on weather-in-croatia.com to support our site. Some of these advertisers may use technology such as cookies and web beacons when they advertise on our site, which will also send these advertisers (such as Google through the Google AdSense program) information including your IP address, your ISP , the browser you used to visit our site, and in some cases, whether you have Flash installed. This is generally used for geotargeting purposes (showing New York real estate ads to someone in New York, for example) or showing certain ads based on specific sites visited (such as showing cooking ads to someone who frequents cooking sites).
You can chose to disable or selectively turn off our cookies or third-party cookies in your browser settings, or by managing preferences in programs such as Norton Internet Security. However, this can affect how you are able to interact with our site as well as other websites. This could include the inability to login to services or programs, such as logging into forums or accounts.
What organizations are collecting the information?
In addition to our direct collection of information, our third
party service vendors (such as credit card companies,
clearinghouses and banks) who may provide such services as
credit, insurance, and escrow services may collect this
information from our Visitors and Authorized Customers. We do
not control how these third parties use such information, but we
do ask them to disclose how they use personal information
provided to them from Visitors and Authorized Customers. Some of
these third parties may be intermediaries that act solely as
links in the distribution chain, and do not store, retain, or
use the information given to them.
How does the Site use Personally Identifiable
Information?
We use Personally Identifiable Information to customize the
Site, to make appropriate service offerings, and to fulfill
buying and selling requests on the Site. We may email Visitors
and Authorized Customers about research or purchase and selling
opportunities on the Site or information related to the subject
matter of the Site. We may also use Personally Identifiable
Information to contact You in response to specific inquiries, or
to provide requested information.
With whom may the information may be shared?
Personally
Identifiable Information about Authorized Customers may be
shared with no one. We may share
aggregated information about our Visitors, including the
demographics of our Visitors and Authorized Customers, with our
affiliated agencies and third party vendors. We also offer the
opportunity to “opt out” of receiving information or being
contacted by us or by any agency acting on our behalf.
How is Personally Identifiable Information stored?
Personally Identifiable Information collected by
weather-in-Croatia.com is securely stored and is not accessible
to third parties or employees of weather-in-Croatia.com except
for use as indicated above.
What choices are available to Visitors regarding
collection, use and distribution of the information?
Visitors and Authorized Customers may opt out of receiving
unsolicited information from or being contacted by us and/or our
vendors and affiliated agencies by responding to emails as
instructed, or via contact form.
Are Cookies Used on the Site?
Cookies are used for a variety of reasons. We use Cookies to
obtain information about the preferences of our Visitors and the
services they select. We also use Cookies for security purposes
to protect our Authorized Customers. For example, if an
Authorized Customer is logged on and the site is unused for more
than 10 minutes, we will automatically log the Authorized
Customer off.
How does weather-in-Croatia.com use login
information?
weather-in-Croatia.com uses login information, including, but
not limited to, IP addresses, ISPs, and browser types, to
analyze trends, administer the Site, track a user’s movement and
use, and gather broad demographic information.
What partners or service providers have access to
Personally Identifiable Information from Visitors and/or
Authorized Customers on the Site?
weather-in-Croatia.com has entered into and will continue to
enter into partnerships and other affiliations with a number of
vendors.
Such vendors may have access to certain Personally Identifiable
Information on a need to know basis for evaluating Authorized
Customers for service eligibility.
Our privacy policy does not cover their collection or use of
this information.
Disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information to comply with law. We will disclose Personally Identifiable Information in order to comply with a court order or subpoena or a request from a law enforcement agency to release information. We will also disclose Personally Identifiable Information when reasonably necessary to protect the safety of our Visitors and Authorized Customers.
How does the Site keep Personally Identifiable
Information secure?
All of our employees are familiar with our security policy and
practices. The Personally Identifiable Information of our
Visitors and Authorized Customers is only accessible to a
limited number of qualified employees who are given a password
in order to gain access to the information. We audit our
security systems and processes on a regular basis. Sensitive
information, such as credit card numbers or social security
numbers, is protected by encryption protocols, in place to
protect information sent over the Internet. While we take
commercially reasonable measures to maintain a secure site,
electronic communications and databases are subject to errors,
tampering and break-ins, and we cannot guarantee or warrant that
such events will not take place and we will not be liable to
Visitors or Authorized Customers for any such occurrences.
How can Visitors correct any inaccuracies in
Personally Identifiable Information?
Visitors and Authorized Customers may correct information in
their user profile pages or contact us to update Personally
Identifiable Information about them or to correct any
inaccuracies by contacting us via contact form.
Can a Visitor delete or deactivate Personally
Identifiable Information collected by the Site?
We provide Visitors and Authorized Customers with a mechanism to
delete/deactivate Personally Identifiable Information from the
Site’s database by contacting us via contact form or call +385
98 286600. However, because of backups and records of deletions,
it may be impossible to delete a Visitor’s entry without
retaining some residual information. An individual who requests
to have Personally Identifiable Information deactivated will
have this information functionally deleted, and we will not
sell, transfer, or use Personally Identifiable Information
relating to that individual in any way moving forward.
What happens if the Privacy Policy Changes?
We will let our Visitors and Authorized Customers know about
changes to our privacy policy by posting such changes on the
Site. However, if we are changing our privacy policy in a manner
that might cause disclosure of Personally Identifiable
Information that a Visitor or Authorized Customer has previously
requested not be disclosed, we will contact such Visitor or
Authorized Customer to allow such Visitor or Authorized Customer
to prevent such disclosure.
Links:
This web site contains links to other web sites. Please note
that when you click on one of these links, you are moving to
another web site. We encourage you to read the privacy
statements of these linked sites as their privacy policies may
differ from ours.
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from this Site is expressly prohibited.